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  • Afghan Whigs Are Uptown Again

    Generation X News
    15 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
    Ask Greg Dulli about the set lists he and his bandmates in the Afghan Whigs - the Cincinnati soul-punk outfit that released a string of sucker-punch ruminations on bad love during the alt-rock gold rush - are putting together for their reunion shows, the first of which takes place at Bowery Ballroom on May 23, and he'll play coy; he'll note that ... (more)

  • Social recruitment - Are you ready to embrace the change? - Bizcommunity.com

    Generation X news - Google News
    16 May 2012 | 4:11 am
    Social recruitment - Are you ready to embrace the change?Bizcommunity.com"The methods that worked with the Baby Boomers and Generation X, may not be the methods that work with the Millenial Generation," she says. Social recruiting refers to the use of social media as a tool to attract potential candidates with the most

  • Google's Penguin Update Had Me Like A Krill

    Generation X (The Blog)
    15 May 2012 | 11:33 pm
    by Clio1789 via Flickr with CC License In late April, Google made major changes to its algorithm in an update called "Penguin." Right around the same time, Blogger (Blogspot), which is owned by Google, rolled out major updates. Bloggers using Google's platform can now do what bloggers using Wordpress have been able to do since the beginning of time:  Configure robots.txt file Add Meta Descriptions Add Meta Tags Set Up Redirects Customize Error Pages Add Alt and Title Attributes to Links Add Nofollow Attributes to Links Add Alt and Title Attributes to Images The purpose of the Penguin…

  • The Special "Pink Blankie"

    It's Real Life
    15 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Recently I posed a question about my daughter Alyssa and her special "pink blankie" on Facebook -- None of my other kids ever had a special blanket, but Alyssa has been asking for her "pink blankie". Should I nip it in the bud or just go with the flow? -- Your answers were helpful! Thank you! Here are some of your answers (to see the full list, you can travel to my Facebook wall) Go with it..

  • Order Types for Buying or Selling Stocks

    Generation X Finance
    Jeremy Vohwinkle
    15 May 2012 | 9:05 am
    Buying or selling stock couldn’t be easier with today’s technology. Investors can go online or call an automated trading platform to instantly place a trade. But just because it’s easy, it doesn’t mean you can’t make a mistake. There are a number of different order types that can be used to help you protect losses and maximize gains if used properly. Market Orders Market orders are the most common and easy to understand of the order types. A market order is simply an instruction to buy or sell the securities at the current market price. Unless you give…
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    Generation X News

  • Afghan Whigs Are Uptown Again

    15 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
    Ask Greg Dulli about the set lists he and his bandmates in the Afghan Whigs - the Cincinnati soul-punk outfit that released a string of sucker-punch ruminations on bad love during the alt-rock gold rush - are putting together for their reunion shows, the first of which takes place at Bowery Ballroom on May 23, and he'll play coy; he'll note that ... (more)

  • Beastie Boys' ill skills

    5 May 2012 | 7:22 pm
    Beastie Boys Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond and Adam Yauch tape a live show at MTV Studios in Times Square in June, 2004.

  • Bringing neighborhoods together to keep young people in Michigan

    26 Apr 2012 | 9:56 pm
    "Generation X and Y for Michigan" founder Johannah Jelks brainstroms with others on ways to improve neighborhoods in Grand Rapids.
 
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    Generation X news - Google News

  • Social recruitment - Are you ready to embrace the change? - Bizcommunity.com

    16 May 2012 | 4:11 am
    Social recruitment - Are you ready to embrace the change?Bizcommunity.com"The methods that worked with the Baby Boomers and Generation X, may not be the methods that work with the Millenial Generation," she says. Social recruiting refers to the use of social media as a tool to attract potential candidates with the most

  • Lenovo Shows Off Next-Gen Business Ultrabook, Introduces New ThinkPad Laptops - Hot Hardware

