How To Sleep

Work travels for the next week mean we're on summer break and flashbacks to older episdoes. Let's first Flashback to the funniest manual ever written, and perhaps the funniest thing ever written. If you zonk out to this one, congrats. Please enjoy Gary Dahl's wonderfully witty manual for the Pet Rock. 

Read through this hilarious manual at https://www.scribd.com/doc/252772385/The-Care-and-Training-of-Your-Pet-Rock-Manual-by-Gary-Dahl

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Mini Manual #29 checks in with two of the more important toiletries in my life: Salonpas, the pain relieving patch, and Cremo Shave Cream, the smoothest and most invigorating cream I've used in my many years of shaving. 

Check out all of the Cremo products and labels at: https://cremocompany.com/

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Porcelain molding has been around for ages. The Scientific American Supplement helps us peak behind the curtain to learn a bit more about this fascinating this process from 1885.

Head over to Project Gutenberg for the article: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13939/13939-h/13939-h.htm

With host Mike Shafer. 

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I've made no secret about the importance of staying hydrated. As it heats up, that's more important than ever. Today's Mini Manual goes over the packing information on my refrigerator water filter. 

With host Mike Shafer. 

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We're celebrating the first day of summer by covering a manual for one of the most used items during summer time: a common, everyday hose. And more specifically, a fancy hose reel to make using and rewinding your hose a breeze on those hot summer days. 

Find the manual at: https://www.suncast.com/media/blfa_files/RSH125_Inst_manual_0361081F_EN_3.pdf

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Staying regular is more important than ever. Probiotics help us do that, and none better than Mary Ruth's Daily Liquid Probiotic. The box is a manual in itself, with not only instructions but helpful FAQs on how and why probiotics work. 

Learn more about all of their products at: https://www.maryruthorganics.com/

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Looking to stay cool during the summer? Want a steady hum to help you sleep? Listen in to this week's episode on box fans. 

Find the manual at: https://www.lasko.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/B20573_Lasko_Weather-Shield_Box_Fan.pdf

With host Mike Shafer. 

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Everyone has their must have items going into the summer season. I have a few, but three essentials: anti-itch gel for bug bites, sun screen, and water. Moquitoes love me as much as the sun does, so I come prepared. When bug spray doesn't work, I turn to my handy Itch Eraser. I put sun screen on repeatedly when I'm enjoying time outdoors. I also make sure to stay hydrated, year-round but more importantly when I'm sweating in the hot summer heat. 

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“More than just a practical how-to list, instruction manuals can reveal much about the time and society in which they were written. How they have evolved tells us about how we’ve changed too.” Helene Schumacher from BBC Future takes us deep into the world of instruction manuals. 

Find the full article at: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180403-inside-the-world-of-instruction-manuals

With host Mike Shafer. 

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We're into June and it's warming up. It's time to learn all about the refreshing beer that helps introduce us to the world of "sours". 

Read along at https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-berliner-weisse/ and find the specific recipe at https://beerandbrewing.com/scared-sour-berliner-weisse-recipe/. 

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