Music for a Found Harmonium - Happy Music Indeed I first heard this amazing song created by the founder of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra at the end of the Napoleon Dynamite movie. It's one of my favorite movies of all time because it's a simple teenage love story. The Napoleon Dynamite movie reminded me of […]
Weego Jump Starter Lithium Power Pack - We do Go! I received a Weego jump starter 66 about two years ago. It's now called the Weego 70. Two days ago I finally used it to start my truck that had been sitting for five days in bitter-cold weather. It's a giant V8 engine in a […]
Heat Loss Calculator Tools - Easy to Use Heat loss calculator tools help you discover how fast heat seeps out of your home. You need a building heat loss calculator to properly size a furnace or boiler. How to Calculate Heat Loss There are lots of great free online tools that allow you to perform […]
Special Announcement - Last Call This is REALLY FAST. If you subscribed after 4 AM this past Sunday, this is not going to make sense. Hang in there with me. This message to you is what I call at the Ask the Builder world headquarters a Shot-Across-the-Bow email alert. This coming Sunday, January 16, 2022, […]
Issue #1164 (I think) You could be one of the hundreds of new subscribers in the past seven days. If I was a betting man, or had access to my newsletter subscription software :-> , I'd say you probably hail from Chicagoland and read my column each week in the Chicago Tribune. Chicago is my […]
This is part two of a two-part column series. In last week’s column, I shared how a huge tsunami inflation wave is cresting and about to wash over you. You can’t afford to waste a penny on home improvement projects. I decided to gift you some helpful products that ensure you preserve as much of […]
If you're a new subscriber, what a first issue to receive! In the 25+ years I've published this newsletter, I've NEVER done one like this. PLEASE READ it closely. If you've subscribed after December 12, 2021, you should really read that past issue first. The inflation I talked about three weeks ago is worse. Much […]
Author's Note: This is part one of a two-part column series. It’s quite possible these two columns will have a more positive impact on your life than the sum total of the 1,435 columns I’ve written in the past twenty-eight years. Part 2 is now posted on this website as of January 3, 2022 Here […]
Christmas Eve Morning 2021 I have a very personal Christmas tradition. I work each Christmas Eve until Noon. So did Scrooge and Bob Cratchit. It's an odd tradition, but one I do cherish. Years ago, I was the only one on the job site on Christmas Eve. It was so peaceful. The pace was slow. […]
Christmas Canon with Lyrics This is one of my very favorite Christmas songs. Everything about Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major is gorgeous.
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