    15 May 2012 | 11:13 pm
    Hot HardwareLenovo Shows Off Next-Gen Business Ultrabook, Introduces New ThinkPad LaptopsHot HardwareLenovo also announced a new portfolio of ThinkPad laptops in the T, X, L and W Series. The new models feature 3rd Generation Intel Core processors, Lenovo Enhanced Experience 3.0 (EE 3.0) with RapidBoot technology, and a new ThinkPad Precision keyboard Lenovo Previews Next-Gen Business Ultrabook; Announces Latest Powerful EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Lenovo ThinkPad laptops T, X, L, W series grab Ivy BridgeSlashGearLenovo Unveils 9 New ThinkPads, Complete With Ivy Bridge, HD+…

  • What's The Real Problem: Facebook's Ads, Or GM's Cars? - Forbes

    15 May 2012 | 3:18 pm
    What's The Real Problem: Facebook's Ads, Or GM's Cars?ForbesFacebook is an especially popular social media tool with baby boom, Generation X and Generation Y women, who make up both the prize portion of the car market, and Facebook's user base. However, statistics show these women are giving a cold shoulder to and more »

  • As boomers age, need for nurses increases - Chicago Sun-Times

    15 May 2012 | 3:15 pm
    As boomers age, need for nurses increasesChicago Sun-TimesThe Gen X and Millenniums are more cognizant of home-and-life balance and strive to keep this in check.” Each generation also brings different skills, all needed to best serve patients. “The younger nurses are very technologically advanced, and more »

  • 'Saved By The Bell' Star Lark Voorhies AKA Lisa Turtle Shocks Fans - MTV.com (blog)

    14 May 2012 | 1:18 pm
    MTV.com (blog)'Saved By The Bell' Star Lark Voorhies AKA Lisa Turtle Shocks FansMTV.com (blog)Airing multiple times a day on multiple networks, its actors and actresses were adored by Generation X and Y. And while some, Mario Lopez (AC Slater) and Tiffany-Amber-Thessen (Kelly Kapowski) went on to more fruitful careers, others, like the recent and more »
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    Generation X (The Blog)

  • Google's Penguin Update Had Me Like A Krill

    15 May 2012 | 11:33 pm
    by Clio1789 via Flickr with CC License In late April, Google made major changes to its algorithm in an update called "Penguin." Right around the same time, Blogger (Blogspot), which is owned by Google, rolled out major updates. Bloggers using Google's platform can now do what bloggers using Wordpress have been able to do since the beginning of time:  Configure robots.txt file Add Meta Descriptions Add Meta Tags Set Up Redirects Customize Error Pages Add Alt and Title Attributes to Links Add Nofollow Attributes to Links Add Alt and Title Attributes to Images The purpose of the Penguin…

  • Mother's Day 2012

    13 May 2012 | 7:15 pm
    For Mother's Day, Juliette bought me some jewelry by one of my favorite designers, Betsey Johnson. Hello, Beautiful. You've been dieting way too much. Mmmmmm. Cherry super fruits for my ears.  Thanks, Juey! Nice blue nail polish. The Super Bridgy drew me this awesome picture. That's her and me holding hands. This is a Mother's Day project Sullivan did at school.  Apparently he thinks I like to work all day.  I'd recognize this kind of drawing anywhere.  This is Juey's style.  Happy Mother's Day to moms and daughters the world over,  with love and special thoughts…

  • VW Bus

    12 May 2012 | 8:04 pm
    [This Oklahoma Life] It would be so fun to have one of these | 1967 Volkswagen Bus SW 29th Street | West of Western Avenue | Oklahoma City

  • 25th Anniversary of the USS Stark Attack

    12 May 2012 | 4:26 pm
    Through the storm we reach the shore You give it all but I want more And I'm waiting for you With or without you... From U2, 1987  USS STARK crew member Mark Wasnock in Djibouti. Wasnock survived an attack on the ship on May 17, 1987.He was only 19-year-old at the time. Thirty-seven of his fellow sailors perished at sea.Photo via InWazWeTrust Facebook Page [Flashback Friday] On May 17, 1987, 37 U.S. Sailors died and 21 were injured in the Persian Gulf during an unprovoked attack on the USS Stark (FFG-31). They'd been fired on by the Iraqis. Most of those who died were Gen Xers,…

  • GenY Teens and Technology [Infographic]

    11 May 2012 | 3:07 pm
 
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    It's Real Life

  • The Special "Pink Blankie"

    15 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Recently I posed a question about my daughter Alyssa and her special "pink blankie" on Facebook -- None of my other kids ever had a special blanket, but Alyssa has been asking for her "pink blankie". Should I nip it in the bud or just go with the flow? -- Your answers were helpful! Thank you! Here are some of your answers (to see the full list, you can travel to my Facebook wall) Go with it..

