Matt Shelton

Things I read, liked and bookmarked in the last 24 hours:

• Our Best Bites: Single Serving Pie in a Jar I like pie, and what could be better than single-serve pie?
• Build A Book Nest This looks like a cute idea for a "books I’m reading" bookshelf that wouldn’t be too hard to build.
• Cool Tools: Toto Eco Drake I’ll have to remember this one for whenever I can cobble together the money to remodel our bathroom. This looks like a smart way to get a strong flush using less water.

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Things I read, liked and bookmarked in the last 24 hours:

• The Organic-Shelf Office You’d have a tough time finding a workspace with a more seamless integration of greenery than this.

  I have got to try this. It’s minimal and really, really smart.

• Use Tea to Infuse Your Hot Chocolate with Flavor – Drinks – Lifehacker If you want to flavor your next cup of hot chocolate without pre-made mixes, throw in a tea bag or two and infuse it with flavor.

  I tried this with Swiss Miss No Sugar Added powdered cocoa and Bigelow’s Mint tea in a bag to see if you could get any results with cheap (or free, since it was from the office) materials. You know what? It was actually really tasty. I’m going to have to give Early Grey a shot next!

• $10 USB power outlet leaves no plug behind
  I gave serious thought to building the one that Engadget linked on the previous day (http://is.gd/5rVWn), but since this is so much more useful (you get two 110 outlets and two USB outlets), for the same price it’s almost a no-brainer. I’ll take two!

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Things I read, liked and bookmarked in the last 24 hours:

• Save Money And Stay Cooler with a Whole-House Fan – Household – Lifehacker
  Depending upon its size, a whole-house fan uses only 10% to 20% as much electricity as a central air conditioner. Also, it uses significantly less electricity than a window air conditioner, yet it keeps the entire house more comfortable, not just one room. Installing one generally provides a good payback on the investment.

  I'm seriously considering this for my house as our (non-functional) central air unit is from the 60's, and it's not really worth cooling the basement of a brick house anyway.

• How to Build a Simple Sandbox, CBS, Bob on TV, BobVila.com
  An easy-to-build sandbox can be constructed in a few hours using basic tools. Most lumberyards will cut wood to length at no extra charge. Do-it-yourselfers with a circular saw or a power miter saw can make the required cuts with ease. A box of 2-1/2- or 3-inch galvanized nails and a hammer complete the job.

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Things I read, liked and bookmarked in the last 24 hours:

• How to Build a Rotating Canned Food Shelf
  Thinking seriously about having better inclement weather preparations, as well as overall better storage for food stuffs led me to this. I'm somewhat itching for a building project. This looks like fun.

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