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Tip: Main > Quotations > Woman : There are two types of interactions: Levelling ('We women stick up for each other'), and Scandal ('Truth Alone.')Tip: Main > Entertainment > Comedy : Comedy shouldn't leave a sour taste in your mouth, as when the comedian has contempt of 'lower mortals'. Good comic vision can get close to the humorousness in any person, closer than others dare.
Tip: Main > Entertainment > Comedy : Being a comedian is about openly juxtaposing an everyday, real, normal event with private thought and imagination. It is more about the unwieldy closeness of the two, than the shocking disclosure.
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Internet surfing : Before opening the internet browser, have a clear purpose for your activity. Write a list. Then start. After completing the list, stop. Close the browser. Give yourself a pat on the back, for doing […]
Tip: Main > Health > Mental health : Be patient.
Tip: Main > Learning : Don't beat yourself or others up about making mistakes. Just try again, as best you can.
Tip: Main > Health > Mental health > Anger > Chronic anger : Fix the problem: When you are feeling relatively normal, take a good hard look at your life. E.g. - You are probably too busy. - Stop carrying a bossy parental figure on your back. - You probably […]
Tip: Main > Health > Mental health > Anger > Chronic anger : Getting control back from an anger attack:
Tip: Main > Health > Mental health > Anger > Chronic anger : General tips:
Tip: Main > Hobbies > Fishing > Fly-fishing > Technique : General tips:
Tip: Main > Hobbies > Fishing > Fly-fishing > Equipment : AFTMA rating: tackle is usually classified by weight (wt) to deal with heavier fish (e.g. sea fly-fishing) and the speed of the rod-tip (e.g. stiff and fast goes further but with less accuracy). Lower […]
Tip: Main > Hobbies > Fishing > Fly-fishing > Equipment > Flies : Flies: Fishermen usually classify flies into how they generally behave: floating (dry), falling-in (terrestrial), staying below (wet/nymph), and coming-up (emergers).
Tip: Main > Hobbies > Fishing > Fly-fishing > Equipment > Flies : Flies: These are basically durable things that simulate fish food. Fish may try to eat anything small, including sticks, stones, rubber, plastic, cigarette butts. Usually they have favourite foods, su […]
Tip: Main > Hobbies > Fishing > Fly-fishing > Technique : Information sources: Internet; books and magazines; dvds; small or one-on-one classes; fishing clubs; observing others in person; best of all: Nature.
Tip: Main > Sport > Cycling > Mechanics > Building : Wheel-building: The rear wheel needs to be stronger than the front, in most cases. This means the number of spokes is better 36/32 than 36/36. See […]
Tip: Main > Sport > Cycling > How to ride > Cycling in traffic : Choose a route to your destination before you get on the bike. This will ensure you behave more predictably, giving drivers time to slow down where needed.
Tip: Main > Sport > Cycling > How to ride > Cycling in traffic : Help others to notice you by wearing light-coloured clothing, and by positioning yourself on the road intelligently, e.g. out in front, not beside or behind the car.
Tip: Main > Sport > Cycling > How to ride > Cycling in traffic : Contrary to belief, cycling has nearly the lowest number of fatalities for all transport modes by road (in developed countries). See […]
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Cheap meals : Go fishing.
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Cheap meals : Fast-growing salad vegies: rocket, radish, parsley, chicory, bokchoy, spinach, silverbeet, nasturtiums. The more flavoursome and pungent, the less snails will eat them.
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Cheap meals : Toast stale bread.
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Cheap meals : Buy plant-foods grown in your area in season for better prices and quality. It is also healthier to eat foods of your climate.
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Cheap meals : Eat like an Italian contadino: Farming folk often have just 1 or 2 ingredients per meal: fresh garden vegies and pasta. But they add condiments at table: olive oil, salt and pepper, a small bowl of fr […]
Tip: Main > Living > Accommodation > Settlement design :
Tip: Main > Living > Annoyances > Noise > Noisy sex : Leave a pamphlet in their mailbox about family planning, and how unwanted children often become criminals. This may slowly reduce the frequency and style of mating from high and selfish to medium and […]
Tip: Main > Health > Exercise & fitness > Flexibility : Frozen shoulder: this may be created by poor posture, unsupportive pillow, flu, anxiety, tension from cold temperatures, etc. Sort out the most likely cause, as it may not be helped by stretches.
Tip: Main > Health > Exercise & fitness > Flexibility : Consider the connections between muscles. One group may be overstrained because of a postural habit, and will remain taut until other supportive muscles are corrected. For example, To unhunch […]
Tip: Main > Hobbies > Bird watching : It can be very rewarding to camp quietly in a remote tropical rainforest, where no humans are known to camp. The extraordinary morning birdsong is really song, and not bird-calls, for the birds have […]
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Smoking : A visualisation: Practice deep breathing daily for 3 - 5 minutes. Breathe through the nose, pause, then exhale very slowly through your mouth. Imagine the air is a life-enhancing elixir, that fill […]
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Smoking : Remember to drink more water. Drinking more helps to flush-out nicotine and chemicals from your body.
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Smoking : Staying Quit:
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Smoking : On the day you quit: * Get rid of all your cigarettes. Put away your ashtrays. * Change your morning routine. When you eat breakfast, don't sit in the same place at the kitchen table. Stay busy. […]
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Smoking : How to prepare for quitting: — Set a date. — If possible, quit with a friend. — Notice when and where you smoke. What activities in your daily life are associated with smoking? […]
Tip: Main > Health > Addictions > Smoking : There are three basic steps to quit smoking:
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Holidays : Accommodation: The daily rate is often reduced if staying for 3-7 days.
Tip: Main > Living > Living on a budget > Holidays : Cycle-touring is a cheaper way to travel and see a region, if bush-camping, cooking food yourself, and buying it from supermarkets.
Tip: Main > Health > Dangers to health > Bites, stings : Crocodiles: Freshwater types don't attack humans (they are two metres long or less, with a thin snout). Saltwater (estuarine) types do, and are larger, longer, and have a broad snout. Prevent attacks […]
Tip: Main > Health > Dangers to health > Bites, stings : Grass-ticks: Dab some eucalyptus oil, or methylated spirits on the tick. This works better than scraping it off, which leaves an itchy swelling.
Tip: Main > Health > Dangers to health > Bites, stings : Sand-flies (biting midges): The bite of these tiny insects can be prevented by covering the skin, wearing insect repellent, or developing immunity by continued exposure. They don't transmit pathogens […]
Tip: Main > Living > Relaxation > Holidays : A holiday is not a holiday if you have to do it. Make it worth-while, and take your time.