I read somewhere that about 40% of the cowboys were black. It would be nice to have that number corroborated.

My driveway is sloped and I have a low clearance car, a Prius. When I was commuting regularly I needed to change the oil every 10 weeks. I built a set of full length ramps to drive onto and this makes oil changes really easy. Without ramps I can’t even get the oil drain pan underneath.

We had a swarm land on a tree on our deck a few years ago. Kids were little and it was fascinating to watch from the safety of the inside of our house. It was high enough in the cedar that I helped rig a ladder from the deck up into the tree. The beekeeper cut a large branch to bring down to collect the swarm. It was…

Food processors. The connection between the shaft and the blade needs to be disassembled for proper cleaning.

I toss the oven and stove knobs in the dishwasher along with the grate and gas burners.

When looking for parts for my ‘64 F100 I found out that there are many parts shared with Mustangs and Falcons. It does make sourcing some parts easier.

Cannon made the mistake of not using a Blue Lives Matter flag on a stick to ram down the door. Apparently that is the police-acceptable way to enter a place where laws are being made and signed.

I understood that dunking in cold water was to cool the eggs quickly and prevent the greenish sulfur stuff from forming at the boundary between the yolk and white.

The first car I bought was a ‘71 Fiat 128. Had a transmission problem. The mechanic “fixed” it managed to use a pair of pliers on the shift rod placing a nice notch on it. So, unless I shifted into reverse in the exact correct pattern, the transmission locked in second gear. He simply took off the transmission cover…

I have a local mom and pop shop that only ever does tires. I can drop in, talk about tires, get an intelligent discussion, order the tires, and come back when they arrive to be installed. Even easier than Tire Rack or such.

The mistake Cannon made was not using a Blue Lives Matter flag pole (with American flag) to break down the door. Apparently that is the proper way to show respect for democracy.

That toad knows no sense of, well anything, but himself. Moron seeking attention regardless of who it impacts.

Those vibrating things used in concrete pouring? Lots of them along the side of the ship where it meets the dirt/sand/soil/whatever. Lots of vibration = loose and slippery solid/water mix and the tugs can pull it out.

As the lawyer who successfully fought all 60+ 45** regime cases, “we aren’t going to win them all.”

I have rigged up one of these from various bits and pieces of various socket sets. The standard tap drive is a 1/4" square and with the proper bits and pieces I ended up with a 1/4" socket backwards so the usual driven side becomes the drive for the tap. If I recall correctly, I used a piece of cut-off Allen wrench as…

My grandkid never asked “are we there”, it was always, “where are we”. So we obtained paper maps to look at and draw on during the journey. Mark the planned start and stopping points and the road between. Then when coming to mapped landmarks, alert the kid to find it on the map and then mark it when you drive through…

I buy about a pound and a half of ginger about every two weeks. I juice it with about an equal amount of lemons to add to the water bottle.

The cruise control failed on my ‘06 Prius, so I bought the replacement switch. That is one of two failure modes, with the second buried within the steering column. I bought the part, but after owning the part for several years of not installing it, the head gasket gave out and overheated, so I sold it. The ‘07…

Don’t just LOOK at the spoon with gravy on it, run you finger through the gravy to see if it spreads out or stays in place. THAT is what you are looking for to determine the consistency of the gravy when it is cooled down on the spoon. And always use a new spoon, not just to keep your finger goo from getting into the…

The Claymation California Raisins is one of our family favorite shorts! The whole set of them sits atop our frequently used radio receiver.