who are you? Odis G.

where you from?
Bambi infested national geographic special edition wild turkeys havin orgies in my front lawn @ 5am every mornin ass, monroe n.y


your style in three words?
slutty but classy? lmaohell idk.could care less would be the right answer haha...

best hair trick? flat iron and lotsaa perfect perm grease lol

beauty secret? wear clown makeup, smoke, drink booze, but ALWAYSS wash ur face and stay
out the sun, drink water and most importantly MOISTURIZE... ohh annd ALWAYS USE A CONDOM.if u dont i swear you will remmeber me...

trend you hate?
"look at me im obnoxiously TRYING to be a 80's baby, when i was born in 1987 n clearly dont even remember a damn thing about it"

trend you love? ehhh, i rather be naked as long as i got a fly pair of shoes on me

last Item Bought? marciano stilletos....ugh they are like orgasms to my feet

I buy too many? mascaras...

I like?world peace, tupac and forties served in a champagne glass haha

Im a bad girl because? eh, i do what the fuck i want but i never loose my self respect when i do.

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See what i did there with the title?

This is gonna be a bullet post, and what are "bullet posts" anyway, but little "bits" of information. Plus, since it's Thanksgiving tomorrow here in the States, I masterfully put it all together and came up with title "Turkey Bits".

Damn, that is SO clever! Sometimes, while I'm staring longingly in the mirror at myself, i wonder why God blessed me with not only the perfect face and the body of an Adonis, but also with the razer sharp intellect of a veritable genius. It's almost too much awesomeness for one person to contain.

God made me humble, too. Don't forget humble.

What was I talking about again? Oh yeah, bullets....

- Once again I have to apologize for not reading ANY of your blogs this week. I just checked Google reader and i am behind on about 52 Gazillion blogs. I just don't understand why you people have to be so selfish to continue to post when I am off from work and don't wish to waste my cherished personal time (as opposed to my near-worthless "work" time) to go through all your stuff. Anyway, there is NO way I'll get to them all. Please don't hate me for it, and please don't hate me because I'm beautiful. I promise to resume my regular schedule of leaving 4th-Grade-level comments on all of your blogs next week.

-I have tried to put my recent distrust of all things electronic to rest, and have bought myself a new GPS and am having the Wii fixed. To pay for these new additions to the family, I cashed in my change jar, and with grandpa's contribution, managed to cash in almost $600! Can you believe that shit? That change that you find under your couch cushions after you host a Friday night Swinger's Orgy really DOES add up.

P.S. I'm just using a Swingers Orgy as an example. I'm pretty sure that hosting ANY kind of party at your place will result in finding loose change. I haven't tested that theory yet, but i promise to do so as soon as Swinging and Orgies start to get old for me.

-Today i continued to make a run for my Perfect Dad award and took my son to see Bolt in 3-D. It was pretty fun for the little tyke, but i cant help but feel glum that in the course of a little more than a decade, John Travolta has gone from a bad-ass hit man in Pulp Fiction to a 3-D cartoon dog that misses his owner. Then again, before that he starred in THREE "Look Who's Talking" movies so maybe he's just finally come full circle.

-After being hounded by friends week after week over the fact that no one can believe that I am not on Facebook, I finally took the plunge and registered.

My God! Within 2 hours i was getting friends requests by people i haven't seen in Eons! Old school buddies, girlfriends.... it's been a veritable walk down memory lane. And kinda fun, too. If any of you are registered (which is probably most of you), do please look me up. I want to add more friends. I'm kinda vain like that (hard to believe, right?).

-As i said, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Not one of my favorite holidays, but it's a day off work so I'll fucking take it. I actually have an old tradition that i used to do as a kid, and i seem to have passed it on to my son.

Tomorrow morning while we watch the Macy's day parade, we will sit with paper and crayons in hand and draw a picture of a pilgrim, which we then put on the refrigerator while we enjoy our Thanksgiving dinner. I'm not sure how i started that back when i was wee little Slyde, but i actually am kinda tickled that my son has picked it up.

Maybe Thanksgiving isn't too bad after all.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.

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This week the Design Team is traveling to Holt, Michigan. Ty introduces the designers to the Nickless family, which consists of mom, Arlene, and three boys 11 and under. The father, Tim, was a critical care nurse who contracted hepatitis C and passed away. Ty explains that Arlene is now struggling to raise the boys on her own, and the house they live in is deteriorating - the boys even have to share the one warm room in the house! Notably, there is also a playhouse in the yard that the father never got the chance to complete. Ty tells the team that Tim, the dad, had many dreams for his family that he wanted to see to fruition - they vow to help the Nickless family.

