Geeks are the new jocks.
And while there will always be a place in the hearts of women for football player types, lots of women have stopped complaining about the shortage of good men, and have opened their eyes to the assets of geeks. There is no shortage of thanks to Beauty and The Geek, […]
In America, stag and hen parties, or bachelor and bachelorette parties as we call them, have gotten OUT OF CONTROL — especially when it comes to the women. I was recently interviewed on FOX’s O’Reilly Factor on this topic — here’s the link: http://www.askapril.com/flv/
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It’s really a shame that children are being taught that the world is a safe place, when the truth is that violence and survival is part of biology and our more recent culture as human beings.
Pain is part of life, and so is death. Kids only have to look at the animal kingdom or […]
The internet has increased the number of urban legends by a long shot. There are so many people connected to the internet now, that “whisper down the lane” methods of communicating rumors, gossip, urban legends and news went through hyper-drive. An urban legend that may have made the rounds in a high school, now makes […]
Smoking used to be fashionable — so fashionable, in fact, cigarette holders and cigarette lighters were glamour personified. An engraved cigarette lighter or a Tiffany’s cigarette case spoke volumes about one’s breeding and sophistication. Now, the pendulum has swung, and fashion has placed cigarettes at the bottom of the food chain. Smoking equals loser.
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If in doubt, throw it out.
That’s the motto for parents today. The bad news is the recent recall of toys. The good news is that information is available more quickly and more efficiently than ever before, thanks to the internet. What this means for parents is that they have an obligation to stay connected […]
It used to be that people who didn’t go to college were second class citizens. No more! In fact college is great, but it’s no longer necessary. What separates the first from the second class citizens today is knowledge of technology. Those who know how to are of a different class than those who don’t […]
1. Be open- minded. Don’t impose your past issues on your teen. If your child is not an A student, consider not pushing him to be one. If your child is not athletic and you were, allow them to be a book –worm or whatever form their non-athleticism takes. On the other hand, if your […]
You’d think with all the technology and miniaturization of phones, computers, stereo systems and everything else, that kids would reap some of the benefits when it comes to carrying around books, but the state of the backpack couldn’t be worse. Schools still have not gone electronic, in spite of computers in pretty much every classroom. […]
Handshakes are a way of greeting people, and “cool” handshakes are always evolving from the soul handshake of the 70s, to the opposite shoulder bump that accompanies today’s cool guy handshake. When you meet someone, your first impression is lasting, and if you give someone a “cool” handshake, you’re letting them know about you before […]