Just finished a big oak removal and counted 37 separate cuts from the ground to the bucket. Way more than I guessed!

Saw some wild conduit work at the new library in Springfield

I was checking out the new public library in Springfield yesterday and noticed the exposed conduit runs in the reading room. They used 2-inch EMT in these crazy sweeping bends that follow the curve of the ceiling, maybe a 15-foot radius. It looks cool, but I'm curious if anyone has done a big exposed install like that and how you handled box placement without messing up the clean lines.

My sauerkraut kept getting mushy until I tried a weird trick with the jar lid

I was making my usual batch of kraut, the kind with just cabbage and salt, and it kept coming out soft instead of crisp. I ferment in my kitchen in Cincinnati, and the summer humidity was making it worse. After three failed jars, I got desperate and tried something different. I stopped using the regular metal lid that came with the mason jar. Instead, I put a small, clean cabbage leaf directly over the shredded cabbage before weighting it down, and then just loosely covered the jar with a cloth. That leaf acted like a cap, keeping the bits underneath fully submerged and away from air. The next batch was perfectly crunchy after two weeks. Has anyone else found that the lid material itself can mess with the ferment?

Unpopular opinion: I got banned from the library for a week over a history book

I checked out a book on a controversial historical figure last Tuesday, and the librarian actually called my house to say it was 'inappropriate material'. My mom just laughed and said 'good find'. Anyone else had a normal book cause a weird overreaction?