Monthly Archives: September 2006

A Hot Dog Is Never Just a Single Tube of Meat

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For mothers leaving babies with their nannies, “a hot dog is never just a single tube of meat.” The NFL has barred local TV stations from NFL sidelines during games, according to NEWSPHOTOGRAPHER’s Mark Loundy. The Minnesota Vikings have also banned photographing players who are injured during practice. Get the hookup on some $1 makeup from E.L.F. This caused quite a stir among the ladies in my office, as you might imagine. Check out of some of the comments on NYTimes.com’s Reader’s Thoughts section for…

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On Freedom of Thought

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An interesting read:Campus Conscience Police? And an old story that I have always found very difficult:Man Gets Ten Years in Prison for Pornographic Diary Entries More on that: “The protections of the First Amendment do not extend to certain types of speech such as obscenity, child pornography, and incitement of illegal conduct. Recently, Ohio convicted Brian Dalton for creating and possessing a personal diary containing violent sexual fantasies involving children. He was found to have violated an Ohio statute prohibiting the creation or publication of…

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Danielle

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I was looking up something for work at the post.com when I found this post on the Celebritology blog. It talks about Maxim magazine’s list of “TV’s Least Appealing Ladies”. People wonder why women everywhere (even smart, interesting, and beautiful ones like the those in Maxim’s list) struggle with self-esteem issues. However, during a recent America’s Next Top Model marathon, one of the models, Danielle, was told by Tyra that she either had to “Close the gap, or go home” (in reference to a gap…

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Foods for fullness

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An article about the top 10 foods that keep you full in Women’s Health magazine listed the following foods: White potatoesEggsOatmealBeansFishSoupApplesBeefSaladPopcorn What this means for me and you is that if you eat these foods often, you’re less likely to spend your money on food, which is critical at this point. My plan is oatmeal in the morning, soup for lunch, and beef — it’s for dinner. Yum.

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Modern-Day Evolution

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I heard on the radio this morning that you can actually choose the sex of your baby. Here’s an excerpt from WAMU’s Market Morning Report’s piece entitled “I’ll Have a Girl, Please”: JENNIFER MERRILL THOMPSON: “I really, really wanted a daughter, and I knew that technology was probably the only way it was going to happen for me. And we didn’t want to keep having boy after boy. I didn’t want to have a huge family, so we were willing to spend the money to…

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