  • Let's Do Grace

    14 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Every Sunday we have a small group that meets at our house. I count these people among my closest friends, and they love me for me--not for anything I've accomplished in life or anything I strive to accomplish. They are my cheerleaders and my inner circle. They also tell me what I need to hear even when I don't want to hear it! (Now those are good friends!) This is our second "small group" of

  • What I Didn’t Know | Rhonda Shrock

    13 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Welcome to Pearl Girls™ Mother of Pearl Mother's Day blog series - a week long celebration of moms and mothering. Each day will feature a new post by some of today's best writer's (Tricia Goyer, Sheila Walsh, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Bonnie St. John, and more). I hope you'll join us each day for another unique perspective on Mother's Day. AND ... do enter the contest for a chance to win a

  • Podcast for Living Inspired: Rachel Hauck

    13 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Winner from this week's show posted below!  {Rachel Hauck} Download Rachel's interview here! Connect with Rachel: Visit her web site at www.rachelhauck.com to read her blog, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter. Get your copy of The Wedding Dress: Paperback, Kindle, or Audiobook Congratulations to this week's winner Maxie Anderson! Please e-mail your mailing address to my assistant

  • He Will Walk With You | Carey Bailey

    12 May 2012 | 6:30 am
    Welcome to Pearl Girls™ Mother of Pearl Mother's Day blog series - a week long celebration of moms and mothering. Each day will feature a new post by some of today's best writer's (Tricia Goyer, Sheila Walsh, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Bonnie St. John, and more). I hope you'll join us each day for another unique perspective on Mother's Day. AND ... do enter the contest for a chance to win a
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    Generation X Finance

  • Order Types for Buying or Selling Stocks

    Jeremy Vohwinkle
    15 May 2012 | 9:05 am
    Buying or selling stock couldn’t be easier with today’s technology. Investors can go online or call an automated trading platform to instantly place a trade. But just because it’s easy, it doesn’t mean you can’t make a mistake. There are a number of different order types that can be used to help you protect losses and maximize gains if used properly. Market Orders Market orders are the most common and easy to understand of the order types. A market order is simply an instruction to buy or sell the securities at the current market price. Unless you give…

  • Five Places You Can Listen to Music for Free

    Charissa
    8 May 2012 | 10:19 am
    Want to listen to music while working out or cleaning house but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for it?  Why don’t you try these five sites on for size?  Not only will you have unlimited access to all your favorite tunes, it also won’t cost you a cent!  Now, that’s what I call a bargain! Pandora: Since 2000, Pandora has let listeners access their favorite songs, artists, and genres for free.  Users can register on the site, add the tunes they want to listen to and access their stations through the net, their phones, and tablets. Yahoo MusicSimilar in format to Pandora, Yahoo…

  • My Employer Stopped Matching My 401k – Should I Still Contribute?

    Jeremy Vohwinkle
    7 May 2012 | 9:35 am
    This is one of the most frequently asked questions I’ve been receiving lately both at work and via email. Companies across the country are trying to find ways to cut costs during this recession and a prime target is the matching program on a 401(k) or 403(b). This is bad news for employees, but the silver lining is that cutting the match may reduce the need for cutting jobs. That might be a glass half-full way to think about it, but what if your match is taken away? Should you still contribute? Should you switch to an IRA? Or is it time to give up on retirement saving completely?

