Earth Day DIY Tip – recycle old foam into new insoles
Earth Day is just around the corner so I thought I would share a DIY project I did recently. A few months ago I created some insoles from an old sheet of foam. I’m not positive about this, but I think the hospital gave us the foam when our last child was born three years [...]
The MusicLite LED Light and Wireless Speaker System
Checkout the MusicLite wireless LED light speaker combination in the photo below. The MusicLite features a 10-watt LED cluster (65-watt equivalent) and a 25-watt wireless high fidelity speaker. The device screws into a standard light socket. Nice! I’ve wired our TV room for surround sound and I can tell you it’s not a lot of [...]
Painting Stairs Walls
I painted our living room last summer and I ran into trouble when I had to paint the walls above the stairs. Our living room wall is 16′ high so painting the wall along the stairs is a pain in this daddy’s behind. Anyways, I did manage to paint the walls above our stairs and [...]
You Can Recycle It, Home Depot Can Help
I discovered this summer you can recycle your old fluorescent bulbs and batteries at Home Depot. As some of you dads and moms know, batteries and fluorescent bulbs are considered hazardous waste in most places. Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, and batteries contain funky metals and acids. Once the casing is broken, the dangerous materials leak [...]
Looking for a Stud in All the Wrong Places
Take a look at the two stud finders below: The Zircon StudSensor on the left is a basic stud finder that costs about $10. The Zircon Multiscanner on the right costs about $35. Guess what’s the difference between the two is? Try $340. Let me explain. The basic Zircon stud finder is OK for locating [...]
My Toilet Hums to a Different Beat
Are parents suppose to pass down home repair skills to their kids? Someone please check the daddy manual for me. I’m asking because my dad didn’t teach me anything about maintaining a home and our house is falling apart. I find myself learning as I go — sometimes with disastrous results (pay no attention to [...]
I Can See Clearly Now
I’ve gone digital. No, I have not been digitalized. As far as I know, my body is still 97% analog. I’m talking about digital TV. Some of my shows use to come in a little fuzzy. Now they come in sharp. It’s a big deal you know. Everyone should be able to see all the [...]
My Deck is Sponsored by Oregon State University
My school’s colors are orange and black. So is my deck. How cool is that? An orange and black deck. Everyone should have one. I wish I could say that an Oregon State themed deck was my intent from the start, but it wasn’t. I looked at the stain chart at Home Depot and picked [...]
Clap On, Clap Off
If you replaced your normal outdoor bulbs with Halloween bulbs, you will discover something annoying. You have to remember to turn on the outdoor lights at night and turn them off before you go to bed. Here’s a simple tip: install a timer switch for your outdoor lights. I don’t mean one of those timer [...]
Captain America Shield
I was at Target the other day and somehow I ended up in the Halloween section. I noticed they had a Captain America costume for kids, but I don’t think it came with a shield. If your kid has his heart set on being Captain America this Halloween, you can make him a shield to [...]
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