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50 Shades of Grey Book a Bestseller and Banned in Florida
You wouldn’t think anything would be too hot for Florida but evidently the bestselling erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” is too hot for some Florida libraries. Some Georgia and Wisconsin libraries have also followed suit and banned the book … Continue reading
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My Encyclopedia Britannica Set is Dusty but Not Forgotten
The Encyclopedia Britannica is ceasing publication of its print, dead-tree edition and will continue with just their digital online edition. I know in my head this is progress and probably makes economic sense for both consumers and Britannica but in my … Continue reading
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Susan G. Komen VP Karen Handel Better Race For The Pink Door
UPDATE: I wrote this blog on Sunday, February 5, on Monday, February 6, Karen Handel “resigned” from Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. I can’t confirm if the door hit her in the a– on the way out. The Huffington … Continue reading
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The National Anthem: The Pro Singers Just Don’t Get It
Last Year at the 2011 Superbowl, with millions of people watching, Christina Aguilera decided to add her rendition of The National Anthem to the archives of flubs by trying to make the song “her own” with a few change-ups and … Continue reading
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Eight votes? But Do Iowa Caucus Votes Really Count?
For anyone of us who ever said or even just thought “My one vote doesn’t really make a big difference, it’s just one vote out of many and I don’t really like any of the candidates anyway,” think about eight votes. Yes, … Continue reading
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Top 10 People Or Things I Don’t Want To Hear About In 2012
1. Anything Kardashian. I don’t want to hear about their “reality” shows, or their having or not-having babies, their clothing lines, purse lines or lines on their faces. Their boyfriends, husbands, ex-husbands, marriages, divorces, diets, weight gains, sex tapes … Continue reading
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The Ghost of Black Fridays Past
$2 waffle maker Black Friday shopping fight I watched this Black Friday shopping video in utter shock (click on link at beginning of this sentence to see it). Then the sadness set-in as I realized how horrid, inhuman, barbaric and utterly … Continue reading
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Hey Herman Cain: You Got Problems? ‘Blame Yourself’
Herman Cain was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal interview criticizing Occupy Wall Street protesters stating, “don’t blame Wall Street, don’t blame the big banks, if you don’t have a job and are not rich, blame yourself.” It boggles my mind that … Continue reading
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Is 9-9-9 wrong, wrong, wrong ?
Ask any political PR person and they will tell you it’s great to have a catchy, roll-off-the-tongue, memorable catch phrase associated with a candidate. Unless that catch phrase is doomed to conjure up bad memories like trickle down economics or … Continue reading
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