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Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 -0700

In my household I am the Filler of Things. Rinse-aid in the dishwasher, batteries in the smoke alarms, filters — basically anything non-living that requires routine service. I may occasionally grumble about having to de-scale the coffee maker, but secretly I enjoy these simple tasks. I have my mental maps of how these things should be done. I start with the one in the primary room first: I pull the battery, check the date written with a Sharpie, and test it in a tester. If either check fails, I take a new battery, write the date on it with a Sharpie, install it, test it, and move on.

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