Singer Rosemary Clooney was born on this day. She was famous for singing about an old house that was aging. As homes get older, things go bad and need replacing. Electrical outlets are a good example. Over time, receptacles wear and loosen, and can become unstable. Poor contacts can short out and even start a fire. But they're easy to remove and replace. Step 1: always turn off the power. Then remove the cover and unscrew the receptacle. Pull it out of the box and inspect the wires. Hot will be black (or red) and negative will be white. There can be one or two of each. The ground will be green or bare copper. Remove all and reattach to the new receptacle, with black going to the brass screw, white to silver and the ground to the green screw. Then replace the receptacle and cover plate, plug in your radio and enjoy Rosemary Clooney. And that's the On The House tip for today.