I once had a friend who was constantly moving from one crisis to another. If she wasn’t being betrayed by a dear friend, she was about to lose her job, or perhaps she was so busy with her exciting life that she was about to get sick. At…
Archive | April 8th, 2012
Congress to Probe GSA’s Vegas Office Party
Posted on 08 April 2012.
One of the first things Congress promises to do for you when lawmakers return from their oh-so-well-deserved spring break on April 16, is investigate how the General Services Administration (GSA) – the government’s purchasing agent – decided it was oka…
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Passover Brownies Recipe
Posted on 08 April 2012.
Think Passover desserts have to be dry and dull? Think again. These Passover brownies are every bit as fudgy and moist as regular chocolate brownies. I like to sprinkle the walnuts on top of the brownies – it gives them a decorative, finished look. And…
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Monday Morning Manager: Yankees, Braves, Red Sox a combined 0-9
Posted on 08 April 2012.
So, that Yankees-Braves World Series prediction is working out splendidly, don’t you think?
They’re a combined 0-6. But I’ll stick with it. Combined with the Red Sox’s 0-3 start, it looks like there is a little hangover from those pennant-race collaps…
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Wine of the Week: Folie à Deux Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2009 (CA) $18
Posted on 08 April 2012.
The 2009 Zin from Folie à Deux is a delicious fruit-forward red wine find. On the nose you’ll find plenty of ripe raspberry and plum along with some serious clove nuances. The palate profile reveals a second dose of juicy red fruit with a decent…
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Rainy Day Budget Travel Tips
Posted on 08 April 2012.
Into most budget trips, a little rain must fall. What if the bad weather continues for hours or days?
You’ve spent time and money to reach a destination, and you don’t want to allow bad weather to wash out those investments. Take a moment and think th…
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‘Idol’ Rumored Romance Replaces Bromance
Posted on 08 April 2012.
The top ten contenders on American Idol Season 11 included an adorable, burgeoning bromance between Heejun Han and Phil Phillips. But then Heejun Han was eliminated. Fortunately those of us desperate to find romance anywhere have a new hope: the fa…
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Hackers Use Your Free Credit Report to Sell Your Identity
Posted on 08 April 2012.
AnnualCreditReport.com is the place to go to receive your free credit report as granted by Federal law. But, as MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles reports, some hackers are using the site – and other free credit report sites – to steal consumer credit reports…
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The Entire Internet Just Fell In Love with Mr. Ridiculously Photogenic Guy
Posted on 08 April 2012.
Within a mere matter of days, the introduction of the “Ridiculously Photogenic Guy” meme managed to rack up around 300,000 views within an hour on April 3rd 2012, before it quickly soared to over 1.2 million hits of shared meme variations with differen…
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Mike Wallace Dead at 93, Began in Radio
Posted on 08 April 2012.
Newsman Mike Wallace, who rose to fame on the CBS program 60 Minutes, has died at the age of 93. Wallace was one of 60 Minutes’ original correspondents when the program began airing in 1968. (Right: Mike Wallace Publicity Photo, 1957)
Wallace began h…
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