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Blogging Is Where It's At 2008-07-29 00:41:00 The obsession with blogging has become an absolute craze. People blog about any and everything. The list of blog categories grows with each passing day. And the beautiful thing about it is people are writing again - putting their thoughts in written form.I think Norbet Platt put it best when he said "The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more dee Read more:Blogging
And the winner is...... 2008-08-13 16:50:00 I was doing my daily bloghopping today and noticed that my favorite little Martian in the green hat had tagged me as a spreader of love....WOW! My first blogosphere award. It's not a bad feeling. So, in keeping with my new title I'm going to take a minute to tag a few of my blogger buds that have welcomed me into the fray and given me a lot of great tips. One in particular....What's Up Doc! was su Read more:winner
WTF!! - She's Killing Herself 2008-08-12 09:59:00 Ladies...help me out here. Now since high school I've fluctuated (my weight; that is) between 15 to 20lbs. I currently weigh about 10lbs more than I did my senior year in high school (this after two pregnancies and 21 years!) However, it is a struggle to stay thin, fit, and healthy. Janet has got to get a grip. One of the deadliest things in the world is the vicious cycle the Yo-yo dieters body go Read more:Killing
Childhood Mysteries 2008-08-11 14:05:00 It's official! School has started once again. Jacob is a 2nd grader this year and is returning to school missing a couple of items he lost just this past weekend - his two front TEETH! We wiggled and pushed and wiggled and pushed until they both fell out Saturday night while we enjoyed a slice of pizza.Thing is - Jake was looking for a visit from the "tooth fairy" or so I thought. He boldly declar Read more:Childhood
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Soul Legend Isaac Hayes dead at 65 2008-08-10 15:39:00 Soul singer and arranger IsaacHayes
, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," has died, sheriff's officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday. Relatives found Hayes unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill. Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Visit CNN.com for more details.Social Read more:Isaac Hayes
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Let's Head Down Under Mates For A Kangaroo Burger...Yum Yum 2008-08-10 06:34:00 David, I need your help on this one. According to an Australian scientist, switching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The methane gas produced by sheep and cows through belching and flatulence is more potent than carbon dioxide in the damage it can cause to the environment.OMG!...what about my EMISSIONS. He goes on to say that kangaroos produce Read more:Burger
An Open Letter From Mitzi 2008-08-10 04:10:00 Dear Prospective Family,My name is Mitzi and I'm 2 years old. I am currently residing in the Animal Shelter on Rodeo Drive. My mother was a Jack Russell terrier and my dad was a rat (no pun intended) terrier. I would just like to let it be known before any of you beautiful, wealthy and extremely narcissistic Hollywood celebrities adopt me - I have a few rules.Please provide me with love, affection Read more:Letter
Who Are Your Five? 2008-08-09 10:24:00 When I woke this morning which shamefully was only about 45 minutes ago I had a text message indicator flashing on my cell phone. I opened the message and saw were Bernie Mac had passed away this morning of complications related to pneumonia in a Chicago hospital.Thanks to this hi-tech world we live in...breaking news is just fingertips away at any given time. So I reached over grabbed my laptop a
Two Asses for the price of one 2008-08-08 07:51:00 Last year my girlfriends and I decided a well deserved girls get-a-way was in order. We started planning early and wound up enjoying 6 fabulous days aboard the Enchantment of the Seas - one of many in the Royal Caribbean Cruiseline's fleet of cruiseships. We flew to Florida and boarded the ship in gorgeous Orlando. We were scheduled to stop off in Jamaica and the Grand Cayman Islands. Aside from a Read more:Asses
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Interesting... 2008-08-07 13:09:00 Study the cartoon for a moment. I'm really not sure how to take this one. Feedback would definitely be appreciated...
