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November 30, 2003

Young Men Shying Away from Network TV

Many 18- to 34-year-old male viewers seem to have stopped watching network TV.

I don't suppose it's because cable shows have a larger abundance of T & A...

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November 29, 2003

Wal-Mart Shopping Frenzy

Woman Knocked Unconscious While Shopping:

A mob of shoppers rushing for a sale on DVD players trampled the first woman in line and knocked her unconscious as they scrambled for the shelves at a Wal-Mart Supercenter...

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November 27, 2003

Sweet Potatoes Are

Sweet potatoes are:

  • a great source of vitamin E
  • a good source of dietary fiber
  • very low in sodium
  • a "nutritional powerhouse"
  • one of the greatest sources of beta carotene

    Check out Sweet Potato Nutrition.

    How 'bout some "addictive" Sweet Potato Burritos?

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  • November 25, 2003

    Friday Fiver

    the friday five (Late? Yes. Fashionably.)

    1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
    By the end of the year? Boy. I'll have to think small, then!!
    1 - Make another pair of mittins
    2 - Get some clutter put away
    3 - Get some tax stuff in order
    4 - Read (or finish) my book
    5 - Cut the twins hair

    2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again.
    1 - Karen (I lost her dang email addy)
    2 - Katie (just to see what she's up with)
    3 - My birthmother (gosh, I wish I could just *talk* to her sometimes, wanna see pics of people and ask questions)
    4 -
    5 -
    Not sure who else. Most of the people I've lost touch with were for a reason, you know?

    3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
    1 - Make cold pressed soap.
    2 - Play guitar
    3 - Habla Espanol (better)
    4 - I'd like to expand on my shallow knitting skills
    5 - Make hurricane candles

    4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
    (I'm leaving out shopping, 'cause that's just a given.)
    1 - I'd be doing some serious secret santa stuff, online and off, baby.
    2 - Hand out money to people who need it. Cut out the middle man and just give it straight to them.
    3 - Buy homes for those dear to me
    4 - Set up a kick ass youth center (or two or three)
    5 - Do something, anything for my dear friends who have been waiting forEVER for their girls (they are adopting) to come home from Haiti. I believe big ass amounts of money would maybe speed things up considerably.

    5. List five things you do that help you relax.
    1 - read
    2 - knit
    3 - walk
    4 - watch movies with family
    5 - pray

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    November 19, 2003

    Britney Spears Walk of Fame

    Britney Spears Gets Star on Walk of Fame.

    I thought that was for actors...no?

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    Michael Jackson Wanted

    Arrest warrant issued for Michael Jackson. Is anyone really suprised?

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    November 11, 2003

    Free Sample of Crest Whitening Expressions Toothpaste

    Free sample of Crest Whitening Expressions toothpaste

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    November 8, 2003

    Lunar Eclipse

    Darn. I didn't know there was a Lunar Eclipse tonight.

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    November 5, 2003

    Chunk to Hunk - FREE Shipping Offer

    Hey. Through November (or until they run out), you can get From Chunk to Hunk: Diary of a Fat Man for 11 bucks plus FREE shipping. I know ya'll like that no shipping thing, since my orders come plowing in when I offer it.

    Get. This. Book. No really, do get it. For once a book about being fat and getting healthy - from someone who was once (gasp) actually fat.

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