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Think locally, shop online-ally

Just because I do my shopping online doesn’t mean I’m not supporting my local businesses. Most of them have Web ..


Flushing your money down a diamond-studded toilet

I can’t believe it: All the money I invested in Dubai disappeared when its economy came crashing down faster than ..


Teens struggle through their ‘Twilight’ years

Why are vampires all the rage with teens right now? Because “Twilight” isn’t just about vampires, it’s about misunderstood vampires. ..


More like ‘wack’ Friday

For some reason, Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year. What have people got to buy that is ..


Enjoy the gift of corpses this holiday season

About two weeks ago, I started noticing ads for a movie that opens Thanksgiving Day. It is the soft-focus, romantic ..


The Ghost of Christmas Parties Past

“Two years ago we had the office party at a fancy nightclub. Last year it was downsized to the executive ..


Let books be large and in charge

My library has a gargantuan large-print book collection. Here’s my question. Why aren’t all books large-print? Guess who has got ..


I was insulting people way before the Internet

Wouldn’t this be a great world if we named our children the way we name ourselves in Internet chat rooms? ..


Music to my ears it’s not

If you like big, brassy Broadway musicals, boy is this the season for you. Lighting up the Great White Way ..


You don’t light up my life

I think I own the only car in the world that does not automatically turn off its lights when I ..


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