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Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Magic as compared to prayer: 2 of 20
I knew as soon as I sent this article in, I didn't do the subject justice. I didn't rush to leapfrog, though, and I'm glad I waited. It's allowed me to see what others have written and there are some good answers. There are also some answers that made me glance up to make sure I was still on the Wicca & Witchcraft channel and... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Wicca and satanism: 1 of 9
Wicca and Satanism have far less in common than the extreme Christian religious intolerants think, and a bit more in common than may be realized by the Wiccans trying so hard to convince those intolerants otherwise.A lot of Wicca's historical fact is lost in story and rumor. What we do know is that Gerald Gardner coined the t... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Morning sickness remedies: 2 of 16
The first thing to remember is that every pregnancy is individual and it's alright to toss out advice that doesn't work for you and experiment with what does. For instance, the best tip my first OB gave was to keep unsalted Saltines (crackers/biscuits) handy and to have a few before rising in the morning. I'm not a huge crack... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Do women want sex as much as men do: 4 of 27
Do women want sex as much as men do? Well, how much do men want sex? More importantly, when did each individual man gain the sex drive of the horniest member of their gender so that we can approach this subject as though all men are the same? They're not the same. We tend to think of men as driven by their sexual urges, but t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips The Truth about Writing "Rules": 1 of 6
Some writing rules are important. Editors are swamped with submissions and if yours is filled with verbs that don't agree with their subjects and other grammar mistakes, the editor is likely to move on to the next without discovering how good the story is underneath. But everything else is negotiable. Consider what rules you ... More..
Style & Beauty > Body Image Should designers start making clothes for full-figured women: 2 of 9
It's amazing to me that this is still a question! For a while, the average size for American women was 12. Wanting to check that before writing it here as fact, I did a little research and discovered that as of 2006, the average has moved up to size 14. How does it make any sort of sense that designers cater to the thin and n... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Is feminism outdated?: 10 of 40
Yes, feminism is outdated. And by yes, I mean..."somewhat."There was a time when being a woman meant being property of your father until you were married off to become property of your husband. Your inheritance was his inheritance. Your ability to work in society as an unmarried woman was severely limited, and if you did beco... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Mel Gibson said sorry: Can we not just forgive: 1 of 4
Alcohol is a depressant that lowers our inhibitions. Enough alcohol will get normally quiet people to chatter on endlessly, vivacious people to sit quietly and show their insecurities, and etc. In my own life, it's gotten me to sing and dance in public (something I'd normally never do), to admit old hidden crushes at a high s... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Do-it-yourself Yule gift ideas: 3 of 11
Yule, the Winter Solstice, is the longest night of year. The hours of sunlight have grown steadily shorter as summer has subsided to autumn, and now winter is truly taking hold. And yet, even after this longest night, the dawn comes and the days begin to grown longer-first by minutes at a time and then by hours. It's as thoug... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair (Other) Natural care for relaxed hair: 1 of 3
Relaxing your hair IS damaging it. The relaxer changes the chemical composition of the hair, giving the desired effect of straightening, but also stripping it of elasticity and making it prone to breaking. There are two ways to naturally take care of the hair from the outside.1) Wrap it before bed. The tossing and turning we ... More..