The Weekly Wrap: August 11, 2024

Friday was supposed to be my lazy morning since I didn't have kiddo duty and it was a WFH day. Instead, it turned into leak clean-up and detection.

Our condo has a recurrent leak that happens when there is a lot of wind-driven rain. The remnants of Hurricane Debby started hitting us Thursday night. I woke up to find quite the puddle in our living room. The water always seems to bubble up from the beneath our floorboards... and we're on the second floor. The source of the intrusion has always eluded us and our building engineer.

After I cleaned up the puddle I left to get a necessary cup of coffee. When I came back, the puddle had started again BUT I spotted a drip from under a piece of molding that houses our thru-the-wall HVAC unit.

AHA!

I quickly cobbled together a catchment system using tin foil, painter's tape, and some rimmed cookie sheets.

We still have no idea how the water is getting in on the outside of the building, but at least we can trap what is coming inside. 

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• The diet of one Olympian in these games. [The Guardian]
• Police are trained to see the world as a dangerous place. [The Atlantic - gift link]
• Are trad wives happier? It depends on their definition of "fair." [Parenting Translator]
• Myths about cooking steaks. [The Takeout]

• Class action emails aren’t scams but they sure do look like one. [Planet Money]​
• Understanding what's happening with maternal mortality. [Good on Paper]
• Royal marriages are never simple. [Noble Blood]
• How to make sure parks are for everyone. [The Academic Minute]
• Archives detective is a pretty badass job. [Atlas Obscura]
• Break dancing? At the Olympics? [The Daily]

• Neil the seal! [@joanna.j3]
• Still nothing but the Olympics in our household. But, because of the kiddo, we tried some new stuff. She was weirdly invested in the equestrian show jumping. [Peacock]

• We brought back and oldie but a goodie this week: sheet pan sausage with green beans. Since we like a bit more flavor, I always toss on a pint or two of quartered mushrooms. We also serve this with crescent rolls. Or, as the kiddo calls them, second rolls. [wonkywonderful]
• The husband remembered we had a half pound of ground chorizo in the freezer. That led me to make chorizo and zucchini tacos because I knew we'd get some sort of squash in this week's farm share. I also love that it gave me the excuse to pickle some red onion. [Real Simple via My Evernote]