Damien on December 18, 2017No, this is not a crossover between Frank Herbert's Dune and the anime/manga Fullmetal Alchemist. No, this is just a review of spices you desperately need in your cupboard thanks to Alchemy Spice Company. Let's get cooking! I'm by no means a chef, but I hope you'll be inspired by my cooking blogs to dust…
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Tommy on December 13, 2017If you've been with us for a while, you probably saw one of my first posts, Big Guy Sleeping the Wave, where I wrote about my purchase of a Casper Wave mattress. You may have also caught the follow-up to that yesterday, Big Guy on Returning the Casper, where I wrote about returning the mattress…
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Tommy on December 12, 2017One of the first articles I wrote after starting Big Guy on Stuff was Big Guy Sleeping the Wave. This was a write-up of my experience buying the Casper Wave mattress and how it was holding up under a big guy's weight. I was really excited about this bed and completely on-board with what Casper was…
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Damien on December 11, 2017Cast Iron cooking is one of my favorite ways to prepare a meal, particularly since I love a well-seared piece of protein. The science behind Cast Iron is fascinating, as cast iron is actually a terrible conductor of heat. It wants to be heated slowly, possibly in your oven. It wants to be bathed in…
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Damien on December 7, 2017It all started with an Echo. My story begins with the Amazon Echo. Go read that other story for a review about those. This story is about how I elevated that useful gadget into a marriage saving, life saving, sanity saving ecosystem thanks to TP-Link. TP-Link is not as well known as Phillips or Belkin…
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Tommy on December 6, 2017This may seem a little odd for the site, but it's something I felt like I had to do after seeing the results. You may have seen a headlight restoration kit in your local auto store or online. Maybe you've even seen the guy setup on the side of the road with a sign that…
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Tommy on December 5, 2017UPDATE 2018-01-27: The WyzeCam is now back in stock on Amazon! Don't miss out on your chance to pick one up. They go fast every time they get them in! Don't forget to also pickup your SD card to store recordings locally! Also, if you're interested in putting one outside, there is a 25' power…
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Damien on December 4, 2017The only problem with Star Trek that I have is that the future got here way before they said it would. I embrace my robot overlords Hello, Echo Here's the thing. I'm on Facebook, do 90% of my shopping on Amazon, and work for the Government. I gave up the assumption…
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Tommy on December 1, 2017This is the rest of the review I promised in Big Guy on the Google Pixel Buds: Part 1 – Connectiongate. I took a little time to do this review for a couple reasons. One, I really only use headphones when I'm exercising, and the family has been passing around the sickness over the last few…
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Damien on November 30, 2017One of the biggest downsides of being a big guy is a loss of options. Small people can't understand that because we may be big or tall, there are things we just don't get to experience. You won't find me spelunking. I can't walk into every store I see and purchase clothing. I don't get…
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