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Category Archives: D’oh!
Draft Dodging
Arrrriairar!! – Eleanor Abernathy (Crazy Cat Lady) With the threat of polar vortices hanging over our head, it is extremely important that we take all possible measures to protect ourselves. We decided that one of those measures would be to … Continue reading
Contractors: The Profession That Time Forgot
Carl: Didn’t you get the email? Homer: What’s an email? Lenny: It’s a computer thing, like an electric letter… Carl: …or a quiet phone call. – The Simpsons We are trying to get a few bids on our possible loft … Continue reading
Resolved: No Resolutions for 2014. Except These.
On the other hand, who’s to say what’s right these days, what with all our modern ideas and products? – Homer Simpson Yesterday, I said we weren’t going to have any New Year’s resolutions for the house, given our pathetic … Continue reading
2014: Resolving Not to Resolve
I resolve to lose 10 pounds, and then gain it back by Valentine’s Day. – Homer Simpson A year ago, we posted our 2013 DIY resolutions. Huge mistake! We got lots of projects done over the last year, but not … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, D'oh!
Tagged DIY resolutions, home improvement resolutions
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Happy Christmas!
Bart: We are happy, we are merry. Army: We are happy, we are merry. Bart: We got a rhyming dictionary. Army: We got a rhyming dictionary. – The Simpsons Holy blog-appropriate gifts, Batman! A very merry Christmas to you and … Continue reading
Got Wine? Got a Printer? You’ve Got a Gift!
Homer: Remember when I took that home wine-making course and forgot how to drive? Marge: That’s because you were drunk! – The Simpsons Luckily, our shopping is done, but there have been many years where we were stuck for a gift … Continue reading
Advice to a Novice Canner
Ok, roll film…tip the acid vats…aaaaand action! – Director of Fallout Boy I recently canned beets (UK: beetroot), a job that wins first prize in the category “Incredibly Messy Kitchen Event.” The kitchen ends up looking like a scene from … Continue reading
Posted in American vs English, D'oh!, Food & Drink, Kitchen
Tagged canning, hot water canning, pickling, preserving food, pressure canning
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Film Festival
I’m a little chilly. Can I have another strait jacket? – Ned Flanders One of my favorite tropes on the TV program Buffy the Vampire Slayer was that right after Spike (an unslayed vampire) made some big, dramatic statement, he’d often … Continue reading
Too Much of a Good Thing Can Look Goofy
All right! The mummy’s ready for his mystical journey. – Jimbo What do you suppose this is? Abstract shrine? Modern garden ornamentation? Thin conduit to nowhere? To explain, first let me ask: did you know that over half the world’s … Continue reading
