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I always say never make assumptions. Never assume the worst, but never assume the best. By and large this is good advice, but is it? When your gut is telling you something is off what do you do? You have to make a...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3HoWUuinkQs I'm a little more friendly than I was just a few weeks ago. Not only that but people I meet are more friendly. For the past 3 days EVERYONE I MEET has been laughing uncontrollably...

Surviving a dictatorship is a daily struggle. You need to maintain a low profile, weather you're a foreigner or a national. Living at the expected standard of a dictatorial government, will assure you certain peace and...

I had been interacting with this girl on Facebook for a while. Unlike other online girls I've talked to in the past, this girl went to my old high school and had class with my old science teacher, so I at least knew she...

It's actually not too simple at all. The people who did the research I read deserve a huge round of applause. What homocysteine is and what it does Homocysteine (HCY) is an amino acid produced in the body that, when...

Magnet Fishing involves the use of rope and powerful magnets (neodymium) to pull metal objects from various bodies of water. Top reasons why it's the best hobby: 1.) It's legal in all 50 states except South Carolina where...

You hear a great deal in the news about artificial intelligence (AI) and how people are worried about it and what can be done. At the same time, AI is touted as the next great thing that will change the world - for good...

Preface: There exists a wide array of anecdotes that are the exception to what I'm about to say. If your story is one such where you did manage to make things work after a reconciliation, congratulations. This post is not...

Before the Civil War of 1861-1865 people would say "The United States are.". After the war they would say "The United States Is." This was to make the US appear as a more unified, more singular entity. But don't let that...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jPQH0U2igOY This myTake is prompted by an interesting video by Bettina Arndt, an Australian writer and commentator who specializes in sex and gender issues. In this video, she talks about how...

If your ex is reaching out to you, what they are reaching out for is the green light. In the Great Gatsy, he ( Gatsby) was trying to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend because of nostalgia for the moment he intertwined his...

"I believe in the Communion of Saints..." Who are the Saints and why are they important? For Catholics, it’s almost a given. To many Protestants and Evangelicals though, the practice of reverence and devotion to Saint is...

My first Halloween costume around 2001 or 2000 was as a Devil. And look at me now, once again in 2023, at 29 years old. Thoughts? 😈🎃🕷️🕸️👻👻😈😋🎉☮️🥳☮️🎃🎃🎃 Worked out pretty well. Life is a mystery at times, lol,...

I know you have all been there before. You connect with someone, you go out on one of the most amazing first dates of your life. You have an amazing meal, you walk around the lake holding hands. You make out for 30...