Next weekend is the unofficial start to summer and while you may be celebrating at a picnic or on a boat, it's more of a subdued bittersweet weekend for my sister and me. A week from tomorrow is Memorial Day - the day we honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice - their LIVES - Read More »
I'm finally starting to get back in the groove from my ten-day vacation / business trip out to California. You may have been one who asked me to post a few photos of what I saw with my youngest daughter Kelly. Here's one taken at Barker Dam at Joshua Tree National Park. Here's one I Read More »
I'll make this as fast as possible. I've got two pretty important tool / product reviews for you. They're both SHOCKING, but for different reasons. The links to them are below. But first, I want to share a quick story of where I was yesterday. Several days ago, I was hired by a homeowner who Read More »
Yesterday I had the pleasure, if you want to call it that, of standing next to my open septic tank while it was being pumped. I shot videos of the process looking down on it from my deck. Believe me, you don't necessarily want to see a close-up shot of the inside of a septic Read More »
I'm back. If you're a new subscriber in the past ten days, I was on a much-needed vacation to California with my youngest daughter. Kelly and I also got to spend four days with my oldest daughter Meghan who you might see just to the right of these words if you have your images turned Read More »
This will be FAST. I'm on vacation in California and am now in Death Valley National Park as you're reading this with very limited Internet access. The Stain Solver SALE is in progress. It lasts until May 9th. You can get 15% off AND FREE SHIPPING using this promo code: Spring2016 You must order at Read More »
This will be FAST. I'm on vacation in California and am in Yosemite National Park as you're reading this with very limited Internet access. The Stain Solver SALE begins now. It lasts until May 9, 2016. You can get 15% off AND FREE SHIPPING using this promo code: Spring2016 You must order at least $27 Read More »
How has your past week been? Mine's been insane. I'm leaving my house twelve hours from now for a much-needed vacation. I'm flying west with my youngest daughter to visit my oldest daughter and son-in-law. We'll be visiting three national parks in a little over six days! I'm sorry, but there's absolutely no room in Read More »
I've been more than a little busy. How about you? What follows is a tip that could save your life or that of a loved one. I'm getting deeper and deeper into my one hobby - amateur radio. Yesterday I had a brief conversation, we call it an exchange, with Gennady in St. Petersburg, Russia. Read More »
Holy Cucumber, the week FLEW past! Does it do the same for you? I've made enormous progress on the bathroom remodel here. Yesterday I got two of the three new walls up. The third one will go up tomorrow after I spend today in a cramped and dark space above a basement closet. While doing Read More »
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