Category Archives: Tips and tricks

Men, avert your eyes

2012 appears to be the year of medical maladies.  This morning, I had to have a procedure called a colposcopy.  My gyno recommended the colposcopy after my annual visit a few weeks ago yielded abnormal pap smear results.  A friend … Continue reading

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Hint, hint

What I want for my birthday: http://www.designsponge.com/category/ds-book

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New tricks

I’ve recently learned two new home remedy/natural beauty tricks I thought I would share: 1.  Throwing a half cup of vinegar into the rinse cycle while you’re doing your laundry eliminates funkified odors from your clothing, especially underarm funk.  I can’t tell … Continue reading

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Clearing the record

If you ever wake up with a ticket for public intoxication stuffed down the back of your pants and are required to get an alcohol assessment to get the charge dropped, you might find the following list of questions and … Continue reading

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How to cure a hangover

Some people like to go to church on Sundays.  I prefer JeJu Korean Sauna for my religious experience. As one friend put it, JeJu is where she hopes to end up when she dies.  It has everything you could ever … Continue reading

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Tips for Multi-Day Kayaking

Similar to my Iceland post, my brother came up with the  list below of the gear we took with us on our kayaking trip.  I made comments in parenthesis: Kayaks: Delta 17 Kayak with rudder Necky Manitou 14 Kayak with skeg Old … Continue reading

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Tips for Traveling to Iceland in the Winter

My brother and I compiled the following list of helpful tips if you are planning on going to Iceland in the winter: Coastal areas in Iceland tend to be windy, gales are common, especially in winter, but thunderstorms are extremely … Continue reading

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