Pro tip: I had to pick between a magnesium float and a wood float for a hot pour on a driveway in Austin yesterday.

Went with the magnesium and it cut my finishing time in half because it didn't stick to the surface like the wood one always does, so what's your go-to float for high heat jobs?

I thought wheat paste was just a messy old way to do things

A friend in Seattle insisted I try it for a rebind of a thick art book about six months ago. I mixed a small batch with some rye flour and gave it a go on the spine. It held better than my usual PVA on that heavy paper and stayed flexible. Has anyone else made the switch for specific projects?

Met a security guard at the old Westgate Mall who told me about the fountain fish

I was poking around the empty food court of Westgate Mall in Springfield about six months ago, and this older security guard named Ray just appeared from a back hall. He didn't yell at me, just started talking. He pointed to the dry fountain in the center and said, 'They left the koi in there when they shut the water off. For a whole week.' He said he and another guard had to scoop them out with a net and take them to a pond at his sister's house. He told me the mall owners cut the power to the pumps on a Friday and didn't tell anyone, so the fish were just stuck in a shrinking puddle over the weekend. That one story made the whole place feel sadder, you know? Has anyone else run into a worker with a story like that?

Spent $400 on a high-vis vest with a built-in cooling pack last summer, and it was the best money I ever burned on a hot jobsite.

My big coop cleaning mistake for two whole years

I used to scrub the whole thing with a hose and bleach water every single weekend, thinking I was being super clean. Then my vet friend saw my setup and said I was stripping all the good microbes and making my girls more prone to illness. Now I just spot clean and do a deep clean twice a year. What's your cleaning routine like?

Update: Everyone in my neighborhood is suddenly into stock picking apps.

Beginners diving in without research will likely lose money fast.