Remember When.... 2008-08-05 14:28:00 I just left our friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart (big mistake in near 100 degree weather!). I just can't figure out why things have to be so difficult these days.There are only one or two days left before school starts and all the parents and their swarm of kiddos decided today would be the day to get their "list" completed.Another one of life's unnecessary difficulties. Whatever happened to showing Read more:Remember
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Mississippi's Native Son Is Okay 2008-08-05 01:39:00 There aren't many interesting things about Mississippi
. We generally lead the nation in all the crappy stuff (obesity, illiteracy, unemployment, teen pregnancy) and fall to the bottom of the charts on the good stuff. Nevertheless, the Grand Ole State of Mississippi has produced some pretty great folks over the years - Oprah Winfrey, Walter Payton, Jerry Rice,Brett Favre, Anderson Cooper, Elvis Pre Read more:Native
Is My Life That Boring...or Is There Another Reason 2008-08-04 10:19:00 If you happen to venture out of your home on a shopping excursion, to pay bills, or simply planning a relaxing evening with friends at your favorite local eatery, chances are you'll happen to come across the plethera of celebrity magazines, tabloids, and gossip rags that all promise to reveal the latest news about your favorite celebrity personality.It seems that there's no escaping the media circ Read more:Reason
A Picture is worth more than 1000 words...It's worth $14 million! 2008-08-03 05:14:00 Now pardon me my friends for being naive or just in awe of what people will do these days. But I think it's absolutely ridiculous for anyone to pay $14 million
for pics of anything unless it's a sighting of the second coming of JESUS!People magazine and England's Hello magazine have jointly purchased the "first" photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins...what's her name and what's his name. Read more:Picture
Time Is Oh So Relative - Where Does It Go? 2008-08-02 22:41:00 Well I've made it through another Saturday funfest. We spend so much time wishing and praying for the weekend. Only to see it come and go much to fast because of all the time we spend catching up on things we couldn't get accomplished during the week.I did have a relatively good day in spite of the ripping and running that consumed most of my morning. Or maybe it was the first task on my list of Read more:Relative
Weebles wobble...And they DO fall down! 2008-08-01 15:35:00 In keeping with the theme Funny Friday Finale, I've included one of the funniest videos I've ever seen.As a woman I can laugh because I've been there. (well not quite as bad as you'll see in just a few minutes...LOL).Enjoy. And remember laughter is contagious and good for the soul.Peace...
Do What Feels Right To You...But this might help 2008-07-31 10:42:00 I recently posted the article Using the N-word as a term of Endearment at Sagacious Rambling.So that the world will understand exactly where I'm coming from, let me state for the record "I do not, will not, have not and can not use this hate-inspired, spirit-breaking, black folk hating word! Ever!There are three common truths about this word.Black folk use it with no thought.White folk use it with Read more:Feels
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God Often Sends Us Just What We Need 2008-07-30 06:12:00 Morning all. As you all have probably guessed by now, I'm an internet junkie and I love to write; almost as much as I love to talk. I've seen some of you buzz in and buzz out. I suppose your like me in that sense. Just browse around and see if anything interesting is going on in the lives of those who publish blogs so readily share with the rest of the world.It can become sort of monotonous at tim Read more:Often
David Duchovny and his sex addiction 2008-08-29 09:31:00 I'm a skeptic by nature so when I hear a term like sex addiction
my antennas go up and the radar flips on. What exactly is "sex addiction" and how can grown folks be addicted to something they can partake of freely and enjoyably.The first time I can remember hearing the term was with regards to Eric Benet, singer and former husband to the stunning Halle Berry. He admitted he suffered from this "dr Read more:David
Winged Cat?? 2008-08-29 05:33:00 A tabby from the Qingyan province in China recently sprouted a pair of fur-covered wings on his back during a hot-weather spell, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported. Read about the angelic felineGrab The Bookmarketer For Your Site Read more:Winged
A whole new meaning to manicure and pedicure 2008-08-28 16:09:00 An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A. Dede, now 35, began developing these wart-like growths as a teenager after cutting his knee in an accident. Of course the expected has occurred in his life; his wife left him and he was fired from his job. Dede is a single father r Read more:manicure
Have you ever wondered........ 2008-08-28 05:10:00 Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?Why is a boxing ring square?Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?Why is it that doctors call what they do "pract Read more:ever wondered
Who Knew? 2008-08-26 06:37:00 Dr. Seuss was a not only a successful children's author, but also a successful political cartoonist, lampooning current events during World War II for a progressive newspaper. Grab The Bookmarketer For Your Site
Prices aren't the only thing High at a Miami Mall 2008-08-26 06:01:00 MIAMI — The Mall of the Americas in Miami
was home to a business not usually found among the food courts, retail stores and movie theaters of similar locations: a hydroponic nursery with more than 200 marijuana plants.Federal agents seized the plants on Friday. The "garden spot" was found deep in a storeroom at the mall. Authorities say the growers used the mall's electricity to power their equ Read more:Prices
Am I Not Just Like You? 2008-08-26 02:07:00 But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We mu
Negative Cash Flow Robbery 2008-08-26 00:00:00 Latest Negative
-Cash-Flow Robbery
: The man (dressed as a woman) got away after the attempt at Joe's Cafe, in Metairie, La., in July, but he lost money in the deal. As a ruse to get a clerk to open the cash register, he handed over a $5 bill to pay for two doughnuts, and, with the register then open for change, pulled a gun and demanded the contents. The clerk immediately became hysterical, screami