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We eat at the types of places we never, ever (e-vah!) pictured ourselves dining at. You can too! Here’s my handy guide.We were at Rainforest Café a couple nights ago. Having a kid will do that to you. As The…
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A new University of Montreal study suggests only about 30 percent of kids walk or bike to school. Now, I say “suggests” because they taught me in journalism school to say that. A study can never “show” or “prove” anything,…
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Love Advice from a Love Buffoon I did it. I found the courage to talk to the red-haired girl in the computer center. Sort of. I took a seat in the swivel chair across from her desk, and stammered my…
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A few years back on a flight to Phoenix , I was seated next to a beautiful, sweet-looking girl who smiled at me as I stowed my backpack in the overhead bin. After one enchanted look I was in love,…
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It is with some mixed feelings I force my youngest son, Adam, age 6, to take piano lessons. I hated piano lessons when I was a kid. Practicing was horrible, a daily torture. Then to go to a conservatory, or…
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Trying to sate Champagne tastes when you’re stuck with a beer budget can be a problem, but, according to wine experts, there is frugal fizz to be had. Champagne, to be precise, generally is considered only sparkling wine from the…
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For some women, the idea of paying $15 for a haircut is even more horrifying than spending $100. The assumption is that a budget stylist will simply dump a bowl on your head and start cutting. But once you chip…
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Love Advice from a Love Yokel When I was in high school I couldn’t afford to see a lot of the cool shows that came through my hometown. I’d try to sneak in, but I’d always end up getting chased…
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Mack and Mrs. Daddy have a beautiful relationship, and the Daddy is lucky a woman like that even looks at him let alone married him and puts up with all his…let’s be charitable and call them “eccentricities.” We are very…
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