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I have eight nights for a first Japan trip and keep making the route more complicated every time I read another itinerary. The simple version is five nights Tokyo and three Kyoto, with maybe one day trip if we feel like...
We expect household income to drop for several months during parental leave. Some costs will fall while new baby expenses and health-related costs may rise, so copying the current monthly budget would be misleading. We'r...
A photo looks warm and balanced on my laptop, then strangely cool and saturated on my phone. Both screens are set to their ordinary defaults, and I edit in a reasonably lit room. I don't need print-studio precision, but...
I am trying to decide how aggressive to be with a low-interest student loan while my emergency fund is still small. The minimum payment is comfortable and the interest rate is not high. I currently have about one month o...
One supplier offers a lower unit price but needs three weeks' lead time. A local supplier costs more and can replenish us in two days. The cheaper option looks great until demand changes and we either run out or hold too...
My easy pace in cool weather is comfortable, but the same speed in warm humid air pushes my breathing and heart rate noticeably higher. I keep looking at the watch and feeling as if I'm getting slower. I know comparing t...
We've packed our first three Japan sightseeing days with early starts, museums and evening neighborhoods. Looking at the schedule now, I can already tell day four needs breathing room. I'm imagining one temple or garden,...
I keep moving money from savings back into checking because a few bills hit earlier than expected. The total monthly budget is fine; the timing is the problem. I'm considering a permanent checking cushion equal to severa...
I was away for two weeks during a stretch that alternated heavy rain and hot dry days. The garden looks confused: weeds thriving, some plants flattened and others badly wilted. I'm resisting the urge to fertilize, prune...
On my printer, circular holes are consistently undersized even when the outside dimensions of the part are close. For example, a 6 mm modeled hole ends up around 5.6–5.7 mm depending on orientation. I can compensate in C...
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