So @knight.derek basically turned us all into salad spinner scientists, huh? My kitchen towel is now a full-time kale press.

My buddy Carl tried writing a cozy story about a retired wizard running a tea shop. Three chapters in, his wizard dug up an ancient war crime and got tangled in a plot to overthrow the city council with enchanted pastries. He sent me a text like, "How did my old man and his chamomile become a political thriller?

Nah, he was probably just zoning out.

You say a "fun prize" but what makes you think the judges weren't looking at portfolio strength?

Saw a news story about those big HVAC companies. They charge a ton for simple stuff like filter changes. The local guys usually know the older systems better anyway. My neighbor got quoted over six hundred for a part. The forum guy found it for half that and installed it. Makes you wonder what you're really paying for with the big names.