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Posted October 25, 2011
On November 4th, the movie ?Tower Heist? opens and movie fans will get the first glimpse of T?a Leoni on screen since 2009?s ?The Smell of Success.? (What? You don?t remember ?The Smell of Success?? Don?t worry. From what I can find on the internet, it would be stranger if you did. Though with Ed
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Posted October 21, 2011
My girl was getting big. All she did was eat nasty food and lie around all day. I had to adjust her collar multiple times to accommodate her fat frame. No, I?m not the worst boyfriend ever (that?s yet to be determined), but the owner of a formerly pudgy puppy. Pudgy, that is, until I
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Posted October 20, 2011
This week’s column is the natural consequence of leaving my iPod on shuffle for a six-hour drive home from a friend’s wedding in Connecticut. I have a lot of music on that thing, and occasionally lose stuff in there that I then have the pleasure of rediscovering months or years later. Can you believe I’d
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Posted October 20, 2011
When I started to examine the filmography of Salma Hayek, I thought there would be so much more. Maybe it?s because I?m thinking of the cool appearances on one of my favorite TV shows, ?30 Rock.? But, that doesn?t explain it. I mean I know I?ve seen her in a lot. Except that I haven?t.
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Posted October 19, 2011
We?ve all been through times in our lives when we?ve drank beer or liquor in excess and have woken up with a list of regrets as long as the Great Wall of China. Take for example our freshman year of college. For a lot of kids, this is their first taste of freedom and independence.
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Posted October 18, 2011
No other personal finance tool gets as much negative press as credit cards.?Because of record high credit card debt and less-than-honest practices by card companies, most people have the impression that, while they might be a necessary part of your wallet, these small rectangular pieces of plastic are basically evil. While they are obviously not
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Posted October 18, 2011
Tomorrow, the baseball season counts down to its end as the Texas Rangers go to St. Louis to play the Cardinals in the World Series. An amazing final day of the regular season and some great games and upsets in the playoffs has made this a fantastic year for baseball. Here?s what you need to
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Posted October 14, 2011
I?m not a bike messenger, construction worker, waiter or janitor. I don?t lift heavy objects nor am I on my feet all day long. I used to be, but that was before I started working full-time in the sedimentary profession that is ?freelance writer.? While I certainly don?t miss running back and forth from dinner
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Posted October 13, 2011
I normally hate it when writers write about writing. I really do. Unless it’s meant for advisory or educational purposes, like Stephen King’s On Writing, or to shine a spotlight on obscure books, like the literature chapter of John Waters’ Role Models, it just comes off like a cheap shortcut. Still, there was a time
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Posted October 13, 2011
Finally. After bourbon, North American whiskeys, Irish whiskeys and blended Scotch, comes single malt Scotch. This is Scotch made from only one malted grain (barley) and from only one distillery. Let?s just get right to some tasty brands. Familiar Brands (Familiar meaning I have seen them on the shelves in many a bar that I
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Posted October 11, 2011
Unless you were born with the proverbial silver spoon in your hand, one of the inescapable facts about life is that you have to work.?At some point,?that usually means grinding out a paycheck at a job that you hate or, at least, spending a large part of your workday doing trivial tasks with the hope
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