The Mr. Fix-It Virus

May, 1992

Tim Allen, star of the TV show Home Improvement, is right on target. For most guys, life is filled with various home-repair projects that run amok. If it ain't Broke, Fix it is their motto.My father planted the demon seed of home improvements in my mind at a relatively early age. It all began when we left our rented apartment in the city and moved to a Chicago suburb. We were overmortgaged and overwrought.The house on Oak Street drove my father crazy. In his opinion, everything was wrong with it...

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