If you've want to look like you can drink nails for breakfast and skateboard across coals on your bare feet, you've got to do a little work on the ol' physique. Even if you can't fight to save your life, a decent physique should help you avoid confrontation in the first place. If it's been a while since you've exercised, or you're not a big fan of working out, start slow. Just start taking walks that last for at least 30 or 40 minutes a few times a week, after work or school. Slowly expand your walk area, getting your walks longer and longer. Try doing 30 minutes of cardio workouts 3-5 times a week, when you start getting into shape. This helps to cut the fat quickly and increase your metabolism. You know what's tough? Eating kale. If you want to really be tough, diet right and increase the number of lean proteins, fresh vegetables and fruits, and whole grains in your diet, and avoid processed foods, fried food, and fattening stuff. Get cut, and get tough. There's no one tough look for hair, but guys and girls can both look tough with long styles and short styles, depending on the kind of look you're going for. Longer hair works for rocker looks in guys and can look tough especially if you grease it back and make it look ominous. Think Gordon Gecko and Pat Riley. For girls, longish unkempt hair can look rocker tough. Short hair works to look tough, especially if it's very short. Mohawks on guys and girls can look punk and military at the same time. If you shave your head bald no one can grab your hair in a fight since there is no hair to grab. That's tough. For women, wear tough makeup. Wear some heavy black eyeshadow, dark red or black lipstick, and thick black eyeliner. Contour your cheekbones. Women with more defined cheekbones and jawlines are seen as tough. Beards make a guy look like he can start a fire in the wilderness, run wild through the woods with his buddies, chop down a tree with the edge of his hand, and then sit down for a breakfast of bear bones. Grow one. For girls, growing leg hair or other body hair can look tough sometimes, or it can look kind of hippie, which isn't a particularly tough look. It's up to you. Give it a shot. Train yourself to make your resting face a tough, thousand-yard stare. You want to look like those eyes have seen things the other kiddies won't understand. You want to look like you've been places. If and when you laugh, it should be once, and with a kind of smirk, as if to say, "Yeah, that's amusing to me, although I'd rather be greasing the grain on my motorcycle." Frown with your eyes, turning your brows down, and pursing your lips slightly, so you look like you're smelling something that stinks. Make it subtle, or you'll probably look like you just farted. . It's not a secret, tattoos look tough, and they also communicate that you're able to take a certain amount of pain. What could be tougher than that? Tattoos are permanent, so you want to give some thought to what kind of a tough design you want to go with before you're left with a Smurf on your lower back for life. The more classic, the better. Anchors? Skulls? Daggers? Dragons? Those are some tough-looking tattoos. They'll always remind you of your inner toughness.

Summary: Get in shape. Change your hair. Grow out your facial hair. Make your resting face a scowl. Get a tattoo

Pets are the most likely culprit for bringing fleas into your house, so keeping your pets clean and groomed will help stop the infestation at its source. To treat your pet: Comb your pet's fur with a flea comb, concentrating at the neck and tail especially Swish the comb around in soapy water after each brush to kill fleas After combing, soak your pet with a hose or in a tub Lather your pet's fur with a flea controlling shampoo Leave the shampoo on the fur for a few minutes Rinse your pet down Repeat regularly during the spring, summer, and fall Adult fleas, eggs, larvae, and pupae can hide almost anywhere in your house, so you must vacuum three to four times each week to stay on top of them. Use a strong vacuum that will suck fleas and eggs from the nooks and crannies in your house. Use a brush or nozzle attachment for hard to reach areas. Vacuum floors, carpets, sideboards, furniture, around windows, and especially around areas where your pet spends the most time. After vacuuming with a bag-style vacuum, remove the bag, tie it tightly in a plastic bag, and remove it from the house immediately. Fleas and eggs won't survive a trip through the washing machine and dryer, so launder everything that can go into the washing machine, and hand wash everything else. Use the hottest water setting and highest heat setting in the washer and dryer. Items to wash include: Blankets Sheets Pillow cases Pillows Shoes Clothes Pet toys Pet bowls Towels Flea infestations can persist for months if you're not successful at removing all the fleas and their eggs. For stubborn infestations, use a pyrethrin-based pesticide with an insect growth regulator, such as Ultracide or Onslaught. Apply the insecticide inside and outside. Get everybody out of the house. Put on gloves, goggles, long sleeves, and a respirator to apply the insecticide. Use a dust or aerosol and apply a light mist on floors, walls, furniture, and all other surfaces inside the house. Allow the dust or spray to settle before letting people back in. Vacuum after 48 hours. Outside, apply a layer of dust or spray to the garden, on bushes and shrubs, around tall grass, in wooded areas, and around windows and doors.

Summary: Bathe and comb your pets. Vacuum regularly. Wash bedding, drapery, clothes, and rugs. Consider an insecticide.

The amount of charcoal will vary based on the size of your grill, but a good rule of thumb to follow is to add enough to form two layers on the bottom of the grill. Once you've added enough, stack the charcoal into a cone or pyramid shape in the center of the grill. Check your bag of coals to see if they require lighter fluid or if they are pre-treated. If they require lighter fluid, carefully pour it onto the cone of coals, focusing on the center. The amount of lighter fluid you should use will vary, but a good approximation is adding 1/4 cup (60 ml) of fluid per 1 lb. (450 g) of charcoal. If your coals are pre-treated with lighter fluid, you don't need to add additional lighter fluid. Allow the lighter fluid to soak into the coals for approximately thirty minutes before lighting. Use long fireplace matches to light the cone. Light several areas of the coals to ensure that the fire takes to the whole pile. You can discard the matches directly into the grill if desired. Allow the coals to burn until they are all grayish-white on the surface. Use a long-handled instrument, such as a pair of tongs. Put the grate into place and close the grill's lid. Let the coals burn until the edges turn grey. This should take about five-to-ten minutes.
Summary: Pour the charcoal into the grill. Soak the coals with lighter fluid if necessary. Light the coals. Spread the coals evenly across the bottom of the grill.