Denver's high elevation makes those altimeter settings extra tricky. A lot of pilots forget how much temperature swings there mess with the reading. If it's a hot day, your density altitude is way higher than you'd expect. That kind of mistake leaves you with way less runway than you planned for.

My old neighborhood had these topped pin oaks that looked like knobby fists every winter. They'd sprout these weak, crowded branches each spring that snapped in summer storms. Half of them got carpenter ant infestations where the cuts never healed right. The city finally removed them all last year and replanted with trees that only get proper thinning cuts.

Just wait until you start bragging about your compost heap at parties. It's the new conversational flex, replacing talk about the weather. Soon you'll be side-eyeing anyone who throws out a banana peel.

It's less about the test and learning to listen.

Oh man, @hunt.kevin, that guilt is so real! I've totally been there trying to make up for taking up space. Those barista stares make you want to buy the whole display case just to feel okay. It’s crazy how a cheap coffee can end up costing so much in pastry guilt. Your home office move is smart for sure, no one side-eyeing you for refilling your own water glass. That feeling after eating stuff you didn't even want just to be polite is the worst.