Looking for a last minute gift idea? If so, and if you have an extra $75 million handy, can you please adopt me as your father? Then we can live happily ever after in this little hovel just outside of Orlando, Florida: But wait. No. I don’t think I could handle living in such a small place. [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Start’em Young1
June 19, 2010 – 10:24 am
Here is a sure-fire way to make sure your kid is a Star Wars junkie from birth: force him/her to be surrounded by the galaxy far, far away. Robin and Mark Trojanowski, an avid Star Wars fan and masterful sewer (we’re not saying which one is which), handcrafted a custom nursery for their new son, Miles. Their creativity is [...]
Not Just For Making Coffee0
June 18, 2010 – 10:53 am
Still battling weeds in the garden? Even after you tried our last dandy trick? Here’s one more little known weapon to have in your arsenal – direct from the kitchen faucet with a quick stop on the stove top. That’s right—boiling water is an excellent weed killer. And why not? It’s freakin’ boiling! This method [...]
Home Service Offering Water Service0
June 17, 2010 – 10:40 am
A company called Home Service is offering a product called Water Service. Sounds pretty straight up, eh? According to the Home Service website, the company is in the business of emergency repairs. Now they are extending that offer to the water line at your house. In case you didn’t know, YOU are responsible for the line that [...]
Roller House0
June 16, 2010 – 10:33 am
My girlfriend and I are looking for a new house. As such, we both tool around on the Internet now and then looking for something in our price range. This, however, came as quite a surprise: Looks like a giant coffee can, I know, but there ya go. It’s a house. The interior is much [...]
Roach Food0
June 14, 2010 – 12:07 pm
Many people don’t know how to feed their roaches properly. Just look at those little guys above—pigging out on that delicious loaf of bread. And what do you get when you feed roaches a whole loaf of bread? Fat roaches, that’s what. In the interest of combating roach obesity throughout the world, I jumped [...]
Grip and Switch0
June 13, 2010 – 11:57 am
Most remodeling jobs (particularly the kitchen, I’ve found), require messing around with the wiring. Electric outlets are never where you really want them to be, and so you’ll find yourself running wires and mounting new sockets and such – which can be dangerous business. That’s why when I see little gadgets like the PlugGrip and the [...]
Demolition Robot0
June 12, 2010 – 4:29 pm
While I find myself growing more and more afraid of a Robot Apocalypse—like in the Terminator movies—I can’t help but find machines like this to be very cool: This is the Husqvarna DXR 310, and while I doubt it will ever be manufactured for home-use, it is definitely a robot that demands attention (and a [...]
Pet Door Confusion0
June 11, 2010 – 10:15 am
Installing a pet door opens up an entire world of bizarre possibilities. And instead of describing what could happen, I’m simply gonna show ya. We’ll start with what should normally pass through your pet door: a dog. There has to be some way to make dog doors for giant dogs. It just eludes my [...]
Spooning0
June 10, 2010 – 2:38 pm
The fine folks at Studio Verissimo have figured out what to do with all of those plastic spoons we throw away: make furniture. Yep. That’s a table made of recycled plastic spoons, aluminum, and glass. It comes in three sizes. While red is the most eye-catching of spoons used to construct this furniture, white and black [...]
