CLEANING
CONFIDENTIAL
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The Ex Files
These are housekeeping horror stories about ex (or current!) spouses. This month, the saga of Kristen, Andy and a sink full o' dishes. See the story, lower right, and see the solution here.
Send your Ex Files stories to tom@cleanlikeaman.com.
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Relationship Tip of the Month
| Size matters...
Buying her new lingerie is romantic. But before you shop, check out what's in her drawer now so you get the right size. Take special note of items toward the front...these are the ones she's probably worn most recently.
Read more relationship tips...
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It's a fact, Jack!
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August's most compelling tips
Bathroom: Lime deposits clogging shower head? Fill a ziploc bag with white vinegar and wrap around head for an hour. Then clear any still-clogged holes with the end of a paper clip.
Kitchen: To refresh your coffeemaker (and your coffee): run a pot of white vinegar through it, followed by a pot of clear water.
Bedroom: Tuck an unwrapped bar of soap or dryer sheet into your dresser drawers to keep 'em smelling fresh.
Relationships: Never eyeball another woman when you're out with yours.
Organization:
Organize your life with a dayminder or PDA. You'll never miss another birthday, anniversary, meeting or parole board hearing.
Read more quick tips now...
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It's raining tips!
| Be amazed on a daily basis.  | It's nice to have something you can count on in this crazy, mixed up world. Now you can get diabolically-clever C.L.A.M. tips every day, rain or shine, sent FREE to your email or PDA. Just go to twitter.com and sign up for Cleaning4Men.
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Please send this newsletter to a friend who needs cleaning/organizing help: a clueless husband, college-bound lad, bachelor, or suddenly-single dude.
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| C.L.A.M. News | Blowing the lid off of Feng Shui
Many people believe in feng shui - the art of positioning household objects in patterns that affect yin, yang, and the positive flow of chi.
Feng Shui, 1939  | But wait! My research shows that the real Feng Shui played second base for the Chicago Cubs from 1937 to 1940. He hit only .252 but had a great glove.
Frank Shui, 1941  | His brother, Frank, was a halfback on the 1941 University of Iowa football team and played pro ball for the New York Giants.
After their athletic careers ended, Feng and Frank opened the first of four Shui Brothers Hardware stores in Omaha. They retired in 1967.
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Couple in showdown over dirty dishes. Who'll blink first?
Trouble in paradise.  | Kristen writes: "My husband Andy and I are having a dirty dishes standoff..."
Hey C.L.A.M fans, you have to read this letter. It's the kind of domestic issue that can sink a love boat if handled improperly. But there's an easy solution to this and other housekeeping conundrums.
Read Kristen's complete letter and C.L.A.M.'s solution...
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Media spotlight
 Clean Like a Man author Tom McNulty gathered no moss in August.
Just click to check 'em out. Hope you'll "like" them, post comments, share with friends...and above all, ENJOY!!! |
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The Men Commandments
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Thou Shalt Clean Faster, Smarter & BetterThis month: "Divide and Conquer"
Break chores down into smaller, more manageable jobs. Focus on just one thing at a time - you WILL finish faster. Check out all the Men Commandments here. |
| Photo of the Month
| Dog from another planet?
Earthlings - resistance is futile. Surrender
your Beggin' Strips.
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Last night my dog, Coco, was out back staring up at Sirius ("The Dog Star"), which is in the constellation Canis Major ("Big Dog"), and she looked a bit alien.
Waiting for the mother ship? If so, it would totally redefine the term "Beam me up, Scotty."
See Tom's Cleaning Confidential column in the latest issue of The Bark...a lively magazine for everyone who knows that dogs are people, too. And please, fight puppy mills and the slimebags who run them!
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| Personals
| MARTHA STEWART - Please
contact me. I have some clever housekeeping tips for you. (And no,
that's not "code" for something else.) We can chat over lattes and scones...I'll buy.
- Moonstruck in Minneapolis
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