Just putting it on top. Should there be anything put between the original desk and this top?

The plan is to use some cutoffs to create a ‘frame’ so it cannot move (3 hidden sides) and also to then create essentially a clamp under there as well so it is reasonably stable.

This is not meant to be furniture quality, just nice and large enough for me to enjoy in my basement office and to support multiple computer monitors.

It starts with across the board tariffs, then an industry goes to him and says this hurts us, so here is a donation to one of your PACs, or we’ll buy some of your crypto coin and you give us an exemption. And lo and behold a reason is found to not have a tariff on that product or just for that company.

You state “Getting certs is part of what is required for me to get bigger raises and get promoted and all that jazz.” So this is not a required part of your CURRENT position. If you want a better position, you will need to invest in yourself, using some of your own time. Sounds like the employer is already paying for the courses and tests, the rest is now up to you.

Do not go in to your meeting with a bad attitude, you will just piss off your boss. Accept that if you want a promotion and higher pay that you are going to have to give up some personal time to get there. Remember, they’ve already given you time, and you failed, multiple times from what you wrote, so now it is time for you to hunker down and do it on your own time.

XYZZY, Plough & Y2

(From the Colossal Adventure, played on a multi million $ mainframe, when at uni. Probably in the 5-8 yrs before Doom timeframe)

Underwater Football. https://www.underwaterfootball.com/main.html

Originally started (late 60s) to get SCUBA students more time snorkelling and and getting comfortable with having a mask flood and learning how to clear it.

Subnautica (Do not use any hint/spoiler sites, just enjoy the evolving story) Last stop Deliver us the Moon/Deliver us Mars and to a lesser extent Quantum Break (play in story mode)