Though my home maintenance skills are largely laughable, I do enjoy the This Old House program and watch it to understand what carpenters and electricians, etc… are doing and how they do what they do. I also watch it to get ideas of things I might be able to do

A Prayer for Owen Meaney (1990) by John Irving is one of the best books ever written, as per my humble opinion. I read it many, many years ago and it still sticks with me. On the dedication page, Mr. Irving included two quotes that have made a large difference