Howdy, fellow 'Fisters and fans of the SF Bay Area -- it's another episode of SFist Answers, where we strive to provide helpful answers, or at least decent-sounding BS, to those burning, itching questions. Want us to take a crack at your question? Just shoot a note off to SFistAnswers[at]sbcglobal.net.

Scriblegurl writes:

Why do many people get bored so quickly? For example, I'm really bored right now.

Scriblegurl, there's a fine line between "comfort" and "boredom"--in fact, the latter often follows the former. We strive to set ourselves up in such a way that we'll be worry free, or essentially able to go on mental auto-pilot. But, once comfort is achieved and maintained for a short time, our instincts begin to demand more. It's like "new job syndrome" -- where your new job seems great for like six months? After that, the sheen's pretty much off the apple and it's back to reality, because as soon as you have the thing wired, it's no longer stimulating.

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Some strange person purporting to be SFist Eve asks:

Being an apartment dweller, I have a medicine cabinet that's missing shelves but an inability (and lack of desire) to buy an entire new medicine cabinet. Where can I get replacement shelves? Is there somewhere that'll cut them for me that isn't too expensive?

Well, Editrix Eve, being the good-for-nothing SOBs we are, we had no clue how to answer this. However, there is a certain very handy fellow who had a very sound suggestion for you ():

Take exact measurements of shelf size and thickness required to slip into grooves in medicine cabinet, go to the nearest glass shop and have them cut glass to size and number of shelves needed. They probably have plastic they can use as well.

(See -- giving good advice must be genetic . . .)

Beyond what our progenitor had to say, we'd recommend going to a neighborhood business, because we believe supporting local operations is a neighborly thing to do. They'll have time for you and may even be able to help you brainstorm a little.

Any other questions for SFist (or our relatives)? Let us have 'em.

thanks, Dad