I just published How to Maintain a Wood Heat Exchanger for Maximum Efficiency (And Stop Wasting Fuel) medium.com/p/how-to-mai...

PEX for Hot Water? Thoughts? 💧🏡
Just read outdoorboiler.com 's article about PEX for hot water! Good to 200°F! 🔥 Anyone used it? Color-coding worth it? 🤔 "Insulated PEX Heat Mizer Brand" any good? ✨ Sustainable choice? 🌎 #PEX #HomeImprovement #Help

Blog link on the comments.

The sky unravels threads of gold,
A quiet story yet untold.
The river hums, the sparrows sing,
Soft secrets carried on the wing.

Between the trees, the shadows play,
They dance the night’s last slow ballet.
And every leaf, with morning’s grace,
Becomes a mirror, finds its place.

A street scene from the '90s (see Alt txt for more info). This detailed watercolour drawing of mine from >30 yrs ago of King's Parade, #Cambridge was completed on the spot in about 3 hours. I was sitting on a metal box that controlled the rising bollards. Sold ages ago. #watercolour #enpleinair

Tony Dokoupil, the guy who tried to embarrass Ta-Nehisi Coates on live television, says we’re putting too much weight on academics and elites.

We’ve seen what happens when you try to do the opposite. It makes you look like a raging jerk with an axe to grind.

variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Thinking about picking up a heat exchanger from OutdoorBoiler.com (they’ve got water-to-air, plate, unit heaters, even pool ones). Curious how they hold up in real life — easy to install, reliable, worth the cost? Any tips on sizing or maintenance would be awesome.

went into this very skeptical of this lady and obviously seeing the replies to this piece, but i feel like everyone should read the whole thing. her story is complex and i feel like getting death threats for this is... insane.

here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...