There is one, and only, one thing you need to do major research and due diligence on: the carseat. The carseat is the only thing you buy for your child that is exclusively for protection. Do not get a used one, do not get the one on sale, and do not get one just because you think it’ll do. Do your research, check the…

I have worn Duluth’s Fire Hose Pants for the last 7 years on a daily basis at work and at home. I’m just having to start replacing the 7 year old ones. As someone who does a fair amount of physical work around sharp metal, these are phenomenal.

Futurama is my going-to-sleep show. I turn it on most nights before bed, watch between .25 and .75 of a show, and fall asleep. I’ve been doing this for about three years. It’s soothing and comforting and I skip Jurassic Bark every time.

They only degrade the efficiency if there is not enough free air movement into the condensing coil. You want these types of screens about 2' away from the unit and with about 1/3 to 1/2 of the “walls” free air.

Bayou Billy

All I want to do is be able to use the freakin’ calculator without having to reconfigure my user account. I shudder to think of the sloppy coding if my calculator is that problematic security wise.

Are you going to argue with Vinnie Jones? No, you’re not. Hands only.

I’m not sure I am qualified to hire a trustworthy financial account who is used to managing half a billion dollar accounts. I’m also not sure my network of friends, family and business relations are qualified to make a recommendation either. I have no investments in the same neighborhood as the ballpark of the…

It is inheritable. They changed that at some point.

This is what I have always said. To hell with the idea that “I can do better investing it myself”. The first payment right now is about $15 million. How many people could soundly and safely park that kind of money right away? I figured that on the off chance I ever won, the first 4-5 years of payments are going to be…

I have always said that the Nest was a thermostat made by gadget guys. They were working in an industry they had little knowledge of. I, and my company, have been big fans of Ecobee for the exact opposite reason. The company was started by ex-Honeywell employees, and they were thermostat guys who made a gadget. Most…

With no Common wire, the Nest works as a power robbing thermostat, using trickle voltage from the R wire. This does not provide consistent power to the stat; it’s only drawing power when in use.

I was waiting for the pool to catch fire at the end.

The hidden feature of this is that you have the connectivity regardless of the sensor life. Fire and CO detectors have a limited sensor life. The Nest Protect, for example, needs to be fully replaced every 7-10 years. The Roost can be taken out of one smoke detector with a dead sensor and placed in a new detector…

The older set of Gonzo and Camilla was the cake topper on my groom’s cake.

Their previous attempt failed when the recipient threw away the 49 boxes of punchcards.

But your utility can’t show you that at 4:15 yesterday your fan came on before your AC. It will show you that your load increased at that time. But that could have been when you fired up your 167” TV with rumble seats.

Those were really Francis Bacon’s pipes...

I have said it before, and I’ll say it again. You read the first third of the book because it’s a good book. You read the second third out of a sense of duty to finish the book. You read the last third because you’re not going to let the book win.

“It’s a podracing match, Revan, a podracing match.”