I met a client at a diner in Boise who told me SEO was just 'fancy typing'

This was about two years ago, during a meet-up for a local business website I was working on. Over coffee, he flat out said, 'All you people do is fancy typing and guesswork.' He was serious. I had to walk him through a full audit, showing him the exact 47 pages with broken links and how fixing them helped real people find his shop. That one line made me change how I explain my work from day one. Has anyone else had a client start from such a wrong place?

Our book club's Jane Eyre fight got so heated we had to pause for a week

We were at the part where Rochester keeps Bertha locked up, and Sarah from my group in Madison just couldn't get past it, saying it made the whole romance awful... but then Mike argued it was a product of its time and we should judge the book by its own rules. It got so tense our host actually called for a break until next month. Has your group ever had a debate that just stopped the whole meeting?

Yesterday's job revealed suspect asbestos under vinyl. Now I'm torn on ethics.

I was tearing out old vinyl in a 1970s kitchen and found black adhesive that looks like cutback with asbestos. The homeowner wants to skip testing to save cash, but I'm concerned about our health and legal risks. Part of me says it's their call, but another part feels responsible for safety. What would you guys do in this spot?

Hot take: A quick talk with my cousin for a freelance gig worked better than any written agreement.

I used to buy into the JFK second shooter theory, but a visit to Dallas last month TOTALLY turned me around.