I was up 90 minutes before sunrise today. Ideas were bursting out of my head. It was minus 14 below ZERO, so I started a nice fire in my office fireplace. Spring is coming soon, and I've still got a boatload of wonderful seasoned oak firewood, so I figured I might as well enjoy it. […]
I've got a couple of things for you today. Actually more than a couple. The first is a reminder about ads you see at AsktheBuilder.com. I made some sweeping changes yesterday at my website in an effort to help save you time and money. I've done just about everything possible to make sure that ads […]
Last week, we had a little fun with the Limestone Wall game. You had to guess the decade when you thought it was built. I'm extending the game another week because you may be one who emailed me saying it was FUN and you want more games like it. As the week went on, I […]
It's been ten days since my kidney stone surgery. All is well! Without going into too much detail, my NH urologist inserted a scope through my you-don't-want-to-know-where and traveled up the tiny fragile pipe that connects my left kidney to my bladder. There he found a stricture, a clog, that was blocking the tiny pipe. […]
First, the blizzard was a bust here at my house. At dawn on Wednesday, maybe I had 6 inches of snow. There were parts of New England that got hammered, but not me. Yesterday, I was at the hospital for a pre-surgery appointment. Monday I'm getting scoped again in an effort to try to blast […]
You never know who you're talking to when you strike up a conversation with a stranger. Last week, I was standing up on the mezzanine looking down on gates A4 - A5 at the Baltimore, MD International Airport. "Do you think it's going to leave on time?" a total stranger asked me. "Well, if you're […]
There is so much happening with news and tips, I feel I could actually send you something each day that would save you time and money! It may come to that in the future - a short blast, but for now, let's try to stay with just two or three things a week. Special SHOUT […]
About five hours ago (January 20, 2015), I sent today's newsletter out. It had many links leading back to my AsktheBuilder.com website. Approximately three minutes after sending the newsletter out, my server BORKED out. That means it crashed or became unresponsive. You may have been one to alert me. I appreciate that. Moments before sending […]
Have you seen the new buttons here in the newsletter? They're different colors and have different messages. Pay attention to them from now on. Craig McCluskey sent me an email last night about one of them and it made me laugh out loud. Here's what he sent: "I clicked your colored button that said: 'What's […]
You may be one of my loyal subscribers who's told me how much you appreciate the short Sunday emails, especially ones with new products. I've got some great ones for you today. But first, I want you to see what I saw yesterday. CLICK HERE for a BIGGER photo with more detail and the story […]
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