Nothing beats good ol’ Elmer’s when it comes to macaroni on Mother’s Day cards, but the white stuff isn’t going to get you through any heavy-duty home projects. Of course, there are plenty of other glues out there. However, things can get pretty gooey when it comes to choosing the right one for a particular situation. Now, [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Dream House Countdown0
March 12, 2010 – 11:46 am
HGTV is just days away from forking over the keys to its 2010 Dream Home . Viewers were invited to submit daily entries during the drawing, which ran from January 1 through February 19, 2010. The winner will soon kiss off their old neighbors and move into a brand new Pueblo-style home, which was built [...]
Cement Trucks: Silent Hunters of the Urban Jungle0
March 11, 2010 – 12:02 pm
Little is known about the mysterious predator known as the cement truck. While magnificent in size and appearance, they can be very dangerous to untrained civilians. They hunt in packs, using strategies not unlike those employed by orca whales: the trucks corner one or more vehicles and feed on their precious cargo—human beings. Scientists suspect [...]
Be an HGTV Star!0
March 10, 2010 – 1:01 pm
Having a hard time finding a good handyman? HGTV is having the same problem. The cable network just announced that they are looking for a few good handymen (and women) to compete in an upcoming series titled, All American Handyman. Don’t start dialing your local handyman, because only non-professionals can apply. Don’t think about putting [...]
Will LG Suck in the Vacuum Market?1
March 9, 2010 – 12:30 pm
They make a good TV, but can LG clean up in the vacuum market? The company recently announced plans to release two vacuums in the United States: the LG LuV200 and LuV300. Both units are the first vacuums ever designed by the company. They haven’t done too shabby with home entertainment, cell phones, washers, dryers, refrigerators, and [...]
Houses of Horror0
March 8, 2010 – 10:12 am
If you’re like me, you like to stretch your dollars when it comes to Do-It-Yourself projects. As a result, like me, you have a tendency to keep every spare part or scrap of lumber leftover from a project in case it might be usable on the next one. I have boxes of leftover hardware, a huge [...]
Lowes Offers Health Improvement for Employees0
March 5, 2010 – 9:46 am
When I go to the hardware store, I want to be helped by happy healthy people. I don’t want be mentally reviewing my CPR checklist while the hardware guy is loading shingles onto my truck because I’m worried he might keel over from the exertion. Apparently the folks at Lowe’s feel similarly. The mega home-improvement store announced [...]
KitchenAid Fridge Flashes Family Pics0
March 4, 2010 – 12:34 pm
It’s bad enough that you don’t cook like dear old mom. Now you get to have her watching your every move as well. KitchenAid just announced that its new French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator will have a full-color LCD screen which will allow you to display Mom’s mug – as well as other favorite photos – [...]
30th Season for This Old House0
March 3, 2010 – 10:18 am
Do you remember when the songs My Sharona or Y.M.C.A. first came out? Come on, you know you had some platform shoes. Well, while we were worried about not scratching our Bee Gees albums, there was a show launching on the Public Broadcasting Network (PBS) that would change the face of DIY for many years [...]
