Make-Shift Coffee Filter From Paper Towel

Here’s a project that is easy and comes in real handy on those early mornings when you run out of coffee filters. I used this one two days in a row without fail.
I can’t vouch for flat-bottom coffee filters, but this is tested and approved for cone filters. Step one: Tear off a single sheet [...]

Fall is for Yankees

The 2009 New York Yankees are heading to the world series, again. I’m no sports fan. But I think I know why the Yankees always seem to prevail in the month of October.
Because Fall is For Yankees! In weather and in baseball, things seem to go in the favor of New Englanders this time of [...]

Roku+Netflix+DVD+VCR=Weekndr Home Entertainment System

I’m a certified gadget nut. That was confirmed this week when I placed an order for a Roku set top box. The $99 device, which is about the size of a hardback John Brown novel, streams internet television and movies on demand by way of our monthly Netflix subscription. The Roku is also hooked up with [...]

6th Wedding-Anniversary Gift: A Bed Made of Wood

As it turns out the modern gift symbol for a 6th wedding anniversary is wood, according to the all-knowing about.com. That’s an auspicious sign for Mrs. Weekndr and I who celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary today, and recently began celebrating the completion of my bed project (picture above)
The tradition of giving gifts based on symbols dates [...]

Other People’s Mail

I’ve been known to expound on the many virtues of the US Postal Service, but I’m beginning to wonder about the amount of other people’s mail that shows up in the Weekndr family mailbox.
Long Live the US Post Office
Before I get into it, let’s discuss those virtues. How about the Forever stamp, which retains the [...]