I wasn’t a Van Halen fan from the start, of course. I mean, I wasn’t quite 7 when the first record came out. And in 1978, there weren’t many places a little guy would encounter this music. I have vague memories of hearing “Dance the Night Away,” from the second album, on the radio. Then, … Read more
I hate cheap tools. You don’t have to mess up a workpiece with one, break one, or hurt yourself with one (or all three at the same time!) very often to form this opinion pretty powerfully. Now I’m not saying you need to run down the Snap-on or Matco truck every time you need something. … Read more
I installed this cat door in the door between the kitchen and the laundry room a couple of months ago. It enables us to keep this door closed, which accomplishes several things for us. For one, it mostly confines the smell of the litter box. For another, it minimizes the noise from the washer and … Read more