sprignaturemoves

If you’ve ever seen my car, you’d know that it’s not something that I obsess over at all.   In fact quite the contrary — I don’t care about it that much.   It gets me from here to there.   It’s not pretty but it’s functional.

I try to invest in it as little as possible.   There’s more important things to spend money on, IMO.

So, anyway…I found a way to make my windshield wipers last longer than recommended (every 6 months).   When they start skidding across the windshield, I stop (usually at the gas station) and take them off and 1) switch the right and the left and 2) flip them over so that the end that’s on the top is now on the bottom.

Turning off your car when the wiper blades are upright makes them a little easier to change.

Worked like a champ in the torrential downpour on the way to work this morning.   Voila!   No skidding.

Spriglet #3: OK, this is borderline O.C.D., but it’s something I’ve gotten into the habit of doing. Whenever I get out of my car, I always immediately put my keys in my pocket and then pat my pocket just to here the keys jingle. Guess I started doing it after I locked my keys in my car. Haven’t locked them inside it since.

Spriglet #2: After a long and strenuous evening of impromptu furniture move-age, you’re shocked to notice the scattered carpet divots all over the room. Simply place an ice cube on each carpet divot and let it melt.   As the carpet dries, the divots pop back up.

Some wise person once said:

Moving your furniture around all the time is a sign of mental instability.

That being said, the carpet divots are really a sign of deeper mental issues. You might want to seek out professional help.

No charge for that one.

h/t: scott

I’m busting out a new category. Spriglets. That’s right.

What is a spriglet you ask?

Well, Solomon has his book Proverbs. I have Spriglets — nuggets of wisdom from yours truly.

Spriglet #1: Strategic cereal divots prevent milk overspray. Simply use your finger and make a divot in the middle of your cereal. Aim for the divot when pouring your milk. Voila! No mess.
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