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A former co-worker of mine used to jokingly call most of what I drank at the time “fru-fru” … as in fruity, girly, etc. You get the idea. As it turns out, fru-fru drinks are good for you: Drink more fruity drinks, they’re good for you Researchers in the U.S. and Thailand have discovered that […]

I was cleaning out box of junk I had on a shelf at my desk — actually, my desk is covered with junk right now, but most of it’s Jim’s and Jessie’s. LOL! Anyways, I ran across some gift cards leftover from Christmas shopping. Since nowadays most companies allow you to check the available balance […]

You know, there’s one place that until a few years ago that I would not have ever thought of getting sunburned, nor even entertained the notion of putting aloe vera “cooling” gel on: my scalp. Exactly how the hell does my scalp get sunburned anyways? Thank God for Banana Boat’s “Soothe-a-Caine” spray. I keep a […]

I’ll be the first to admit that some days I just don’t want to deal with people. I’m a big fan of “pay at the pump” and ATM’s. You could say I’ve always thought of myself as a “do-it-yourself’er” and sometimes would much rather deal with an automated counterpart to get what I need instead […]

Smurfed from Jo’s Cafe: What American accent do you have? Created by Xavier on Memegen.net Southern. Love it or hate it, your accent says you’re probably from somewhere south of the Ohio River. Take this quiz now – it’s easy! We’re going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they […]

Another bonus to having been so busy for the last few days, I haven’t had to have been lambasted with more of the media’s non-stop coverage of Cho Seung-Hui and the Virginia Tech tragedy, nor the aftermath of insane finger-pointing and blame game. Jokingly, I told Jim it was my “anti-death insurance,” given the constant […]