Eric and I recently splurged on a brand new 32-inch LCD TV after a year of making do with a twenty-year-old hand-me-down 13-inch set with fake wood paneling on the sides. We were, as you can probably imagine, excited. So we got it home, carefully attached it to the stand, transferred it to the top of a bookcase, stood back, and saw…fingerprints. A week later, it was coated with a fine layer of dust and cat hair. It was, without a doubt, time for me to learn how to clean an LCD TV. Safely, you know, so as not to ruin this thing we spent several hundred dollars on. Turns out, cleaning an LCD TV is not as difficult or expensive as you might expect. All the details are in my new article.
Archive for July, 2008
There are armies of lab-coated, Ivy League graduates working tirelessly in secret underground labs to solve the problem as we speak. No, I’m not talking about global warming. These scientists are working on how to stop hair loss, which, though untold millions would celebrate the day a cure is found, isn’t even classified as a disease. One doesn’t lose strength, youth, or virility with hereditary hair loss. What is lost is a person’s sense of well being and self-confidence. Unfortunately, there is a finite number of real solutions out there, but an unending ocean of products and services. Don’t give false hope to unproven solutions - read my latest article to find out the real pathways to a thicker head of hair.
I never knew the simple pleasure of wood floors growing up; however, I did become well acquainted with the displeasure of carpeting. Getting an occasional third-degree burn, seeing my dad’s wrathful vein surface across his temple as he eyed an awful stain, trying to extricate a sloppy pile of Golden Retriever feces from a carpet that was initially in no way brown - these are my fond memories of the stuff. The first thing I did when I moved was to expose the beautiful maple which once graced the home. After a few months of heavy traffic and sock-sliding competitions, I realized I didn’t know how to clean hardwood floors. To my surprise, it wasn’t at all difficult. I figured it would be a complex operation - that there wood be a tortuous yin to my floor’s charming yang. Sure, you may have to refinish now and then, but the normal upkeep of hardwood floors is an easy task. Read my latest article to learn how to clean hardwood floors quickly and safely.
If you’ve got psoriasis, your main problem (after you figure out how to spell it) is probably trying to discover ways to relieve your symptoms. Or maybe you’re not sure whether or not you have psoriasis but have spots on your arms, or your back, that are making you itch like a maniac. My latest article on how to get rid of psoriasis touches on everything from the five main types of psoriasis to the latest, most promising treatments. Although the exact causes of psoriasis are unknown, a person’s environment is believed to be a factor. Check out the lifestyle behaviors that tend to trigger a psoriasis outbreak - see if there are any that you can change or do without. Also remember: if your psoriasis is causing you extreme sadness or anxiety, please seek help. There are many support groups and organizations for people who suffer from psoriasis.
Planning on buying a car or house in the near future, or renting an apartment, applying for a credit card, or getting any kind of insurance? I would recommend that you repair that bad credit first, as it will greatly influence the interest rate you receive - that is if you receive anything at all. Credit scores were designed to help lenders make accurate, unbiased decisions when lending, so if you were to walk into a bank for a $150,000 loan wearing nothing but stained tighty whities and a sleeveless shirt sporting the credo “Born to Kill”, you couldn’t cry foul. Let’s say that you receive that loan, stains and all. If you have a score at the lower end of the spectrum, you’ll end up paying at least $100,000 more than someone with great credit over a 30 year period. As you can see, having bad credit is a life-changing problem, and so, in my latest article, I detail exactly how someone can take control of their financial future and get rid of bad credit.
I don’t have a problem with back pain, but my fiancé does. The poor guy’s back is like one of those topographical maps with ridges stamped into the paper where the mountains are. And it’s a map of a mountainous region. Not long ago, we brought home the World’s Most Expensive Bed, hoping it would help, and it did. Sort of. But it turns out getting rid of back pain isn’t just a matter of buying a new bed. The back is a complicated machine, and taking care of it properly means taking care of all the parts, all the time. Lately I’ve been researching how to get rid of back pain to help my fiancé, and I figured I might as well help you while I was at it. That’s just the kind of girl I am. So if your back hurts, you should check out my latest article.
If you’re a pet owner and live anywhere in the vicinity of these black and white little beasts, chances are you have already had to get rid of skunk smell on dogs. Maybe you’re one of the people who tried Febreeze, or beer, or women’s douche (yes), and perhaps you had luck. Perhaps you failed miserably and have just grown accustomed to tasting skunk in your orange juice and even when you brush your teeth. However, if you want to get rid of skunk smell on dogs right away, for good, you need to be prepared. No more running around like a maniac and cursing the gods for putting you in this mess, when all the while your hideous mutt is sliding himself sideways along your white daybed, shaking his drool all over the pillows and starting to bite them even because he doesn’t know what to do either. No. Get rid of skunk smell on dogs like a pro. One day the skill will get the respect it deserves, and you will be ready to get rid of skunk smell like nobody else. Except maybe me.
Why should one want to get rid of high blood pressure? Isn’t it just as American as baseball and apple pie…and watching hours of TV, eating massively huge portions at restaurants, growing pot bellies, and imitating tree sloths - minus the trees? Well, considering that this pastime comes with the strong possibility of heart failure, stroke, aneurysm, kidney failure, brain damage, hardened arteries, and a laundry list of other maladies, perhaps getting rid of high blood pressure is a good idea. The trouble with high blood pressure, or hypertension, is that the vast majority of sufferers experience absolutely no symptoms until something terrible happens. If you find out that you do have high blood pressure, don’t panic. There are many simple lifestyle changes that can bring it down to a safe level. A variety of natural supplements have also proven helpful for the hypertensive. If you can’t make the changes, or aren’t sloth-like at all but are just genetically predisposed to hypertension, there are many effective medications out there - read for yourself.
I recently received an engagement ring made, as tradition would have it, of diamonds in a gold band. After the initial excitement of the proposal, I experienced a few ridiculous moments during which I was afraid to actually wear the ring because I knew wearing it would quickly spoil the perfectly smooth shine of the new gold. Dust and oils from my skin would get on it, and it would get dull. I’m wearing it anyway, of course, and I can see it gradually collecting a little bit of dirt and oil. But I’m not worried anymore, because I know that cleaning gold can be a quick, easy, and inexpensive process. My latest article, appropriately titled How to Clean Gold, shows exactly how to do it. Take a look.