Archive for February, 2008
About three years ago, I was diagnosed with asthma. Before that, I lived with it for most of my life without having any idea why exercise was a struggle for breath and lying in bed at night was sometimes more scary than restful. When I was finally diagnosed, I decided 23 years was more than [...]
Someone in the forums inspired me to write an article about getting rid of beetles. The question was about Asian beetles. Now, there are a couple of beetles that come up when search for Asian beetles, but I had no idea how many species of beetles there were. Almost 25% of all known life forms [...]
When was the last time you woke up from a night of partying hard and immediately regretted that ninth (tenth, eleventh) drink? Or that second enchilada from the questionable joint down the block? We’ve all experienced the hell that is nausea, the dizzy, trembly, queasy anticipation of relief in the even more hellish form of [...]
Well, tax season is upon us yet again, and so with great timeliness I present How to Get Rid of Tax Debt, a new page all about dealing with taxes, tax problems, outstanding irs debts, and all sorts of financial loveliness. How to Get Rid of Tax Debt offers practical solutions to tax problems, suggestions [...]
So, after a lengthy overhaul of all my old pages (helLO CSS!), I’m back with some fresh content, all about toothaches! If you’ve ever had a toothache, you know how important getting rid of toothache pain can be to just getting on with daily life. If you haven’t, well, aren’t you lucky. This new page [...]
I recently completed yet another article about ears. This one is about how to get rid of earwax. I’ve done my best to make sure we don’t rely on the old cotton-tipped swab, because those have the potential to cause more harm than good, especially if you’re one of those unlucky people who produces more [...]
After retirement, my grandpa drove school bus for a few years. And this is a big city with big schools. So, each school has quite a few bus drivers. One of the guys my grandpa drove with was an ex-heroine addict. Not only was he an ex-heroine addict, he was also an ex-smoker. An ex-smoker [...]
PMS jokes: we’ve all heard them; most of us have cracked them. But if you’ve ever had symptoms of PMS, you know it’s not actually very funny. For one thing, it sometimes hurts—physically hurts. And then there’s the problem of trying to wrangle control over your mind, since bursting into tears midsentence and yelling at [...]