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Can You Balance Eggs on End During the Spring Equinox (19 March 10:42) |
| This is my favorite urban legend of all time, beating out both the man with the hook and the beehive full of spiders.
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Spring Celebrations Around the World (19 March 10:42) |
| Just about every culture and religion has a spring celebration. At the link, a brief history of some of the most influential. Also, a new word for you: Ostara.
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Spring Crafts and Activities (19 March 10:42) |
| My favorite thing about this list is that it has something for every type of spring weather. If it's balmy, you can do these backyard crafts. If it's pouring, you can stay in and color.
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Spring Cleaning Room by Room (18 March 11:42) |
| This can only mean one thing: It's time for spring cleaning. (OK, it's probably past time, since the dust is getting organized. But I like to wait until it's actually close to spring to get ... |
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Top 7 Spring Cleaning Chores (18 March 11:42) |
| Of course, it's easy to start spring cleaning, and hard to finish. So these are the chores you should do first, if you want the overall effect of thorough cleaning.
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How to Organize Your Book Collection (18 March 11:42) |
| This is where I need help. My book collection outgrew my bookcase long ago. Two whole walls of my living room are lined with books. My living space is probably ten square feet smaller than i... |
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Classic Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipes (17 March 11:42) |
| This is pretty much the version my Mom makes. I would like to point out that this contains both potatoes and stout. That might be why I don't notice the cabbage so much.
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Corned Beef and Cabbage in a Crockpot (17 March 11:42) |
| In the dark days before crockpots, we had to actually cook things ourselves. Can you imagine? |
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Irish-American Recipes for St Patricks Day and Beyond (17 March 11:42) |
| Two words: Shepherd's pie. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Of course then I'd be too round and sleepy to chase any sheep. I'm betting the shepherds ate it sparingly.
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NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions (16 March 11:42) |
| Of course, back in the day when I attended college, I was confused by all those "March Madness!" signs up in the cafeteria. I naturally assumed there was some sort of a sale. My friends disa... |
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How to Run Your Own Tournament Pool (16 March 11:42) |
| Or: "How the interwebs have made everything better, even sports-related time-wasting activities." |
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Which Seeds Do Best (16 March 11:42) |
| It's possible that you are a basketball wizard, and need no help picking winners. However, if you want to take a look at this, we won't tell anyone. |
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A Laymans Guide to Stout (15 March 11:42) |
| I come from a family of beer purists. At my parents' house, stout is the preferred form of foam, and woe betide someone who drinks a porter out of a pilsner glass. My love of green beer, the... |
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How to Make Green Beer (15 March 11:42) |
| But who among us can resist the lure of brightly colored beverages? Especially for a holiday. Also, as an added bonus? Easy to make. |
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How to Make Green Cocktails (15 March 11:42) |
| Not a beer person? No problem. You can still enjoy a green libation or two. |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins (12 March 11:42) |
| No matter how hard I try, I cannot make myself say "Daylight Saving Time." It always comes as "Savings." This is because my speech never advanced past the second grade. ("Fine! I didn't want... |
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The Dangers of Daylight Saving Time (12 March 11:42) |
| Annoying, yes - but dangerous? Well, sort of. The real danger is that when your clocks spring forward, you'll decide to go without that extra hour of sleep and become accident prone. |
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How to Take a Power Nap (12 March 11:42) |
| Most of us don't really have a choice, of course. I mean, if you could sleep in, you would. In fact, you'd probably be sleeping instead of reading this newsletter right now. (Don't do that.)... |
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What Are Your Rights (11 March 11:42) |
| My favorite thing about living in 21st century is that everyone has rights: patients, taxicab passengers, and yes, employees. Especially after a layoff, you'll want to know what yours are. |
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How to Prepare for a Layoff (11 March 11:42) |
| If you're still employed, but think job loss is looming on your horizon, now's the time to prepare for the worst. |
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Should Salt Be Banned in Restaurant Food Preparation (10 March 11:42) |
| So imagine my horror when I heard that New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in the preparation of restaurant food. |
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How to Follow a Low-Sodium Diet (10 March 11:42) |
| It's important to note here that no one is threatening to take away my salt shaker. I can still commit suicide by sodium if I choose. Or I suppose I could (sigh) use this as an excuse to bec... |
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10 Tips for Eating out on a Diet (10 March 11:42) |
| In all seriousness, eating out is where any healthy eating attempt of mine totally collapses. This is partly because I don't consider a whole box of pasta a single serving when I'm eating at... |
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3 Tips to Maximize Itemized Tax Deductions (09 March 11:42) |
| For example, these three deductions, any of which could wind up saving you a ton of money. |
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Should You Itemize (09 March 11:42) |
| The first year I decided to itemize, I wound up realizing that taking the standard deduction actually made a lot more sense. Of course, I was just out of college, made no money, and owned no... |
