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It’s the holiday season and you know what that means – shopping, listening to Jose Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad a few too many times, and for those of us lucky enough to have loved ones, eating like a slob. That’s right, with most of us celebrating with friends, coworkers, or family members from Thanksgiving to Three Read More
- via TODAY Gift shopping is tough. You have to think about someone’s interests, figure out what he or she might want, eliminate the things he or she already owns, and then pick something special that screams “I really put a lot of effort into this even though I did a terrible job when it Read More
Today marks the day that the U.S. government finally came to its senses and repealed the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into and the exportation thereof from the United States. With the 21st Amendment the era of Prohibition was brought to an end on Read More
My family enjoys teasing me about my active social calendar (personally I think they’re just jealous.) While I am out playing dominoes or at a film screening, they are all home sleeping. They tell me that I didn’t do any of these things when I was thirty. Well of course I didn’t do this when Read More
- via Mamiverse.com Imagine eating a 5-pound bag of sugar. Now multiply that by nine. If you’re living in the United States, that’s likely what you consumed last year. Not in one sitting, of course. The average American consumes an average of 45 pounds of the white stuff annually. And given the high obesity rates Read More
- via AOL Jobs If you are the typical job hunter in today’s job market, I strongly suspect that you are among the legions of those who are doing the same things over and over and still expecting different results. (Isn’t that the true definition of “insanity”?!) What I’m referring to here concerns going to Read More
- via NY Daily News Move over, eggnog. Coquito, a traditional Puerto Rican coconut milk-based cocktail, is fast becoming New York’s libation of choice during the holidays. Usually enjoyed on Christmas Eve, coquito — Spanish for “little coconut” — has expanded its reach and can now commonly be found at parties from Thanksgiving through Three Read More
Around the holidays, emotions tend to run high. We’re happy to break bread with our loved ones, but after an hour, we’re looking for the vodka to stay sane. We’re excited about parties and presents, but we’re anxious about how much this is all going to cost us. With stress levels high, and potentially skyrocketing, Read More
From the Editor-in-Chief It was a day like any other. My siblings and I accompanied Mom for a little shopping at Kmart. The memory of what happened between the time we got to the register and when we were in the parking lot walking towards the bus stop is sketchy at best. The moment that Read More
CNN– Germs are everywhere and during this holiday season when often stress takes over and we’re rushed and less aware, not to mention less immune to illness, we need to be careful what we’re touching. Here are 8 places to avoid while at the mall.