“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.…
By Pete
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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”…
By Pete
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…
By Pete
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…
By Pete
Besides having awesome nicknames like “Rooster Sauce” and oh dear god help me “Cock Sauce”, Sriracha has awesome flavor too. The flavor is a mix…
By Pete
I am very manly. I’m not afraid of anything. I drove a Mustang convertible to the top of Mauna Kea against the advice of rangers,…
By Pete
Last summer I took Julia to Ithaca, NY to see Laurie Berkner, we only made it about 5 minutes into the show cause: 1) it…
By Pete
Man, Easter is one of those super-religious holidays. My religious knowledge has, let’s just say… lapsed, but apparently a LOT of stuff happened to Jesus…
By Pete
Sometimes people ask me what tool they should be carrying at all times. Sometimes people ask me if I’ve got more suits than Jacoby & Meyers.…
By Pete
Maybe a better title is: “How do I fix my broken spatula?” So I accidentally broke my favorite spatula. I didn’t COMPLETELY break it, I…
By Pete
I’d guess that any time you’re anywhere with shopping carts there’s a pretty good chance you’ll get a cart with a cruddy wheel. It doesn’t…
By Pete
We’re not trying to turn this into some kind of cooking blog, but DAMN I make some good egg sandwiches. They’re made in one pan,…
By Pete
Ever since I helped Emily (merrypad.com) build her deck in the summer of 2010 my tools have kinda just been strewn about her dining room or…
By Pete
You see…most of my cars had headlights made of glass. Sealed beam headlights. Not crappy plastic. So that either says I’ve had cool old cars,…
By Marty
Or “What kind of work gloves should I wear?”. I always hated wearing work gloves because all I ever had were those big, thick, giant,…
By Pete
Most of you think of April 1st as April Fool’s Day. Not me, I’ve always thought of it as Marty’s birthday. Those of you who…
By Pete
Have you ever asked yourself “What do I do with these empty egg cartons?” AND “What kind of craft can I make with my son…
By Pete
A few years ago Julia was way into Wow Wow Wubbzy, she thought he was cute and had a funny voice and whatever else kids…
By Pete
Maybe a better title is “Remove the dealership’s license plate frame from your car” You know what I’m talking about, right? The frame that surrounds your car license…
By Pete
I had been itching all week to work on this thing, one, to get the stuff out of my front yard, and two, I had…
By Marty
With four kids, we try to maintain a relationship with each child individually, and since the middle two are twins (and innocently referred to by…
By Marty
