Look, as your handyman I’m just your humble correspondent, so I may not have this right. But is it just me, or does it seem like we keep electing people to the U.S. HOUSE who couldn’t even take care of their OWN HOUSES? Our home-owning customers are competent, and face a series of deadlines they … Read more
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As you may know, there’s now a song at the top of the charts called “Rich Men North of Richmond,” in which a songwriter from Farmville, Virginia bemoans the existence of a wealthy and powerful elite in Washington DC that makes life harder for the rest of us. So I’m thinking, doesn’t pretty much EVERYWHERE … Read more
You know, a few weeks ago I thought I had FINALLY figured out what they meant by “Artificial Intelligence,” aka “AI”. That was when that results-oriented, Harvard-educated Bud Light executive told us there wasn’t a future in the folks who drank her product, so she solved the problem immediately by getting rid of 25% of … Read more
As your dedicated but humble correspondent, I always look for ways to elevate you as a scholar in the discipline of home repairs. So for YOUR benefit, not mine, I have just returned from a 2-week “sabbatical,” going thousands of miles away and thousands of years back, in GREECE. I hope you benefit from these … Read more
I don’t like to complain, but at times it can be kinda frustrating being in a humble vocation, where sometimes we’ve got the answers, but none of the fancy people would ever think about asking us for advice. Take for instance ceilings. Not to brag, but does anyone really know more about ceilings than Fix … Read more
When I was just a wee little handy-boy, there was this popular song you may have heard of, “Blowin’ in the Wind.” It posed a series of questions that sounded real deep, but didn’t make a whole lot of sense. Then it breezily dismissed them by telling us the answer was “blowin’ in the wind.” … Read more
Sometimes when I listen to the news, I want to bury my head into the next toilet I need to fix, and never look up again. Like, right now. As I write this, things are not looking so good down at the border. And it seems like all we can do is hope and pray … Read more
You’ve probably learned that most of the home repairs you need, and the jobs most handymen want, are two ENTIRELY DIFFERENT things. You’ve got a list of small jobs, right? It’s a door that doesn’t quite click shut when you close it, a toilet that won’t stop running, a window that drops like a guillotine … Read more
Wasn’t the whole idea behind holidays to give us an opportunity to reflect upon ideals we share as a people? So, what happened? For instance, your humble correspondent wonders what people might say in those man-on-the-street interviews when asked why we celebrate Labor Day. Would they talk about the pain endured by very-late-stage expectant mothers? … Read more
If you women out there had questions about a romantic relationship, your first instinct would not be to seek the advice of your humble correspondent. And, if you learned your significant other was shopping for a Valentine’s Day gift at Home Depot instead of, let’s say, Neiman Marcus, I’d bet you’d be disappointed. If not, … Read more