I’ll try for the oldest: In Ultima III (1983) if you cast the spell Dag Acron (which teleports you randomly somewhere in the world) while on a ship, your ship will be teleported with you, and you might end up in the middle of a land mass. If this happens, you won’t be able to leave the ship and you are stuck there…

If it doesn’t bother you, then don’t let it bother you.

Fun fact: When John Williams was with Henry Mancini’s band, his nickname was “Curly”.

So that’s what Chris O’Donnell has been doing all these years.

I’m a data-driven kind of guy, so every time this slideshow comes up I’m going to record how long it’s been since the previous posting and how many new people are on the list. Last year after about mid-year the list was reposted again after three new stars died, and the time between postings averaged around 14 days,…

I’m going to defend that automatic transmission for a minute here. I drove a beater ‘69 GTO with an automatic as a teenager, and the transmission was incredibly responsive. I could choose when to shift by changing the pressure on the gas pedal, and it responded instantly. You just had to practice and get the feel of…

That railing on the stairs thing can get complicated. Technically you have to have a railing directly above the vertical part of each step. During our recent renovation we installed a pocket door on the first step of our stairs, and if we followed that rule to the letter the required railing would have blocked the…

It’s nothing that a few coats of white primer couldn’t fix.

If you play piano while she is talking, you will find out.

John Williams worked as a jazz pianist with Henry Mancini for a while, most notably on the Peter Gunn theme. His nickname was “Curly”. I really wish I could find the article proving this. 

Induction cooktops are so very easy to clean. Even if it is splattered with oil, just wipe off the oil with a paper towel and then go over it with a wet rag. Use a little dish soap once a month. If you neglect cleaning it, then you’ll get build-up that requires special cleaning compounds, so don’t neglect it.

I recommend The Good Place: The Podcast if you liked the show. Hosted by Marc Evan Jackson (Shawn) who has a great podcast voice, it features all the actors and writers from the show. It’s one podcast per episode, and there were only about 50 episodes of the show, so it’s easy to complete.

The Genuine Bag Fumble is my new band name.

I think this is the biggest barrier towards washlet acceptance in the US. It’s perfectly safe to install an outlet behind the toilet because of GFCI outlets, but they aren’t installed in new homes unless they are specifically requested.

I think this is the biggest barrier towards washlet acceptance in the US. It’s perfectly safe to install an outlet…

Casey Kasem voiced Shaggy into his 70s. Matthew Lillard is voicing Shaggy now in his 50s.

Why can’t New Yorkers be happy with vending machines in iron cages like the rest of us?

This guy is one haircut away from looking like Uncle Fester.

I recommend everyone click that link and see what a PistenBully looks like. Those treads look like they could chop you up.

I had no desire to pirate any Looney Tunes cartoons before today. Now I must have them all.

Spiders like to hang out in dark, cluttered spaces, so vacuuming under your bed—and storing stuff in sealed containers—won’t make it very appealing to them.