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The start of a three point turn, from left to right.79

How to do a Three Point Turn

The start of a three point turn, from left to right. The second and third part. From right to left in reverse, and then left to right to finish. This will most likely be the last driving manoeuvre article,...

2 comments    advice tips how
Stop! Read this.73

What to Expect on the Day of Your Learner’s Licence Exam

This article is yet another in the driving series that I've been writing lately. Now I'll deal with actually writing the learner's licence test, whereas before I mostly covered what to do in order to apply...

0 comments    advice tips writing
"What you gonna do brother? When your hair falls out all around you?"74

Losing Your Hair and What to do About it

In my family, hair loss is common. My father is bald, and both of my brothers have receding hairlines with one going seriously thin on top. My mom's gone grey and has developed a ‘widow's peak' hairline,...

0 comments    health advice family
Airbags not included.76

Getting a Driver’s Licence

This is the second in a series of driving articles all written according to my personal experiences and includes some advice. I assume that you have your learner's licence and you need to know what to...

0 comments    automotive traffic test
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Over Twenty Ways to Stay Cool in Summer

For those of us in the southern hemisphere, we’ve been through the mild, cool spring, and now we’re heading towards the sweltering, humid, lazy and agonizing days of summer. I’ve always been more of a cool weather fan, as it’s not hard to put on a jacket and stay warm, but in summer over here, where the temperatures can reach and exceed 40◦C (104◦F), and greater the nearer you get to the equator, it gets a little sticky…or sweaty. Some of the things that I will talk about here then might

4 comments    advice how to home
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Life Gets You Down For a Reason: Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism

Just so we’re clear, the following are definitions from the Concise Oxford English Dictionary of the above topical words: An optimist- a person who is hopeful and confident of the future. A...

3 comments    love life drugs
Time is running out...72

How to Use Time Efficiently

People always complain about how they have no time to do things, or confess that they keep putting things off, procrastinating. Time is one of the most valuable commodities in the world, and what’s so...

0 comments    life advice internet
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Coping With Critics: What They Really Are

There is a difference between a reviewer and a critic. A reviewer appraises a book, play or other work. A critic is a person who expresses a generally unfavourable opinion of something. They are generally...

0 comments    entertainment teach written
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How Most Friendships and Relationships Work

I've always had a hard time keeping friends. I find that it's easy to make friends and remain distant, as in not involved in each other's lives on a personal level, but once you visit that person's house...

0 comments    love life advice
Crisis, Baldrick! Crisis!77

What a Quarterlife Crisis is and how to Survive it

You’ve heard of a midlife crisis, right? Of course you have. Well, this is the term that I’m referring to as a quarterlife crisis. The first recorded mentioning of this phenomenon was in 2001 by Abby Wilner and Alexandra Robbins, who co-authored the book 'Quarterlife Crisis, the Unique Challenges of Life in your Twenties'. Abby claims that she invented the term in 1997 after leaving college and not knowing what she wanted to do with her life.

4 comments    health relationships midlife
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