Heard a barber at a shop in Toledo say he only charges $15 for kids cuts

I was waiting for my turn last Saturday and this old timer was telling the owner that kid cuts take half the time so he charges less to get them in and out fast. Got me wondering if I should drop my kids price from $20 to $15 too, or would that make me look cheap? What do you guys charge for little ones?

My AI scheduling bot booked two clients at the same time last week

I set up this fancy AI calendar tool to handle my freelance appointments, and it double-booked a 2pm slot on Tuesday for both a portrait session and a wedding consult. Lost one client because I had to cancel on them last minute, and the AI just said 'sorry' with no real fix. Has anyone else had a scheduling AI actually break your business day instead of helping it?

Hit 50 books read this year and I'm not impressed with the last 20

I crossed the 50 book mark last Thursday, which is a personal record for me. But here's the thing, most of those last 20 books were popular picks from my book club and I really didn't enjoy them. Everyone raves about these bestsellers but I felt like the writing was weak and the plots were recycled. It made me wonder if I'm just reading the wrong stuff or if people hype up mediocre books just to fit in. Has anyone else kept reading a book they hated just to hit a goal?

Hit 50 phishing emails in one day last Tuesday - that felt like a record

My first compost toilet froze solid during that January cold snap and I learned the hard way to mix in more dry carbon.

Had to chisel out a frozen mass at 6 AM last January and now I always keep a bale of straw handy for winter composting, anyone else deal with frozen toilets?

Showerthought: My town still has a law saying you can't walk a lion down Main Street

I was reading through old city ordinances online last Tuesday and stumbled on a rule from 1923 that bans walking a lion without a muzzle on Main Street. It's still technically on the books, and my buddy at city hall confirmed nobody's ever bothered to repeal it. Has anyone else found a law that's just sitting there from a hundred years ago that makes no sense today?

Found a trick for watching subs without reading every line

I always struggled keeping up with subtitles during fast action scenes in anime until I tried watching at 0.75 speed on my laptop last month. It let me catch all the dialogue and still see the animation clearly without pausing every 10 seconds. Has anyone else tried messing with playback speed or found another way to handle subbed shows better?

That $200 timing light I bought was a total waste

I spent $200 on a fancy digital timing light with all the bells and whistles back in March. Thought it would make my life easier setting timing on older engines. Turns out my $30 basic timing light from 10 years ago works just as good and is easier to read in bright sun. The fancy one just sits in my box collecting dust. Anyone else overpaid for a tool they hardly ever use?

I was dead wrong about frozen veggies in the air fryer

For years I thought frozen broccoli would just turn into a soggy mess in the air fryer, so I always bought fresh. My sister tossed a bag of frozen green beans straight from the freezer at 400F for 12 minutes last week, and they came out crispy with those little charred edges. No thawing, no oil, nothing fancy. I tried it myself with frozen cauliflower yesterday and it was actually better than fresh. Has anyone else had luck with a specific frozen vegetable that surprised you?

Went from coworking cafes to a private campervan desk setup over 4 years

I started out typing away in noisy cafes in Bali in 2019, but now I park my van by a quiet lake in Colorado and get more done in 3 hours than I used to all day, has anyone else seen their productivity jump after changing their workspace like that?