Nutgraf

Nutgraf: The main idea or thesis paragraph in a news story.

Nutgraf.net: A blog about the house, the news, occasionally the environment, and only sidelong references to the cats - promise.

I’ve also long been interested in consumer reviews. Does it really do that? Which one of these is better? What is the better deal (if it takes half as much of one thing to do the job of another…)? I think we’re all looking for the next best thing, and we’ve all been enticed by infomercials. What if someone really tried that stuff out? In their real-life house? With real-life constraints? And a real person reading the actual instrux?

My qualifications? I can pester folks with some questions. Ask anyone. I can pick something apart until it rolls its eyes and goes limp. So can Spouse, who has a scientific background and bona-fide physics training. In Russia, so you know he’s smart.

I’ve got a digital camera, an inquisitive mind and zero free time. Let’s come to some hasty conclusions!

Want me to review something? E-mail ideas and suggestions to “thea” at this domain name, if you catch my drift.