The "gray blob" thing is way too relatable, I cringed reading that because I've been there. My first attempt at chili turned into a sad, watery mess because I threw everything in at once. Turns out browning meat in batches is a skill you have to learn the hard way, not something they teach you in school. Now I just accept that I'm going to dirty every pan in the kitchen when I cook for a crowd. At least the oven trick saves me from eating cold tacos while everyone else is done.

Oh man, I used to be one of those people who thought treated lumber was just better quality all around. I'd grab it for anything that needed to look sturdy, even inside my own workshop shelves. Then a cabinetmaker friend watched me drag a pressure-treated 2x4 through his shop and just shook his head. He explained it exactly like your lumber yard guy did - the stuff soaks up moisture during treatment and never really dries out enough for indoor use. I had to scrap a whole set of shelving brackets I'd made because they kept twisting and splitting. That lesson stung my pride, but now I check the moisture content on literally everything before I cut it.

Oh please, it’s not that deep. You’re just craning, not climbing Everest.

Hit issue #500" - I feel that, but you're probably closer to 600 or 700 if you bought a lot of early 90s stuff. Those Image titles from back then had a ton of variant covers and limited series that added up fast without you really noticing. I remember thinking I had maybe 300 issues until I actually counted them one afternoon and realized I was way off.

Wait, I think you misread it - 100 days is actually the goal, not what they hit. They're saying it sounds like a win if someone gets there, but nobody's made it yet.