Customers keep asking when we'll open a second location because the current shop gets crowded at peak times. It's flattering, but a second site would mean another lease, staff team and supply chain instead of simply more...
- small-business
- location
- solve
- capacity
We introduced a house rule to speed up the slowest phase of a game. It made the first session more enjoyable, but by the third play everyone was exploiting a strategy the original rules apparently prevented. Now we're de...
- board-games
- house
- rules
- problem
I'm happy to tweak a compatibility setting or install one community patch to play an old PC game. I'm not interested in spending Saturday chasing an abandoned mod manager and six dependencies before the title screen appe...
- games-worth-playing
- older
- games
- need
A hairline crack keeps returning where an old plaster wall meets a newer drywall section. I fill and paint it, and a few months later a faint line reappears. The two surfaces probably move differently with temperature an...
- home-improvement
- repairing
- repeated
- cracks
My work schedule is different every week, so meal plans that say 'cook Sunday, eat leftovers Monday and Tuesday' last about four days before reality wins. I am trying a looser system: keep ingredients for three fast meal...
- meal-planning
- shift-work
- home-routines
I have been offered a small project that is not a great fit and barely worth the admin time. The only reason I am hesitating is that the client is connected to a network I would like more work from. I have accepted jobs...
- clients
- referrals
- project-selection
I'm replacing failed caulk around a bathtub. The gap between tile and tub is narrow along one wall but wider near the corner, where the previous bead looked like a lumpy rope. I removed the loose old material and let the...
- home-improvement
- replacing
- caulk
- around
I'm learning Git branches and have somehow turned a small personal project into a forest of branches named `test`, `new-test` and `fix-final`. I know branches are useful for isolating risky changes, but creating one for...
- programming-help
- comfortable
- version
- control
Daytime alone is easy for me. I can walk, visit museums, sit in a cafe, whatever. Around 7 pm I suddenly become very aware that I am by myself. I do not mind eating alone, but after dinner I end up wandering without much...
- solo-travel
- evenings
- routine
I have a stable IT support role with decent hours and people I like. Another company is offering a similar salary, but the team is much smaller and the job would include systems work I barely touch now. The smaller role...
- career-decision
- it-support
- job-change