Plumbing.

I have a pair of crows that I feed regularly, but they aren’t what I would call friendly. They won’t come within about six meters. I’m hoping this will improve over time, but It’s been about five years so I doubt it.

An unkindness of ravens?

Viola, with proficiency somewhere between beginner and just plain bad. But it’s still fun (for a given value of"fun").

Maybe Toki Pona?

It’s pretty to think so.

Judging by the link in the OP, the concern is the possibility of ICE or other federal agents breaking in. It’s not the same as dealing with a random intruder. About the best you can hope for is to slow them down, maybe giving you time to get away or for legal assistance and the media to arrive.

Given that, I’d concentrate on making the house more sturdy: steel framed doors, steel rolling garage door, properly installed security bars/screens on windows and so forth. And maybe start with a solid masonry house.

Probably not realistic for most people, but then a few years ago I wouldn’t have considered the risk realistic either, and here we are.

Thanks, I’ll try vinegar first, since I have some.

According to two child/family therapists that I know, mother-daughter relationships are generally the most challenging.

A gift card is an interest-free loan to the vendor.

What training methods are you using?

Don’t use work resources (company network, computer system, tools, etc.) for this. If the project happens to make money the company will have a good basis for owning the IP.

Many label printers (especially the older ones) use a proprietary text-based language, and accept plain vanilla text input via their serial port. They don’t use a printer driver as such. To use one of them you have to learn their command language (usually pretty simple) and write a text file describing what you want to print using that language, and upload the file to the printer.

Start with the printer documentation and go from there.

Newer printers need linux drivers. Support varies.

I was standing at a window when lighting struck an outside shower pipe about 10 feet away.

Toki Pona has 14 letters (and less than 200 words).

An extended car warranty. In 2000 years he’ll thank me.

When faced with an issue, I classify it according to one or more of these “buckets”:

Bucket #1: Not actually a problem at all (usually just unnecessary drama).

Bucket #2: A genuine problem, but not my problem (none of my business).

Bucket #3: A genuine problem, but I can’t do anything about it (it is not within my sphere of influence, or is beyond my capability to solve).

Bucket #4: A real problem that I can do something about (basically everything that isn’t in one of the other buckets).

If an issue may be categorized into buckets 1, 2, or 3, I don’t waste time or energy on it. If it’s in bucket 4, I get to work on it. I think this approach has saved me much stress.

GMRS has mostly replaced CB now. Cheap and works better than CB at short range. Adoption has been slow, however.

You know, I’m not sure there isn’t a commercially viable product idea here.

Most working people have their estimated taxes deducted from their pay before they receive it. They don’t have an option to not pay.