Wednesday WTF

Why Settle For a Man Cave When The Whole House Could be Covered in Tools And Old Spice?

By Mimi Perez / April 19, 2023 /

My Pop was never happier than when he was in his workshop, with his tools, rebuilding a motor to a lawnmower. Our mowers, much like our cars, could outrun anything on wheels.  The rule was that if we came across a mower being left out for heavy trash pick up, we had to pick it…

Barbie Has a New Movie And Her Own Dream House With This Michigan Condo

By Mimi Perez / April 12, 2023 /

As I was surfing the interwebs, I came across the trailers for the new Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling coming out July 21. Lord help me, I watched both of them. Those are five minutes of my life I will never get back. I am not completely sure if Barbie is geared…

For Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Check Out Houses That Are Head-Turners — And Not in a Good Way

By Mimi Perez / April 5, 2023 /

I would be remiss if I did not give a shout-out to my gal pal Brenda Masse, a fellow CandysDirt.com columnist. She let me know that April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. When we think of distracted driving, we think of the dreaded cell phone.  I am here to tell you that phones are…

Want a Long, Happy Marriage? The Keys Are Communication And Bathroom Doors

By Mimi Perez / March 22, 2023 /

This April my husband and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. There should be a small parade thrown in our honor because, for 28 of those 30 years, we have had to share one bathroom.  During our first two years of marriage, we lived in a 1,800-square-foot townhouse that had two-and-a-half bathrooms. There were…

Ohio Home is Perfect For an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang

By Mimi Perez / March 15, 2023 /

The house featured in this week’s column has been getting a lot of attention on the interwebs. Creepy, weird, bizarre are just some of the descriptors these home aficionados have used. They are all wrong. The accurate words to describe this house are: outlaw motorcycle club. It is not just any kind of home for…