Just throwing this out there because I've recently gone through something similar. I recently took ownership of a family home (it was never put on the market, simply an ownership transfer) which needed to be demolished and rebuilt. The house wasn't in a condemnable state, so I was able to open a HELOC against it. I…

While going through bins of old stuff in the garage, I stumbled upon my wife's collection of shoes from high school/college. My original offer didn't work (for every 3 pairs of shoes she donates/tosses she could get a new pair at some point in the future with no questions asked). My second offer resulted in 15 pairs…

Anyone who has a Keurig knows how pricey these little cups are. By buying them in bulk, each cup costs $.36. I get the 80 cup package delivered every two months. It's good coffee, and the cups are biodegradable.

Wokfram Alpha has provided this kind of analysis on names for years. Just punch in a first name and it'll give you all kinds of data.

Typically, you're supposed to change your furnace filter every three months. This is surprisingly difficult to remember to actually do. So, I just get them delivered as a reminder to actually do it. When they come, I just head down to the furnace and replace it right then so I don't forget.

As a young married woman, I had a stressful job. I'd come home and vent to my husband. In typical woman/man fashion I just wanted to vent and he thought I needed his help to solve my problems.

Funny this was posted today. I was just reading this interview in the NYT:

I'm a huge fan of SnapRays. I just got my first batch as one of their Kickstarter backers and find that they're quite handy.

I find it amazingly coincidental that this was posted on my birthday.