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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Double-magnetic knife rack (my diy hack)

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 I am a total fan of hanging things on walls, particularly things I use over and over again.  Even before we moved into this condo, I'd ...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

What I've been up to lately (a peek at my "retirement")

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I spent the first year of my retirement overseas, working on a book and also being a tourist.   I figured that when I came back to the U.S. ...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Fixing super-fancy blinds with not-super-fancy hacks

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When we did the final walk-through of our condo before settlement, we forgot to notice that one set of blinds hadn't been fixed.  The pr...
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Sunday, December 14, 2025

The making of the chair cake

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 Many years ago, one of my colleagues was awarded an endowed chair. This is a big deal for professor. The ordinary course of possible promot...
Friday, November 28, 2025

A tale of two wash rags

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Did I mention we're down-sizing further?  We are.   This time we're down-sizing a LOT.  The last time we moved, it looked on paper l...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Getting those wood scraps out of the basement

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We moved into this row house only a half-dozen years ago. We were looking for a place in the city which would accommodate our bike habit, kn...
Monday, November 3, 2025

Fluffy stuff (from inside a couch)

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A while back, I curbed-picked two couch cushions -- the big kind, not that you sit on, but that you lean against at the back of the couch.  ...