My Ventures
My Ramblings
HomeFail.com – The World’s Worst Construction
I recently introduced HomeHacks.com, a site dedicated to making you a more effective human around the home. My latest venture, HomeFail.com, doesn’t really intend to educate, and, any education you might receive falls into the “what not to do” category. HomeFail.com’s main goal is to entertain with photos and video of the worst construction in [...]
HomeHacks.com – Clever Tips & Tricks to Improve Your Life
Ahhh, the Internet. Remember when we had to rely on tribal storytelling to pass down generations of wisdom? Me neither, but I hear it took a while, and that it involved a lot of dancing. Now that the Internet is here, HomeHacks is ready to harness and exploit the collective wisdom of the universe, no [...]
Petition for the Global Ban on Glitter
A number of years ago, a good friend sent me a birthday card. While I’m not a big fan of cards, I was excited to see what they so thoughtfully sent. I ripped it open, popped open the card and was peppered with an assault of glitter that made storming the beaches of Normandy look [...]
Apple iPad Mini and the Man-Purse Quandary
I once had a man-purse. Technically, it was a boy-purse. When I was a kid, I was fortunate to have a mom who carted me off to Germany on a regular basis. Truth be told, I was kind of a little shit about it. At one point I told my mom I had grown bored [...]
Email Disasters and the Perils of Reply All
Ah, email. It’s a modern essential few of us would dream of living without. Actually, many of us likely dream of living without it, but none of us are quite willing to go Unabomber and cut the email tether entirely. Most of us have had the experience of getting enmeshed in a group email that [...]
Smart ForTwo Electric Drive Car Review
As an alternative to a Flux Capacitor / Fusion fueled Delorean, electric drive or EV vehicles make a lot of sense to me. Despite being an EV fanboy (and recent buyer of a vintage electric golf cart), most of my enthusiasm was based on theory rather than hands-on-the-wheel / foot-on-the-pedal experience. The lack of experience [...]
The No Email Before 11 am Experiment
We live in a world hell-bent on distracting us at any given moment. One or two distractions are no big deal, but what about the ongoing all-out assault on our attention? Facebook, Twitter, the telephone (you remember those, don’t you?), and of course, email. They are all vying for our scarce attention. The result is [...]
Crazy JetLev Water Powered Jet Pack San Diego Flight and Fail Video
Ironically, the world of water sports can be a bit dry. There are boats, jet-skis, waverunners, blah-bitty-blah-bitty-blah. Snore. I want something that can turn me into an aquatic superman. Something that combines water and flying, but without the peanuts. Something exhilarating. Earlier this year, I was checking out the San Diego Yacht and Boat Show [...]
Pirates – WTF?
No, I’m not talking about pirates that download their favorite tunes online. I’m talking the peg-leg-wearing, eye-patch-sporting, “aaaaargh” and “matey”-spewing, seafaring pirates. Let me recap our collective thought process on the whole pirate topic: “Let’s see. . . pirates historically epitomize lawlessness and violence. They speak with very poor enunciation. They swear. They have a [...]
SanDiegoSailing.com – Local Sailing Charters and Information Galore
SanDiegoSailing.com started from humble and litigious beginnings. Registered when the domain lapsed into the open market, the previous owner became enraged that someone had the audacity to register a legally available domain. Thankfully, it was much smoother sailing from then on. For years, SanDiegoSailing.com was a simple site providing links and resources to all things [...]
