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Q&A: Why does metal feel cooler than wood?

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Question from Tammy: I was visiting my mom the other evening and we decided to sit on her back porch for a while.

We both sat down in metal chairs. Her chair had a cushion on it, but mine didn’t.

My chair was so cold that I couldn’t stand it so I got up and switched to a wooden chair.

I noticed right away that the wooden chair was a lot warmer than the metal one even though both chairs were sitting side by side in the shade.

That got me curious about why the metal chair was so much cooler than the wooden one. Can you explain it?  [Read more…]

Here’s a fool-proof way to quickly locate a stud in your wall

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Have you ever tried to find a stud in one of your house’s walls so you could hang a large picture, a TV or some other heavy object on the wall?

If your experience was anything like mine you probably ended up frustrated with several holes in your wall because you made several wrong guesses.

Now you know I’m all about technology and electronics so I’ve tried a number of different electronic stud finders. Truth be told, I’ve never found one that works reliably on every wall and in every home. They all tend to either fail to find a stud at all or go into that irritating flashing mode that indicates some kind of error.  [Read more…]

How to properly handle criticism

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“Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.“
 -–Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

In his best-selling book The Positive Principle Today, Dr. Peale shared many words of wisdom that can really help us through the low points of life, including the ones I quoted above.

It’s never fun when someone criticizes something we said or did, but there are times when criticism can actually be helpful if it’s given in a caring and positive way.  [Read more…]

How to save big money on auto body repairs (and even some engine repairs)

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Have you ever taken your vehicle to a local dealership’s auto body repair shop for what you thought would be an inexpensive repair only to find out it was going to cost you a small fortune?

I know I have, and you probably have too.

Well, I’m going to share a secret with you that I learned a long time ago. You can often save big bucks by purchasing the replacement part yourself and paying a small mom-and-pop repair shop to install it for you.  [Read more…]

Time-Lapse Video: The awesome beauty of the Dolomites

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Most people tend to think of Switzerland and Austria when someone mentions the Alps, but that awesome mountain range actually runs through several European countries, including Italy.

The Dolomites are a sub-section of the Italian Alps and they arguably make up the most distinctive and most beautiful section of the entire range.  [Read more…]