Not sure if anybody considered this, but a lot of those big brands engineer shoes to feel great in the store for five minutes, not for months of daily wear, which is a completely different kind of comfort.

Read that bamboo plants can block some noise if you line them up right, @riley_west.

Yeah that impeller replacement basically makes it a $250 pump with free labor.

Oh man, 40 pages? That sounds more like a chore than a hobby to me. I get wanting to be prepared, but writing down that much seems like you're trying to write a book instead of just studying. Your mileage may vary of course, but I'd rather spend that time actually doing practice problems or watching a video. Seems like overkill for most things unless you're planning to teach a class on it. Take this with a grain of salt though, I'm not one for long note taking.

Funny you mention that, the real issue is the microwave kills the enzymes in the cheese that help it stretch right. A stovetop at low heat keeps those intact.