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What is it? Rimmel London's Glam'Eyes Mascara promises, "Seductive Volume. Turn heads. New VolumFlex Brush styles lashes for sensational volume and instant separation. Ultra supple elasto-bristles groom each lash, lacquering them from root to tip for a spectacular 7 x more lash intensity. Big Lash Seduction. High Definition. Maximum lash impact. Impeccable definition. Smoothing formula glides through lashes, wrapping each one for ultimate volume yet perfect separation. Lashes look dramatically amplified yet sleekly defined - even up close and personal." Available in drugstores for less than $7.50

What did you think? Full disclosure: I am not a Rimmel fan. I'm not sure what it is about the brand, but I am rarely excited by their products. Scratch that: I know exactly what turns me off about Rimmel--Kate Moss, their spokesmodel. More to the point: the way they style Kate Moss. I never think her makeup looks good in Rimmel ads. Her skin always looks bad--and badly covered--and her whole presentation is just off-putting. I feel the same way about Almay products...their spokesmodel has the squintest eyes and it looks like she's sucking on a lemon. And have you seen Drew Barrymore for Cover Girl? If they put more makeup on her, she'll look like a clown. Ok, so apparently I have a lot of issues with advertising. Let me get over all of that and move on to my review of the product at hand.

I love mascara. I love how, when done right, it creates a subtle difference to the eyes. It changes the shape of the eye and adds drama in a very understated way...again, when it's done RIGHT. Because of my love of mascara, I have tried a zillion different brands. This one, from Rimmel, is just average.

Here's what I like: the packaging. Rimmel's going for this whole boudoir-inspired theme and they have what is supposed to be faux fishnetting on the application side of the tube. This looks cute, but it also makes the applicator easy to hold thanks to the slight grooves.

Here's what I'm "meh" about: the brush. When you pull it out of the tube, it doesn't come out easily. That's fine--that means the chances of having too much product on the brush are going to be slim to none. But this brush is not full like some mascara brush heads. This one has different sized teeth that, at best, separate lashes and, at worst, make my lashes look too tarry.

Final verdict? There are better products on the market, and better products that don't cost quite as much. While the packaging is good, I find it difficult to get subtle, flawless application from this product. Despite the fact that the wand helps separate lashes, I still found myself having to use my lash comb...a lot...with this mascara. I also got a lot of those annoying mascara glob dots on my eyelids. I hate those things! Maybe I am not skilled enough at using a brush with different sized teeth? Somehow I think that's not the case. I tried it, it was average bordering on bad, and I'll happily go back to a different mascara when this tube is up.

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WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, THE BAD GIRLS CLUB! THIS IS A SHOW FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES. IF YOU LIKE THE HOUSEWIVES THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS SHOW. ITS LIKE THE HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA TIMES FIVE.THE POINT OF THE SHOW IS TO PUT THESE "BAD GIRLS" IN A MANSION, HOPING THEY WILL LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE. WHICH THEY DO BUT IN THE PROCESS OF THAT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF FIGHTING GOING ON. WHICH IM SURE THE PRODUCERS OF THE SHOW KNOW WILL MAKE FOR GREAT T.V. TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF ONE MY FAVORITE MOMMENTS ON THE BAD GIRLS CLUB.

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I dont think anyone is actually watching the series right now due to the fact that everyone hates baseball even if the series is hardly about hardcore Baseball. It just shows how Prince of Tennis and other crap shounen sports anime has all but demolished any credibility in the sports genre. Its sad because the psychological twists rivals any thriller/mystery I ever watched.
I actually love this episode for two reasons: a total mindfuck, and the rendering of an excellent pitcher to total crap with compounding tactics. The above pitcher is Kira, a pitcher for the opposing Mariners team. Tokuchis delaying tactics caused Mariners to be in a panic, and the coaching staff decided to rush Kira into pitching without practice. With more and more pressure put on Kira, Kira eventually lost so many points that he no longer want to pitch anymore. Its truly amazing how sports is not really all about talent, but also mentally battering your opponent into submission.
In the same case, that is why some people who are not exactly intelligent or excellent are able to command so many people under their charge. They might not be awfully smart, but they do know how to manipulate effectively to shift the momentum to their side. Tokuchis intelligent play to intimidate, confuse and bewilder his opponent eventually resulted in Lycaons gaining back to 16-16. For those who do not know baseball, to catch up from 0-16 down to 16-16 is almost a miracle. To do that in an inning? Impossible, but the mental game of Tokuchi did it.
If I have to give a reason to watch this, it will be Tokuchi. Any person who likes psychological thrillers can try this mind-numbling strategist as he toys with his opponents head. You will never know what he will do next.

