A friend just forwarded me an email from the editors of Mother Earth News, an eco-centric DIY magazine, compiling some of their favorite stories from the publication’s past 40 years. Those snowbound in the mid-Atlantic may appreciate imagining a little revenge on Punxsutawney Phil by reading the how-to-serve-groundhog feature from 1984, while the morbidly frugal may want to bone up on a 2003 feature on building your own coffin (“it makes a great coffee table or storage trunk before its final use”). Those with a Green bent, like me, can enjoy a good selection on alternative fueling options for...