Alix patching them walls

December 4, 2018

Last night, as she prepped a room for painting, Alix learned the fine art of patching holes in drywall. Pretty in pink!  

Kitchen sink plumbing update

December 1, 2018

A couple weeks ago I noticed the kitchen sink seemed to be draining slowly. It has a garbage disposal and I figured the previous owner had left something in there without chopping it up. I flipped on the disposal switch, instead of a satisfying grinding noise all I heard was a low hum, then a

Cookies disappear after adding Set-Cookies in .htaccess? Here is how to get them back

November 27, 2018

I needed to set a cookie via .htaccess, to ensure it was always in the browser, regardless of what the website was doing. Setting a cookie is rather easy, it will look similar to: Header set Set-Cookie “cookieName=value; Expires=Wed, 15 May 2222 07:28:00 GMT” The next morning I attempted to login to the site and

Don’t be this outlet! Use sane electrical wiring practices

November 25, 2018

Wiring on a house from the 1950s should never be expected to be top notch, however this outlet really blew my mind… There have been several electrical revolutions since the 1950s. This house is a testament to each era in wiring style, and overall safety. I have been tracing wires through the unfinished basement and