Category: advice
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PVC paintball gun holder
I play paintball frequently enough that I finally broke down and made myself a paintball gun holder. Is it a requirement for paintball? Of course not! Is it a convenient place to put your gun between games while you fill the hopper and work on it? Yes! I initially tried a different design but didn’t…
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Setting Up a New Windows Computer for Your Kids
I recently had a colleague contact me for some computer advice. He knows I’m a computer geek and was looking for some help setting up a new Windows laptop for his kids. He was wondering which antivirus software to buy. If you’re at all familiar with my blog, you’ll know that I’m not a fan…
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Unethical Amazon Review Modifications
I don’t always review products on Amazon. I don’t have the time. But there have been two instances over the past year when I have been contacted by someone because of a review I wrote on Amazon. Both times, these individuals have tried to bribe me to remove my negative review of the product. Here’s…
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National Youth Leadership Forum (Envision Experience and Envision EMI) – Pricey Summer Camps of Questionable Quality?
My son was “nominated” by his 3rd-grade science teacher for what both the teacher and we thought might be a nice opportunity – a week-long summer camp that focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The camp is put on by the “National Youth Leadership Forum” (or NYLF) and was called “Pathways to Stem.”…
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remove mold and mildew stains
Despite our best efforts at keeping our shower clean, we managed to get a small buildup of mildew in our shower that, by the time we cleaned it, stained the caulking. I looked around on the internet to see if I could find any recommended products for cleaning mildew stains and mostly just found things…
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new recipe – spring vegetable risotto
I occasionally try new recipes, when I can find the time. I have a pretty good repository of favorite recipes that I make regularly (you can see most of them here). I’d say 90% of the new recipes I try don’t make it past the Debi test, meaning Debi doesn’t eat the leftovers and I…
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Today’s Sunday School lesson is on “open-mindedness”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI
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how to open Google Reader links in a new tab without changing focus
If you’re a fan of Google Reader, like I am, that means it is now part of your life – something you’re not sure you could live without. I use Google Reader pretty much every day to read the news and keep up with the blogs that I can (mostly family, some friends). I love…
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the holy grail of pitchers
A couple years ago I brought you the holy grail of lids (a lid for tin cans). Now I bring you the holy grail of pitchers. Right around the time we got married, Debi and I bought a pitcher that seemed well-suited for mixing orange juice, the Rubbermaid Mixing Pitcher, Blessed be the Holy Pitcher. …