Category Archives: U.S.

Saying thank you the write way

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Dear Reader, Thank you very much for reading this missive. I appreciate that you are taking the time to visit my site. I wasn’t quite sure of the best method for expressing my thanks to you, considering the fact that … Continue reading →

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Finally: hip jeans that promise to fit our hips

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

I don’t know why it took so long to get to this point, but it looks like jeans makers are finally starting to recognize that women in their 40s and older like to wear premium denim, too, but we don’t … Continue reading →

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Albert off the market but are other princes out there?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

With the news that one of the world’s most eligible bachelors, Prince Albert of Monaco, is finally engaged to be married at the age of 52 comes hope for other never-marrieds who know that that their chances for getting hitched … Continue reading →

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Ms. Smith-Jones-Adams-Johnson, I presume?

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

A friend — let’s call her Allison Smith — just had a baby and she and her husband Bill Jones (another pseudonym) decided to name their tot Baby* Smith-Jones. Allison never changed her name to her husband’s when she got … Continue reading →

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Blackhawks bring home the Cup

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

Okay Cubbies, now it’s your turn.

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The ugly truth about your looks

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

Looks matter. That’s no surprise to anyone anymore, but that ugly truth is in the news again, thanks to two very different Debbies. First up is Debrahlee Lorenzana, a banker who is suing former employer Citibank for firing her because she was … Continue reading →

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In praise of less praise

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

Is graduating from 8th grade such an accomplishment that it calls for gifts, parties, dinners, caps and gowns and other accolades? I’ve always thought celebrations centered on such a common achievement were silly — same as I feel about the … Continue reading →

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Best. Catch. Ever.

Posted on June 5, 2010 by

For a sports-crazy town, it was not a good day. The Chicago Blackhawks, battling for the Stanley Cup, lost. The Cubs lost. The Sox lost. One bright spot? This suburban Chicago kid’s stellar catch. Check out the series of pictures … Continue reading →

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Putting the 'hard' in hardware store

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

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 →

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Most tattooed woman in the world begs the question

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

[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 →

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