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4mo ago
inThat rainy Tuesday in Portland that flipped my whole writing week upside down
3,000 words in one sitting though? I dunno... that sounds like a lot of revision waiting to happen. I get that the rain helped you focus but I feel like people romanticize these power outage breakthroughs way too much. My buddy tried the same thing during a blackout last winter and ended up with a 10-page rant about his neighbor's barking dog that he thought was a horror story. The forced break part I can buy but the whole "changed my writing forever" angle feels like you're overselling a wet Tuesday.
4mo ago
inJust crunched the numbers on vacancy rates in downtown Detroit and they finally dipped under 15%
Actually, the Hudson's site is more of a mixed blessing for those vacancy numbers. That block's been a construction zone for years, so it's not like it was filled with shops before they started. A big chunk of that dip is probably from the smaller storefronts in the surrounding blocks getting snapped up by new restaurants and services. I looked at the DEGC's block-by-block data last week, and the real story is in the side streets off Woodward, not just the main drag. Still, 14.8% is a good number, but I'd wait to see if it holds through the winter before calling it a full recovery.
4mo ago
Had a chat with my neighbor about his pour-over setup that made me feel like a total amateur
@williamm82 yeah the gooseneck switch was a real "oh no" moment for me too. I went from being like "my coffee's fine" to "wait, I've been burning the beans this whole time" real quick. The Walmart scale thing is so real though, I grabbed one from Target for the same price and I'm pretty sure it's off by like 2 grams but honestly my taste buds can't tell the difference between a perfect brew and a tragic accident anyway so it's fine. Actually that's a lie, I definitely notice when I use too much water now and end up with sad watery coffee that tastes like regret.