I have a pretty heavy gear back, and it came with cheap wheels. One of them broke off, so I knocked the other off, bought a £7 kids skateboard and drilled the trucks into the bag, works like a charm!

My favorite DIY this past year was remodeling my piano room (did most of the house, but this was the first room tackled).

My happy accident helped me to land my current dream job/career. I received an email asking if I knew of anyone looking for employment—and even though I was happy at my (then) current job, I was like, "What the heck! Nothing beats failure but a try." I'm so glad I did! :-)

See also, every politician ever. Always moving, never acting.

You say this phenomenon effects "smart people." Yet it sounds like business as usual for Congress.

Mine is due a bit of a tidy-up but I've had it this way for a couple of years now. I like to run multiple systems for the extra processing power, with a single keyboard/mouse shared between them. All of it gets used every day.

I see a lot of posts talking about how x does seamless easy backups. I hardly ever see the thing that makes a backup worthwhile at all— a successful restore. Who gets *that* from their favorite service? Does the recovery go ok? That's what interests me.

This isn't difficult either...

I like to give my nephews obscure currency for performing mundane tasks that I do not want to do, or to perform tricks. This has an added bonus of confusing their parents money centered counting lessons and creating awkward situations for the children when they try to decide if they should use the $2 bill I gave them…

I've seen a lot of infant snot suckers at youtube. Are they the same thing? : )

an amateur ... who's been tasked by their office to secure their Wi-Fi ...

Or just install a bidet spout?

re: putting bell peppers in eggs.

Anyone that has problems saying NO is not a parent. you learn to not only get used to saying no, but at times relish saying it.

Always, no matter the circumstances, admit your mistakes. Nothing ever good comes of trying to cover up a mistake. Lies are hard to keep track of and it eventually catches up with you. And the repercussions of covering up a mistake are often worse than the repercussions of the mistake itself.

"The Fair only comes once a year and it aint today." Whenever my brother and I were whining about something being 'not fair' that was his response. It was also an indication that the conversation was over and we knew better than to continue whining after that. Seems harsh now, but it taught me that things aren't…

Unfortunately, my dad wasn't too handy. He would cut corners an almost any project. This would result in more frequent upkeep, repair or replacement of said project, or even cause a bigger problem.

My father-in-law has a similar phrase. If he doesn't know, his response is usually, "Let's find out!" At which point, his wife typically cringes and the "kids" whoop and head out to his shop.

I don't suggest it for everyone, but it worked for me. My dad taught me to never say "I don't know." He said to either know the answer, or say "I'll find out for you." On the other hand, I myself can ask as many questions. It seems tough, but it really helps. One day, when I was a teenager, my sister asked him about…