Pete

Pete's a dad. He loves nerdy stuff, gadgets, technology, little british cars, motorcycles, playing dolls, hacking items to make them better, and doing DIY home projects.

SentrySafe Big Bolts Safe Big Giveaway

Sentry®Safe is launching a new product category called Big Bolts and asked me to give one away. The safes are awesome. I know this for…

DIY rain barrel

My mom was green before it was cool. She and my dad have all kinds of little hacks and upcycles around their house that I’m…

Sugru rescues the scratched Harley Davidson fender

When attaching the passenger pillion pad to the fender of a Harley Davidson, I noticed that the rear bracket was at a weird angle, digging…

The AlumaWallet™ gets some DIY love.

My little Julia got me an AlumaWallet for Father’s Day. It was super cute. Of course it was because she was susceptible to the infomercial…

Reattaching a Paper Towel Holder

Did someone at your work or home get a little aggressive ripping paper towels off the mounted holder above the sink? Same here. But fear…

Reglazing a window

If you have a home with older windows and the glazing is crumbling and falling out, or you can hear the windows rattling, or if…

Deck Nails vs Deck Screws

If you’re building your own deck you’ll find there are a ton of ways to fasten down the decking. You can go high-end and use…

Dad Gift: Sugru Giveaway

It’s no secret that sugru is probably my favorite little gadget-y, tech-y, cool “thing”. sugru is like modeling clay when you take it from its…

Dad Gift: Stocking Stuffers

A lot of the stuff I carry around as a dude and a dad is too small to be classified as a “real gift” so…

Dad Gift: Nail Guns

Nail guns are the absolute best. There’s not a much better feeling than building stuff by popping in nails effortlessly with a nail gun. I…

Dad Gift: Whiskey Disks

They’re soapstone disks you keep in the freezer and put in your drink (whiskey, or whatever) instead of ice. A simple enough product but something…

Men are from Mars… you know the rest

I think everyone’s heard of the “Men are from Mars” book. It was a household name back in the early 90s, one of those things…

Patching a large hole in the drywall

Maybe the door knob popped a hole in the wall. Maybe one of your friends had too much scotch at the weekly poker game and…

Spring Lawn Care Tips

We all dream of a lush, green lawn… a lawn with those cool, alternating, diagonal lines like a baseball field… a lawn that is manicured…

Child Embarrassment. Do it early and often.

My friend Brad once said “I’ve always believed that the sooner your kids are embarrassed by you, the better. You’ll both be used to it…

What we think is funny. Part 1: Altered Packaging

There’s a reason America’s Funniest Home Videos has been on forever. People like nut shots, kids doing cute stuff, and crazy animals. But let’s talk…

Phantom Vibration Syndrome

You know the feeling. You’re walking through the mall and you feel your pants vibrate and clutch at your pocket for your phone like you…

Death of a pet

“Daaaa-aaaad, something’s wrong with FELLOOOOOW”. UG, I cringed. “Fellow” is/was Julia’s fish. She just found him dead. Every single possible scenario rushed through my head.…

The “matchstick in the hole” fix

We could have also called this “How to fix a stripped out screw hole in wood” or “Using a matchstick to fix a screw hole”…

Rockabye Baby!

I know you are all super-parents who know everything about parenting already BUT I just wanted to make sure you’ve all heard of a little…

The power of cuteness

I’m not just a handsome, rugged, smart, talented, and humble guy. I’m also a very sensitive and loving dad. This post has nothing to do…