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Today I didn't leave the flat. Spent a lot of time lying around, sleeping and watching TV. I attempted to do a bit of tidying up but it hasn't much difference. I really wanted some chocolate but could muster up the strength to waddle outside, especially as it didn't sound nice out there too. I joined another theatre production last Sunday. I missed the audition recalls for this show because my I was having eye problems and in a lot of pain at the time. So I resigned myself to not being part of this production and was thinking what else I could do with my time until the director got in touch wanting me to come to rehearsals. I think some cast memebers mentioned my name to him. I am now back in the thick of things playing a unglamourous but fun character. Hopefully, I'll get a few laughs out of the audience from it, if not then I'll just look plain ridiculous!

Anyhoo, the show goes up in three weeks and it's a long run spread over two weeks so we are having intensive rehearsals and I am feeling it already so I was grateful for the "day off" today. The rehearsal schedule means that I'll little chance of a social life which will hopefully make it easier to save money and that's always a positive thing.

BTW: I LOVE Ruth Lorenzo on this year's X-Factor... and not just because she sang Purple Rain on one of the shows. Unfortuately I can't find that performance on YouTube as His Purple Assholeness won't allow us to share anything with his music or image on it so I'll link to her performance on yesterday's show instead. Ruth For The Win (not likely as she's Spanish, not a cute kid and doesn't have a sob story).

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Durante i titoli di testa viene descritto l'epilogo di una famiglia di siciliani emigrati a Milano. La madre, senza marito, vive di lavori saltuari e non riesce a mantenere i due figli (Luciano, nove anni e Rosetta undici anni). Per sbarcare il lunario la madre ha indirizzato Rosetta alla prostituzione. Questa situazione perdura fino al giorno in cui intervengono le autorità. Dopo l'arresto della madre dei bambini Antonio, carabiniere incaricato di accompagnare i due bambini in un istituto a Roma, incontra una marea di difficoltà in questo straziante compito.
All'inizio del film viene lasciato da solo da un suo collega più esperto che avrebbe dovuto tradurre i bambini insieme a lui, ma che invece preferisce imboscarsi in un'avventura privata lasciando l'intera incombenza ad Antonio, il cui amoroso aiuto e la cui autorità non vengono accettati dai bambini.
Dato che Luciano soffre d'asma, il tragitto verso l'istituto è reso ancora più complicato. Inoltre, al loro arrivo, i tre si rendono conto che l'istituto si rifiuta di ammettere i due bambini, dato che sembra mancare un certificato medico di Rosetta. Si tratta presumibilmente di una scusa per liberarsi di un caso ritenuto scomodo. I tre si dirigono quindi verso la Sicilia, dove un secondo istituto dovrebbe ospitare i bambini.

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Maple-Pear Upside-Down Cake
Makes one 10-inch cake, 8 servings

Maple syrup, cooked down to a glaze and topped with fresh pears, becomes the "topping" for this twist on an old American classic. The cake is tender and delicate and low in fat. You'll need a 10-inch cast-iron or nonstick skillet.

1/2 cup pure maple syrup
3 medium pears (Bosc or Anjou), quartered, cored, peeled, and each quarter cut lengthwise in half
1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk

1. Adjust an oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Place the maple syrup in a heavy 10-inch cast-iron or nonstick skillet and boil over high heat until thick and full of large bubbles, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, and arrange the pears in the syrup in an attractive pattern. Return to high heat and boil until the syrup is thick and bubbly again, shaking the pan from time to time to prevent the pears from sticking. Remove from the heat.

3. Resift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger; set aside.

4. In a medium bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes, until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Stir in half the flour mixture gently with a rubber spatula until well combined. Add all the buttermilk and stir it in. Add the remaining flour mixture and stir only until the batter is smooth. Spoon the batter evenly over the pears and spread it level.

5. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the cake is a deep golden brown and springs back when gently pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Immediately run the tip of a small sharp knife around the edges to release the cake (very carefully if you are using a nonstick skillet!!). Place a heatproof cake plate over the skillet. Invert the two, wait a few seconds, and carefully lift off the skillet. If any fruit has stuck to the pan, place it back on the cake. Serve warm (best) or at room temperature.

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Tracklist
1. Georgia On My Mind
2. I Got A Woman
3. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' Bout That River)
4. Lonely Avenue
5. Hallelujah I Love Her So
6. Shake A Tailfeather (with Blues Bros)
7. Mess Around
8. Drown In My Own Tears
9. This Little Girl Of Mine
10. Yes Indeed
11. What'd I Say (Part 12)
12. Early In The Morning
13. Leave My Woman Alone
14. The Right Time
15. I Believe To My Soul
16. I'm Moving On
17. Unchain My Heart
18. Let The Good Times Roll
19.

