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Skill of the Week: Throw a Boomerang
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Skill of the Week: Jump From a Building Into a Dumpster
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Skill of the Week: Make an Ice Fishing Tip-Up
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Skill of the Week: Pick Up the 7-10 Split in Bowling
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Let’s Hang: The Essential Guide to Drywall Anchors
Once or twice a year, I've got to mount something heavy on my walls. Could be a heavy picture frame, a ...
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Podcast #960: A Guide to Protecting Yourself Against Unexpected Violence
When Sam Rosenberg was 20 years old and working as a bouncer in a bar, a disgruntled patron pointed a ...
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Do These Things Before the Arctic Blast Arrives
Thanks to an arctic blast sweeping down from the Great North, it’s going to be cold in most parts of the ...
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Skill of the Week: How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter
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Podcast #780: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward With Your Life
Note: This is a rebroadcast. You want to declutter. You want to downsize. You want to live more ...
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Skill of the Week: Wrap a Gift
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How to De-Ice Your Windshield Easily and Effectively
If you have to park your car outside during the winter, there's a good chance you'll have to deal with the ...
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Skill of the Week: Build a Cozy Fireplace Fire (That Won’t Make Your House Smoky)
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How to Adjust Your Car Mirrors to Eliminate Blind Spots
A blind spot in terms of driving refers to an area where the traffic outside your vehicle cannot be seen ...
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Skill of the Week: Paint a Room
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Skill of the Week: Throw a Perfect Football Spiral
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Skill of the Week: Store and Stack Firewood
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Skill of the Week: Survive an Earthquake
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Two Things You Should Be Doing to Take Better Care of Your Camping Gear
You should try to take good care of all of your things so that they last longer and keep functioning as ...
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Skill of the Week: Skip a Stone
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Skill of the Week: Milk a Cow
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