Always figured those mountains were just another pile of rocks. Saw a picture of those bent columns last year and it totally flipped my view. Geology can be way more strange and cool than I gave it credit for. Now I kinda want to take a trip down there to see it myself.

You mentioning the bracket adjustment reminds me of a tip I read in a trade magazine last year. They said curved doors are the number one call-back for new home punch lists because the hardware is never pre-set right. It's always a tiny turn on the top hinge, but it feels wrong when you're doing it. I fought with one for half a day myself before I found the manual buried in the box.

And honestly, it wasn't about being tough, it was about not knowing any better. Those wool clothes would probably just fuse to your skin in a real accident, which happened way too often. We have better gear now because we finally learned from all those horrible injuries and deaths. Calling it "too cautious" misses the point, it's about not accepting that level of risk as normal anymore.

Yeah, the "review" tablets are a joke. My buddy tried to leave a star rating on one at the food court last week. It just played a video for a phone plan, then went back to the home screen. He tapped the screen like five times, same ad every time. Felt like he was stuck in some weird commercial.

Ever try just tracking the shows you finish? I found logging every single episode made me rush, but now I just mark a show complete and write one line about why I liked it. Keeps the memory without the pressure.