Okay, so copyranter had nothing but bad things to say when he blogged about the below Lifebuoy ad for soap at Coilhouse Magazine + Blog. But I must say that I have been extra diligent about washing my hands since reading his blog and seeing this ad. However, I can’t help but wonder, like some [...]

. A blogumn by Debra Barlow My Kitchen Obsession I don’t know when it happened.  Maybe it was the day the dial switched from 29 to 30 or maybe it was the moment when my dear husband slipped that band on my finger.  But I suspect it’s been longer than that.  Really, I suspect it’s [...]

/ A blogumn by Monique King-Viehland Obama Declines Public Financing – Is he pulling a John Kerry? The public financing system for presidential elections was established by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.  It consists of three distinct components: partial public financing in the primary election; public funding of the presidential nominating conventions; and [...]

Another stumper! I don’t know whether to crow or be disappointed that you guys obviously don’t have the soundtrack to The Color Purple memorized like I do. Either way, the answer can be found in the video, which is after the jump. Okay, according to my aunt, who went to the same school as this [...]

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Is it me or is Monday TV becoming an out-and-out pile up. Here’s what’s duking it out today: Heroes, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Dancing With the Stars, Daily Show, Colbert Report And here’s how I prioritize: 1. What CH and I like and can watch together (Heroes, [...]

. A blogumn by Howard Leder To continue where I left off with my last post and my dread over losing touch with the written word: with my usual manic fervor, I launched myself on an ambitious new reading program. Now don’t laugh: I’m reading the Great Books.  Literally, the Great Books.  The Great Books [...]

Guys! How frickin’ dope was that 20 minutes a day of reading? I don’t know about you, but I definitely I’m starting to feel smart again already. And hey, thanks for all the great recommendations in the comments. I’m planning a writing vacay to San Francisco in early October, and I’m going to load up [...]

I’m kind of fearless about picking up and starting over. My favorite thing to say is, “I can’t wait to get hurt again.” –Pink

. A blogumn by Kalimba Bennett A couple of years ago I had a crisis come up, and I desperately needed the outside advice of a trusted confidant.  A creative partner asked me to fire someone I was very close friends with from a project we were all working on together.  It was a terrible [...]