Thank You for Your Consideration

Considerate: [kuhn-sid-er-it]-adjective showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: I cannot change people, but as a woman I reserve the right to try. I can't help myself. However, I'm not naive. I know that attempting to be a strong influence or even using forceful persuasion (threats) will not cause another person to behave as though other people matter. To

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Rethink "Retard"

I grew up in the era of Clueless. It was perfectly normal in middle school to call people losers and morons and say stupid things like "as if" and "totally" in a sarcastic tone... all with mixed intentions. We were too cool to like such a silly movie, but we sure did let it influence us. Another word we tossed around without a second thought was "retard." Mostly we overused/misused it and called

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Project Paraben Free

There is a ton of controversy swirling around parabens which are basically preservatives [antifungal / bactericidal agents]. The big corporations say they are perfectly harmless and there is insufficient evidence to suggest otherwise. The tree hugging granola crunchers say they are a terrible poison that should not be legal. There are many who think that the government agencies in charge of

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Sun Worship

Tan skin is gorgeous skin. Or so we are taught to believe. In our culture, millions of dollars are spent cooking skin under special light bulbs to get that coveted glow. They even sell you tanning accelerators, which I'm sure are completely free of anything toxic. Especially the ones that burn like the dickens (the label says "tingle," but in no way is the urge to rip your skin off a reaction to

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WILW 5.4.11

Wow.. Wednesday already? Wait, it's May? Sheesh! OK obviously I need to get organized. I thought winter was going to last forever and now here it is almost 90 degrees. Anyhoo today I can't stop thinking about the dear creatures that make my heart strings go haywire at the drop of a hat. I'm talking about the wild and woolly animal kingdom, from the cute and cuddly to the creepy crawlies. I think

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Alms to the Poor

When I was 4 years old, there was a flood in my town. Our house was on higher ground and was not damaged, but I can remember my mother sitting me down to explain to me that there were children who lost everything. Children who didn't have a bed to sleep in at night, much less a teddy bear to cuddle. She gently guided me to my play area and we sat there on the floor and went through all my toys

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Death to Smoochie

Ok, so I'm probably going to catch hell for saying this, but I do NOT want to see your smoochie pics. When did that become cool? I will never forget being in the principals office as a kid (we won't discuss why) and being horrified at the framed picture on the shelf over his desk. It was a photo Principal Obnoxious and his wife kissing. Two middle aged sweaty fat people swapping spit for the

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