How To

You always want to feel secure and prepared in case the worst happens. Having a proper survival kit stored and ready for an emergency is a critical part of keeping you and your family safe during the event of a crisis. When making your kit, you want to ma...

If you've been with your girlfriend for a long time -- or not so long -- and are ready to take your relationship to a more intimate level, you must be wondering if she's feeling the same way. Though you may think it's easier to just ask her what she wants...

Life is about taking chances, and you begin taking chances from the time you are a baby. Taking first steps can be scary, but then you learn that it helps you to walk and eventually run. Childhood and adolescence affords many opportunities for taking risk...

Despite how they're portrayed in TV, movies, and music, clubs are not magical paradises where everyone effortlessly finds a date. It still takes a little effort to meet someone, even in this environment! However, you don't need cheesy pick-up lines or any...

If you'd like to keep track of how much rainfall you're getting, you can either buy a rain gauge or make one for yourself. You only need a few simple materials, such as a plastic bottle, and a small amount of time. Use the gauge to compare the rainfall da...

There aren’t enough good things to say about nachos. In their classic form, they’re spicy, creamy, cheesy, crunchy, zesty and delicious, but what makes them timeless is their versatility. Take the core taste concepts - creamy, crunchy, layers - and you ca...

If you find yourself drinking multiple bottles of Mountain Dew on a daily basis, you might be hooked. There are many good reasons to want to cut back on Mountain Dew. Its high sugar content can cause you to gain weight, and drinking too much soda can incr...

Halo 2 is still one of the most popular online shooters of all time. But players have gotten really, really good since it came out, making it difficult for new players to jump in without getting crushed. However, with some practice, a couple tips, and som...

There's nothing wrong with being assigned male at birth, yet feeling much more comfortable as a girl. Unfortunately, you might not be able to simply start living as a girl for various reasons, like being a minor. Remember that if transitioning is the mos...

You may be sick of being called "four eyes" or "brace face," and you may not think that wearing glasses or braces is much fun. But it's all in the attitude! These days, glasses and anything that may lead you to be labeled a "geek" can actually make you co...

Playing bucket drums is a fun way to practice percussion. You can achieve a unique sound by striking different parts of the bucket. Many people make extra money by playing their bucket drums on the street, in subway stations, or at festivals.

Show jumping is a popular equestrian event that challenges both the horse and the rider to quickly go through a course of jumping obstacles. Since many jumping events don’t show the course until the day of the show, it can be difficult to memorize the pat...

An impersonation is a replication of someone's speech or body language. While most people try to impersonate someone's voice, a truly great impressions take the whole body. Whether you want to impress your friends or an audience, good impersonations requi...

Kent, also knows as Kemps or Cash, is a fun card game to play with a group of friends. The object of the game is to get four of a kind (four cards of the same rank), display your team’s signal, and have your teammate call “Kent,” or have your teammate say...

By using a rule that you create, Outlook can examine each message that you receive for certain characteristics and then automatically forward or redirect any message that matches the characteristics to another e-mail account. This method will also allow y...

Whether you have your own orchard or you picked up a bushel of fresh fruit from the farmer's market, the bountiful harvest will only last a short while if you do not take steps to preserve it. There are three basic ways of preserving fruit for an extende...