Category: Product Review

  • An unsponsored list of my favorite products

    Tweet I think I’m going to start posting random product observations on my blog as it seems to be increasingly difficult to find unbiased, un-sponsored product reviews for stuff.   As we’ve just bought another fixer and I’m doing a lot of online research on different products,  I feel like it’s getting  increasingly more difficult because…

  • Stupid Designs and Some Suggestions

    Tweet This past weekend was a long one and I took an extra day off from work so that I could get some much needed yard work done.  I was hoping to get started on my mom’s chicken coop as well, but alas, a large crack in her garage foundation that ran the length and…

  • Great Service by a Local Lumberyard

    Tweet There are far too many stories out there about poor customer service and I thought I’d take a moment to talk about an outstanding experience I had with my local lumberyard this weekend. Our favorite place to buy building supplies is Dettinger Lumber. Since we have remodeled our house from top to bottom and…

  • Annoying Features on Cars

    Tweet The other day I locked myself out of my car. It was still running, and low on gas.  I must have inadvertently pressed down on the lock button as I was exiting the car. I quickly looked at the other doors and of course, they were all locked too.  It wasn’t because I locked…

  • Durable Things I Love

    Tweet When we bought our house in 2000, our friends got together and bought us a Weber Grill. We entertained a lot back then. Our friend Mike put on his brass knuckles and told people “you know you’re going to benefit from this contribution, so get that wallet out.”  I’m happy to report that he…