Work in Progress: Antique Truck Paint and Restoration (ongoing)
This is something of a departure from what The Motley Guy is accustomed to. I »
An Aura of Protection
While the COVID pandemic feels more behind us than present (woohoo!) the protection we got »
A New Day for an Old Truck
A bit of backstory: The day came when I almost sold this pickup truck. Twice. »
Motivation on a Roll: Innovative Scotch® product <$10 literally gave me the boost I needed (video)
My old sailboat had been begging for TLC for years. YEARS. I had no motivation »
Elizabeth Sutton brings her style to new seating collection you must see
Seating can be elegant and comfortable. I know now, but for years of working from »
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Need an extra hand? How about two or three?
Unless you were born with a third arm, you inevitably have learned the limitations of having only two hands to hold with. That means two hands climbing a ladder. Or one hand to hammer
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Waste Not, Want Not
Your mother isn’t around to pick up after you, and potentially…… neither is the janitor. I know you like working from home on summer days like these, but trash still collects around your workspace,
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I used my head and figured this out for you: assembling a hard hat
Engineers designed hard hats over in St. Paul, Minnesota, but that doesn’t mean we’re all engineers wearing them. It took me 5 tries before I managed to successfully assemble the 3M hard hat model H-702R
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Life Hacks for Summer Projects
Kids back to school soon? Once they’re gone, you’ll have a little free time to get after those summer projects that never came to fruition. I love to paint, and just did a bathroom
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Hearing protection is always a sound investment.
Ringing always in your ears? Could be your job site is too loud and you need ear protection, my friend. OSHA requires hearing protection when the noise level is above 85 dB (based on
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How important is the work that Chicago Lighthouse does for the blind and deaf? Only Time will Tell.
I know there’s a clock on your phone. Maybe that’s why you stopped wearing a watch. But riddle me this: how often do you find your battery dead before the day is done? That’s
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60 seconds of Trash Talk to Learn your Earth Day Lesson!
Enough excuses. Unless you’re a bro who crashed on his buddy’s futon last night, ’cause that party was outta control, and you’re awake & cleaning up like a….bro…. it’s time to learn how to
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You won’t cut it with cheap tape…..
…or maybe you will cut cheap tape, and thus my point: not all tapes are created equal. These days maybe you’ve noticed: cardboard is EVERYWHERE and in EVERYTHING. The hippie in me doesn’t love
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When you write something down, you’re 42% more likely to make it happen. Swoosh!
Are you watching March Madness? Our friends at Post-it® want to drive home an important message with this TV spot that’s airing during the big games. Be more likely to make your to-do’s, goals,
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Are you a Private Person? Maybe you should be more of one.
Jokes aside kiddo, you’re not the only one looking at your screen right now. That’s right: Janice in Accounting just walked by and saw you’re on The Motley Guy. Don’t worry? Fine. Your colleague:
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Do you see Ghosts? Hint: the dark smudges on your Whiteboard. Dry Erase Surface to the rescue!
Ghosts are real, but many people tell you they don’t see them. Are you keeping yourself in the dark? Don’t be oblivious to the smudges left by whiteboard markers. Professionals know to clean their
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Two Hands are Better than One. Headlamps light the way to smarter working.
Comfortable, secure and durable, these LED headlights from Energizer are the perfect solution for any jobs and activities that demand the use of both hands. Yet most headlamps exceeding 250 lumens have a unique,
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