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86Don't Smoke, Snus!
I have recently discovered a new store in my neighborhood. This store sells tobacco products at discount prices, and I have household members who indulge in tobacco products. Now, before you break out the...
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82Songs of Love and Loss
Sometimes we feel love most keenly by its absense. Pain, separation and breakups seem to feed the musical muse in ways no other emotions can. Without heartbreak, the music world would be one-dimensional...
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73Death Vigil: the Ultimate Zen Experience
The hours leading up to 1:23 am this morning are not a blur at all. They are remarkably clear. I recall details that would normally escape notice. I am acutely aware of what I was thinking and feeling...
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75Why I Hate Hospice
Die young and leave a beautiful corpse? Or hang in til you reach a ripe, old age so people can say, "He had a good life."? Clock out suddenly with no notice? Or wither away slowly over weeks, months or even...
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73Couples Conflict - A guide to fighting
Sometimes I think I missed my calling. I've always been much better at diagnosing other people's problems than my own. I majored in psychology in college, then went into advertising/marketing, a field...
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84The Softer Side of ATT
Who doesn't love Ma Bell -- or whatever the hell she's calling herself these days? The phone company has always played an important role in my life. Not only does it supply me with local, long distance and...
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75MXC -- Smart and Silly TV
MXC, formerly "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" is the stupidest, slyest, dirtiest, zaniest, absolutely best reality show on TV. Bold statement? Yes, and I fully expect some backlash. But since MXC is...
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74Songs of Triumph Over Cancer
Milestones are a big deal. Big ones, little ones, it doesn't matter. When we get somewhere significant, we need to acknowledge it. This being my 50th hub, I wanted to make it special. This hub is for...
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85Movie Review: Rachel Getting Married
Addiction is a family disease. It affects not only the addicted person, but every member of his/her family. In "Rachel Getting Married" the heroine's addiction is clearly central to the family's dysfunction,...
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63Full Mooned
Blissfully blank My head on the pillow, Sweet slumbering solace. 'Til jolted awake. Something's off. Someone's here. Ears pricked, pulse quick'ning I bristle alertness. Alarmed door creaks ...
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