I’m a big fan of comic book movies. I’ve always been a little bit of a geek, but in the last 20 years or so, special effects have made it so that Hollywood can take old comic book characters and make them seem real on the big screen. I think…
Christmas is upon us! As we’re all scrambling in preparation for the holiday festivities, let’s take a moment to remember the reason for the season. 2018 CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive! November 18th – December 13th, 2018 Help give a happy holiday to families in need! Every year the California…
I was watching a rerun of one of my favorite shows of all-time the other day, Cheers. Now, I don’t mean to give away my age here, but Cheers was a sitcom that was on when I was much younger. It was basically about a bunch of people who worked…
Our friend Pat in Sacramento has a question for us today about how best to operate his thermostat during the winter. Pat says: “Hey there, Bell Brothers team! My name is Pat and I live in Sacramento. As you mention all the time, in our area we have fairly cold…
New custom windows can do a lot of things for your home. They can let in more sunlight, really changing the nature of how you experience your rooms. They can up the curb appeal of your home, making it a whole heck of a lot nicer—and also more valuable. And,…
I recently took a trip to Ireland with my family and was stunned by how the rolling hills and big trees they have there were actually pretty similar to what we have in Northern California. In fact, when we were riding around the country, there were times I might have…
A couple of years ago, we had a rainy winter like I’ve never seen before in my life—and that’s saying a lot because I was born and raised in Northern California. It was two winters back and we were still in the middle of that five-year drought. Well, we certainly…
I think one of the biggest differences between me now and me when I was just starting out in the world is that, these days, I don’t get overwhelmed by the small stuff. When I was younger, things like paying for my health insurance and looking into car maintenance felt…
If you have a forced-air furnace, air gets pulled in from the rooms, past a filter, and into the furnace to get heated. A typical forced-air furnace burns either gas or oil and then a heat exchanger transfers the heat to filtered air, keeping the hot flue gases safely separated….
I have a little seasonal ritual that I go through every year. Each May, I take the umbrellas out of my coat closet and from the back of my car and I store them in my garage. Some folks might consider this risky. What if, for example, I’m out driving…
