Ice fishing: A man is standing in the snow holding a fishing pole and talking. A view of under the water is shown. The man
Education and Communications: How to write a short story. Come up with a plot or scenario. Think about what the story is going to be about and what is going to happen in the story. Consider what you are trying to address or illustrate. Decide what your approach or angle on the story is going to be. For example, you can start with a simple plot like, your main character has to deal with bad news or your main character gets an unwanted visit from a friend or family member.

Snow tubing: A man is talking to another man in a parking lot. They take tubes to the top of a hill. They then tube down the snowy hill.

Finance and Business: How to lobby for a nonprofit organization. Contact legislators regarding specific bills. The clearest example of direct lobbying occurs when you contact state, local, or national representatives and urge them to vote in a particular way on a particular piece of legislation. If you contact them in the name of your nonprofit organization, the irs considers you to be lobbying on behalf of that organization directly. You'll have to keep track of all costs associated with that lobbying effort. Communicating with legislative staff is considered the same as talking to that legislator in person.

Finance and Business: How to sell credit card processing services to merchants. Begin by creating a few reliable credit card processing lead sources. Similar to the sales environment of any other industry, the best lead sources are not always obvious. You must think creatively about where to find solid b2b leads.  Begin by creating a list of all the other services a new business owner needs in addition to credit card processing. Telephone and internet service providers likely deal with new business owners before you will, so their customers would be great leads for you.

Philosophy and Religion: How to set up a wiccan samhain altar. Get some ornaments like candles, small pumpkins, spiderwebs, etc. Halloween shops are a great place to look for some scary stuff to decorate your altar.. Get an altar cloth.  Popular colors are orange, deep red and black. You can be very creative in this part, using nice fabrics and shawls.

Home and Garden: How to decorate a romantic room. If you have an underneath to your bed, use it! Don't stuff things under the bed. Put things in old shoe boxes then carefully put them under in an organized manner. Do keep a room freshener inside that box or cupboard.  Pick out sheets with soft pastel or deep red or purple colors. Make sure that it complement with the curtains, furniture and wall color.

Food and Entertaining: How to make a fruit smoothie. Gather your ingredients and supplies. To make any basic smoothie, you need fruit, liquid, and a blender. Plus, you'll also need two cups to serve the smoothie in when it's ready. If you don't add ice cubes to your smoothie, you can serve it over ice to make a chilled treat. If you don't have a blender, you can also use an immersion blender or food processor to make smoothies.

Computers and Electronics: How to pick the correct uber type. Choose uberx for the fastest service. Uberx is the standard service offered by uber. Given its high level of demand, this is the most common service and therefore often the quickest service to arrive at your pickup location. Its base fare is $2.20, and operates at 1.30 per minute. All uberx cars : Can carry up to 4 passengers.

Pets and Animals: How to build a squirrel house. Gather your tools. This is a basic woodwork project and doesn't require anything too elaborate. You'll need a saw (jig-saw if you have one), electric screwdriver, and screws (3-4 dozen). If you don't have an electric screwdriver, you could also use a hammer and nails. Screws hold the squirrel house's design more securely than nails.

Cars & Other Vehicles: How to drive a manual transmission vehicle without using the clutch. When the car is in motion and when the current gear is in shifting range, take your foot off the accelerator. This will relieve the tension in the transmission. Immediately afterwards, pull the shift lever out of gear.  Push (or pull) the shift lever in the direction of the desired gear, applying light pressure against the desired gear. ( note: the amount of pressure required can vary: too much pressure and the gear can slip in prematurely, resulting in gear grinding.

Ice fishing: A man is standing in the snow holding a fishing pole and talking. A view of under the water is shown. The man