Friday Foodblogging: DIY All-Natural Garden Pest Repellant

This week, let’s look at a general pest repellant for the garden. I’m a fan of natural solutions when the science behind them is sound. I’m also a fan of making things yourself whenever possible, because that’s the only surefire guarantee that you know what the...

How to build a DIY stop-motion animation rig

One of my favorite genres of explainer videos is the stop-motion animation/stop-action animation video. First made by Common Craft for explaining Internet concepts, then used by Kathy Maister’s Start Cooking video podcast, these have been a select part of video...

Friday Fun: How to build a personal theater with PVC

I have a nearly irrational love of PVC piping. PVC is incredibly versatile stuff: strong, durable, flexible, resistant to breaking down. True, it does break down over time, but that timeframe is roughly 140 years, longer than our operational lifetimes. Over the years...

What’s a strawberry tower and how do you make one?

It’s funny. I write about marketing, social media, business strategy, and productivity a ton. But make one mention of a strawberry tower and the Interwebs light up like a Christmas tree with people wanting to know more. Message received, my friends. Let’s...

Weekend post: ceiling replacement?

Looking for advice, bids, and suggestions: I have a 1950’s era Cape with these sort of cardboard/wood pulp tile ceilings: (click for larger image) and This is in a room that is approximately 144 sq. ft. I want to get them replaced with this kind of ceiling tile...