  • 3 Things to Think About When Getting a Pay Raise

    Jon the Saver
    3 May 2012 | 8:05 am
    The story is very typical.  You get a call from the big boss and he asks you to come into his main office.  You’ve been working hard the last two years and you’ve been hoping and praying for a pay raise.  Your blood races faster and you start smiling.  You walk confidently into his office and shake your boss’s hand.  You sit down and wait for your boss to speak.  ”You’re getting a pay raise, Jimmy!” You smile some more and exhale a big “thank you!” You feel like you’re on top of the world and now all the hard work has finally paid…

  • How to Buy a New Car the Right Way

    Jeremy Vohwinkle
    2 May 2012 | 7:32 am
    Next to buying a home, buying a new car is right up there as one of the largest and more stressful financial decisions you’ll make. After all, buying a vehicle is a commitment and your decision will likely stick with you for a few years and become an integral part of your life. That’s why most people have so much difficulty making this important decision and why there are so many salesmen and dealers using tricks to manipulate the sale, which could cost you thousands. But if you go into a new car purchase with the right information, know the questions that must be asked, and the tricks to…
 
 
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  • Your Friday Bullets For The Last Lingering Cold

    Alan McLeod
    11 May 2012 | 6:20 am
    It has been a late spring, hasn't it? I put out the squash and tomatoes this week but only half of them... maybe less. You never know if it is going to be in the 70s or the 30s this week. But I think that is over. We have the best dandelions on the block. Always do. Has something to do with the push mower I think. Not sufficiently black hole like in its capacities. But I do not apologize. I am not like Mitt in that respect. Unlike our stumping skills where we are one. This weekend may be dedicated to whipper snipping. ♦ Good for my old home Kings and good for us all that the selling of…

  • Garden 2012: The Ugly Shrubs Are Dead Dead Dead

    Alan McLeod
    6 May 2012 | 4:20 pm
    We each chose a most hated shrub and killed them today. One of the great things about gardening is being that grim reaper who takes away so that others might have a little more light, a sip more water or just the spot occupied by that the ugly thing in the corner by the fence. My own dead semi-tree of choice was chopped and stacked to be replaced by a big pile of sheep poo and peat moss where the squash shall hold dominion this summer. The ground there was a bit mossy and weighed down by clay so I buried a small short gravel and rock drain to draw the water away. The first effort at starting…

  • Your Friday Bullet Points For The End of April

    Alan McLeod
    27 Apr 2012 | 6:58 am
    Did you miss these bullet points? Fridays have been hard lately. Or at least I have lost all imagination. I think that may be it. Or there are four to six kids in the house at any one time. I am liking the garden blogging. Gar-logging? I miss 2004. When poeple pretended blogging would change the world. But, really, at least I hung around. Jay and Darcey's blog URLs are each now spammy. How sad. Once amongst the greats. I feel like an 8-track hobbyist. The beer blog rolls on and on, of course. But that's because it's about beer, right? ♦ It has to happen sooner or later. No matter how…

  • Garden 2012: The Return Of The Risk Of Frost

    Alan McLeod
    22 Apr 2012 | 11:06 am
    We were fooled. Warm has been replaced by cold. Next week there is a risk of frost. Fortunately, we did not go too far down the road of planting. The peas are just taking their first peak above soil and the blue hubbard squash has been transplanted into pots that can be brought inside. Seeing as I have not even done the taxes, this is good timing. The Arkansas leeks and Cherokee Purple tomatoes seeds were only planted in the trays yesterday waiting down in the basement to decide when it is time to sprout. Very early days.Lots of time for digging, however. Me and the lad were out this morning…

  • Garden 2012: Today I Did Dig And Split The Rhubarb

    Alan McLeod
    14 Apr 2012 | 2:59 pm
    Rhubarb is one of my favorite things. Spring food. Sour and astringent. It makes the years since childhood contract. A cup of white sugar into which a raw stem was rammed, the stalk chewed as if on a dare. Stewed rhubarb leading to the earliest bowel related humour at our table, pretend mad dashes for the washroom mid-dessert. Pies. Lard rich crust glazed with a crackle of rhubarb filling. Later, as a young married couple, we made weak rhubarb juice on a slow simmer that was cooled then mixed with cheap Ontario white wine as a particularly fine weekend drink. Today, I dug up and separated the…
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  • Called it — crazy is as crazy does!

    sonnypi67
    21 Apr 2012 | 8:49 am
    A word to the wise fellas (and ladies too no doubt): at the first whiff of crazy run! Run fast, run hard, and run long. And don’t — I repeat do NOT look back, lest you be sucked back in by the crazy tractor beam. This is my problem, what I do too often. I  look back and think, maybe…. DON’T DO THAT! [swat with a rolled newspaper on the nose] This of course raises the question, what does crazy smell like anyway?There in lies the rub — crazy comes in a plethora of fragrances. It can have a simple, basic smell, like ivory soap and water. Or it can be more pungent,…

