In a similar vein, I borrowed my father’s car after driving only manual for 15 years. Backing down the driveway, I did my normal action of pressing left-most pedal in anticipation of shifting from reverse to first gear. Dad owned a Camry. It was an automatic. The left-most pedal wasn’t a clutch, but the parking…

This.

Last weekend I did ribs (sous vide - your trial #8, if you must now), and as I write this, I’m imbibing cherry lemonade (garnished with maraschino cherries, because go big or go home, right?). Thanks for making the weekend more enjoyable!

7zip and UniExtract for file tasks. IrfanView (and plugins) for image viewing. VLC for videos. Notepad++ for text files/scripting. These are the first, but I have go-to tools depending on future tasks.

I brought a box of donuts into the tire shop a few months ago because the guys who work there have always been honest about whether or not I need a particular service or not. It probably cost about $4, but when I went to pick up my car the tires were discounted by $50 because they “found” an “unpublished rebate” in…