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The Super Soaker Battle of 2013
Atlanta, Georgia. May 12, 2013. Mother’s Day. The sun was shining, and the birds were singing on that second Sunday in May 2013, and there was a buzz in the air. Excitement mixed with a dose of...
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Beat the Heat With This DIY Slip ‘n’ Slide
Illustration by Bradley L. Hill Back in my geekily mispent youth, I remember building homemade Slip ‘n’ Slides with my friends to have some outdoor fun on hot summer days. We’d usually cut up a number...
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Honeywell Heats Up the Winter With a Hot Giveaway
In early January, just when the polar vortex swooped down and plunged my hometown into a freeze so cold our high temps were well below 0° F, Honeywell sent me an HZ-980 MyEnergySmart Infrared Heater....
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Camping In A Caboose
I spent a rather unusual weekend with my boys, Jon and Aidan. Unusual for two reasons: it was warm, short sleeves weather outside (very strange for London, Ontario where it’s more likely I’d be...
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Reaping the Rewards: A Year of Kickstarter Tabletop Games
Here are, as far as I can recall, all of the tabletop games I acquired in 2014 that were funded on Kickstarter. I probably missed some. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu Whatever your opinion of crowdfunding,...
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Feeling Hot Hot Hot
Image George Flickinger As our area of the country continues to bake in the relentless heat, our family continues to stay inside in the air conditioning. When we do venture outside, it is early morning...
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The Summertime Blues
Image: Mandy Horetski I hate the summer season for a variety of reasons. I’m not a fan of the heat, and not really a fan of air conditioning either. I usually spend the summer having to dress in layers...
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Dealing With Heat Through the Ages
Image: Mandy Horetski I live in the South, so the heat outside has been pretty unbearable for most of the summer. But we’ve been able to deal by hiding inside with the wonder that is air conditioning....
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Daily #DadJoke for January 02, 2016
Daily #DadJoke for January 02, 2016: Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank. Apparently, you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too. Have a...
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