Condensate Pump Repair What is a condensate pump? For those who don’t know what a condensate pump is, it is a small pump that collects water draining from HVAC (Heating, cooling, air conditioning) devices and pumps it up and/or across to a remotely located water drain. Not everyone has or Read more…
Learning to Like Vegetables While Breastfeeding The Study: A study was reported in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition entitled “Learning to like vegetables during breastfeeding: a randomized clinical trial of lactating mothers and infants.” They conducted a randomized controlled study of 97 mother-infant pairs. The Read more…
Repair Rotted Wood on Door Trim The trim at the bottom of the door that leads from the finished to the unfinished part of our basement rotted, leaving holes in it. A “proper repair” would involve removing and replacing the boards with the rotted ends. Given the rest of the Read more…
Café Beach Club – Ocean City, NJ This is one of my favorite spots in Ocean City New Jersey. In fact, sometimes I go to Ocean City (by car, or for an excuse to take a scooter ride) just to dine there. I use the word “dine”, rather than “eat”, Read more…
AcuRite Rain Gauge Review I’ve been working on improving the appearance of my lawn. One of the most important things to do is to water it properly. Lawn Watering Parameters: Amount (inches) of water per week Frequency on lawn watering Distribution of water over the lawn Amount of Water: Most Read more…
Tilting Shade Repair Problem: For a long time, one of our kitchen shades has been intermittently slipping on one side, resulting in the shade being tilted. I thought it would be nearly impossible to do anything about this, short of replacing the shade, as I incorrectly thought the mechanism Read more…
I am writing about using self hypnosis to feel better. Many of you already do this subconsciously, although you perhaps haven’t actively thought about it or put a name on it. I am not talking about classic hypnosis, but a variation of it. It could also be considered “focus control”. Read more…
Selecting a sunscreen can be confusing. To help explain this, let’s start by defining terms: SPF = Sun Protection Factor (actually “Sunburn Protection Factor” would be more accurate) . Theoretically it is the multiple of time it takes for your skin to burn when protected by a sunscreen. So, for Read more…
BLACK+DECKER LE750 12 Amp 2-in-1 Landscape Edger and Trencher – Review My old gas edger finally bit the dust and I got this to replace it. I considered a another gas powered one, but decided against it because: It was a pain in the ass. I was Read more…
Are birthday parties hazardous to your health? Paul Dawson, et. al. published a study in the Journal of Food Research on 5/22/17 entitled “Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake”. They compared the total number of number of bacteria and the number of different kinds Read more…