Fix St Louis to Throw First Pitch at Season Opener
Yes, it’s true. Fix St Louis will be throwing the first pitch at the season opener, even…
Hollywood Celebrities Should Consider Bribing Ranken
So now we learn that actresses Felicity Huffman of “Desperate Housewives” and Lori Loughlin of…
The Grammys, the Oscars, and now the Suburbies!
So far, it’s been a rough and controversial awards season, including an Academy Awards show…
We were “Better Together” before it was a thing
I’m not making this up. As I am writing this, I’m sitting in a booth…
KOHLER Vortex poses a bigger threat than POLAR Vortex
Yes, last week was outrageously cold. And amazingly, it’s gone from 0 to 60 in…
Why Gillette should have called us first
I just watched that controversial Gillette TV commercial, the one suggesting most men are violent,…
A Handyman’s Guide to Surviving the Shutdown
With the government shutdown now underway, we all brace for the imminent catastrophe Washington claims…
‘Twas the night after FIXmas. Not a faucet was dripping, not one in the house.
It’s hard to be nestled all snug in your bed, while visions of a flooded…
Teee-Veees mount-ed over an open fire, wires hid-den that don’t show…
Ah, another tune bound for the timeless collection of treasured FIXmas classics. Perfect background music…
On the 12th day of FIXmas, my handyman fixed for me…
Could it really be the FIXmas season, already? Those few weeks before Christmas when the…
Gain Control of the House that Matters Most
As your humble handyman who drives round and round through your cul-de-sacs every day, I…
The Undocumented Migrants Now Heading to YOUR House
While you have been watching the TV drama play-out, thousands of Hondurans and Guatemalans marching…
Was your front entrance super-creepy BEFORE the Halloween decorations went up?
For many homeowners, Halloween serves as a once-a-year reminder of a couple of things. First,…
You need to hurricane-proof your house even though we’ll never get one
Watching Houston and now the Carolinas being pounded by hurricanes I’ve had two reactions. The…
Labor Pains: How contractors should REALLY be categorized
It’s Labor Day weekend, when we all relax and turn our attention to “labor” —…
The Non-Russians meddling in your home repairs
Sometimes life just isn’t fair. Doesn’t it seem like if a house was built properly,…
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Handymen owe you more than ‘just a little bit’
We mourn the untimely passing of Aretha Franklin, one of the truly great voices of…
‘Fake News’ from Handymen: A Homeowner’s Guide
If anyone in the national media is guilty of producing “fake news”, I swear they…
Our Bill of Rights was needed AT LEAST as much as America’s
“When in the course of handyman events it becomes necessary to dissolve the commercial bands…
Free Air Conditioning with a LUNAR-Powered Unit: Something New Under the Sun
Some have said that “Solar Power is the energy of the future…and always will be.”…
Hoping for Invite to Your House or White House
Unlike NFL players on the Philadelphia Eagles, handymen never seem to end-up on anyone’s A-List…
View from The Pick-Up: A handyman’s repair manual for Memorial Day
As a handyman, I just can’t help it. I notice when things are broken, or…
Beyonce’s Right: “If you like it, you better put a (wax) ring on it”
While sitting in a Lion’s Choice the other day, daydreaming about leaky faucets, the background…
You want privacy?See us, not Mark Zuckerberg
Is it my imagination, or did millions of Americans just update their “Facebook Status” to…
So you can name the Final Four. How about the VINYL Four?
I must confess that I have not followed the NCAA basketball tournament, and won’t be…
Russians hacked the light bulb aisle
We now know that Russians have been getting involved in our elections to sow confusion,…
Why so few US gold medals? A handyman’s view
I know many of you are disappointed, or perhaps even embarrassed, by America’s low medal…
Super Bowl Highlights: The continuing battle of Toilets vs Men
Sure, you hear a lot about the war on women. But for those of us…
Contingency plans now in place for next government shutdown
We know many of you are understandably concerned about how you will keep your home…
Is there ANYTHING Oprah can’t do? Well, yes.
So now the latest thing is Oprah should run for President because, well, because she’s…