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Hip Diggs –

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dan Erickson · 2 Comments We all have our weaknesses. I’m no exception. I’ve struggled with many things throughout life: alcohol, diet, fear, and more. Did you ever notice that some of our greatest…

Hip Diggs –

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dan Erickson · 2 Comments We all have our weaknesses. I’m no exception. I’ve struggled with many things throughout life: alcohol, diet, fear, and more. Did you ever notice that some of our greatest…

Beware The Hot-Air Heater Guy

I was fortunate enough to learn a valuable lesson early on in my home-ownership journey. Buyer beware! This lesson cost me $454.44.  I hope by writing about it, I might save you some money. In order to fully appreciate this…

Advice for Building a Deck

Our first deck on our first house was a basic, 12×16 square, and what we expected to take a weekend took most of the summer. The second deck we built is the one on our current home, a 20×30 with…

Can You Help Hip Diggs Out?

I’m a busy guy.  I work full-time, keep my personal/writing blog at danerickson.net, and I’m a single dad.  Keeping up here at hipdiggs.com has proven to be a challenge I may not be up to.  That’s why I’m asking for a…

Gutters: A Dirty Do-It-Yourself Job

Photo Credit Now I understand the expression, “get your mind out of the gutter.”  When your gutters are right beneath a walnut tree and have been ignored for a few years, they are a dirty place.  I must have scooped…

A Dog Run For Shep

We love our pets.  They’re part of the family.  Our dog Shep is a great dog, but he got the short end of the stick on this move.  The backyard at the old rental house was big.  The yard here…