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I have tattoos. They are strategically placed and each one tells my personal story. When I first met my sweetie, I searched his entire body with a secret hope that he also was inked in a classified location. What I...

The first movie I saw Miles Teller in was  21 & Over , if you've seen it you know his character is kind of a douchebag so I didn't think much of him. Then I saw him in The Spectacular Now and I absolutely fell in love...

Have you ever been sitting across the bar from a totally hot brunette? You go over to ask her if you can buy her a drink. She is funny, smart and incredibly sexy.  After a few dates, she calls you 47 times before noon,...

"You’re just a teenager." That is what people say. "You aren’t worth anything and can’t have any consequential place in the political society of grown-ups." That is what those people mean. I’ve never understood it. We're...

When I hear young people say they look up to people like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber I feel like I’ve failed them somehow. Miley and Justin are NOT horrible people – they are young, they make mistakes – but they are...

I feel like there are a lot of misconceptions about feminism. Mainly, that it's all about man hating. As a feminist, I feel like I have to clear that up. What feminism is: Wanting equality for men and women Women...

I hate winter.  Always have and always will.  Right now I have been stuck at home for a week, my car has been buried under a mountain of snow, my kids have cabin fever and all I want is 10 minutes to myself and a glass of...

I am going to talk about types of people at the cinema we all know! Type 1: The "not hungry" ones They usually say phrases like: "Im not hungry,I am not buying popcorn to eat". But when we are about to sit, they suddenly...

I am sure you have seen the nursing in public debate that is blowing up Facebook and Twitter every 20 seconds.  These awesome celebrity moms are not afraid to take a stand for all of us who refuse to be corralled in the...

The Golden Rule states that you should treat others as you would like to be treated. There are emotional, cultural and moral problems with this ‘rule of thumbs’. Firstly, the golden rule does not take into account...

(Starting left to right in the front Sam, Bruce,Maisie,Blossom who are all mix breeds) People always look so shocked when I say I prefer an animals company than people. Don't get me wrong I like the company of people but...

Necessity is the mother of ingenuity, so they say, but I don't think that this is what they had in mind. This reminds me of when I was in college and cell phones with cameras had recently came about. There was a guy in my...

Aah, the 80s. For those of us who grew up in them, they're full of childhood nostalgia and nightmarish yearbook photos. I've noticed a few businesses attempting to lure us into their clutches using our favorite memories...