6/20/10

If you love your favorite sports team and want to show your adoration by attaching pennants to your car windshield or antenna, think twice: Cars are designed to be as aerodynamic as possible; by adding a flag, you increase the drag and decrease your car's fuel efficiency. If you want to show your support, think bumper stickers instead.

6/19/10

If you suffer from allergies and plan to rip up the wall-to-wall carpet and replace it with hardwood floors in your bedroom, think again. Dust, allergens and other particles can easily build up on hardwood, which means it'll need constant cleaning. A carpeted room cleaned with a HEPA-filter vacuum can actually keep the room cleaner. It's not what's on the floor that matters, but how you clean the room.

6/18/10

We all love our cats, but their natural instinct to hunt can often lead to dead birds in the yard. And since cats are responsible for the deaths of millions of birds every year, help our feathered friends get a second chance by installing a small bell on your cat's collar. The ringing noise will alert birds, giving them a chance to escape.