Archive for August, 2007

Something Down The Drain?
Retrieve it Without a Wrench.

An amazing trick! Our 1-minute video shows you how to easily retrieve anything that went down the drain…without a pipe wrench or a plumber.

UPDATE: You must use a Wet/Dry shop vacuum. In the video, I casually mentioned "any vacuum will do". I hadn’t had my coffee yet and was clearly in "morning moron mode".

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Travel Hack: Control the Clutter

As we packed for our return home from San Diego, I shot this 1-minute video showing one of the ways we use packing cubes to stay sane when we travel. The cubes we use are eBags’ Packing Cubes.Similar products include Rick Steves’ Cubesand these clear front cubes from Lewis N. Clark.So, click your buns off and start taming the travel clutter.

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Alternative Baby Toys

While screwing around trying to avoid real work, I stumbled upon this great post on Unclutterer.com. I was instantly reminded of the everyday stuff that our kids like to play with. I just love it when somebody makes me realize stuff I already know. It’s SO much easier than actually learning something new.

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Kitchen Hack: Flexible Cutting Boards

Flexible Cutting Boards

From the land of “stuff that exceeds your expectations”. We bring you the flexible cutting board.Frankly, this wafer thin little devil whoops our beefy wooden cutting board’s ass.

First, it’s dirt cheap and indestructible. Plus, you can roll it up into a funnel shape and pour your chopped up goodies right into the pan. Say goodbye to balancing a heavy wooden board while scraping half your onions into a pan and half all over the stove top.

Finally, when you’re done, just toss it in the dishwasher and it’s all squeeky clean and sanitized for your next use. All this for less than $3.00, such a bargain. We buy ours by the four pack.That’s just how we roll.

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How to Rent Dirt Cheap Luxury
Apartments — Anywhere in the World.

We hate hotels, especially if we’re traveling in other countries. Renting apartments (or houses) always get us way more bang for our buck. Plus, we get to live among the locals…not some Salesman from Cincinnati.

Apparently, super studly, best selling author, Tim Ferriss feels the same way. He recently bragged in his book The 4-Hour Workweekabout living in super plush apartments in Berlin and Buenos Aires for McDonald’s fry cook money. People cried foul, claiming $300 dollar a month luxury apartments are a myth.

Tim explained that these deals required more than a slack-jawed Google search. Yep, the boy actually negotiated. Relax, It’s easier than you think. Uncle Mikey is going to show you how to get a palace for peanuts.
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Bodacious TaTas!

Yeah! Boobs!
You’ve all heard me extoll my laziness before. I’m going to do it again and this is a big one. Ready? Breastfeed. Hell, you’ve got everything you need. It’s easy. It’s cheap. It’s portable. It has no expiration date, and already comes in the perfect comfortable and attractive carrying case for easy travel.

Now before everybody starts berating me for being insensitive to those moms that have overwhelming physical or emotional obstacles to breastfeeding, let me say right up front that I’m not about to put them down — they have my support and understanding. Now, as for the rest of you…
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Travel Tip: Apartments vs. Hotels

We choose apartments over hotels…most of the time. This video tells why?

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