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DIY/HowTo

8 Simple Rules for Drinking My Tasty Coffees

This being the eighth month of August and on the heels of Sprudge’s cautionary list to baristas, it’s probably a good time for us all to consider what I’ll call 8 Simple Rules (RIP John Ritter) to consider at your neighborhood coffee shop.

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Moshing Machine

When attempting to jailbreak your washer in order to turn the stain-agitating action up to 11, keep in mind the extreme likelihood that you’ll just end up bricking it instead.

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Google State University

Everyone has heard of The Information Super Highway, aka the Internet. You are on it right this very moment. How many people really use it for information, though? I don’t mean price checking Look Around You (available now on dvd, finally) or seeing how many episodes of Battle Bots aired. I’m talking about real information. [...]

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Bedroom Blunder #54: Velociraptor Snatch Attack

There is something wholly intimidating about some guy’s face up against my girl parts. This should not be the case, but it is. This becomes the case when one is subjected to one of the deadliest mood killers known to the human race: The Velociraptor Snatch Attack.

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Going Green: I Suck At It (But This Might Help!)

I try my best to be a “green” consumer. I really do. But as a wise green philosopher once said, “There is no try.” In other words, I can buy as many reusable tote bags as I want, but it won’t do anyone any good unless I actually use them, instead of leaving them in [...]

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The Coffee Nerdist: Go Back in There and Chill Them Coffees Out

Even from deep within my office cubicle, I can hear your squeals of delight “The weather has turned. Summer is here! We haven’t a care in the world and now we’re free to douse ourselves in near-boiling HOT coffee!” What’s this? You say it’s too hot for the coffee? I’m here to inform you that [...]

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The Prophylactic Princess Primer:
Find the Right Condom for YOU

I’m on a road trip. I’m wearing earplugs. I’m thinking about condoms. Squinting at my screen in the Texan darkness, my little post is turning into an opus. Honestly, I’ve been writing since I cleaned barbecue sauce off my fingers in Memphis. So this week, let’s just get some basics out of the way. We [...]

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The Coffee Nerdist: Where My Whole Bean Coffees At?

So, you’ve graduated from pitching a tent and living at your local Starbucks to support your habit. You’ve read up at coffee geek and home barista about the tools you need to aim hot coffee into your throat and made at least one purchase that your loved one confused for a Swedish-made, er, enhancement device. [...]

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The Coffee Nerdist: Open Up And Say Awesome

Does this sound familiar? You’re trapped in your office building staring down the double barrel of both a long meeting and a hand-scrawled sign that reads “The coffee’s NOT free, 5¢ a cup or 25¢ a week” atop a ramshackle Mr. Coffee, and shelf groaning under 3lbs of Folgers coffee-style product. When there’s no hope [...]

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Use "Trashing" To Simplify Your Life

My life used to be a mess. I had accumulated a seemingly limitless assortment of toys, books, inoperative gadgets and of course, faded newspapers. With each move I managed to collect more and more boxes, like debris caught in a gravitational field of pointlessness…that is, until I discovered the organizational trick known as “Trashing.” Trashing [...]

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