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My bio would have to start with one of those "excuse the mess" or "under construction" messages normally found on numerous websites. Far from abandonded, however, I'm finally starting to really balance things out in a varied and at times, hectic, life.

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Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) When to use a contractor, and when to DIY: 1 of 23
Home improvement projects are the subject of many homeowners'dreams and sometimes their worst nightmares. Deciding to add a deck to the exterior of your house, update the kitchen, or even touch up a bathroom can be a big decision. Aside from coming up with a budget, the most important decision a home owner makes in planning r... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market How to protect yourself from the Bernard Madoffs of the world: Ponzi schemes revealed: 1 of 19
Ponzi schemes are nothing new in the marketplace. Unscrupulous fund managers have always sought to dream up new ways of playing shell games with investor's money. Bernard Madoff's massive fraud exposed last year is simply the latest in a long history, though perhaps most shocking due to its sheer scale. The cost associated wi... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Family vacation on a budget: 2 of 30
Spring break is rapidly approaching and with the current economic crisis many people assume that a fun filled family vacation is completely out of the question. However, a little planning may prove that your dreams of sipping drinks seaside or shredding the late winter slopes are not completely out of reach.First off, be real... More..
Education > College Courses & Majors Pursuing a career in criminal justice: 1 of 10
Pursuing a career in criminal justice means more than knowing how to handle a firearm and working well under stressful, sometimes life threatening, situations. Gone are the "cowboy" sheriffs of the old west. The new breed of law enforcement professional requires years of education and careful preparation if you wish to succes... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise (Other) Why people should run: 6 of 36
Why run? You've got your car at home. It's full of gas again now that oil prices have dropped back below the price per gallon of that special "sport" water you are certain you need to start seriously running. You can easily make it to the door without breaking a sweat when the pizza delivery shows up. Your job demands only th... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Bullies: 6 of 33
The scrawny kid in the hallway scrambled to cram the avalanche of books back into his locker. His eyes darted nervously around the long hall. He slammed the locker shut, leaving the remnants of books and folders crushed helplessly between the aluminum door and the locker's frame. He fumbled for the dangling combination lock, ... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Are online daters real couples?: 11 of 33
This may sound old and backward to quite a few people. I promise I'm not a crotchety hermit living in a shack in the woods sending out letter bombs to the "technocracy". I'm just trying to make sense of this interesting question and finding it a bit hard to relate. I'm assuming "online daters" means a couple that has exclusiv... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Want to be perfect? There's a procedure for that: 7 of 18
Hi! I'm Billy Haze and I'm here to tell you about a wonderful new product that is so original, so groundbreaking, so earth shattering it can only be called "The Wondernator"! The Wondernator is designed to fulfill all of your personal beauty needs with a single transformative operation. Why spend thousands on creams, specia... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Hangovers: 16 of 39
How to Cure Any Enjoyment ofthe Taste, Smell or Sight of CinnamonI was on a merry go round. You know, the kind they used to have at parks, but now they seem to have banned due to some obscene notion of "saving the children" because they were too dangerous. That kind where you would hop on and your buddy (or better yet your me... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Sledding: 8 of 17
"Now this is going to be awesome!" I remarked with excitement.My friend and I stood atop a small hill which, in our neck of the woods, was a veritable mountain. Situated on what was normally a pristine, emerald golf course, the hill dwarfed the two story houses on the street below. I could clearly see the roof of my house in ... More..