Oxidation (and other processes) do affect coffee flavor, and grinding it up increases surface area / exposure to oxygen, speeding that up. Putting it in the fridge seems to also worsen flavor, but the freezer seems to be pretty reliable. Here's a nice video discussing this by a weird coffee person (James Hoffmann): Should you freeze coffee beans?
Also, KGLW, nice!
Yeah, and the the EV9 (3-row) is $60k (not remotely cheap, but the cheapest I'm aware of). It's obviously worth checking the 5-year cost proposition (given fuel vs. electricity pricing), but if the math doesn't work out for your driving needs, then you're pretty well out of options for now.
Yeah, I think if you're going to do a lot of thin strips, a jig is worthwhile (and that seems like a nice method). I liked just using the featherboard because it worked (surprisingly) well, felt safe, took a matter of seconds to set up, and doesn't require me storing a jig (I'm tight on garage space).
I found that simply reversing my featherboard makes it function very well as a thin ripping jig to make repeated (thin) cuts on the non-fence side of the blade. The featherboard's hard side is simply set at the appropriate distance from the blade on the side opposite the fence. Then the fence is moved to support the larger "offcut" side as with a typical thin ripping jig, and you can make the cuts with push sticks as usual.
Schindler's List - incredible movie, beautiful case, no way I want to rewatch it any time soon.
I loved the fountain, too. It is so incredibly beautiful, and I'm glad to own it for the same reasons. I also can't imagine when I'll want to watch it again...
Have either of the kids shown a passing interest in learning to woodwork? Obviously tons of safety precautions need to be taken (including potentially changing the nature of projects to do them more safely for kids), but maybe that's a way to at least get in the shop a bit, even if it's to make some simple hand-tool boxes out of scrap with a kiddo.
Edit to add: it's definitely tough to make as much time for hobbies as a parent, and I hope you're able to find some good shop time in the New Year!
I think there are tearable sides on some.
I've totally had that happen to me before :(
That said, I love my honeywell(?) half-face respirator otherwise. It beats a standard face mask in comfort by a mile. I even got some paper N99 filter sheets + reusable holders for them, which works great and makes it so I don't blow through plastic cartridges.