u/outer-barkness

Refinishing a butcher-block countertop that gets used heavily. Currently have 3 coats of the waterlox semi-gloss sealer/finish and it's starting to build up rather than just absorbing.

Several of the videos I've watched use the Satin Finish product as a top coat and describe it as more durable and water resistant than the Sealer/Finish combo. The waterlox product descriptions don't seem to indicate a difference in durability. I've got enough left for 2 or 3 more coats of the Sealer/Finish, any reason to order another product?

I also like the idea of throwing another coat of Sealer/Finish on every few years without sanding, but I assume I'd have to sand off the Satin Finish if I add it on top? Thank you all for any advice:)

A donor wants to give stock but won't use Stock Donator's transfer authorization form because she wants to specify the original purchase date of the shares (specific tax lots) so she can donate her oldest shares.

The Stock Donator form does not provide a space to specify tax lots, so I gave her Stock Donator's brokerage information so she could initiate the transfer through her own brokerage. The transfer has now been stalled for weeks. Her brokerage says Stock Donator has a "restricted account," while Stock Donator says the brokerage isn't using the correct form.

Has anyone run into this before or successfully transferred specifically identified tax lots through Stock Donator? Long term, we plan on opening our own brokerage account to avoid this in the future. Anything we need to know to about setting up our account to address this issue? I've looked at dozens of stock donation forms and haven't seen any info about purchased-on dates or tax lots.

Previously, we accepted stock transfers through our local community foundation, but we received no notice of gifts outside of our quarterly statements, leaving our donors feeling unacknowledged. Outside of this situation, Stock Donator has been good to us and it's been nice to outsource tax receipting, but this is getting frustrating...

I'm a normally a hardshell boater with my trusty werner player carbon bent shaft, 197cm. I'm paddling an IK on an upcoming Salmon main fork trip for comfort and gear hauling, but I tried a Perception Universal 2-part 230cm paddle it and it was awful. Super flexy, no power.

I'm 2 hours from the nearest whitewater store and short on time, so not a lot of opportunity to experiment. I'm fine going with a one-piece paddle, but I can't find anything longer than 210cm and that may be too short? I'm 6ft tall, will be paddling an aire outfitter I. I'm also happy with a higher quality 2-piece but I don't know where to start. Grateful for any suggestions!

I (45f) was put on 100mg of progesterone as a necessary precursor to estrogen. It made me a sweaty, anxious rage-monster. My doctor (wonderful, but not a HRT expert) thinks it may be related to the extended time I spent on daily progesterone injections a few years ago during IVF. We tried the Ring, less rage-y but still not great.

My libido is dead, my skin is crinkly paper, and I'm exhausted but can't sleep. I'd still like to give estrogen, and maybe testosterone, a try but I don't know my options. I believe some of the estrogen creams can be used without progesterone, but I think they are only topical, not systemic. Maybe that's enough to help with some of my issues? Any advice welcome and appreciated:)