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1. Aki Aleong - How Do I Stand With You (2:12)
2. Allen Brooks - Ding Dong Darling (2:29)
3. Ambassadors - Keep On Trying (2:37)
4. Archie Bell Drells - A Soldier (2:54)
5. Astronauts - Chill Charlie (2:05)
6. Barbara Sims - It Hurts To Be Hurt (2:14)
7. Barbees - The Wind (2:39)
8. Billy Brown Ballads - Why Baby Why (2:36)
9. Bo Freeman - The Girl For Me (2:29)
10. Bobby Dunn - Laughing (2:35)
11. Bobby Foster - Angel Of Love (2:28)
12. Bobby Page Riff Raffs - Sweet Surender (2:25)
13. Carver Smith High Combo - Cry For Love (2:38)
14. Cleo Patrettes - No Other Love (2:29)
15. Columbus Pulsations - Linda (2:29)
16. Columbus Pulsations - The Girl Of My Dreams (2:10)
17. Continders - Mr. DJ (2:48)
18. Contours - The Mission (2:39)
19. Corsairs - Rock Lilly Rock (2:44)
20. Corvettes - I'm Going To Cry (2:55)
21. Curtis Ware Four Du Matics - Am I In Love (2:35)
22. Dave Bond - Tell Me (2:41)
23. Dee Impulse - Til I Come Home (2:29)
24. Doc Dolphins - Something About You Darling - Dino 2 (2:30)
25. Doe Moody - Crazy Wonderful (2:23)
26. Donoman - You've Been Gone Too Long (3:01)
27. Dots - Ring Chimes (2:35)
28. Du Droppers - Story Untold (2:27)
29. Dungaree Dolls - Little Walflower (1:59)
30. Duvonns - Write Me A Letter (2:48)
31. Ed Kirby - Will We Ever Meet Again (2:50)
32. Elsie Strong - Baby Oh Baby (2:47)
33. Fabulous Chimes - Faithful To Me (3:30)
34. Flyers - A Sign That You're Mine (2:33)
35. Flyers - I Told Them (2:33)
36. Fred Bridges - It Must Be Love (2:49)
37. Fred Norman - The Letter (2:52)
38. Galaxys - Jelly Bean (2:12)
39. Galaxys - Lovers Prayer (2:31)
40. Gene Davis - Lost Love (2:41)
41. Gene Day - Those Teenage Tears (2:31)
42. Goodfellows - Another Chance (2:29)
43. Grand Prixs - Late Summer Love (2:11)
44. Hanna Lee - You Mean So Much To Me (2:48)
45. Hi Larks - Take A Hike (2:50)
46. Jessie Lee Rhythmaires - Won't Have To Cry And Lie Anymore (2:33)
47. John Hurley - Lonely Boy (2:02)
48. Johnny Allen - Crying Over You (2:24)
49. Johnny Flamingo - All Aboard (2:22)
50. Johnny Lee Roadrunners - My lil Angel - Triumph
51. Johnny Rebel - Write Me A Letter - Pepper 914 1960
52. Jules Savoy Chromatics - Would You - Real 1320 1955
53. June August - What Is My Birthday - Groovie 101
54. Kenneth Churchill Lyrics - Would You Rather - Joyce 304 1958
55. Kenny Demeritte Swinging Vibrations - Sitting And Thinking Alone - Grand Bahama
56. Laurel Atkins Boogie Cats - Heavenly Angel - Downbeat
57. LC Steels - I Will Always Love You - Steels 101
58. Leaping Flames - Social Dance - Mah's 0008 1962
59. Legends - Well Darling - Falco 305 1961
60. Leroy Taylor - If I - H H
61. Li'l Dee Belaires - Are You My Girl - Raft 604 1962
62. Little Coolbreezers - Won't You Come In - Ebony 1015 1959
63. Little Mason - I Know That I love You - Duro
64. Marvels - Just Another Fool - Munrab 1008 1959
65. Mike Scott - Frankies Angel - DCP 1123 1964
66. Montclairs - I've Heard About You - Sonic 104 1957
67. Nathan McKinley Chambers Bros. - Soldier Boy - Rayco
68. Nu Tones - Niki Niki Mambo - Hollywood Star 797 1954
69. Opals - Restless Days - Okeh 7224 1965
70. Ophelia MacCall - One Heart One Love - Little Star 1962
71. Phil Softos - Please Tell Me - Mem 1962
72. Polk James - This Love Of Mine - Film City
73. Preston Love - If You Ever Get Lonely - Ultra
74. Pretenders - Don't Tell A Lie - Rose International
75. Prince Serenader - To Have To Hold - Botanicle
76. Quantrell Valley Raiders - Only Yesterday - Wee Gee
77. Ray Bearcraft Charades - For You - Northridge 1002 1961
78. Ray Stevens (A Rabs) - Always On My Mind - Crown
79. Rebels - In My Heart - Kings X 3362 1959
80. Richie Wallace - Only Heaven Knows - Federal 12485 1963
81. Riptides - Foolish Lies - Top Star
82. Roberta Watson Calenders - Dear Donnie - Corsican 111 1963
83. Rock A Tones - Cruise To The Moon - Rock A Tone
84. Rueben Warren Outstanders - July - Imco 1961
85. Saints - My Only Love - Infinity
86. Sammy Vaughn Starmarks - Always Be Mine - Stardom
87. Sequence - Night Owl - Pegaso
88. Shirley Willie - Calling You - Dice
89. Signeals - Juanita - Loeneal
90. Signeals - Show Me The Way - Leoneal 1483
91. Silverlettes - I Miss You - Destiny
92. Sonny Ace Delsharps - If My Teardrops Could Talk - TNT 153 1958
93. Sonya Capris - Extra Extra - Scarlet 104
94. Sonya Capris - Private Party - Scarlet 104
95. Tabs - Oops - Noble 720 1959
96. Tiffanys - I've Got A Girl - Rockin Robin 1 1963
97. Tommy Carter - Please Find My Love - Gaynote 106 1961
98. Tommy Winters - Now That I Found You - Lloyds
99. Toneblenders - I Thank Heaven - Play
100. Tony Penn Startones - No Time For Tears - Web
101. Tornados - Please Come Home - Toro
102. Valentine Apollos - Later For You Baby - Delta
103. Valentine Apollos - Never - Delta
104. Vongayles - Loneliness - USA 1221 1964
105. Whips - Pleadin Heart - Flair 1025 1954
106. Wilfred Edwards - I Know - Island
107. William Hines - Please Bring Back Your Heart - Ball 508 1960
108. Willie C (Cobb) - Slow Down Baby - Ruler 5000 1963
109. Xciters - As We Danced - Carter 2764
110. Yvonne Violets - Show Me The Way - Barry 1004 1962
111.

