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Category Archives: News
I am slaying the spider’s web of home office cables using UT Wire Flexi Cable Wrap
During the many years that she has lived with me, my dear sweet wife has suffered nightmares from the nest (spider web?) of wires that sprouted, hung, and otherwise splayed out from everywhere in and around the desk. Power cords, HDMI … Continue reading
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Tagged home improvement, ut wire flexi cable wrap, waf, wife acceptance factor
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Drumroll please – We bought a new vacuum cleaner – the Electrolux Precision Brushroll Clean
Our poor Dyson DC07. We’ve had it for eight long years, but it’s been dying a slow death. It was expensive, but you could tell it was born of great engineering. I still wasn’t crazy about the exorbitant pricing, however. … Continue reading
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Tagged appliances, dyson, electrolux, home improvement, vacuum cleaner
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Life after two weeks in the new house
As of today, it’s been two weeks since we moved into the new house. I thought the crazy pace might lessen slightly after we moved in, but we have had busy days at work and equally busy nights at home. … Continue reading
I took apart a toilet and I feel fine
I like to think my DIY skills are improving over the years. I started in electrical years ago with replacing ceiling light fixtures, then graduated to minor plumbing work to replace toilet tank components and sink fixtures. In the past … Continue reading
I installed my first cat door
In the townhouse, we had a cat door originally installed by the previous owners leading to the cat litter in the basement. This worked out well for all of the three cats that we had in the house while living … Continue reading
Update on our big move
We have only about a week to go until closing on our new house. In the midst of all the packing up our belongings, cleaning up the house, getting our new mortgage approved, finding movers, buying new furniture, and moving utilities, we … Continue reading
I ‘MacGyvered’ a way to secure our backyard gate before a storm
I haven’t had any luck yet installing / replacing the gate handle. We had a storm with heavy winds coming through this evening, and I was worried our gate flapping in the breeze might do a number on hinges. But … Continue reading
We bought a Little Giant 26′ ladder
We bought a Little Giant 26′ ladder recently. It arrived without a scratch, but you wouldn’t think so by looking at the condition of the box it came in. Yeeesh. So what do I think of the ladder? The good … Continue reading
We finally got our closet doors
Back in late January, we redesigned and completely remodeled our hallway closet. The only component missing were closet doors, but we figured that I could go buy them at Lowes, and install them myself. Sadly, easier said than done. At … Continue reading
NJ TRANSIT bus crashes into Newark building
A little bit of excitement here in Newark this morning a few blocks from my office. Around 1am, an NJ Transit bus and a taxi cab collided in the intersection fairly close to one of the parking garages owned by … Continue reading