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Lent, a Cookie Craving, and a Healthy Goal

Adia Colar | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Cookies, Body Image, Health, Cookie Dough, Eating Disorders, Catholic, Weight Loss, Goal Setting, Lent, Healthy Eating, Food, Eating, Diet, Living News
Adia Colar

Even if I never lose another pound, it's imperative for my own sanity that I love my body as it is. Since I'm going to spend my whole life with this body, I might as well love it.

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Attention K-Mart Shoppers: Could America's Throwaway Holiday Crap Industry Be Next to Fail?

Keith Blanchard | Posted 03.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Valentine's Day Gifts, Holiday Gifts, Holidays, Holiday Crap, Valentine's Day, Hallmark, Comedy News
Keith Blanchard

Now that money doesn't grow on trees anymore, all we can do is gather the grandchildren into a circle and tell them amazing tales of the world o' plenty we once had. Will it even sound plausible?

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5 Tips To Surviving Valentine's While Single

Sophie Keller | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Valentines, Surviving Valentine's Day, Holidays, Healthy Ways to Think of Love, Valentine, Relationships, Valentine's Day, Single, Love, Happiness, Featured Contributor, Living News
Sophie Keller

Let this Valentine's Day be a day for you to think about what kind of relationship you do want, and serve to remind you of what qualities you are looking for in a partner.

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Top 10 Reasons to Look Forward to Valentine's Day

Ethan Imboden | Posted 03.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Top Ten, Relationships, Flowers, Pleasure, Porn, Hallmark, Pornography, Valentine, Jimmyjane, Romance, Chocolate, Sex, Sexual Relationships, Roses, Presents, Tips, Cards, Valentine’s Day, Top 10, Gifts, Love, Sexy, Style News
Ethan Imboden

Our modern Valentine's Day is still a holiday with benefits, some are just less obvious than others.

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SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAY Is January 21: Are You Ready?

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Squirrel Appreciation Day, Holidays, Animals, Weird Holidays, Squirrel Appreciation Day Activities, Squirrels, Green News

Today is squirrel appreciation day. While everyone can celebrate squirrels in their own way, we wanted to point you to some useful resources around th...

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A Trip Down Memory Lane Littered with Letters

Isobel White | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Social Media, Internet, Holidays, Twitter, Holiday Season, Relationships, Social Networks, Social Networking, Digital Age, Holiday Season Commentary, Barney Frank, Hillary Clinton, Facebook, Nostalgia, Family, Style News
Isobel White

No, who am I kidding -- I am old school, but trying my best to keep up. I vow to actively use LinkedIn and Facebook this year.

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Salvation

Mary Lou Song | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Kindness, Holidays, New Year's Commentary, Charity, Compassion, Living News
Mary Lou Song

I realized that a simple donation I made leaving the store may actually help someone in need. Even in a small way. And I was glad to start the New Year with that thought in mind.

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Yes We Can And Sometimes We Won't

Kevin Coval | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Holidays, Red Line, Belmont Red Line, Economic Crisis, Uptown Chicago, Recession, Barack Obama, Chicago Winter, CTA Brown Line, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Essays, Cta, Fullerton Red Line, Chicago News
Kevin Coval

This is the burden of Chicago. The great paradox: we have a president-elect and a governor to evict.

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A Post-Christmas Meditation on The Santa Lie

Lisa Wade | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Believing in Santa, Holidays, Santa, Holiday Season, Family Values, Children, Kids, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Santa Claus, Family, Style News
Lisa Wade

What experiences have you had with the Santa lie? Why have you chosen to lie or tell the truth to your children? Do you think you did the right thing?

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A Credit Crunch Christmas: Lessons for Next Year

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Christmas Shopping Season, Economic Downturn, Economy, Credit Crunch, Christmas Shopping, Recession, Holidays, Holiday Shopping, Unemployment, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

I wondered how the six kiddies in my family would take their first - but certainly not last - credit crunch Christmas.

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You Are a Whole Different Person When You Are Scared

Val Strange | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Holidays, New Year's Eve, Depression, Baby Boomers, Fear, The Great Depression, Hope, Economy, Medical, Democracy, Taxpayers, Election, Death, Chris Shays, American Experiment, Politics, History, Scared, Dreams, Uninsured, Bailout, Christmas, Foreclosure, Family, American Dream, Politics News
Val Strange

The cancer of our sick economy already metastasized to the bone, but analysts are hard-pressed to diagnose the current conditions akin to the Great Depression.

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Go for Green Holidays in New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 01.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Christmas, New Orleans, Green Living, Dr. John, Holidays, Global Green, Brad Pitt, Prospect 1, The Mysterious Case of Benjamin Buttons, Barack Obama, Style News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Here's a recommended week long itinerary in New Orleans if you're short on good times rolling.

