Total blunder: I created this thread spanning two weeks instead of just one. Would you prefer me to create another one with the dates of the present week?
I've decided on a compromise and opened a new thread starting tomorrow (so that people that have already commented here today do not split).
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
Notes for future OT posters:
1. Please add the 'open_thread' tag.
2. Check if there is an active Open Thread before posting a new one. (Immediately before; refresh the list-of-threads page before posting.)
3. Open Threads should be posted in Discussion, and not Main.
4. Open Threads should start on Monday, and end on Sunday.