I like changing oil; it’s a good dirty job that needs to be done and doesn’t take long, and I can save a bundle doing it myself. Besides, it’s a good time to check other fluid levels in the vehicle, look at the air filter, and generally ensure I know what’s going on under the …

One modification to the parameters I set up for this blog: I can write 15 minutes only on those workdays when I’m in the office. So you’ll probably not see any posts on weekends. One aspect of homesteading is having to do lots of things for yourself that you used to pay others to do …