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Maple-Pear Upside-Down Cake
Makes one 10-inch cake, 8 servings

Maple syrup, cooked down to a glaze and topped with fresh pears, becomes the "topping" for this twist on an old American classic. The cake is tender and delicate and low in fat. You'll need a 10-inch cast-iron or nonstick skillet.

1/2 cup pure maple syrup
3 medium pears (Bosc or Anjou), quartered, cored, peeled, and each quarter cut lengthwise in half
1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk

1. Adjust an oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Place the maple syrup in a heavy 10-inch cast-iron or nonstick skillet and boil over high heat until thick and full of large bubbles, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, and arrange the pears in the syrup in an attractive pattern. Return to high heat and boil until the syrup is thick and bubbly again, shaking the pan from time to time to prevent the pears from sticking. Remove from the heat.

3. Resift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger; set aside.

4. In a medium bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes, until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Stir in half the flour mixture gently with a rubber spatula until well combined. Add all the buttermilk and stir it in. Add the remaining flour mixture and stir only until the batter is smooth. Spoon the batter evenly over the pears and spread it level.

5. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the cake is a deep golden brown and springs back when gently pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Immediately run the tip of a small sharp knife around the edges to release the cake (very carefully if you are using a nonstick skillet!!). Place a heatproof cake plate over the skillet. Invert the two, wait a few seconds, and carefully lift off the skillet. If any fruit has stuck to the pan, place it back on the cake. Serve warm (best) or at room temperature.

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ample scars that prove my mommy bona fides, not to mention a wardrobe of spit and shit-stained clothing, a muffin-top, a short temper and an inability to concentrate on any conversation that doesn't reference potty training or preschooler discipline techniques. These get the point across, I think. I'm so obviously a mom that I'm surprised that random children don't just follow me home from the park. I am EVERYMOM.

But I'm also, in my capacity as a mom, plagued by backaches and neckaches and stiff shoulders and all manner of discomfort related to the toll of days spent packing anywhere from 23 to 60 lbs of kidmeat around on my person,* not to mention the constant crouching and bending and lifting and bending and hoisting and crouching and bending and lifting etc etc etc that comes with the endless cycle of diaper changing and toilet training and shoelace-tying and buckle-fastening and binky-fetching and all the other back-breaking little tasks that are part of motherwork. That shit burns you out, people. It's hard work, and it leaves you sore. It leaves me sore. So the idea that someone might pitch painkillers to my particular demographic isn't really outrageous. Hell, the Motrin people could get together with the Smirnoff's Vodka people and maybe even the Xanax/Ativan people and do a whole collaborative marketing juggernaut aimed at tired/sore/anxiety-ridden moms and I'd probably just roll my eyes and make a note on my calendar to renew some prescriptions and restock the liquor cabinet. So, no, I don't think that the substance of the Motrin campaign is all that worthy of controversy.

