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73Lethal Thirst
How much booze would it take To drink yourself to death A shopping-cart-full, like Nicholas Cage leaving Las Vegas? How many arrests With a point three four Car as smashed as you, against a tree...
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85Oh Christmas Tree
For those who celebrate the holiday, the Christmas tree ("tree") ranks right up there with gifts, eggnog, and sugar cookies as a must-have tradition. In fact, I would venture to say the Christmas tree is the...
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88The Annual Christmas Crunch
I'm saying it now because there's so little time between now and Christmas. As we all know, these are the shortest days of the year. Why then, do we insist on cramming 39 hours of...
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74The Deer In the Graveyard
There are no deer where I live. At least, I've never seen one in my neighborhood. But in Marin County, deer roam the hills freely and pop up in the oddest places. One afternoon a full-sized doe and her baby...
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875 Dining Out Personality Types
Have you ever been embarrassed by your dining companion? Given a friend the benefit of the doubt, until her waiter abuse became too much to ignore? Or maybe you're the one who takes an agenda with you out to...
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82My Dog Day Afternoon Adventure
There are two types of people in the world: Those who will do anything to help an animal in distress, and those who won’t. My career as an animal rescuer started when I found a baby bird who’d fallen...
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83Holiday Office Party Survival Guide
Back in the day, it was customary for businesses to thank their employees with a holiday party. The annual "Company Christmas Party" is (or was) legendary. In this economy, such festivities may be scaled back...
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80What Makes a Good Mother
Child A gets into Harvard and goes on to become a famous brain surgeon. Child B drops out of high school, takes a dead-end job, and spends his days getting high. How much, if any, of the credit/blame for...
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79Thanksgiving Pot Roast
Despite the Normal Rockwell (oops -- is that a Freudian slip? I meant Norman Rockwell) paintings, many American families celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in alternative ways. Depending on their culture,...
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78Your Halloween Costume Personality
Halloween is as much for adults as it is for kids. Okay, so we may not get to trick-or-treat, but we do get to dress up. Whether you're going to a Halloween party or staying home to answer the door, you're...
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