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Tax Deductions for Charitable Donations (09 March 11:42) |
| I've also spent upwards of two hours searching for a receipt, only to realize that donating to political candidates isn't tax deductible. I wish I could deduct for my time on that one. Maybe... |
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Best and Worst of Oscar Fashion (08 March 11:42) |
| Actresses who won't be thanking their stylists: Diane Kruger, Zoe Saldana, and Charlize Theron. I still miss the days when Demi Moore would show up wearing bike shorts and a curtain, though.... |
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Mens Fashion at the Oscars (08 March 11:42) |
| Guys have it easy: They can just wear a tux. And apparently - this year - a skinny tie. |
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Best Hair at the Oscars (08 March 11:42) |
| I don't have nearly enough (read: any) red carpet events in my life, so I think I'll just start wearing formal hairstyles all the time. They look great, and I'm sure my coworkers will get us... |
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Photos From the Philadelphia Flower Show (05 March 11:42) |
| OK, there's that whole work/life thing to worry about. So maybe I won't just skip March. What I will do is fill my whole house with flowers so that I can pretend it's spring already. |
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Early Blooming Spring Flowers (05 March 11:42) |
| I'm taking bets with my neighbors as to which flowers will peek up out of the snowdrifts first. |
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Is Your Stress Level Unhealthy (04 March 11:42) |
| Not all stress is created equal, however. Some stress is actually OK. Eustress is the "good" kind that makes life fun and keeps us from getting bored. |
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Stress and Health (04 March 11:42) |
| This is crazy: "It's been estimated that as many as 90% of doctor's visits are for symptoms that are at least partially stress-related." Can we start taking meditation days? |
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Quiz How Is Stress Impacting You (04 March 11:42) |
| Um, I took this quiz and I feel I should tell you that I'm probably going to collapse at any moment. Perhaps I should move on to... |
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How the Voting Process Works (03 March 11:42) |
| Of course, my picks don't really count. Except in the realm of winning the pool, and then they're very, very important. As much as five dollars might be riding on this, people. |
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2010 Academy Award Nominees (03 March 11:42) |
| I think we should just make this simple: Have Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron make a film in which blue aliens defuse bombs. Problem solved! |
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The Films of Kathryn Bigelow (03 March 11:42) |
| I'm almost afraid to say this, because it might jinx her, but I'm rooting for Kathryn Bigelow. For one thing, she made one of the best vampire movies I've ever seen - long before vampires sp... |
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Who Sabotages Your Weight Loss (02 March 11:42) |
| The winner of this show, of course, would be the coworker who loses weight by disposing of her excess baked goods on other people's desks. |
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Quiz Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat (02 March 11:42) |
| If you're exercising more portion control than I was, and working out, and you're still not losing weight, it's worth looking into underlying medical problems that might make it difficult to... |
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Tell Us Your Dog Tales (01 March 11:42) |
| This is the jumping-off point for our full coverage of reader-submitted puppy love. It looks like Luke has a lot of competition. |
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Little Big Guys Yorkshire Terriers (01 March 11:42) |
| Most of his characteristics definitely come from the Yorkshire Terrier side, not the Poodle side. As the breeder told my sister when she adopted him, "There's a reason that 'terrier' and 'te... |
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Brag About Your Mutt (01 March 11:42) |
| Here's a favorite "breed" of mine - the classic mutt. I've known and loved many mutts, although I think my favorite was part Corgi and part Shepherd. It looked like someone has stolen that p... |
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Top Hot Chocolate Recipes (26 February 11:42) |
| Hot chocolate is obviously the first choice. You can't argue with a classic, and since many of these recipes are from other, warmer climates, I can pretend that I'm on vacation. |
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Warm Cocktails for Cold Days (26 February 11:42) |
| And then, after five o'clock, there's adult hot chocolate, the first of many warm beverages on this list. |
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Crockpot Hot Apple Cider (26 February 11:42) |
| There's pretty much nothing a crockpot can't do. After I force it to make me hot cider, I'm going to have it do my taxes. |
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Top 10 Spring Break Hotspots (25 February 11:42) |
| I'm pretty sure that every one of these locations has now been featured as the location for a reality TV show. Think how glad the locals will be to see you and your relative normalcy. |
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Spring Break Without a Passport (25 February 11:42) |
| No passport? No problem. You don't have to have one to enjoy some of the classic spring break hotspots. (Por ejemplo, Mexico is still an option, as long as you drive.) |
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Alternative Spring Break Ideas (25 February 11:42) |
| If you're more concerned about working on your karma than your tan, you can use spring break as a chance to volunteer. |
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Olympic Hockey Fans Show Their Colors (24 February 11:42) |
| For example, look at these guys. Tell me they're not having fun. (They are.) |
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2010 Olympic Hockey Schedule and Results (24 February 11:42) |
| Longing for your next chance to put on, say, a bunny suit and cheer on your favorite team? Here's the schedule. Also, the results of previous games. |
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