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I hate the way your cook cooks

They say most married couples’ fights start over money. I don’t believe it. Didn’t Cher have a weeklong marriage once? ..


‘Big Farma’ is threatening our perfectly nutritious pills

I was watching the news last night and, in the middle of the constipation, heartburn, ED, blood pressure, diabetes and ..


On with the show – half of it, at least

The People’s Choice Awards this year had no live ceremony, no live audience and almost no live viewers. It was ..


Don’t ‘tread’ on me

“I quit the gym and bought a treadmill,” I told Carlton. “Great,” he said. “How much clothing can you hang ..


The thermometer says minus 60, but it feels like minus 70

I like to look at the thermometer outside my kitchen window first thing in the morning. I could just listen ..


And the award goes to ... ‘Subprime’!

According to the American Dialect Society, the word of the year for 2007 was – may I have the envelope ..


TV producer threatens to strike

Where do these television writers get off? That’s my money they’re trying to get – money that I worked hard ..


Not only the stupid suffer from Stupidity

Like millions of people around the world, I struggle with a severe learning disability. It often causes me to say ..


A new gasket should fix that American primary system

“Who do you think will win Iowa?” I asked Stan as he replaced the starter on my 8-year-old beater. Stan ..


‘Reservation for two, name’s Fido’

I am eating macaroni and cheese. My cat is eating wild salmon stuffed with crabmeat. What is wrong with this ..


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