  • Should I be annoyed….

    sonnypi67
    19 Apr 2012 | 5:37 pm
    …by this response on eHarmony from a woman I contacted? Hi Chris, wanted to send you a note as I find your profile very humorous and appealing. But I am pursuing a relationship and have shut down matches. If my situation changes I will seek you out. Chances are you will be snapped up. Best of luck to you, I mean, yeah, sure, it’s complimentary, but really why respond at all? That’s what most people do. That’s what I do. Would you rather get no response or response such as this? Perhaps I’ve become too sensitive, or even grown paranoid? I don’t know. All I…

  • Summer of the Zombie Novel

    sonnypi67
    19 Apr 2012 | 9:46 am
    My daughter has been working on a zombie novel. She is very excited about it. It’s a about a kid named TJ and begins with him day-dreaming in school about this girl, Debbie, that he kind of likes. After that the structure gets a bit fuzzy, but still it sounds cool. Anyway, it got me to thinking that maybe it is time I started work on my own zombie novel. I’ve been kicking one around in my head for awhile now. Here is the opening: For the past thirty-seven hours I have been trapped in my ex-wife’s attic. And I can still  hear them down there. By them I don’t mean my…

  • The Return of Gigi

    sonnypi67
    19 Apr 2012 | 9:33 am
    This may prove to be an ill-advised post. But aren’t those the best kind? Gigi has returned. If you’re recall she was the one that gave me the let’s just be friends speech — actually, it was a text, but no matter, you get the point. Some time after that we had a text blow out, based on the fact that she had promised to allow me to contact her if I felt comfortable doing so and then proceeded to contact me anyway. When I pressed her on her intentions she shut down and eventually ended the conversation which led to us basically ending any contact at all. I predicted that…

  • Emotional Vibrator

    sonnypi67
    12 Apr 2012 | 8:53 am
    Emotional vibrator is a phrase I used in my last post in regards to Gigi, the most recent lady of the online night to take her leave of me. And really, who can blame her, right? I thought it quite clever myself, although I’m not sure I coined the phrase. In any case, it seemed to me what Gigi wanted me to be for her, an emotional affirmation machine to help soothe her through her most recent break-up blah blah blah. But of course I was unwilling to do that because it seemed a one-sided and ultimately losing proposition for me. I don’t expect a sure thing – although I did like that 80s…
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    The Slacker Factor ::: The Voice of Generation X: Podcasts, Blogs, World Domination

  • TSF40: Rebellious Squirrels – NOW ONLINE!

    Patty Pino
    20 Apr 2012 | 10:08 pm
    The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 40: Rebellious Squirrels Episode 40: What is your career path? Does it involve being location specific, or can you be a digital nomad? Have you ever been to France? Has a rodent with a furry tail been spotted in your bedroom? Well, we talk about it, and interview our special guest, Kyle Del Bonis. Subscribe with iTunes Meandering Rant: “Career Path” by Christian Book Report: Interview with special guest, Kyle Del Bonis, digital nomad, couch surfer, life-as-a-social-experiment warrior. Music Segment: Zaz, brought to you by Patty, featuring the…

  • TSF39: Swedish Cupcake – NOW ONLINE!

    Patty Pino
    29 Mar 2012 | 6:01 pm
    The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 39: Swedish Cupcake Episode 39: The power of words, small-town crime, baked goods as weapons, to share or not to share, internet intelligence, and Swedish music a la West Virginia. Isn’t that enough? Subscribe with iTunes Meandering Rant: “Words make the World” by Patty Book Report: Personal Cloud, information presented by Christian Music Segment: First Aid Kit, brought to you by Rob During the conversation on Personal Cloud, the band Patty couldn’t think of was Vampire Weekend. Here’s the story about use of photos, in AdWeek.

  • TSF38: Me Learn You Longtime – NOW ONLINE!