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Out of Line: Recession Hanukkah

Mort Gerberg | Posted 01.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Cartoons, Channukah, Hanukkah, Cheap, Holiday Season, Money, Humor, Holiday Season Commentary, Menorah, Saving Money, Lighting Candles, Recession, Religion, Chanukah, Out of Line, Hannukah, Candles, Cartoon, Style News
Mort Gerberg

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The $36,000 Christmas Pageant

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 01.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Mystery Plays, Pageant, Religion, Holidays, Church, Medieval, Children, Christmas, Christianity, Living News
Rev. Astrid Storm

Ever wonder to lengths to which churches will go to put on the perfect Christmas pageant? When I decided to write a piece on it for Slate magazine, I...

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A Christmas Lilly

Sherman Yellen | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Holiday Season, Holiday Commentary, Christmas, n.c. Wyeth, Living News
Sherman Yellen

My mother knew that her sister Ida would be shocked, more likely horrified by the Christmas tree. It would be another sign of Lilly, "the American one," drifting away from the customs of their forefathers.

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In Defense of Snow, Sort Of

Deborah Blum | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Lou Dobbs, World Meterological Association, Holidays, Cnn, White Christmas, Global Warming, Snow, Holiday Season Commentary, Living News
Deborah Blum

Maybe the real message this year is that we should appreciate the snow while we've got it; value the way our fragile planet attempts to set itself right.

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22 Tips For Navigating The Holiday Table

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Skincare, The Balanced Life, Anti-Inflammatory, Pro-Inflammatory, Holiday Table, Dermatology, Sweet Potatoes, Dr. Perricone, Youthful, Squash, Eating Lightly, Green Foods, Glycemic Levels, Holiday Eating, Radiant Skin, Healthy Eating, Holidays, Blood Sugar, Pasta, Avoid Weight Gain, Personal Health, Weight Gain, Wrinkle-Free Skin, Sugar, Green Tea, Dermatologist, Overindulgence, Pastry, Bread, Health, Cinnamon, Seasonal Eating, Processed Foods, Insulin, Living News
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

Thanks to indulgence, holidays are a time of accelerated aging. I can't promise you a Benjamin Button experience, but I can help you to enjoy the bounty, preventing a mutiny of the body!

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Great Games for Christmas: The Economy Edition!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 01.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Chutes and Ladders, Humor, Board Games, Satire, Economy, Christmas, Hasbro, Monopoly, The Game of Life, Candyland, Guess Who, Clue, Life, Milton Bradley, Style News
Jilly Gagnon

Great game for Christmas? Clue. I know who did it! It was Pastor Warren, in the chapel, with the lead pipe! Oh....OH, oh my god. Kids, turn away! That is NOT a marriage!

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Holiday Gift Ideas For The Parking Scofflaw

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Parking Meters, Cars, Chicago Parking, Chicago Parking Tickets, Holidays, Holiday Gifts, Chicago News
The Parking Ticket Geek

With Christmas just a few days away, the Parking Ticket Geek has holiday gift ideas for that parking ticket challenged person in your life.

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Alone Under the Mistletoe

Christine Hassler | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, Singles, Holiday Season, Romance, Gen Y, Christmas, Holidays, Kissing, Living News
Christine Hassler

According to the law of attraction, if you keep focusing on what you lack, guess what? You get more lack!

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Humbug -- I Wish

Wendy Block | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Dean Martin, Holidays, Gm, College, Suffering, Children, It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas, Reality, Nyu, Buddhism, Parties, Los Angeles, 2009, Spiritual Practice, New York, Happiness, Holiday Season Commentary, Style News
Wendy Block

This year, my normally fruitless efforts to find good fruitcake finally paid off with a sturdy confection whose cherry/pecan/cake ratio is nearly perfect.

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7 Ways to Celebrate Christmas All Year Round

Therese Borchard | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, The Balanced Life, Happiness, Holiday Hangover, Christmas, Holiday Season Commentary, Living News
Therese Borchard

This year I'm going to keep Christmas in my heart well into the new year. Yes, here is how I intend to cultivate joy even when Santa has returned to his home in the North Pole.

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Pitcher Park: In Honor Of My Two Sons

Mary Pitcher | Posted 01.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Community Service, Relationships, Pitcher Park, Holidays, Mothers and Sons, Community, Grieving, Loss, Skateboarding, Living News
Mary Pitcher

On one of the most beautiful days of this past summer, July 15, 2008, I received the phone call that every Mother prays she never gets. I was told t...

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Stories To Live By, Thanks To "The Elders"

Julia Moulden | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Mary Robinson, Holidays, Peter Gabriel, Christmas, Richard Branson, Jimmy Carter, New Radicals, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Desmond Tutu, The Council of Elders, Kelly Toughill, Graca Machel, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

People around the world tell stories at this time of year - around the table, by reading aloud to one another, and through song. These tales are a way...

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Celebrate Anyway

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Holidays, Psychology, Ritual, Spirituality, Christmas, Holiday Party, Christmas Rituals, Holiday Spirit, Holiday Rituals, Budget Cuts, Christmas Commentary, Potluck Dinner, Office Party, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

A friend of mine works at a successful New York City advertising firm. When her firm had to make some cuts to the budget, I was impressed at how they...

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