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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What it means to be a woman over 40 in the new millennium: 50 of 132
Before I go one step further or age one more minute, there are some things that I would like to get off my chest (and gravity is one of them): I have now passed 'B-day'. That day, forty years ago, when the earth and its inhabitants were blessed with my presence. While I can humbly accept thanks from the fortunate few that ha... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Is it morally OK to wear fur?: 16 of 37
To feel sorry for baby seals is humane and just, but to judge an industry by a small portion of sick individuals is wrong. And if you think you can take a mound of furs and throw a coat together, you're sorely mistaken. To make a coat the animals must be caught in the same region during a short period of time. Why? The regio... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Parents: Would you send your child off to war?: 25 of 50
If you live in a big city and send your child to public school, that's exactly what you're doing. But the daily wars that we can choose to subject our children to, the one's we really can or cannot send them to are looked over. These wars' that our children face while growing up can build character and determination. They sh... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards Should credit card companies be targeting college students?: 13 of 26
"Targeting" is an emotional word conjuring images of stalking and premeditated thought. You perceive the scenario with a hunter and his prey. But we are talking business and personal responsibility for decisions. They target EVERYBODY but that's not the issue. They are meeting the supply of the demand. Laws and business prac... More..
Other Useless (but interesting) facts: 27 of 50
1.The pilgrims painted their houses with milk and used berries for coloring. 2.If you cut a starfish into pieces, each piece will develop into another starfish. 3.There is a type of fish that has one male in the school. When the Alpha Male leaves, a female fish will become a male to take its place. 4.Gamblers invented the sa... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Society's values vs. personal values: 30 of 52
Society, in itself, cannot have values. The only values' it can wear is that of it's members. The question is Will we relinquish our personalities and conscience to the elite' of society, allowing a few to think and tell us what is good for all? This "society" dangerously teeters on the cliff of socialism lured by the comfor... More..
Hobbies & Games > Card Games Is poker a sport?: 35 of 56
Generally, sports have benchmarks and requirements that eliminate potential participants. In a sport, the majority sit on the sidelines and watch the few elites play the game. Not so with poker. Poker sports MENTAL agility not physical. It is THROUGH the game that the "elite" is trained in contrast to qualifying through prio... More..
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving Where you can cut down on living expenses: 51 of 80
Ban the word "CONVENIENT" and the following things. Let's see how you do: 1. Do you use paper towels, paper plates and plastic cups to avoid doing dishes and adding to laundry? 2. Do you buy bags of prepared salad "kits" instead of heads of lettuce and veggies. 3. Do you go to car washes when you could wash it yourself? 4. D... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Overview: Restless legs syndrome (RLS): 8 of 12
The most tactful word I could conjure is crap and a load of it! "RLS" goes into the same trash bin as ADD, ADHD, MDD and BULL. What better way to make available prescribed medications to healthy people than to stir up abstract symptoms that can fit into someone's life just as easily as the newspaper horoscopes : Horoscope - ... More..
Health & Fitness > Dental Treatment Reasons why you should visit the dentist often: 14 of 18
Let the others argue the health' reasons why, I will offer you this scenario: The next time you see someone with gaps and yellow teeth. The next time you encounter that person that has white foaming in the corners of their mouths when they talk stop. Do you want to look like that? Would you want them representing your busine... More..