    Patty Pino
    5 Mar 2012 | 8:28 pm
    The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 38: Me Learn You Longtime Episode 38: Want to live a long time?  Plug into life.  Get stuff done.  Enjoy music, especially loud guitars.  Learn something.  Keep yourself interested and interesting.  Listen to The Slacker Factor. Subscribe with iTunes Meandering Rant: “Do, Then Learn” by Rob Book Report: A conversation on Longevity, hosted by Patty Music Segment: Chickenfoot “Sexy Little Thing”, brought to you by Christian Four out of Five Dentists surveyed say they’d rather be listening to The Slacker Factor podcast than cleaning your…

  • I Want It My Way

    Patty Pino
    27 Feb 2012 | 8:01 pm
    I think it is fair to say that I’ve done some living.  I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life working various jobs, I’ve traveled, I lived abroad for a short bit, and, since college, I’ve continued to challenge myself with the adventure of trying and learning new things.  During my years on the planet experiencing life – like many of us do – I’ve come to establish my preferences, and I’ve decided I want things to be my way. Now, before you start thinking I’m elitist, or a diva, or even a picky bitch, hear me out… When I go to the movie theater to see a film, I…

  • TSF37: Creature, Critter, Chupacabra – NOW ONLINE!

    Robert LaFrance
    8 Feb 2012 | 9:46 pm
    The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 37: Creature, Critter, Chupacabra Episode 37: Amazing things live inside of us, and outside of our houses.  Christian talks giant rodents, Rob likes the songs of Flowers & Sea Creatures, Patty’s folks spot a chupacabra, and special guest, Bryan Davis, teaches us about gut critters. Subscribe with iTunes Meandering Rant: “A Bunch of $hit that Pisses Me Off” by Christian Book Report: “Guts & Glory”, our second interview with Bryan Davis of AskBryan.com.  Check out his podcast Doc Fermento Discovers the World.  He reminds us to…
 
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    Popcorn in My Bra: "As you know, my single, 'My Single Is Dropping,' is dropping.

  • Blatant Self-Promotion and Bragging Rights: New Article at TCD

    28 Apr 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Third Coast Digest published my article on Still Waters Collective 's Slam League Finals featuring local high school's performing their original work. What an amazing event. I am in awe of these kids' talent.

  • Just a Quickie: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of Tha

    27 Mar 2012 | 2:06 pm
    Why aren’t you getting hired? Read this lengthy and condescending rejection letter. Hmm, I wonder if this company also wants access to your Facebook account?Wait a minute? My coffee table and end table are going to be obsolete?I really wanted to like Smash, which was promoted as a grown-up version of Glee. But I just can’t get into it even though I like some of the musical numbers, the NYC real estate porn and Debra Messing’s wardrobe. Here are last night’s episode’s most eye-rolling moments.The male Susan Boyle?“Wives be bitches” says proud mistress and shitty writer Lisa…

  • Blatant Self-Promotion and Bragging Rights

    1 Mar 2012 | 12:37 pm
    Third Coast Digest just published my review of Leslie Simon's Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World.

  • My Oscar Predictions 2012

    26 Feb 2012 | 3:23 pm
    The Oscars are usually my Super Bowl so to speak, but I’m way behind on my film viewing. To save money, I’ve been renting DVDs from Netflix or the local public library. I’m finally catching up with last year’s Oscar nominees.However, I’m offering my predictions, not my actual picks. So I’m using the entertainment buzz and a movie sounding board (my friends) to help me with my predictions for this year’s Oscar winners.Best Supporting Actress: Unless there is some kind of upset, I really think Octavia Spencer will win this award for her portrayal of Minny Jackson in The Help.Best…

  • Just a Quickie: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That-Oscar Edition

    23 Feb 2012 | 1:39 pm
    This Sunday night I will be watching my Super Bowl, the Oscars. And though I am seriously behind on my movie watching, I still like getting my yearly “Hollywood Ass-Kissing Fix.” Here are just some Oscar-related tidbits that may interest you.For people who love to hate the Oscars there is “The Hater’s Guide to The Academy Awards.” Huff Po names the best and the worst Oscar hosts of the past 60 years.And what are the Oscars without a bunch of hair and beauty don’ts? Stylist.com gives the run-down the biggest blunders.Entertainment Weekly names the most overrated best Oscar-winning…
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  • i can smell for miles and miles

