Ways Archive - Better.Cheaper.Slower.

Naked Exercise #1: No-Bike Cycling

July 13, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Just your bare hands. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. A new one each week. So you'll look better naked all Summer. Here's a bike exercise - without the exercise bike.

Slower Sunday: Virtual Cool

July 12, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Have some. Press Play. Take 60 seconds. Repeat every 8 hours for 3 days. Be cool.

80 Ways: English Muffins with your Wimbledon?

July 11, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Fit for the Royal Box. Whether or not you're watching tennis on TV. Another Better Cheaper kitchen revelation. You can make them yourself. And you can make them Better than Thomas'. For a fraction of the store-bought cost.

A Walk in the Eternal Forest

July 10, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Something beautiful growing, flying or crawling everywhere you look. The land of biodiversity. Here in the Children's Eternal Rainforest, in Costa Rica, thousands of species of flora and fauna enjoy tens of thousands of protected acres.

80 Ways: Frozen Pizza on a Stick

July 9, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Savory popsicles. They're delicious, they're weird, they'll make you laugh, they'll make you happy whenever they're in your mouth. A convenient, frozen-solid, hand-held pizza on a stick. Great ingredients you can't stop licking.

80 Ways: So cool. Raita Popsicles

July 8, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Raita is a refreshing yogurt dip that's usually served with spicy Indian foods. It cools things down. When you freeze it in a popsicle mold, things get turned around. And really cool. Now it's something you dip in your mouth. Something delicious and refreshing on its own.

80 Ways: Gazpacho’sicles. Cool licks

July 7, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

80 recipes from traditional healthy cuisines around the world. Lower your body temperature to complete comfort in one minute flat with this low Glycemic Load pop. A convenient, frozen, hand-held soup and salad on a stick. Great for parties.

Looking back

July 6, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

At the Summer Stretches. They're great for everything. Especially your back. Intense lower back pain got me started on my stretching career twenty years ago. A few simple stretches twice a day cured me. I've never stopped doing them. And I've never looked back. Take a look.

Slower Sunday: Nostrils wide open

July 5, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Eyes and nostrils wide open. Press Play. Breathe really deeply. I don't mean that in a zen way. I mean, well, you'll see.

Declaration of Independence

July 4, 2026
Dick Sandhaus

Pursue happiness. Vigorously. Be independently healthy. Declare independence from the health care racket. Independence from the industrial food complex. Enjoy freedom to go anywhere feet can go. It may not be self-evident, but it's true that the pursuit itself produces happiness.