A friend asked the other day what is the best way to drill through a tile shower wall as he was trying to install a curtain rod in his shower. The principle is the same when you’re trying to install other such things as towel bars, grab bars, shelves,...
For many years, I have vacationed in the North Carolina mountains. A stay in the southern Appalachians is a wonderful way to beat some of the summer heat – last weekend, for example, the temperature there was nearly 20 degrees below what it was in...
Hosted by Retired Naval Captain George and Mrs. Barbara Zirps, six great friends went to Stoplight Deli on May 30, enjoying tall tales of iron men and wooden ships, among other topics. It was like old home week, with Clay Killian, James Crain, Tracy Smith and...
I was asked the other day if the side lights could be replaced on the front door of a customer’s home. He wanted to do it himself. Since I had just recently performed this task for another customer, I told it was indeed possible to do if that was a...
At least twice a day, I can’t find my eyeglasses. I’ve tried to teach myself to leave them on my desk, where I spend the most time, but they’re always turning up in some odd place where I casually put them down, or in the pocket of a coat...
Being overweight is associated with health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes as well as some of the leading causes of death including heart disease and some cancers. Obesity is also a cause of orthopedic limitations that may limit functional...
I’ve come up with a rather romantic imaginary Southern scene. Picture this: it’s an early evening in late spring, one of those days that started off cool but heated up quickly by midday.
The IRS has 7,000 fewer full-time employees now than it had at the end of 2010, and this fact represents good news and bad news for the 1 percent of taxpayers that get routinely hit with full blown tax audits.
Jesus of Nazareth, “The man nobody knows,” Bruce Barton once called him. There was irony in that, of course, for everybody knows Jesus. If an advertising firm on Madison Avenue were to conduct a test to determine the recognition value of...
I recently read two news stories about giant birds and angry people. “Woman Eaten by Vultures in 45 Minutes after Falling off Cliff” was one headline. The woman died in a mountainous area of France and her body was devoured by several large...
Dear Scott: Santa here. Could you tell me of a product or how I can keep my “dirty” white hair and beard a “pure” white color? I can’t find any products on shelves of beauty supply places or online.
