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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Putting the 'hard' in hardware store
While other people are spending Memorial Day honoring our soldiers, I’ve got an urgent task that can’t wait until tomorrow: fixing the toilet handle. Well, not the handle itself, actually, but the plastic thingy that attaches to the inside of … Continue reading
Most tattooed woman in the world begs the question
[huluvid id="1QdiumIasMMNguYspdZLbA"] Julia Gnuse started inking her body, she says, to cover up an unsightly skin condition. Once she started, though, she couldn’t stop, and now she has more than 400 tats. She says none of them have any particular … Continue reading
Senior pranks: funny or dangerous?
Ah the end of May, when high school seniors around the nation are thinking about finals, which way to hang the tassel on their mortarboard, and of course, how many greased pigs to release in their school’s hallways. At this … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, U.S.
Tagged class gift, High school, Law of Unintended Consequences, senior prank
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Hair not needed to clean up Gulf oil spill
Don’t cut your hair! Or if you do, don’t collect the clippings and mail them off to the Gulf Coast to help absorb the millions of gallons of oil that continue to spill into the Gulf of Mexico after the … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, U.S.
Tagged BP, deepwater horizon, donald trump hair, Environment, Gulf Coast of the United States, hair boom, locks of love, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oil spill, rod blagojevich hair, sorbent boom, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Questioning the wisdom of Miss USA
The Miss USA pageant is taking some flack for letting its judges ask the contestants questions which some consider controversial, including ones on immigration and birth control. I think it’s time to decide what we want and expect out of … Continue reading
TiVo has a lot of explaining to do
Why does my TiVo hate me? It has been acting very strange lately. In fact, it has been downright rude, and I do not like this turn of events. For a long time with me and TiVo, everything was fine. … Continue reading
Family dinners: more than peas and Qs
Are my kids going to be alcoholic, chain-smoking, school-failing, binge-eating drug addicts? Apparently yes, and it’s all because we don’t eat dinner together regularly. This came to my attention after hearing about an initiative to promote more family togetherness at … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Food, Parenting, U.S.
Tagged after school activities, Alcoholism, cheer-leading, Columbia University, Drug addiction, Eating, Family Day, family dinner, gymnastics, Hockey, Rachael Ray, Substance abuse
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