How To
How to Clean/Gut a Fish
Cleaning and gutting are essential skills if you want to prepare a whole fish for a meal. Since you can’t eat the bones or guts, you’ll have to carefully remove them with a knife. To do this, you’ll need a clean work station, a sink or faucet, and a sharp...
How to Get a Learner's Permit in Massachusetts
Many kids dream of driving since the time they learned the word "car." In Massachusetts, you have to wait until you are sixteen until you can drive. Even then, to make your dream come true, you have to get a learner's permit first.
How to Do a Lower Back Stretch Safely
Lower back disorders are painfully common. In the United States, back pain is the single most common cause of job-related disability. Stretches can help keep your lower back healthy. However, because the area is sensitive and prone to injury, stretching p...
How to Conserve Water when Doing Dishes
Saving water is important for the environment and for your water bills! Doing the dishes uses up a lot of water, but you can save up to 20 gallons per wash by keeping the sink off as much as possible, using the most efficient dishwasher settings, and avoi...
How to Make Sugar Glass
Sugar glass (also known as glass candy) looks just like glass, except that you can eat it. Not only is it tasty to munch on—you can also use it to decorate cakes and cupcakes, too! This article will show you how to make three different sugar glass recipes...
How to Make Out with Your Boyfriend and Have Him Love It
Want to make out with your boyfriend and have him love every second of it? Guys actually like it when their girlfriend takes the lead and gets them in the mood during a steamy makeout session. If you want to know how to drive your boyfriend crazy in just...
How to Make Your Dog Stop Sleeping in Your Bed
It may not seem like a big deal to let your dog cuddle with you at bedtime but allowing your dog to sleep in your bed often leads to other behavioral problems. These can include disobedience, acting out and being overly possessive. In fact, letting your d...
How to Cope With Being Small
Whether you haven't finished growing yet, you have a medical condition that inhibits your growth, or you simply are smaller or shorter than the average person your age, being small can, unfortunately, be a source of shame, difficulty, or bullying for many...
How to Stand at Ease
At ease is a stationary drill stance in the military. It is the calmest standing position, and you must be standing at attention before you are given the order to stand at ease. Follow your commanding officer’s order to come to attention. Stand up straigh...
How to Dip Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless, or dipping, tobacco is a common alternative to cigarettes and cigars. Instead of inhaling and blowing out smoke, which is more and more restricted across the country, you can get a nicotine fix by placing tobacco in your mouth and sucking on th...
How to Dress Like a Metal Head
A metalhead is someone who listens to and appreciates heavy metal music. Like other musical genres, metal has its own unique image, and metalheads usually dress the part. A typical metalhead outfit involves a black band T-shirt, tight black pants, and sne...
How to Use a Monocular
A monocular is like a small telescope. It is smaller and lighter than binoculars while packing the same power. To use a monocular, make sure that you keep a firm and proper grip on it while holding it up to your eye. You will localize and track your targe...
How to Ride a Ripstick
RipStiks are similar to skateboards, but they have 2 wheels instead of 4 and you twist your body to move them rather than pushing with your foot. Maneuvering the RipStik may seem hard at first, but with some practice and help from a friend, you can easily...
How to Stand up for Yourself
Standing up for yourself can be really challenging if you're used to letting others have their way or you're a people pleaser. When you trim yourself down to suit everyone else, it can all be too easy to whittle yourself away; learning to stand up for you...
How to Straighten Out a Dollar Bill
Have you ever been rejected by a candy machine because your dollar was too wrinkly? Or maybe you want every dollar bill in your money clip to be as smooth and flat as the day it was printed? Here are a few quick fixes for taking the folds out of those bil...
How to Tell Your Crush You Like Them
You know it's time to tell your crush how you really feel, but how do you do it? You may need to work up the courage to reveal your true feelings, but once you're honest and open with your crush, you'll feel better, no matter what happens. If you want to...