Tricks of the Trade

Nice couple of tips sites: Tricks of the Trade (from a painter)Before resealing a can of paint, blow one deep breath into the can and close it quickly. You’ll fill it with carbon dioxide, which will keep the paint from oxidizing prevent it from developing the...

Downloading music = spending

Downloading ‘myths’ challenged discusses research that states:People who illegally share music files online are also big spenders on legal music downloads, research suggests.“No shit Sherlock” as my other half would say.

Homeclean

Even though we’ve had the same cleaner for years, we pay a little extra each year for a service that a) gets good cleaners with references (Ashley came from there) and b) provides replacements for us when Ashley’s away.This is, in general, a good thing,...

Hyperion

Hyperion is a funky moon of Saturn with a fantastic “spongy” feel.Hyperion \”Sponge\” MoonHow on earth did it get that way? Well, it wasn’t on earth, for a start.

Darby and Joan

My boss, who’s Dutch, used the phrase Darby and Joan in a meeting today and I didn’t know it.