The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. ―Edmund Burke
Funny is on vacation. In the interim, enjoy one of the high points from the early days: a classic post from 2008.
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Every thing that we own has a human cost.
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Funny is on vacation. In the interim, enjoy one of the high points from the early days: a classic post from 2008.
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Okay, so Armageddon is here and the power has gone out…permanently. Your shiny glass-topped stove doesn’t work, neither does the oven, and you have to cook all those pizzas in the freezer before they spoil! What’re you gonna do?
That’s easy: whip out the tinfoil and a couple of cardboard boxes, and build yourself a solar oven! Alternatively, you could build an oven that uses sticks of scrap wood for fuel.
Solar and Rocket Stoves: Survival Gear…Frugal Extreme…or Just Going Green?
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Drat! I hit “publish” instead of update. Ooohkayyy….consider this tomorrow’s post! 😉
Funny is on vacation. In the interim, enjoy one of the high points from the early days: a classic post from 2008.
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When my son reached grade-school age, we moved out of a very elegant house in a gentrified inner-city neighborhood in search of a functional school district and fewer transients. Though the new-to-us house, a custom-built 1950s rancher, was in a far tonier area than the one we left behind, all that proved was that the rich spend much of their time at Junior League and Men’s Arts Council and little of their time cleaning house or supervising their housekeepers. The place was filthy, smelly, and run-down…
The Great De-Wallpapering Adventure
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Life is hilarious! Or is it bizarre? Some days I can’t figure out whether we live in a Monty Python Show or a Kurt Vonnegut novel.
Aww, C’mon! Am I Really That Dumb? November 23, 2008
Lord, It’s Hard to Be Humble… March 1, 2010
Annals of the Floored and Flabbergasted December 12, 2012
Real Books Don’t Disappear July 11, 2013
Perp Tales: Update on the Garage Invasion July 21, 2013
Service Dog…or Service Scam? Should You Have to Prove You’re Disabled? September 26, 2013
Does a $1200 Purse Make You Upper-Class? October 9, 2013
We’re told — or at least, in the past we’ve been told (these fads change fast) — that lists comprise the most popular type of blog post. The attraction escapes me…but nevertheless, the public must be served. So over time even Funny has build a few of them.
Ten Great Improvements That Aren’t February 1, 2009
You Know You Slept Through the End of the Pleistocene When… June 17, 2010
Death by 1000 Tiny Annoyances June 13, 2010
20 Excuses to Cheat on the Diet July 7, 2013
12 Things I Would’ve Thought I’d Never Live to See October 12, 2014
Why? September 27, 2013
Adopting a Dog from a Private Party: 20 Questions to Ask September 29, 2009
Twelve Ways to Save Money on Your Dog April 11, 2008
Hamburger: 12 Ways to Keep Your Family Safe October 6, 2009
Preparing for the Worst August 23, 2009
Motivating People around Us: Six Ways to Better Customer Service July 1, 2010
Ten Stress Reducers January 27, 2009
Five Ways to Deal with Stress April 26, 2009
Common sense…it seems to be the rarest commodity in our digitized, mobilized, frantically connected culture. Spare us, Lord!
Coupons April 22, 2008
Ten Great Improvements That Aren’t February 1, 2009
Kiddie Nudes: Where Was the Editor? July 16, 2009
Read That Contract! January 2, 2009
Get OFF the Flickin’ PHONE! October 28, 2009
Are CFLs All They’re Cracked Up to Be? October 2, 2010
How to Buy Your Next Car in Cash May 28, 2010
The (Not So) Good Old Days August 29, 2010
Car: Budget (and Wheels) Rescued July 1, 2011
Shoring Up the Defenses, and Tales of Perps and Dumb Marks November 14, 2012
“Terrorist”: Let’s Call a Spade a Spade April 19, 2013
Less Meat but Better Meat June 6, 2013
Preparing for Emergencies: Small, Big, or Catastrophic May 7, 2013