Author Archives: Jonathan Hatch

Barking Mad

Barking Mad, a self-described mommy blogger, recently posted a write-up of How to Get Rid of Things, How to Clean Things and some of our smaller projects. This woman should be writing for the Washington Post. She’s good. Maybe I’m just biased because the article focuses a lot on me, Captain Important. Anyway, go check [...]

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Get Rid of Flea Beetles

It’s been a while since I’ve contributed to the site. I’ve been a bit of a hiatus, working on a new contributor inclusion system and a new business model. But that’s neither here nor there. You’re here to figure out how to get rid of flea beetles. It’s not easy, my friend. Flea beetles are [...]

Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

Like Amber’s recent article on Asian Beetles, this article is a little sequel to the ever popular “How to Get Rid of Beetles” article. Japanese Beetles are quickly spreading across the United States, from East to West, destroying gardens, trees, shrubs, hedges, and just about anything else that’s green. On top of the insatiable appetite [...]

Get Rid of Dizziness

Dizziness is one of the most common medical complaints, a symptom of many illnesses and experiences, and treated in a myriad of ways. Because of this, getting rid of dizziness, especially chronic and severe dizziness, can be complicated. There are a number of steps you can take to get rid of dizziness as it hits, [...]

Get Rid of Poison Ivy

I consider myself verrrry lucky to have never had a poison ivy rash. This may be because I’m woefully inadequate at identifying plants while I tromp around in the great Northwoods and manage to avoid the poison ivy by sheer dumb luck, or . . . I may just not be tromping around the woods [...]

Get Rid of Weeds

As spring approaches and the snow melts and the little green things start to come out, those lucky people with yards and and gardens can start thinking about things like seeds and planting and watering and . . . getting rid of weeds. Whether or not you want to get rid of weeds depends a [...]

Get Rid of Rust

As spring approaches we who live in winter climates are looking forward to the melting snow, blooming trees, singing birds, and . . . the onslaught of rust on our cars and equipment. Rust is a fact of life wherever moisture contacts steel and iron metals, and so it’s important to know how to get [...]

Get Rid of Nausea

When was the last time you woke up from a night of partying hard and immediately regretted that ninth (tenth, eleventh) drink? Or that second enchilada from the questionable joint down the block? We’ve all experienced the hell that is nausea, the dizzy, trembly, queasy anticipation of relief in the even more hellish form of [...]

Get Rid of Tax Debt

Well, tax season is upon us yet again, and so with great timeliness I present How to Get Rid of Tax Debt, a new page all about dealing with taxes, tax problems, outstanding irs debts, and all sorts of financial loveliness. How to Get Rid of Tax Debt offers practical solutions to tax problems, suggestions [...]