Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
Buried at the bottom of an article about the University of Pennsylvania's commencement ceremonies: Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, who earned a master's degree in positive psychology, was among the approximately 6,000 graduates. "In America, Jodie Foster speaks at your university's...
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
That's the glass from my car window -- now on my seat. At least the bastards didn't get the radio they seemed to be after. What was I saying yesterday about trying to fight the chaos?...
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
The past month has brought a lot of chaos to our lives -- unexpected bills, ruinous weather, surprise changes at work, sudden phone calls from the hospital. So to cope, we have had to create our own sense of...
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
Remember those small gods I was referring to the other day? The ones that are supposed to keep snails from getting underfoot and umbrellas from popping inside out? I forgot to mention the little god who keeps trickles of...
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
In an article about the discovery of a 9,000-year-old dentist's drill, which was used without anaesthesia: Dr. Richard Glenner, a Chicago dentist and author of dental history books, wouldn't bite on the idea that this was good dentistry....
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
The weather has finally gotten to us. There is no other explanation for this mood we've been in for days. No fights. No rut. No irritating ways of sighing loudly when the other person commandeers the remote control. Just...
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
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Posted Monday May 15, 2006, 10:03 pm, Over one day old
Happy New Year. I bet you're still trying to turn all your clocks back one second, aren't you? * * * Jeff has the right idea -- instead of focusing on resolutions for '06, he's thinking about what he...
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