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How Many Pieces of Pie Did You Eat Yesterday?
My mother is in town and she made not one, not two, but three types of pies for Thanksgiving. Being a pie lover, I had to try all three. Not full pieces mind you, but slivers.
How Long Are You Willing to Wait in a Black Friday Line?
Sure, Black Friday's deals can't be beaten, but obviously even the best discounts come at a price on your patience. Waiting in a long line at the register is never fun, and last year most of you said the crazy lines on Black Friday are reason enough to keep you out of stores all together. But tell me, does the same hold true for you this time around — how long are you willing to wait till you're up at the register?
How Do You Prefer to Holiday Shop?
While perusing the news, I noticed two seemingly conflicting stories right beside each other on the same site. The headlines: "Online Retail Thriving This Holiday Season" and "A Site to Help People Shop Online Attracts Investors."
The two articles aren't actually contradictory, the first is a welcome optimistic look at the future of e-commerce with Forrester Research reporting that most online retailers turned a profit in 2008 as business continues to grow.
A Tax on Cosmetic Surgery — Love It or Leave It?
The Senate's proposed healthcare bill includes a novel approach to enhancing funding for reform: a five percent tax increase on cosmetic surgery. Procedures like tummy tucks, face lifts, hair plugs, collagen injections, Botox, or any other non-required procedure would get hit with the increase. The tax could raise as much as $6 billion.
Have You Started Cooking For Thanksgiving Yet?
Have You Started Cooking For Thanksgiving Yet?
Of course, it's tomorrow!
Nope, not yet.
Will the Children Give Thanks at a Kiddie Table?
The children's table is a time honored holiday tradition for many families, born from the notion that adults will enjoy more stimulating dinner conversation and space with the children tucked away, and the lil ones will bond with their cousins and other wee folks at their own kiddie table. Will your children enjoy Turkey Day at a tot table?
Share the your holiday recipes for children at The Children's Table group over in the LilSugar Community.
Do You Ask People Not to Smoke Around You?
I am not a fan of breathing secondhand smoke, but it's rare that I'm around smokers so it is hardly ever an issue. However, standing outside of a restaurant recently, I saw a patron tell a man who was smoking to put it out or take his smoke around the corner. I'll admit, I was shocked and overjoyed all at once.
Are Facebook Photos Fair Game For Insurance Companies?
I just came across a story about a woman in Canada who lost insurance benefits because of a photo posted on Facebook. The woman was on medical leave from her job due to severe depression, and was receiving monthly disability payments from an insurance company. After she stopped receiving payments, she called her insurance company, who told her that she should be available to work because of photos she posted on Facebook that showed her looking happy and having a good time — hardly experiencing the crippling depression that kept her from going to work.
Did You Have to Talk Your Man Into Fatherhood?
Ticktock, ticktock. As Marisa Tomei so eloquently said in her unitard and high-heeled boot attire in My Cousin Vinny, "My biological clock is tickin' like this (stomping with hands in the air), and the way this case is goin', I ain't never gettin' married." Many women anxious to get their family life started often take the lead in the baby making conversations.
If You Want to Graduate, Lose the Weight: Cool or Not?
After years of midterms, finals, and all-nighters, a group of students at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania are being told they are too fat to graduate. The private college's core curriculum states that students must have a body mass index (BMI) that falls below 30 to graduate. If not, they must take steps to lose the weight by enrolling in a physical education class that meets three times a week for one semester — a requirement that has been part of the school's curriculum for the last three years.
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