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I have been trying to learn to play NHL 18. I made it through the training camp, and keep trying to play games but am really bad.

I stink at offense. I don’t understand why I always get the puck blocked.

I am even worse at defense. It keeps telling me I need to poke check, but I can’t even get close to a player with the puck to try it.

I have tried team, be a pro, and threes mode hoping one of the modes would be easier to learn in but all of them seem to be equally hard to get good at.

The YouTube videos on how to play seem to go way over my head, and reference things not covered in training camp.

It’s sad because this looks like it could be a fun game if I could figure it out.

At times I am rather absent minded and I fear one day I am going to go on cruise control and forget a kid in the car.

What tricks can I use to make sure this never happens?

Typically I tip just about everyone 18% as long as I get my food.

I am thinking about switching to a more varied method, where I tip above average service 30% and below average service 10%. I plan to keep a tally to make sure I am tipping 30% just as frequently as 10%.

What are your thoughts? Should I give my plan a try?

I need to get my knifes sharpened, and the place I used to send them off to closed the retail side of their business and now only works with restaurants.

How should I go about finding a trustworthy professional knife sharpener that takes mail in orders?

Note: I am not interested in sharpening myself. I only sharpen my knifes every 1.5 - 2 years, so it's not worth the effort to learn.

What temperature is sashimi supposed to be served at? I get the feeling that normal refrigerator temperature might sometimes be too cold.

If relevant, it would be mostly tuna and salmon sashimi.

I was at my local Allen Edmonds today, and the store manager said that he received an notice a day or two ago that there were going to be across the board price increases on shoes to the tune of $50 - $75 starting early February.

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My little brother killed himself tonight, and I have no clue why.

He had an amazing wife who was clearly his soul mate. He had just bought his first house. It seemed like he had everything going for him. I wish I understood why he took this drastic step.

I feel so sad for his poor wife. This must be utterly destroying her. It is so senseless. Part of me wants to call his cell phone and hope he answers, because this just doesn’t make sense.

Edit: thanks for all the kind words

My little brother killed himself tonight, and I have no clue why.

He had an amazing wife who was clearly his soul mate. He had just bought his first house. It seemed like he had everything going for him. I wish I understood why he took this drastic step.

I feel so sad for his poor wife. This must be utterly destroying her. It is so senseless. Part of me wants to call his cell phone and hope he answers, because this just doesn’t make sense.

I am considering bringing my infant with me sailing. The baby is 6 months old.

Would be on a 27' boat and sailing in the Chesapeake. We would be able to board at a dock.

Do you guys think this is too young? Any recommendations on infant life vests?

Should I be concerned about sea sickness? On a calm day I can't imagine it being that much worse motion wise than a car ride.