May 2011
1 post
“Call your mother. Know that she’s the one responsible for all the complex...”
August 2010
1 post
“Don’t worry so much. The fog of youth lifts more and more as the years go...”
June 2010
1 post
6 tags
“You’ll be just fine using a fan until it hits 80 degrees or 80% humidity...”
May 2010
2 posts
5 tags
“Golf through the summer, bowl through the winter. Fish the whole year...”
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“Ties come in different lengths and every knot takes up a certain amount of the...”
April 2010
1 post
3 tags
“The next time you run out of creamer or milk for your coffee try using a...”
March 2010
2 posts
3 tags
“Don’t forget that daylight savings time begins this weekend. That means I...”
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“It’s tax time. If you had planned on itemizing, you should have four...”
February 2010
3 posts
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“Call your mother. Do it now.”
4 tags
“When you’re BBQ’ing for a group, anyone that asks for a steak above...”
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“Guh. After living through 78’s, 8-tracks, betamax, laserdiscs, zipdrives,...”
January 2010
5 posts
2 tags
“Moving into a new place? Make a trip to the hardware store and get a new toilet...”
1 tag
“Not a fan of warm milk? Try warmed brandy and apple cider with a swizzlestick of...”
4 tags
“Don’t get attached to your favorite couch, chair, or shirt. Your wife or...”
3 tags
“If you need to make a huge purchase on a card, be sure to pay it off before the...”
“Now’s the time to buy the gifts and make the plans for Valentine’s...”
December 2009
18 posts
2 tags
“Sometimes you have to break their brain a bit, sometimes you just have to make...”
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“Even better than knowing how to fix things is buying products you know...”
2 tags
“If you go shopping with her, she’ll leave you alone while you watch...”
“Call your mother.”
1 tag
“A tool set is nowhere near complete unless it has at least six different types...”
4 tags
“When you’re doing the dishes by hand, do them in this order: cups,...”
“Get a frame and raise your damn bed off the ground. Nobody wants to see a...”
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“Drink water when you’re thirsty, not juice or soda. I know a spoonful of...”
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“When you bounce a payment you’re personally paying a bank employee $35 to...”
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“Flyfishing is the most relaxing and graceful pastime on the planet. It’s...”
“Fast food has the same nutritional value as a grease-soaked sponge garnished...”
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“You’re going to end up buying new components every 7 years as it is so buy...”
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“Spend the $40 and get an electric blanket for her side of the bed, unless you...”
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“If your relationship is more of a hassle than what you put up with at work,...”
4 tags
“The stockmarket is the world’s biggest casino and your broker makes money...”
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“You know there’s windows you can open on the back of bacon packages,...”
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“Dice a baby potato before you mince garlic cloves, it’ll keep the garlic...”
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“New light fixtures will change the look and feel of a room far cheaper than new...”
November 2009
39 posts
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“People that pride themselves on “telling it like it is” or...”
4 tags
“Of course the knob (on the propane tank) is hard to turn, I crank it down like...”
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“Pick one brand and type of sock, son. You’ll never have to worry about...”
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“Treat every customer and co-worker as if they were a close friend, sure. But...”
“The only thing you can get with excuses are penalty fees.”
4 tags
“Pass on the extended warranty unless it’s a fancy TV or a new vehicle.”
2 tags
“Multiply how long you think your home improvement or repair is going to take by...”
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“Leave the toilet seat up after you’re done urinating in the Men’s...”
I would like to divert the purpose of this blog...
I will admit that I suggested this site last week and that I feel comfortable offering these things I have learned from my own father on such a forthright and respectable platform.
My old man instilled within me a respect for those that do good things and set examples for others and I will tell you that my mother is a teacher and I’m damn sure that those two cultivated each other. Much of...
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“Get in the kitchen five minutes early when it’s your turn to make dinner.”
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“If you’re craving something specific when you’re not even hungry...”
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“If work was stressless they wouldn’t have to pay you to keep showing up.”
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“A shower should last as long as it takes for three songs to play on the radio....”
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“There is no good reason to curse. You’ll do it sometimes but immediately...”
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“What’s the key to a lasting marriage? That’s easy: space.”
– (next year will be their 35th)
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“Don’t worry about kicking out a jerk customer. 1) You don’t need...”