A week too late. I got sap on my hands stuck for hours. I tried alot. Rubbing alcohol didnt work. Wish I tried toothpaste. I was so frustrated, I happened to have been sanding my floors and I had some wood stripper (the "less toxic" type) I used that on my hands and it worked. Needless to say I washed my hands…

A better idea is to simply observe, listen for, or ask (in the right context) what the person might need help with ... and then JUST DO IT. If you just "offer" to watch the kids or walk the dog, even being specific - people simply just are averse to accepting help. They are very likely NEVER going to call you and…

For whatever reason ours stopped having an official one, but the official ones never had alcohol and became more of a ceremony. So we would always have an afterparty afterwards at a local lounge. Now... we ONLY have the afterparty. Coincidentally, just a few minutes ago I finished making the flyer for it - this…

notepad ... in the good ole days

Seriously? Sorry - pretty lame suggestion. Who would want a christmas themed photo on their contacts year round.

What is 300,000 miles? They arent actually air miles, so what is the real cash value of those miles. Not to mention - you signed up for all those at once? So now you have a bunch of quickly expiring promo miles. Dont sign up for 7 cards - even if you dont plan on using them, terrible move for your credit.

For those not using Kindles and ipads, I often bring some reading material - and I always prefer to travel with magazines instead of books - because as you read them you can discard them and lighten your load.

If traveling to a foreign country, convert money as soon as you get there. Even in countries like Mexico that freely accept US currency - you'll very quickly get swindled if you are paying in US dollars - the amount rounded on every tip, your cab fares, the foreign currency change you'll get, and doing rough math in…

Keep an ear open for announcements offering you vouchers to give up your seat. On overbooked flights they often will offer a voucher the most I've heard is $250 (but they start lower and raise it as time goes by) to give up your seat. They will book you on the next flight. You hear these all the time, and 95% of…

An obvious one, but I so frequently come across people who dont bother because they dont travel alot ... but even if you dont... always sign up for the frequent flier programs. I took one trip (albeit to the other side of the globe) the total of the miles (a few thousand) earned me enough points that I was able to…

When picking someone up from the airport, tell them to go to the departures area (rather than arrivals), it will almost always be less crowded and hectic.

Everyone loves a laugh, but I read somewhere once and always stood by it - that gag gifts are simply a waste. Ha ha funny stupid Dwight from the Office figurine, I'll never use it... I'd rather have a $15 gift card to starbucks. As much of a "hit" as it may seem, the person getting it is thinking "waste of money,…

I consider myself a thoughtful gift giver - and the secret to being it is one thing: forethought. My secret is simple - I always keep an ear out and always keep a list I maintain of gift ideas for different people (I use a list app - colornote - on my phone). You have to keep an ear open for little things people…

They arent made of drywall, the drywall is being used on the inside of the box, not sure why, I assume as a form of insulation to make it like a stone oven. The flaps are made of foam. ... not much better, but it'd be easy enough to use plywood and glue foam onto it.

23:40 .... 45% of books scanned had skipped pages.

From Lifehacker ... Solar Heater.

Eh, too limited, expensive and new agey. I had one of these (Radio Shack Electronics Kit) as a kid .... and have kept it into my adulthood. Its STILL a convenient way to test a simple circult.

At least you had a good reason to make the change.

Great gift for that special mortgage or stock broker in your life.

They should have put a little letter opener type of device in there to accomodate for international arrests :)