The Household Handyman's Guide

1. If you can't find a screwdriver, use a knife. If you break off the tip, it's an improved screwdriver.

2. Try to work alone. An audience is rarely any help.

3. Above all, if what you've done is stupid, but it works, then it isn't stupid.

4. Work in the kitchen whenever you can ... many fine tools are there, its warm and dry, and you are close to the refrigerator.

5. If it's electronic, get a new one ... or consult a twelve-year old.

6. Stay simple minded: Get a new battery; replace the bulb or fuse; see if the tank is empty; try turning the switch "on" ; or just paint over it.

7. Always take credit for miracles. If you dropped the alarm clock while taking it apart and it suddenly starts working, you have healed it.

8. Regardless of what people say, kicking, pounding, and throwing sometimes DOES help.

9. If something looks level, it is level.

10. If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.
 

 *I am a Christian and attend Mill Creek Foursquare Church.
* I live in the Seattle area.
* I turn fifty-six in June.
* I retired from WSDOT in 1998.
* I graduated from Shoreline Community College in their Computer Technology program with these areas of interest in my AAA degree:
     * Network Administration
      * Help Desk Administration
      * Web Page Design
* My height is 4' 33". My parents have referred to me as their short son.
* I was born in Spokane, Washington.
* I attended St Patrick's Grade School.
* I attended Gonzaga Preparatory School.
* I joined the Washington State Highway Dept. right after high school in 1967.
* I moved to the Puget Sound area in August of 1967.
* My hope is to give people another reason to look up.
* I actually had a full head of hair before I learned to duck.