A family friend recently borrowed a ladder to install a ceiling fan. The note left promised to have the equipment back later that afternoon. By 5 p.m., the ladder still wasn’t in the garage. That’s ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Q: My new home is prewired for a ceiling fan, which I am finally ready to install. Are there any precautions I should take? A: You’ll be using a ladder, so I hope ...