How Do You Floss without Hurting Your Fingers?

Problem scenario
You want to floss, but it can hurt your fingers. You do not want to strangle or cut off the blood circulation to your fingers. What should you do to floss without pain?

Possible Solution #1
Floss your teeth the way dental hygienists floss patients’ teeth. Use latex or vinyl gloves. (To help with overall visibility as even skin-tight gloves may take up some space,

How Do You Get the Water to Spurt Out of a Water Flosser Immediately?

Problem scenario
You have a Water pick for your gums and teeth (also known as a water flosser, Waterpik, or an oral irrigator). It takes time for the pressure to become optimal when you turn it on. You want the pressure to be forceful and not take time once the water basin is full and the device is on. It used to work quickly; it would start spitting out water immediately.

How Do You Get Your AquaSana Under Sink Water Filter to Not Make Noise?

Problem scenario
Your AquaSana drinking water filtration system (that does reverse osmosis) is making a loud noise. It makes a moaning or honking sound that is quite loud as the tank fills up. It did not used to do this. What should you do?

Possible solution
You need a new RO flow restrictor. AquaSana can refer to this as item #130 or material #100236736.

How Do You Get Screws to Remain in Place when the Holes Are Too Big?

Problem scenario
The threads of the door frame hinges in your house have been stripped. The door latch is not secure to the frame now. Is there an affordable method to secure the door latch to the frame/wall?

Solution
Push a part of a cleanex or tissue paper into the hole. Use a skinny screwdriver or ice pick to jam the tissue paper into the hole.

What Is The Difference between Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Therapy?

Question
You have heard the terms cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and behavioral therapy. What are the differences among these three things?

Answer
“If one were to view both behavior and cognitive therapies as opposite ends of a spectrum, then cognitive-behavioral theory is somewhere in between. ” Taken from http://www.drkot.com/whatare.html

Cognitive therapy involves a professional listening and understanding the beliefs of a patient.

How Do You Know the Entrenchments in the U.S. Constitution Exist?

Problem scenario
You read that there were two entrenchments in the U.S. Constitution. How do you know that they exist?

Answer
An entrenchment is the placement of something in a trench (according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary). This connotes a defensible and protected area (e.g., for warfare). For a document constituting a government, an entrenchment is theoretically unmodifiable whereas the rest of the document is subject to being changed.

Happy National Freedom Day!

The Union victory of the Civil War forced the southern states back into the Union under its jurisdiction.  On February 1, 1865 President Lincoln signed a resolution permanently outlawing slavery in the U.S. (www.timeanddate.com).  

This resolution became the 13th amendment which was ratified later that year after Lincoln’s death (www.timeanddate.com).  

A former slave named Richard Wright became a successful businessman in Philadelphia in the 1900s (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/pa/es_pa_free_1.html).