mizChartreuse || redefiningSuccess

I thought it was the end of the world this morning. At approximately 6:40 a.m., I was awoken by what I thought (in my sleep-induced brain functioning) was the apocalypse. It was actually two REALLY LOUD blasts from a horn of a vehicle, one I can only assume was a GIANT MONSTER TRUCK. For a machine [...]

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Wendy Atterberry at The Frisky wrote a blog entry last month about what she felt are the 20 things every woman should do before marriage. Live by herself for at least a year. Live with someone else for at least a year. Recover from a broken heart. Have a vacation fling. Take a road-trip with a [...]

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A recent article at The Huffington Post discusses one of PETA’s recent billboards in Jacksonville, FL. The ad is obviously putting obese people on blast, which I suppose isn’t too far off base.  And of course, the feminist groups have responded in kind, because PETA degrades and dehumanizes women, “forcing them to wear lettuce bikinis [...]

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Fox’s newest summer reality program, “Fat Chicks Crying” “More to Love,” continued with episode 3 last night. As we did last week, Chicago blogger bokeen and I continued the conversation and commentary on the preposterous show we lovingly refer to as “The Fatchelor.” mizChartreuse: “Tell me about his body! I want to know every detail [...]

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It’s been said, “Never loan someone money unless you’re prepared to never see it again.” The same goes for books. French author Anatole France (The Seven Wives of Bluebeard; Mother of Pearl) said, “Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent [...]

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