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Do You Have a Work Spouse?
CNN chimes in with Seven signs you have a work spouse. You have a friend who provides emotional support at work during challenging times. During times of stress at home or at work, you have a built-in support system. Work spouses often complement each other in terms of skills, abilities and their approaches to work. The two of you can make a very productive team. I admit. I have had several. It’s nice. … Read entire article »
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Stick Wins! Stick Wins!
The Toy Hall of Fame is housed at the Strong National Museum of Play here in Rochester, New York. Every year the Hall recognizes a select few toys as worthy of the Hall of Fame. This year toy selections [PDF] have been inducted, the skateboard, the baby doll and… wait for it… the stick. Yes, the ordinary, extraordinary stick finally gets its due. And last but not least, one very unconventional “playthingâ€â€”the Stick!—has now taken its honored place in the hall. Found in all sizes in nature, sticks inspire spontaneous, unstructured play and can be used in unendingly imaginative ways—to draw in the sand on a beach, or to use as a magic wand, slingshot, light saber, fishing rod, or walking stick; not to mention playing stickball, toasting marshmallows, or playing “fetch†with your … Read entire article »
Vietnam nurse remembers John McCain
My responsibility was to care for my own countrymen only. But [North Vietnamese leader] Ho Chi Minh advised people to show compassion and to save the enemies. So I told myself that I had to fulfil my duty. He was very pale, his eyes were closed, he didn’t utter a sound. I even didn’t know whether there was any hope for him. But I felt a pulse, and when I fed him with some medicinal syrup, he managed to swallow. He did not bleed and I didn’t detect any broken bones. He lay there in my clinic for a good 20 minutes until they came to take him away. That evening, when I left the clinic, an old man came to me and yelled at me for ‘caring for an enemy’. I told him I … Read entire article »
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School Cheer Uniforms Violate School Dress Code
The girls cannot wear their uniforms in school on game day, like cheerleaders do in tens of thousands of schools across the country. Yet another example of school admins focusing on something other than education. … Read entire article »
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It Takes 136 Days To Get Ready
Telegraph Women spend 136 days of their lives getting ready for a night out – enough time for an astronaut to fly to the moon and back 22 times. The time women spend putting on make up and getting dressed works out at 3,276 hours over their lifetimes while men only devote 1,092 hours to looking their best. This is, of course, not news to any married man. … Read entire article »
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Clinton Favors Monogamy, Bill Clinton That Is!
the Independent In an interview with the BBC recorded in Africa, Mr Clinton said that increasing support for monogamy was not just a problem for the continent worst hit by Aids but for the world. “To pretend we can ever get hold of this without dealing with that – the idea of unprotected sexual relations with unlimited numbers of partners – I think would be naïve,” he said. Who says comedy is dead? … Read entire article »
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Troublesome Mower Put Down
Why must I learn of this story from the BBC? A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start. Keith Walendowski was charged by police in Milwaukee with disorderly conduct and possession of a sawn-off shotgun. He could face a fine of up to $11,000 and a maximum prison sentence of six-and-a-half years if convicted. Police officers said Mr Walendowski had told them: “It’s my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want.” Curiously, alcohol may have been involved. … Read entire article »
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Bacon – Nature’s Most Perfect Food
It’s nice to see that I am not alone in my adoration of bacon. Anthony Bourdain has called bacon the “gateway protein” for its astounding ability to lure vegetarians back to the carnivorous fold, and for me, the bacon bra proved something of a gateway as well. It was through links to the bacon bra that I stumbled into a zany online world of bacon-related wackiness. Bacon clothing, bacon accessories, bacon jewelry, bacon toilet paper. The vegans may get their own bestselling cookbook, the yuppies may get their raw organic walnut oil at Whole Foods, but carnivores have turned bacon into something more than mere food; it has become a fashion statement. Leapfrogging from link to link — bacon gift wrap, bacon tote bags — I felt like a weary traveler … Read entire article »
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Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 130 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 135 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 154 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 161 days)
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- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
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- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
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