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This "natural" remedy was pulled from the shelves this week because it had a nasty little side effect. A few people lost their ability to smell. I can't count the number of times people said "natural" remedies didn't cause side effects, during the last year. Is it really natural to put zinc in...

We plan to repurpose some pallets that our paver bricks were delivered on a couple of summers ago. We tried prying single boards off and they split. We tried to figure out now to remove the nail, but they are are counter sunk and are those nails that are grooved and twisted, a cross between a...

I heard that the private healthcare industry is ready to sit down and participate in reforming the system. Obama wants to emphasize prevention, which makes me groan. Pretty soon, all healthcare will resemble Kaiser. Given the choice, would you prefer a regular health insurance plan that...

I am sitting here looking at the sun hitting the pergola and getting that itch to start making things for it. I am thinking about making a few chairs for it and just buying some nice cushions for the seats. I also need to make a trelllis for the grape vine, this summer. What projects do you...

Mortgage programs and bail out money provided by the new administration still isn't doing what is was intended to. A banks participation in mortgage programs, meant to keep folks in their homes, is voluntary and banks who received bail out money are still raising rates on credit cards and...

We were tossing around a few ideas during Easter dinner, and someone brought up those fabulous Faberge eggs. Of course, this got me thinking...has anyone seen Faberge-like eggs done in wood? I know the work would be extremely intricate, but surely someone makes them!

I would love to make a coffee table with storage for some of my jewelry projects, that could also have the legs changed for conversion into a small dining table it into a dining table. Has anyone seen anything like this? Where might I look for some basic plans that I could modify?

I was going to say "Chimp goes Ape"...but decided not to. Anyway, everyone probably heard about the 200pound chimp that attacked a woman and shredded her face. I have heard tons of folks addressing this tragedy from the "wild animal" angle but no one has talked about the fact that this chimp...

Does anyone watch this nut? A couple of shows ago he ate something out of a pile of bear scat. I don't know how you would survive the massive infection that could overwhelm you while you are lost in the middle of nowhere. Did anyone else see this?