It's their delivery that sucked butt, for the reasons I explained above. If you're trying to win over a market, you should maybe try to avoid insulting that market. But we - the quote-unquote market that they've insulted - need to be clear on what exactly it is that we find insulting. The suggestion that packing our kids around might cause a backache or two is not insulting (nor is it particularly damaging, as I've seen some suggest, to the practice of babywearing. Knowing that carrying a baby might cause some shoulder pain won't stop any reasonable parent from babywearing. Knowing that childbirth is painful hasn't stopped women from giving birth, has it?) The suggestion that babywearing is some kind of Stepford Mom conformity exercise is insulting, and it's worth protesting.

But let's keep our focus on the real problems here. The marketing of a painkiller to moms is not a problem. The suggestion (the appalling suggestion) that some or any of the practices of motherhood that might cause mothers to reach for a painkiller are in and of themselves stupid or risible or of dubious merit is a problem, because it makes a mockery of the work of motherhood and so makes a mockery of mothers. It demonstrates that advertisers are still unwilling, for the most part, to consider mothers as anything other than stereotypes: frazzled mom, harried mom, lonely mom, overwhelmed mom. These stereotypes have force because the life of a mom involves all of the components of those stereotypes - I am frazzled and overwhelmed and I will say here, frankly, that I have said to myself on more than one occasion, why the f*$# am I carrying this baby around every minute of every day oh my aching hell - but they become dangerous when they become the sole lens through which moms are viewed.

The only way to fight it is by reminding the culture that we are complex. We are not frazzled harridans griping about pain, but nor are we simply beatific nurturers whose deepest joy and pleasure is derived from carrying babies - light as farts with angel wings - against our ever-trilling mama-hearts. We need to keep broadcasting to the world that we defy simple characterization. Which means tempering our outrage with humor, and tempering our rebuttals with honesty: I'm a mom who wears my baby - and loves it but also sometimes doesn't love it all that much and on those days maybe takes a painkiller or two or maybe just a hot bath and a martini - and I did not approve of that Motrin ad.

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blogger for Brita and Nalgenes eco initiative FilterForGood, Im glad that this issues gotten resolved and have to say the programs even better and more convenient than Id dared hope. Id been worried about both the inconvenience and expense as well as the carbon footprint of shipping individual used filters back to Brita, but this Whole Foods drop off option will make recycling free, simple (at least for people living near a Whole Foods), and less carbon intensive (since all filters can be shipped in one big bundle from Whole Foods to Preserve).
Full details and instructions wont be on Britas website until early January 2009, so hold on to your old filters until then.

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So love is illogical, random and mysterious, yes? Not any more. We have cracked the code. In the last few years social scientists and therapists who practice emotionally focused therapy (or EFT) have made a breakthrough. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, we have a map to this passion, this fever that has baffled poets and lovers all through human history.
Here is some of what we know:
1. We are born to need each other. The human brain is wired for close connection with a few irreplaceable others. Accepting your need for this special kind of emotional connection is not a sign of weakness, but maturity and strength.
So dont feel ashamed of this need for a safe loving bond.
2. In love relationships emotional hurt is a mixture of anger, sadness but most of all, fear. Fear of being abandoned, and rejected. This hurt registers in the same part of our brain as physical hurt. It is too hard to push these feelings aside or ignore them. The first step to dealing with injuries in love is to pinpoint the feeling and then to send clear messages about this hurt to the one you love
So dont just ignore hurts with the idea that they will up and go away.
3. The strongest among us are those who can reach for others. Love is the best survival strategy of all. We all long for a safe haven love relationship. Self-sufficiency is just another word for loneliness.
So risk reaching out and fighting for this safe haven. It is the best investment youll ever make.
4. Relationships can survive partners being very different. Even if you think you are from different planets its okay. The one thing love can’t survive is constant emotional disconnection. Conflict is often less dangerous for your love than distance.
So after a fight, put it right. Repair it, heal the rift between you.
5. There is no perfect lover. That is only in the movies. We shut down when we think we have failed as lovers, when we have disappointed. But our lover doesnt want perfect performance. In the end he or she needs our emotional presence.
So its okay to say I don’t know what to do or say. Just stay open and present.
6. The fights that matter are never about sex, money or the kids. That is just the ripple on the surface of the sea. They are about someone protesting, often in an indirect way that is hard to understand, the loss of safe emotional connection.
The most terrible trap in a love relationship is when one person really wants to say, Where are you? Do I matter to you? but instead becomes critical and demanding and the other person feels hopeless and inadequate and moves away. The lovers then get caught in emotional starvation, stalemate and more and more disconnection.
So do try to tell each other when you feel lonely and like you are failing at being the perfect partner, especially if you are having lots of fights about tasks. Look beneath the surface.
7. We only have two ways to deal with the vulnerability of love when we cant connect. Get mad and move in fast to break down the others walls or try not to care so much, and build a wall to protect yourself. Which one do you do? You probably learned it very young.
So do try to listen to your longings and risk reaching to connect. These other two options are traps that drive your lover away from you.
8. A loving relationship is the best recipe for a long and happy life that exists. Holding your lover tight is the ultimate antidote to stress. Cuddle hormones turn off stress hormones!
So do take time to hold and canoodle. Its better than taking your vitamins.
9. Lasting passion is entirely possible in love. Infatuation is just the prelude. An attuned loving bond is the symphony. This kind of bond creates what I call synchrony sex. Sex becomes a safe adventure.
So don’t give up when sex goes into a temporary slump. Talk about it. Making love without candid conversation is like landing a 747 without help from the control tower!
10. The key moments in love are when partners open up and ask for what they need and the other partner responds. This demands courage but this is the moment of magic and transformation.
So take a deep breath and listen into your emotions. Let them tell you what you need. Then tell your partner that they are so special to you that you want to take a risk and tell them what you need from them most. Keep it simple and honest.
When you have a blueprint for love you can build it. In EFT studies seven out of ten couples repair their relationship. Love doesnt have to be a mystery anymore.
©2008 Dr. Sure Johnson
Author Bio:
Dr. Sue Johnson is a clinical psychologist, the developer of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, and a recognized leader in the new science of relationships. The author of four books and numerous articles, she has trained thousands of therapists in North America and around the world.
She lives in Ottawa, Canada. For more information on Dr. Sue Johnson and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, visitwww.eft.ca. Her book, Hold Me Tight, is available from Little, Brown and Company.

