Perhaps unanswerable, often debated, right up there with “if there is a God, is it a woman?” question. The play ART, for example, written by Yesmina Reza, which premiered in 1994, posed some interesting questions about friendship and art.The “art”...
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Yup, it appears that the ubiquitous Starbucks is rethinking what to call a few of its new stores. Recession, tastes, anti establishment, McDonald's McCafe, are perhaps a few of the reasons cited to explain the rationale behind this maneuver. So...
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During the teen years for some, twenties, thirties (or older) for others, there was a first time. This is not THAT first time. The first time I’m talking about is the, I can’t believe I’m a middle aged woman doing...
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Not these Brazilians: Gisele Bundchen, or The Bikini Waxing to end all bikini waxings, or the classic movie Brazil directed by Terry Gilliam, (he would brought us Monty Python) with the screenplay by Tom Stoppard. Not incidently, you might really...
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I know I spelled it correctly because I looked it up. Not sure if I can pronounce it…however. Nonetheless, I think it’s a great word. Of course, most of us don’t/won’t/can’t admit to the feeling of schadenfreude, let alone to...
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The following is a conversation (verbatim) I had with an acquaintance, this past weekend. "I know, it's a bit insane" she said. "What's insane?" I asked. "As soon as you notice the dates on the newspaper I am reading" she...
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Everyday there is a glut of information about how to slim down. We’ve got the Flat Belly Diet, The Cabbage Diet, Acai Berry Diet, Special K diet, The Bernie Madoff go to prison for 150 years and see if you...
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Well, it clearly isn't going to happen from the Stock Market, at least these days, so folks are needing to be pretty clever as to how to maintain their life style and have enough for their retirement. To that end,...
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Let's start with the definition of stranger. According to Merriam-Webster a stranger is: Main Entry: 1strang·er Pronunciation: \ˈstrān-jər\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange Date: 14th century 1 : one who is strange: as...
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I find it bizarre that friends (are they actually friends?) are compelled to send off notes that are fundamentally somewhat inane and then tell you that you will have terrible things happen to you if you don’t copy, paste and...
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Helluva headline. It was one of many absolutely incongruous, to me anyway, sentences in this aforementioned article Testing Evolution's Role in Finding a Mate. The article begins reasonably, with an explanation of scientist's prior belief that mate selection is evolutionary....
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As of 17 minutes ago, I do. Well, let me amend that. I signed up. I have yet to Twitter. I googled (mastered that activity) to find out why I think I should even consider this activity. So here’s a...
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In the past week alone I’ve seen a number of ads that absolutely baffle and astound me. Let’s see, first I came across a company called NYDJ® which stands for Not Your Daughter’s Jeans®. Their claim to fame is that...
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I am fearful that I am becoming a middle aged cliche.I recently went to a water aerobics class at the local Y. Understand that I have participated in these classes before. But, I was in some tropical locale where all...
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Too bad. It seems that the FDA is rethinking our pain medications. Apparently, acetaminophen, taken at the current dosage levels, can cause irreversible liver damage. So, the FDA is currently looking at reducing the daily dosages while still maintaining the...
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Well, almost. The Times article that I read, As People Age…. was attempting to determine if an aging brain responds differently than a younger brain to a promise of rewards. The volunteers were playing on line computer games. Their responses...
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Haven’t you been accused, over the course of time, of cathecting, perserverating, obsessing over some thing or other, until friends and family threaten you with dismemberment? Me too. Then I read a New York Times article, I think therefore I’m...
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Such was the question posed in the Wall Street Journal, …Politician's sin goes beyond the affair. Surprisingly, the answer is probably not. With the proliferation of elected officials, ahem, having dalliances, it appears that the electorate is prepared to "forgive...
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Not everyone has a passion for travel. Packing, unpacking, driving in unfamiliar territory, eating potentially strange and exotic foods, these are among some, of the many, expressed concerns I have heard from some folk. Couples, when one partner has a...
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Dress for Success is a terrific organization. It is a Non-profit that provides interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women in over 75 cities worldwide. Clearly, it is necessary to organize fund raisers in order to sustain the...
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