Measure Where Your Christmas Lights Will Hang Use a tape measure to find out how long your Christmas lights need to be. It’s important to do this before you start hanging your lights, so you’ll know if they are too short. You should also measure how far your power source is, so yo...
DO: Use zip ties.To keep those lights where you want them, Tur recommends buying small green zip ties to fasten your twinklies in place. DON’T: Connect more than 20 sets.This is just asking for a blown fuse, Tur says. DO: Conceal unsightly plugs or connections with green electrical ...
"We're always playing around with arrangements at shows. We wanted to prove that we could do it on a record, too," added Coltun. "And there's a whole other side of the band that comes out when we play a stripped-down set. It becomes something new." Ahead of the ...
I’m sitting it out at home, where I’m using this bonus time to do some laundry. So for me, this snakebit summer of travel has mostly imposed cognitive-load costs. Checking the status of not just my flight but the inbound aircraft’s flight, consulting the weather forecast at all ...
And she gaslights us and is verbally abusive. So…we’ve gone through the grieving process with her too. I simply can’t see her anymore, as it’s just too disruptive. So, if my husband dies before I do, I’m simply going to cancel his phone, which is her only contact with us,...
Jill: Marianne, I don’t usually have a firm budget for my spending.I do plan so that I have a general idea of what meals I will makeand then I get what I need for those meals. I’ll also buy other things if there is a really good sale on something I know I will use.For mo...
By Christmas, I decided to make 2006 a year to do something big and bold and signed up for a triathlon on Jan 1. Fast forward 8 years. I have now purchased another house, have had two jobs since that last one, married, and have two kids. Finding time for workouts became quite hard...
“Now hang on a minute, sir, the right-of-way rule only applies if you’re giving way at a rock on a two-lane path and four paths cross, not three. Besides, size has nothing to do with it – I do hope you’re not trying to bully me?” Well, now, that was it for the Apa...
Do you want to know the answer? Maybe you've seen this riddle floating around on social media, or have read it online somewhere. It' New York's favorite riddle and we have an answer to it. If you don't want a cheat code aka the answer, now is the time to skip this video, or...
And I need to remember that even those who work regularly with the dying, like medical professionals, are often uncomfortable and superstitious around death. And I know that talking about death and even thinking about death makes many people uncomfortable. So I’ll try to moderate myself a ...