    Ian Williams
    16 May 2012 | 2:12 am
    5/15/12 Here you go, A Few Things To Know About Surgery for a Deviated Septum, or The Worst Week You Didn't Actually Know How Much You Needed. Or, in the original German, Nasennebenhöhlenchirurgie. • I have oft-bemoaned Facebook for a number of reasons, the most central of which is "they shouldn't get to have everything." I've seen the toll FB has taken on some of my favorite things on the internet, and I'm happy to keep fighting that fight as long as I still have the pissin' vinegar for it. But somehow, in a post-op haze, I blindly groped for my phone and half-saw a picture Tessa took of…

  • no don't shake me

    Ian Williams
    14 May 2012 | 2:17 am
    5/13/12 where I'm at

  • september deviant

    Ian Williams
    10 May 2012 | 2:57 am
    5/9/12 As you read this, I'll be entering the mental state my daughter has decided to call "torpor" after reading about hummingbirds at night. The rest of the medical community calls it "general anesthesia". I'm getting surgery for a deviated septum, and I find myself vaguely freaked out by the kind of recovery time these things can have. I probably wouldn't be so torqued and off-put by the surgery if it weren't for the various medical nightmares some of our close friends are going through. This kind of operation happens a thousand times a day, and I've always tolerated anesthesia well…

  • hated for loving

    Ian Williams
    9 May 2012 | 2:27 am
    5/8/12 Wow, North Carolina, you sure know a historic anticlimax when you see one. Just when you were poised to become the progressive leader of the New South, entering the future with 10 million eyes focused on things that matter, you went and told homosexuals they were lesser humans. I'm finding it hard to conjure the words of how this makes me feel... Nauseous? Disgusted? Furious? I've always been a proud Tar Heel, with two words mind you, but now I'm seeing the benefit of just staying in parts of the country that treat people fairly. As a white, middle-class heterosexual person with a…

  • you'll know this blackboard lacks a piece of chalk

    Ian Williams
    8 May 2012 | 2:27 am
    5/7/12 all hail Nik Kershaw Inspired by my brother Kent's list from yesterday and caveman's Sugarcubes link, today's question is deceptively simple: Can you name two or three songs that you loved from the past, that are forever locked away on an otherwise-popular album? Last year, we did the secret crush songs entry, but those songs had to have been on the radio. Today's question asks you to name a few songs from a band, artist or album that most of us might know, but the song itself is a little secret gem. Perhaps a song from a record famous for other songs, or a song from an artist known…
 
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  • Stay In The Conversation

    Beau Lebens
    15 May 2012 | 6:01 pm
    It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment…

  • Look at These Gorgeous Blogs

    Sheri
    15 May 2012 | 1:05 pm
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can…

  • Photo Blogging 101, Part 1

    Erica V.
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including…

  • New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen

    Michelle Langston
    10 May 2012 | 8:11 am
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices…

  • Find Friends Who Use WordPress

    Nick Momrik
    1 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
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  • Sweatin' in an Oldie

    15 May 2012 | 8:55 pm
    Every time I watch an episode of Hoarders, at some point I think, "how can he/she possibly be attached to that (piece of fabric/empty box/magazine from 1991)?" I wonder why these people can't see that the object(s) in front of them are clearly garbage that should be tossed out. But the truth is, we all own something whose value is understood only by ourselves. One thing I can't throw out is a college sweatshirt I bought in 1986. At the time I was 14 years old and visiting my brother at his school during Parents Weekend. In anticipation of this trip I saved my allowance for weeks, knowing…

  • Sail On, Silver Girl

    9 Apr 2012 | 8:21 pm
    The summer between my 6th and 7th-grade school years saw a horrific crime in my hometown. In July 1983, a 17-year-old high school senior and her 14-year-old friend were picked up by two men while hitching a ride to the beach. By the end of the day both were raped and the older of the two, Lynn Carol Elliott, was murdered while trying to escape. Her friend narrowly survived, found by police bound in the rafters of a house. Lynn's heroic attempt ultimately saved her friend's life and, as we came to learn, put an end to a serial killer's heinous obsession. Today, almost 29 years later, Lynn's…

