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You Think High Heels Are Painful...

Ancient Chinese custom, well, not so ancient because it continued into the early 1900's, required that women bind their feet so that they were as tiny as possible. And by tiny, I mean that the perfect length...

5 comments    customs chinese history
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Yes, Men Wore Heels and Tights

I know I've thought of the pain of breaking in a new pair of heels and that it's not fair that men get to clomp around in flat, wide, comfortable shoes. They have no idea, I've thought. But, it turns out...

1 comment    fashion history shoes
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The History of Shoes

I love shoes. And I love history. So I decided to combine the two and figure out how shoes have evolved throughout the centuries. And my former blog on foot-binding gave me the idea as well; though I...

0 comments    shopping history shoes
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The Best Season of the Year

One of my absolutely favorite things about living in New England is the Fall season. It also happens to be the season of my birthday, but that has nothing to do with it...at all...Anyway...driving down any...

0 comments    fall autumn new england
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Confused About Health Care Reform? Yeah, Me Too...

One of President Obama's main tasks he's attempting while he's in office is a complete reformation of America's health care policies.  Did you know that Americans spend more money on health care than they do...

0 comments    health government health care
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Song stuck in your head?

So you wake up in the morning and you have a song in your head. Maybe it's "Good Morning, good moooorning, good morning to you!" from "Singing in the Rain", or it's "It's gonna be a good good night" by The...

0 comments    music song radio
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Is your Identity safe?

You are more likely to lose your Identity to theft than you are to get into a car accident. How scary is that?! If you haven't yet lost your Identity, I'm sure you know someone who has. And there are so many...

1 comment    education safety identity
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Read, Read, Read!

Guess what! It's Banned Books Week! And, no, that doesn't mean we should all go out and start torching the written word (Heavens, no!), it means we should read books that people have wanted to ban. I, for...

0 comments    books banned
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WalMart or Target? Where do you shop?

This will be a short Hub because it's really easy to answer....TARGET! I only step foot in a Walmart if I absolutely have to. Walmarts are always dirty and gross and I hate to sound mean but the weirdest or...

3 comments    shopping charity target
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Bicycle Safety Tips

Bicyclists. Please. It's awesome that you cycle instead of drive. I wish I could since it's good for the environment and for exercise. But, I live and drive in Boston, and I see a lot of bikers out there...

1 comment    recreation cars safety
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