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I have specific criteria for work gloves. First, the gloves have to fit, meaning that when I’m wearing them, the answer to the following questions must be yes: Can I reach into my pouch and feel how many screws or nails I have between my fingers? Can I manipulate my tool triggers – especially the [...]
Elio Motors‘ new Elio (eel-ee-oh) innovation machine (that’s what I’m calling it) has my attention. First, it’s cool looking…Actually, forget about cool for a minute. If you can. This 84 mpg, 3-wheel, grocery-carting, made in the USA, passenger-hauling bad-boy costs less than some CEOs’ watches—$6,800. Heck, my last tank of gas cost almost that [...]
The hay-fever train is steaming its its way down the seasonal allergy tracks at our house. And I’ll do anything I can to get out of the way. It’s stirring up all the pollen, dust mites, pet dander and allergens it can in a dust cloud of sneezes, itchy eyes, and weeks of discomfort [...]
Cats have apps. And they have options when it comes to their apps. I may be behind the curve on cats and technology, because I just heard about apps for cats from a friend. Her cats had been enjoying CrazyCat, a free game with the goal of hitting little critters that appear on the screen. [...]
Marvin the Martian and Bugs Bunny made it look simple to exist on Mars. But thinking that it could be actually possible for real people to exist on Mars seemed completely unreal. Until about 15 years ago when I met my friend Amy’s dad who had just become the first person to publish a paper that [...]
I want everything from my circular saw: a main frame rough-carpentry tool that can handle get-it-done-yesterday muscle-up production cutting and one that’s dialed in enough to deliver smooth clean cuts in trim work. DeWalt’s DWS535 delivers on all counts with big-dog umph and thought-through design features. Power. The DWS535 has it in gobs. Among other [...]
Leviton’s Renu line of switches, dimmers, and outlets literally put a new face on lighting and room design. Removable and replaceable, Renu devices are installed once just like any other electrical device but—and this is the awesome part—you can simply snap the face plates and switches off. Renu’s 20 colors give you the ability [...]
When I was a kid, my parents had the best shower head in the world. Seriously, this thing pushed so much water it practically pinned you to the wall. Want to talk about a massaging shower head? This thing was like a team of massage therapists. Angry massage therapists. But, no surprise, it went through [...]
Guilty. Yes, we’re guilty of being beguiled by tricked-out trim projects. Cascading crown molding, boss base…I can’t think of another ‘C’ for casing and chair rail but you get where this is going. When the rubric of refinement means a rustic feel, then you need to go to a timber look. And when you want [...]
When it comes to making your entry an event, we like to think of it as an affair that spans from friendly to fancy. So when we dial in our door designs, the door’s decorative glass is its diamond necklace. Here are three things we do when we dress to impress: > We tease out [...]
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