  • Running Into the Sun

    7 Apr 2012 | 2:38 pm
    I have a love/hate relationship with running. I like the way I feel after I've done it but I don't really enjoy doing it. I like the shoes but not the shorts. I like that at a lot of races they hand out beer afterwards. I fully understand the benefits of regular running, and I see how great my runner friends look, but I still struggle with motivating myself to do it. When I got up this morning after sleeping in late, I opened up Facebook. The top-most post was a picture of four women who'd just completed a 5K run. Good grief, I thought, I've only made it downstairs and they've already…

  • Introverts: A User's Manual (part II)

    5 Mar 2012 | 5:17 pm
    My mom says she knew I was introverted even as a baby. Long before I could verbalize my needs, Mom knew.She said that I would be playing with someone, giggling and smiling, and then at some point I'd just get fussy for no obvious reason. I wasn't hungry or need a diaper change, but I was agitated. So she'd take me into a quiet room for a bit and I'd relax. And this was even before I could walk or talk. As a small child I used to spend time in our cans cupboard. It started out as a good place to play peek-a-boo, but then I started going in there just to hang out. I'd scoot the canned peaches…

  • More Than Chocolate

    14 Feb 2012 | 3:26 pm
    As a general rule, 7th-grade boys are gross. They smell funny, their voices are changing, and they think they're cooler than they are. Straddling the age between kid and teenager, they're still wearing boy scout uniforms, but stuffed in their pocket is a crumpled page from a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition that they swiped from their uncle's garage. Their idea of humor is fart jokes, shooting girls with rubberbands, and stepping on the backs of our shoes to give us "flat tires." Charming.But Ryan was different. He was my 7th-grade boyfriend in 1984. A preppy boy with green eyes and…
 
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  • We are Free...Really?

    15 May 2012 | 10:31 am
    I want to ask one and only one thing from you all, are we really living in a free country? Today while turning the pages of newspaper, I came across an article regarding cartoons to be abolished from being printed in NCERT Books. The reason being that they make students more appealing. Moreover, they make fun of our not so funny politicians in cartoons which is not liked by them obviously.  I gave this one a thought and realized that we are given the rights but these rights, when put to use are taken away from us. They should learn to face criticism and should take it positively. When…

  • Food For Bones

    14 May 2012 | 3:36 am
     In India, we mostly come across people who are vegetarians and now a new breed has arrived the Vegans. But do these people know what they are doing to their bones? They develop osteoporosis, especially women and even nowadays because of our increased consumption of soft drinks and alcohol, only we are going to suffer in old age.  So, what to do for making you strong even in old age? Here I am going to suggest some foods for making healthy and strong bones. Read on ...... 1. Yoghurt For bone development 2 things are required, calcium and vitamin D. Most of the times, people get…

  • Trust Me, I Didn't Do It!!

    10 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    BLAME, this one simple word can create havoc in one's life. Many people can't cope up with this even if the blame is right. People tend to run away from it and if they are caught, they give up and attempt heinous crimes like suicide. It's been years and evidences from past that people can't bear with the word 'Blame.' Let me give you all an example, remember the movie 'Shaitan'? in which the group of friends killed a couple by their over speeding hummer. hey were drunk and rich. They didn't care about what they did. But what happened in the end, they all killed each other because they passed…

  • Nobody Is Listening

    9 May 2012 | 4:02 am
    Environment, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat all is comprised within the environment. They are saying, several measures have been taken to control the environmental decay, but nobody is listening her screams, "SAVE ME". She is crying for help from us. Nature has given us many things that we need for our survival. The ecosystem which we live in is being hampered and being destroyed day by day. Population is increasing such that it can't bear the weight. The news about the Tsunami, the earthquakes rock the world but still everybody is mum about it. They just bear the…

  • The Picture Just Got Dirtier

    5 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    Remember 'The Dirty Picture', movie featuring 'Vidya Balan' and depicting the life of 'Silk Smitha'. This flick, when released caused a turmoil amongst the entertainment industry guys as well as the viewers. Well people in India, as far as I know, pardon me if I am wrong, love to watch things if they are publicized to that much extent to cross the limits. When it was being aired on television, the I&B ministry, stalled the viewing even after 59 cuts in the movie. I saw the news and was like :O literally, 59 cuts? what the movie would be with so many cuts. You will not able to relate the…
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