Can you mail a paper airplane with a regular stamp?
Throwing a paper airplane into the mailbox slot is a lot of fun!
Life
X-men logos suddenly appear everywhere in a suburb
Why is someone going around Glen Ellyn spray-painting X-Men logos on people’s lawns?
Finding more days to fly your American flag
19 days to fly your flag; and an additional 46 days if you are really adventurous
Hot Wheels bug helps me through rough terrain
Little did I know, that there would be another reason for me to purchase this fun toy.
Capturing sand memories inside an hourglass
Take sand from a beach that is significant to you, and put it inside an hourglass
Sticker for “I got my COVID-19 vaccine”
Now I have a vaccine sticker and a “I voted” sticker from the DuPage County Fairgrounds. I hope the Fairgrounds hands out stickers for all their events!
Strava map of chasing a toddler and pre-schooler around a playground for 15 minutes
Strava’s GPS tracking feature is so much fun—especially when you forget that it’s on.
Important tips for analyzing monthly electricity usage
Would you like a nice chart showing your monthly electricity usage? I’ll show you how to build it.
Enhanced weekly electricity reports
Every week ComEd, my electricity company, sends me a report on how much electricity I’ve used in the past week. This report is very helpful, because it compares this week to last week. If I changed any of my electricity habits, like not running the dehumidifier, I can see the impact right away. Why weekly …