I really enjoy it and am teaching my daughters how to play.Another thing that's relaxing for me and keeps my mind sharp are Sudoku puzzles.

I have also worked with professionals that drive 15 year old cars that will knock your socks off with sharp advice.  

A temp solution is a sewer tape that looks like a ribbon of steel,,,,poked thru trouble area and rotated so the sharp edge of the ribbon cuts the gunk off the walls as it snaps over in the rotation. 

You have to supplement the chips seasonally for it to stay sharp.  

A sharp buyer's agent wouldn't let the seller's agent get away with this kind of malfeasance.

I was told to never go to an auction do to the testosterone flying around who's  going to win....there goes your profit ( I'm the man)! 

so you have a sharp rancid stench piercing thru the house. you wrote "a skunk likely" meaning you aren't sure. still, someone has to check it out, either you(free of charge) or rodent control (not free of charge). afterwards you might want to find out how it got in and seal it somehow so you won't be going thru this a few weeks later. rodent control (if you go that route )will have advice on how to get rid of the odor. otherwise  I'm sure that there's at least few youtube videos on DIY for it. though it might take a few days to completely be gone, best of luck.kudos,Mary

It is really up to you on how much work you want to do merging lists and whittling down your stick before you decide it is sharp enough to poke someone with.

Hey @Preston Sharp welcome to the site!

(a) There's that person who came in with gusto - very sharp (having that edge), touting all that he can do; but alas!