What I Learned by Learning to Say No
People used to like me. It got to the point that both my friends and my family told me: “Nicole, stop liking people.” But I […]
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How Can You Sign up to Play With (or Against) World Class OpenAI Dota 2 AI This Weekend
This weekend (and only this weekend), Dota 2 players will be able to see firsthand the victory over the world champion, who demonstrated the competitive […]
Continue reading »Tell Your Anesthetist If You Smoke Weed
It’s okay to tell little white lies to your friends and family. Many of us lie to ourselves all the time . But there is […]
Continue reading »Store Kids’ Games Upright, Don’t Stack Them
My daughter has several shelves in her bedroom closet where she keeps her board games. I posted them because they are better than my previous […]
Continue reading »The Complete Guide to Choosing the Weed That Is Right for You
After many generations in the shade and long nights “still waiting for the guy, what’s wrong with him? Maybe we should call him again? ” […]
Continue reading »Use a Nearly Empty Jam Jar to Season Your Cocktail
Jam is a great cocktail ingredient. Plus, it’s very sticky, which means getting the last seemingly trivial pieces out of the jam container requires creative […]
Continue reading »How to Manage Family Finances After the Death of Your Spouse
Few want to think about what might happen after the death of a spouse, but many of us will have to prepare for this inevitable, […]
Continue reading »Find Out Which Medical Screening Tests You Need With the EPSS App
If you’ve been (or ever ) not visited your doctor, do yourself a favor and set ePSS application from the US Agency for Health Research […]
Continue reading »Make Your Little Kids Eat Their Dinner by Tossing a Coin
If you have a young child, there is probably some kind of culinary battle raging in your home. They don’t want to sit in one […]
Continue reading »How to Donate to the Restoration of Notre Dame
Yesterday, the world watched as Notre Dame Cathedral, a symbol of France and the Catholic Church, burned down in a devastating fire that knocked down […]
Continue reading »What Is the Best Pipe for Smoking Marijuana?
Legal, recreational marijuana is making its way to more states with every election, which means more people may want to try it. To help these […]
Continue reading »Go to a Museum on a First Date
They all have a museum style. Maybe you are the type of person who needs time to stand in front of each piece of art, […]
Continue reading »When You Buy Edible Products, Buy the Cannabis-Free Version As Well
We have entered a new era of edible products. Even if you don’t live in a fully legalized state with a fancy pharmacy, there are […]
Continue reading »Keep Track of Overgrown Clothing With Safety Pins
At least once or twice a month, I notice that one of my son’s T-shirts has gotten too small or the hem of a pair […]
Continue reading »Celebrate the Nostalgia of Every First Star Wars Teaser
I should probably stop watching this new Star Wars trailer, but I’m not going to. I have vivid memories of teenage David, college-age David and […]
Continue reading »How to Pay the Exact Amount of Taxes You Owe in Advance
Now that most of us have paid our taxes – and now that we understand how our tax burden has changed thanks to the Tax […]
Continue reading »Ask Yourself These Questions Before Buying a Beach House
When I was in elementary school, I had a friend who visited her grandmother’s country house on the beach almost every weekend. I thought it […]
Continue reading »The Best Instagram Filter Is Only Available on Stories
At the risk of annoying Jamila Jamil, I prefer a good filter. Most Instagram filters, however, are crap and either wash you out completely or […]
Continue reading »I’m Mike Adamik, Author of Raising Daughters in Power and This Is How I Parent.
Mike Adamik has a message for his fellow fathers: sexism exists, and if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the […]
Continue reading »You Probably Got a Tax Cut Even If You Don’t Feel Like It.
Have you gotten a tax cut this year? According to new figures from the Center for Tax Policy, most Americans actually paid less taxes under […]
Continue reading »Where to Start If You Want to Improve Your Health
You could be forever contemplating exactly how to live a healthy life – the Internet is full of gimmicks designed to help you optimize every […]
Continue reading »How to Run Diagnostic Tests on Your Smartphone
If you have never run a diagnostic test on your own smartphone, it is worth doing, especially if your phone is starting to show its […]
Continue reading »The Best Way to Roll and Smoke a Joint
Legal, recreational cannabis arrives in more states with every election, which means more people may want to try it. To help these weed-fighting newbies (including […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of April 15, 2019
The Bridesmaids Executive Producers are bringing us a Someone Great Rom-com this weekend, and it really better be some cool stuff because I don’t watch […]
Continue reading »How to Bet on Game of Thrones With Your Friends
I am a big fan of gambling. I’m not the type to lose huge amounts of money playing poker in Las Vegas, but I love […]
Continue reading »Do This Instead of Apologizing All the Time.
On an average day, I probably say “sorry” to at least twenty people. I’m sorry that I decided to go down this staircase at the […]
Continue reading »Help Your Cat Deal With Separation Anxiety With This Site
My neighbor’s cat, Felix, is one of the sweetest and sweetest cars I know. Unlike my last cat, who would have preferred if I left […]
Continue reading »Improve Your Memory of Something by Talking About It
Memory is one of those things that we are all constantly trying to improve. It’s also one of those things that gets a little worse […]
Continue reading »Quickly Convert Your Written Notes to Digital With This App
When it comes to notes, I’m still old school. I always have a little notebook in my purse and really enjoy taking notes on paper […]
Continue reading »Find the Closest Scooter Quickly With This App
Admittedly, I didn’t want to accept the scooters that infiltrate our cities. In my neighborhood in San Francisco, you have to be on the lookout […]
Continue reading »Here Are the Timestamps of the Most Disturbing Scenes in Netflix’s New Animal Documentary
Netflix’s new nature series Our Planet is packed with things – impressive (the show is a visual spectacle), informative (it shows the very real effects […]
Continue reading »How to Enable Hidden Dark Mode in Microsoft Chromium Edge Browser
Microsoft released beta versions of its Chromium-based Edge browser earlier this week , and it was a pleasure to try it out – mainly because […]
Continue reading »How to Survive the Final Season of Game of Thrones If You’re Not a Fan
By my reckoning (i.e. a quick Google search), I see that Game of Thrones Season 8 will premiere Sunday night. This, as almost everyone knows, […]
Continue reading »Why Is Your Oldest Child Your Smartest Child?
Parents of several children have long recognized that parenting standards are getting lower with each additional child. While your firstborn can get homemade, organic puree […]
Continue reading »Add Woodsy Cynar to Cola
Something and Cokes can hardly be called cocktails, but you can’t deny that they are delicious, especially when you pair cola with a complex, herbal […]
Continue reading »How to Stop Being Afraid of the Dentist As an Adult
Nobody likes to go to the dentist. Well, okay, that’s not true. At least one person who will remain unnamed (Lifehacker managing editor Virginia Smith) […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to Your Child About Being Multiracial
When Sonya Smith-Kang moved to California in the 1980s, it was “at the height of The Valley Girl’s popularity,” she says. Everywhere she saw blue […]
Continue reading »Prepare Glazed Sous Vide Lamb Shanks Using Just Four Ingredients
Eating meat off the bones is somewhat sensual and extremely enjoyable. I don’t know if you want vibes like this at your table on Easter […]
Continue reading »Shorter Projects Are Often Better for Freelancers Than Longer Ones
Freelance Writers: Would you rather write three 500 word articles for $ 150 each, or one 1500 word article for $ 900? Yes, these three […]
Continue reading »How to Read Aloud to a Child According to Audiobook Storytellers
Reading is important to your children, whether you do it before bedtime or in the afternoon , with picture books or novels , alone or […]
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