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The auto industry has been running on empty for a long time, and they have made remarkably few changes to get back on track. Theres no reason to think that cutting them a multi-billion-dollar check will do anything to fix the serious fundamental issues in the industry.
Morgan Housel details the problems that have put Detroit in this position, but they basically amount to high labor costs and reliance on energy-inefficient vehicles. Every car made in Detroit costs hundreds of dollars more than similar cars made abroad because auto manufacturers have to pay health care and retirement costs for all of their employees; that means, as Mitt Romney says, Ford, for example, needs to cut $2,000 worth of features and quality out of its Taurus to compete with Toyota’s Avalon. Of course the Avalon feels like a better product — it has $2,000 more put into it. Romneys solution is to cut out unions and cut worker benefits which is fine if you dont care about the health, safety and welfare of workers.
What he misses is the bigger picture. Japanese car companies arent losing money on worker health care benefits because health care in Japan is provided by federal and local governments, and all elderly Japanese citizens are covered through national health insurance. In fact, of the six countries that produce the most automobiles, the U.S. and China are the only two that dont offer universal health care meaning that Ford and GM bear the burden of providing health care to their employees, at the expense of their ability to compete internationally.
That isnt going to be fixed through a bail-out.
The other issue is that American car companies have fixated on producing large, gas-guzzling vehicles as a way to counteract the money they lose on smaller cars. That worked, for a while but in the current economy, no one is buying SUVs. And the Big Threes choice to rely on environmentally hazardous vehicles, instead of investing in green energy and other developing fields that could provide sustainable jobs for their workers, displays a serious lack of foresight.

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Let me begin by thanking the bipartisan group of U.S. governors who convened this meeting.

Few challenges facing America - and the world - are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear. Sea levels are rising. Coastlines are shrinking. We've seen record drought, spreading famine, and storms that are growing stronger with each passing hurricane season.

Climate change and our dependence on foreign oil, if left unaddressed, will continue to weaken our economy and threaten our national security.

I know many of you are working to confront this challenge. In particular, I want to commend Governor Sebelius, Governor Doyle, Governor Crist, Governor Blagojevich and your host, Governor Schwarzenegger -all of you have shown true leadership in the fight to combat global warming. And we've also seen a number of businesses doing their part by investing in clean energy technologies.

But too often, Washington has failed to show the same kind of leadership. That will change when I take office. My presidency will mark a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change that will strengthen our security and create millions of new jobs in the process.

That will start with a federal cap and trade system. We will establish strong annual targets that set us on a course to reduce emissions to their 1990 levels by 2020 and reduce them an additional 80% by 2050.

Further, we will invest $15 billion each year to catalyze private sector efforts to build a clean energy future. We will invest in solar power, wind power, and next generation biofuels. We will tap nuclear power, while making sure it's safe. And we will develop clean coal technologies.

This investment will not only help us reduce our dependence on foreign oil, making the United States more secure. And it will not only help us bring about a clean energy future, saving our planet. It will also help us transform our industries and steer our country out of this economic crisis by generating five million new green jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced.

