When I was a boy, I had my first bad reaction to poison sumac with a rash that covered my body. It was brutal! We tried to treat it topically but that was futile. It was taking forever to get…
Whilst Outdoors, Here’s how to Avoid Poisonous Plants!
Category: Reviews
Ready, Set, Snow! Here’s friendlysuggestions for All!
The snow around the nation is falling a lot these days! While on the ground the depth of the snow is on the rise! It has reached disturbing levels! Many of us, who shouldn’t be shoveling are forced to shovel,…
friendlysuggestions: 12 Tips for Fast, Effective Moving
I moved several months ago! It was a chore. I moved from a larger space into a smaller one. I had moved several times recently, moving from larger places to smaller ones and shedding stuff that I had collected over the…
ZeP Drain Care: This Drain Build-up Remover Saves $$$
I don’t know which I hate more, plumbing or painting! Actually they both stink! But with plumbing, there is an emergency factor that cannot be discounted! You’ve never heard anyone say, “We had 12 dinner guests but we had to…
Film: Whiplash (available on Amazon Prime, see it!)
Whiplash | Director Damien Chazelle | Score: 8.3 I had a conversation about this film before I got to see it with a friend of mine who couldn’t understand how a movie about a gifted student in a prestigious music…
Film: A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table | Directors Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush | Score: 6.3 If you’re feeling up to it, you could pretty effectively encapsulate the neglect this country heaps on its children via a punishing double-feature of societal…
Film: Midnight Special
Midnight Special | Director Jeff Nichols | Score: 5.7 Every parent wants to think of their children as unique and special from everyone else – wants to feel that their child has gifts no one else has. Jeff Nichols’ film…
Now on DVD: In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea | Director Ron Howard | Score: 3.5 The worst thing to ever happen to Ron Howard as a director was winning an Oscar for the dunderheaded A Beautiful Mind. Up until that point, he…
POR-15, Save Your Rusty Metal Items with This Amazing Paint, They Will As Good As New
Rust is nasty stuff! It destroys metal, discolors paint, ruins things, and basically sucks! It’s hard to get rid of, hard to paint, and, like a boomerang it generally comes back. Recently, I was given an old lawnmower, it was…
Piers Marchant’s Best (& Worst) Films of 2015
The year started with a very strong Sundance line-up (which screened three of my top-five films), continued with some exceptional docs unveiled at True/False, rose up again for a strong Cannes bill, and some particularly memorable turns at TIFF. This…