Prepare for the Remaining 5 Plagues: After locusts, ice, floods, tornadoes & stink bugs
After months of scrambling, fixing everything that’s gone wrong in your homes, your humble correspondent…
Finally! Answers, my friend, to what’s blowing in the wind
If you’ve been puzzled for decades by what Bob Dylan meant by “answers” to his…
Dear Elon, Here’s the 5 things we did last week
Dear Elon, I’m not certain you’ll be sending Fix St Louis that request for 5…
Kiss Your Toilet Plunger Goodbye! The “Super Bowl” is Coming to St Louis!
Yeah, I know all of you are now thinking about the Super Bowl. But as…
Claim Your Presidential Medal of Freedom, But Act Soon!
Have you noticed they’re suddenly giving away a whole lot of these “Presidential Medals of…
Drone-Proof Your House
Look, I’m just your humble correspondent who fixes things that break. While that might not…
The most memorable FIXmas gifts, for better or worse
Is it now safe for your humble correspondent to pull his head out from the…
Fix the post-election tension at Thanksgiving dinner
Your humble correspondent read this week that nearly a quarter of Americans are considering skipping…
New ban on political photo ops at Fix St Louis jobs
Maybe it’s just me, your humble correspondent, but I’m sensing an escalating and disturbing trend…
Can your house stare a hurricane in the eye?
We’ve all had to come to peace with the fact that we don’t live anywhere…
What stranded astronauts are teaching us about home repairs
How could this happen? Our country, arguably the greatest nation on Earth for all time,…
How to keep bugs on the other side of your screens, if that’s what you want
Last week, your humble correspondent just noticed something, and I might once again be the…
What the World Needs Now are Olympic Games Featuring Skills That Matter
Not to take anything away from the achievements of Olympic athletes…but seriously, who came up…
When is it time to step down as DIYer-in-Chief?
Our times are changing so fast, you can’t count on everyone to agree with common…
Cool that room that’s a hot-mess, without messing with your central AC system
Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to be a college professor, who had…
Living with Tornadoes in a Post-Wizard of Oz World
Those of us living in St Louis have a more nuanced view of tornadoes than…
They’ve set-up camp on your lawn, refuse to leave, and chant all night. What now?
These days I’m getting a lot of questions about cicadas. Like, what harm can they…
How old is considered “old” … for a house?
A few days ago, the news ran a story about a study that asked people…
You may need help to get out of your OWN “Stormy” problems
Your humble correspondent has noticed a disturbing trend, and I wonder if it’s just me….
Here Comes the Sun and I Say, It’s Alright (most of the time)
The lyrics to the Beatles song “Here Comes the Sun” never feel quite right to…
Is Google Gemini AI Erasing OUR People, too?
This week, your humble correspondent learned something strange happens when you search Google for pictures of historical…
Super (Toilet) Bowls 2024 Pre-Game Coverage
Since we’re now in — what? — week 6 of ceaseless pre-game Super Bowl coverage,…
Hmmm. Maybe THAT’S why your house is as drafty as a flight on Alaska Airlines
Admittedly, your humble correspondent wasn’t there. But I’m thinking it was probably pretty easy for…
A Replacement for the Now-Discredited Gym Club Membership New Year’s Resolution
You might want to check me on this because your humble correspondent gets most of…
Fix St Louis announces “Swifties” to honor Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
I suppose it’s a sign of the times that the folks who select the Time…
How to Deal with a Kitchen as Stuffed as your Thanksgiving Turkey
While St Louis’ traffic congestion is better than most cities, not even OUR road system…
Don’t repeat the Pilgrims’ fatal mistake. Invite a handyman to the table.
Ever wonder how our historical understanding of Thanksgiving would be different if textbooks were written…
Prepare for the next “Spooker of the House”
Look, as your handyman I’m just your humble correspondent, so I may not have this…
Was your bathroom remodeled by extraterrestrials?
To be honest, your humble correspondent doesn’t have time to follow the news. But every…
Steal from Rich Men North of Richmond HEIGHTS
As you may know, there’s now a song at the top of the charts called…