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Where I’m at, the temps flip-flop day to day, even hour to hour. In the morning it’s 35° outside, and by evening it’s 79°. I gave up keeping up with the temps and shut my unit off for the time being.

My question is why can’t HVAC units be programmed to say that if the outside temp reaches n° and the inside temp reaches m° cold, turn on the heat; conversely, if the outside temp rises to n° and the inside temp reaches m°, then turn on the AC?

My thermostat already knows the outside and inside temp, but I still have to manually switch it back and forth. I want a system that I can just set it and forget it all year round.

In S4E9, at 9’55”, Sisko is using it on various parts of his face. It almost looks like a shaver of some sort.

I just got back from DC (821 mile drive round trip) to show my support for our veterans.

There were a lot of great speakers with heartfelt messages for us to listen to and absorb. This was my first protest; hopefully not my last.

The organizers (Cliff Cash and Jessica Denson of Fourteenth Now!) did a great job putting this all together.

Thank you too all of our service members, past and present! Also thank you to everyone who showed up to support our service members!

Side note: As I mentioned, I’d never been to a protest before. I’m also a severe introvert who sucks at organizing himself, and I went alone. I almost backed down, especially when my youngest son said he was scared of me getting arrested. But it is for him and my other son that I went, because these things are super important!

Which came first?

A few minutes later I found it had fallen out. Guess I’ll be gluing it back in. But thought you all might appreciate it.

Why you should know: The ‘a’ vs ‘an’ conundrum is not about what letter actually begins the word, but instead about how the sound of the word starts.

For example, the ‘h’ in ‘hour’ is silent, so you would say ‘an hour’ and not ‘a hour’. A trickier example is Ukraine: because the ‘U’ is pronounced as ‘You’, and in this case the ‘y’ is a consonant, you would say “a Ukraine” and not “an Ukraine”.

Tip: when in doubt, sound it out(loud).

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PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance, and it is required on mortgages with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80%. For example, if your home was worth $100k at the time of closing, and you owe more than $80k on the loan, you are required to have PMI.

I got my annual PMI disclosure tonight, and it says that if I’ve had my loan for at least two years, and have a good payment history for at least two years, I am eligible to cancel my PMI.

It’s not a lot, mind you. But I’d love to save the ~$70/mo it costs. That’s a fifth of vodka and a bag of CBD gummies, every month.

My oldest (M11) loves it, while my youngest (M9) couldn’t be more grossed out by it.

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I am watching the series, and i can’t help but feel like both actors for Superman and Lois are CGI created. Maybe it’s me, or the lighting of the scenes, but I’m really feeling the uncanny valley with this show. Anybody else?