Just had a talk with my old boss that made me see things differently

Honestly, I ran into my old boss from the diner at the grocery store yesterday. He asked how my freelance web stuff was going, and I told him it was slow. He looked at me and said, 'You left school to build something, not to wait for it.' Tbh, that hit different because I've been scared to really put myself out there. Has anyone else had a simple talk that kicked them into gear?

Warning about that cheap post hole digger from the big box store

I needed a new post hole digger last spring and grabbed one for about $60 from the local hardware chain... figured it would be fine for a few jobs. The second time I used it, the weld on the handle snapped clean off while I was working on a cedar fence line. I had to stop everything, drive back to town, and buy a proper one, which cost me another $120. All told, I wasted the $60 on the broken tool plus about three hours of lost work time. The job was for a regular client, and I looked pretty bad having to explain the delay. Now I just bite the bullet and buy the good stuff from the start, even if it hurts the wallet a little more upfront. Has anyone else had a tool fail on them at the worst possible moment?

Can we talk about how many words Tolkien invented for Lord of the Rings?

I just read on a linguistics blog that he made up over 2,800 words for Elvish languages alone. Has anyone else found a cool fact like that about a fictional world?

Pro tip: My first attempt at wiring a 3-way switch in my own house was a total mess.

Honestly, after two days of frustration, I finally bought a voltage tester and realized I had the travelers reversed. Has anyone else had a simple tool completely change a job for them?

After a bad skin fade, a vet's clipper guard tape trick helped me nail it every time.