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DVD Shelving for $20 (ish) – More DIY How To Projects

It was an early morning trip back out to Lowe’s for some more lumber.  I learned from my building yesterday to slow down and take my time.  A must better unit.  When I put it up against the wall, I realized that there may be a bit of a stability issue so I sunk a [...]

WBNY Local Show Reunion 2009

I went to Lowe’s first thing this morning and picked up some lumber to work on some projects.  Priority was to make another DVD storage unit.  The one I made last week I took my time to get it together just right.  Well, this week I hurried myself and the quality wasn’t there.  It doesn’t [...]

WORK Work went well this week.  It didn’t look like it was going to be one, but we finally got the transformer at the conference center powered and ready to go.  There was a small snafu with the temp power – but that is all worked out.  I had 2 board hangers putting up drywall [...]

Okay – I admit it.  I have a problem. I think that my years at the video store has corrupted me.  I started collecting DVDs when I was there and it continued on after I left. I’m hovering close to 2000 titles now.  For the longest time, I would pile them up in corners and [...]

It’s Sunday morning at about 7:30 a.m. and I am heading to Lowe’s to pick up some timber for today’s projects. 1.  I’m building a television stand.  I have my DVD player and stereo on a stand in the living room and need to extend the shelf up to put the television on top.  I [...]

I was at the grocery store this morning doing my weekly shopping when I saw that they had a sale on roasted chickens.  A whole roasted chicken was $2.49.  I picked one up along with a container of “fajita vegetables” (red and green peppers, and onions) and a container of carrot and celery sticks. While [...]

WORK Work went well this week – I had drywallers hanging board at the conference center.  Both bathrooms, the kitchen, hallway, storage room, and mechanical room are done.  Board started going up on the walls in the main room and I got metal across the back of the building as nailers.  I even had electricians [...]

I thought this was a leftover from April 1st, but it is a real product. JumpSnap http://jumpsnap.com/ If you lack the hand-eye coordination to jump rope, here’s an idea – jump up and down.  You really don’t need to spend $50 on a stick with a piece of rope attached. But wait you say – [...]