If you own a home of some sort, you are familiar with how expensive any sort of renovation or repair can be, so many homeowners try to mitigate that expense with sweat equity—i.e., doing tasks themselves whenever possible. Trading time and effort fo…
Lees meerWe all deserve a good night’s sleep, which is why it’s frustrating when sweating keeps us from getting the rest we need. If you’ve ever woken up drenched in sweat after a night of tossing and turning, you know how unpleasant it can be. It’s one thin…
Lees meerNo one wants to be the person who accidentally spills coffee on their MacBook and ends up losing all their data. The laptop can be easily replaced, but if you don’t have a backup, you face the uninviting prospect of permanent data loss. Luckily, bac…
Lees meerReceiving an invitation to your high school class reunion can be emotionally complex, to say the least. Here is proof that you are aging (and quickly!), as well as a solicitation to go socialize with other aging folk with whom you may or may not hav…
Lees meerA wise man once said, “Eggs are nature’s cooking school in a shell, a pathway to teaching yourself everything you need to know to become a passable home cook.” With this one (cheap, ubiquitous) food, you can learn at least five different cooking met…
Lees meerThis Friday and Saturday are the beginning of Passover, the eight-day holiday celebrating the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt. Its beginning is marked in Jewish households with a Seder, a ritual meal in which the story of the the Exodus is t…
Lees meerMy iPhone’s display is a mess. Some of that mess makes sense: I expect nicks and scratches on my screen when my iPhone, say, falls out of my pocket onto cement. However, many of these scratches have mysteriously accumulated over time, through no mis…
Lees meerIf there is one thing I will not stand for, it is slander against deviled eggs. They’re the perfect little handheld appetizer. Kitschy but not gimmicky, small yet substantial, and near endlessly customizable. They also taste good. You can keep them …
Lees meerIt always warms my heart to receive a bouquet of flowers. This is a frequent occurrence for me, due to my many, many suitors. At the same time, taking care of flowers also brings me a lot of stress. After all, a bouquet of flowers, much like love, i…
Lees meerGardening season is full of promise: the fresh vegetables, beautiful flowers, and sense of accomplishment. But it can also be a—literal—pain in the neck (and back). Kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, and pulling are all part of garden upkeep, a…
Lees meerSummer is fast approaching, and your family is probably itching to take a trip somewhere. While it’s easy to say screw it and head to Disney World or Six Flags—again—and we wouldn’t dream of criticizing busy parents for taking the path of least resi…
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Lees meerI consider myself pretty conversant in metric units. I know that 20 kilograms is 44 pounds (double it and add 10%) and that 5 kilometers is 3 miles (I’ve, uh, run a lot of 5Ks). But celsius temperatures have always been a bit of a mystery to me—unt…
Lees meerIf you’ve been following the news lately, you may have heard about the Capitol Hill fox that bit a total of nine people, including a Congressman and a reporter. As amusing as the fox sightings have been, the story took a more serious turn in recent …
Lees meerYou need comfortable furniture on your deck or patio if you’re planning to do entertaining in the warm weather, but because they’re exposed to the elements, these pieces can wear out over a season or two. If some of your outdoor furniture is looking…
Lees meerThe news that old-school adventure game pioneers Roberta and Ken Williams are returning to gaming after 25 years with a virtual reality version of classic game Colossal Cave got me thinking about how awesome text adventure games were. Elden Ring is …
Lees meerReal estate listings sound like they should be pretty straightforward, but if you’re not familiar with the terminology and abbreviations, it can seem like they’re written in a different language. Some things are self-explanatory, like seeing “primar…
Lees meerLast year, people had high hopes for what was supposed to be “Hot Vax Summer,” but things didn’t quite pan out. Truth be told, we have no idea what’s in store for us in a few weeks—let alone a few months—but if nothing else, the folks at the Farmers…
Lees meerWhen we first learned about plants in school, they seemed so straightforward: Make sure they have the right amounts of soil, sunlight, and water, and they’ll grow. Then we learned that it’s a little more complicated than that, and many different fac…
Lees meerAs our name suggests, if there’s a way to make life easier, or cut down on the time we spend doing stuff we’d rather not be doing, we’re all about it. And sometimes in our quest to find life-simplification solutions, we’ll come across certain hacks …
Lees meerAfter spending two years at home with your dog more than you probably ever had before, there’s a good chance that you’ve grown even more attached. So when it comes to booking summer travel, you may be considering bring your dog with you on vacation …
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