But the truth is, the United States cannot meet this challenge alone. Solving this problem will require all of us working together. I understand that your meeting is being attended by government officials from over a dozen countries, including the UK, Canada and Mexico, Brazil and Chile, Poland and Australia, India and Indonesia. And I look forward to working with all nations to meet this challenge in the coming years.

Let me also say a special word to the delegates from around the world who will gather at Poland next month: your work is vital to the planet. While I won't be President at the time of your meeting and while the United States has only one President at a time, I've asked Members of Congress who are attending the conference as observers to report back to me on what they learn there.

And once I take office, you can be sure that the United States will once again engage vigorously in these negotiations, and help lead the world toward a new era of global cooperation on climate change.

Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all. Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response. The stakes are too high. The consequences, too serious.

Stopping climate change won't be easy. It won't happen overnight. But I promise you this: When I am President, any governor who's willing to promote clean energy will have a partner in the White House. Any company that's willing to invest in clean energy will have an ally in Washington. And any nation that's willing to join the cause of combating climate change will have an ally in the United States of America. Thank you.

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Now for all those who don't know "We are in a frigging Recession for Christ sakes". We as young people need to get our finances in order. Yes you will be paying student loans, have a cell phone bill, car note, etc. But you know you did NOT need those $200 Tory Burch flats! That money could have been a payment on the interest that your loans are accruing. For those ofus who are already in 9-5 jobs, I am sure we are all pretty familiar with living "check by check". Well Tanisha Sykes exposed a new financial phenomenon, well maybe its not new but no on has acknowledged it. Living "Check to Monday" Yeah that's right, you got paid on Friday, paid your bills, went grocery shopping, maybe got a mani pedi and when Monday came around you didn't even have lunch money... You were broke! This is unacceptable. It's time to budget, invest and buy property, pay bills ON TIME and keep track of your credit score. We have to start being more conscious of our purchases; you DO NOT need to purchase a $5.00 latte on your way to work/class, Save some money and bring a lunch! Here's a little rule of thumb Ms. Sykes shared its the "10-30-60 Rule". When your payday rolls around, take 10% and invest/save, 30% goes to yourself cash only and 60% to bills/loans etc. If you tithe then break it down to 10%, 10%, 30%, and 50%. Now the reason she says cash only in your pockets, is because your are more inclined to spend if you have a debt or credit card. I.E. Your on line at the local grocery store, you have $110 for groceries but your total is $145. If you have cash you're going to start putting some items back but if you have that plastic you are going to swipe that card with the quickness. And as for student loans; it's okay to defer, if you can pay the interest down so when it's time to pay the payments won't be overwhelming.

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Today Show; back home, back in her kitchen, deftly navigating between the fridge, dishwasher, and countertop as she chatted with Matt Lauer and mashed food for the baby.
Some had suggested that the selection of Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate represented a strange milestone for women: the one where mediocre women can achieve the same success as mediocre men. For years unexceptional men have easily attained exceptional positions, while exceptional women have struggled to do so. So why doesn’t Sarah Palin mark this feminist “victory”?
Because Palin is exceptional in the area a woman must most be: her femininity. While Hillary Clinton was derided for her pantsuits and her age, Palin’s background as a beauty queen, a mother of five, and her lavish wardrobe of fitted skirts and stylish heels (eagerly subsidized by the RNC) remind us that whatever other assets a woman may possess, her proper gender performance trumps them all. A quintessential femininity is the highest card in the deck. While McCain’s motivations were likely complex, it would be difficult to argue that if the photos and biographies that accompany Sarah Palin and Kay Bailey Hutchison were reversed, his choice would have been the same. He rightly guessed that her smile, figure, and photogenic family would resonate with an American public still deeply invested in traditional and essentialist views of gender.
Yet we are to believe that the highest aims of feminism have been realized when a VP candidate can be deemed “hot” by Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live, and lusted after by male voters across the nation. We are again reminded, in 2008, that if we are not properly plucked, pinned, coiffed, rouged, and of course, lip-sticked, we may risk our very professional lives. It seems after all, that those exceptional “true” womenthe ones who manage to be maternal enough, to smile enough, to stay slim enough, and to keep all the obligatory feminine balls in the air (never missing a deadline, a diaper change, or a bikini wax)set the bar today’s girls are to strive for.
Funny how can look so much like the past.
Amanda Marie Gengler is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Behavioral Sciences at Barton College in Wilson, NC.

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Survivor: Gabon when Marcus was voted out, the newly formed Kota tribe returned to camp with mixed emotions.  Susie, who flipped on her original tribe, was impressed that Kenny came out with guns blazing at Tribal Council.  Bob, on the other hand, was shocked that Marcus was voted out.  That ouster made him fear for his own survival in the game.  If were not in a merge, Im history even though I teach science, Bob joked.

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