Monthly Archives: December 2007

Home for the Holidays: Resolution Time

Well, it’s that time of year when we all decide what we’ve been doing wrong and resolve to do it all right for the next year.  Well, at least for the month of January!  In the spirit of the season, I’m posting my resolutions here for all the world to see:

Run more, and more consistently.

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Home for the Holidays: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Time for the annual reading of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas. Every year, Christi or I will read ‘Twas to the kids. We’ve also been video taping it. Thanks to digital video and Google Video, you can all watch!

Google still has the videos from 2005 (with all the Johnson kids) and 2006 [...]

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For the Love of Tools: Ratcheting in Tight Spaces

These ratcheting wrenches from Gear Wrench are simply one of the greatest designs I’ve seen for box or open ended wrenches.  I’ve wanted ratcheting wrenches for quite a while, and now I think this is the type of set I’ll save my pennies for. 
The ratcheting head allows you to get into tighter spaces than a socket set.  That would have been [...]

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Home for the Holidays AND For the Love of Tools

You’ve undoubtedly seen novelty Christmas lights in just about every shape and size.  There are Cars lights, Hawaiian lights and poinsettia lights. 
Well, here are some Christmas tree lights that will probably never hang at my house.  I’d really like them, but they would probably not pass the “Holly, Jolly” test.

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