It’s been three weeks since the September 14th windstorm and four years since the big Christmas ice storm of 2004. I spent 5 days sitting in the dark while all the food in my freezer rotted. The electric in this part of Ohio goes out at least once or twice a year, usually only two [...]

Last night a friend and I were having an ice cream treat at Cold Stone Creamery when she brought up the subject of potty training her 4 year old. She was telling me about how bad his aim is, pee on the floor, down the toilet, on the wall, everywhere but in the pot. Something [...]

A new type of window film can be used as a year-round energy efficient treatment to block the sun’s heat during summer and help block indoor heat from being lost in the winter.

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It seems that just about anyone that has tried to fill gaps in concrete has had the caulk disappear into the crack.

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Make-do mallet
If you need a mallet once in a blue moon but don’t own one, improvise: Use a heavy kitchen sponge. Get it wet, wring as much water out of it as you possibly can, then wrap it around the head of your hammer and secure it with a heavy rubber band.

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