Dear Hank & John 447: Everything Is Over
Apr 8, 2026
They debate whether vitamin D is a vitamin or a hormone and explain how skin makes it. They walk through why teeth feel like outside bones and how modern dentistry helps. They explain phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark stickers and how they store and emit light. They offer concise ways to reply to compliments about cremation jewelry and suggest grounding activities after sudden job loss.
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Mark And Destroy Deposited Checks
- Do mark checks as deposited and then destroy them to protect account details after mobile deposit.
- John and Hank recommend writing "deposited" or shredding/tearing checks and waiting until they clear before discarding to avoid fraud risk.
John's Novelty Check Ritual
- John keeps deposited checks until they clear, then stores them in a novelty Rich Uncle Pennybags bag and ceremonially burns them annually.
- He framed an 87-cent SAG check once and jokes about wallpapering bathrooms with small royalty checks.
How Sunlight Becomes Vitamin D
- Sunlight triggers a chemical conversion in skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol to vitamin D3 rather than the sun delivering vitamin D directly.
- The produced D3 travels to the liver to become 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the main circulating form measured in blood tests.
