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They are only words, yet they wield more power than any army's arsenal. With them ... You can build up or tear down; You can empower or destroy; You can inspire or disenchant. They are, after all,...

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Little gifts of love

OK guys. No longer can you use the excuse that you don’t know what we like. Just take a look at the Valentine’s Day posts to Facebook as we unashamedly proclaimed our goods for the day....

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I'll raise my glass to this research

I have a favorite place to purchase my caffeine fix: Taco Villa. It’s nothing like Taco Bell or Taco Bueno. This fast-food phenomenon is a must stop for anyone who has ever spent any time in...

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Goodbye Mr. Muscles

For years, Jack LaLanne was just the old man with muscles in the creepishly tight stretchy jumpsuit that I watched on my grandparents’ black and white console television. Each weekday...

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Stacey Young: Engineering engima

by writin4alivin, Thursday, December 23, 2010, 1 comments

For most of us, those orange construction cones that we dodge on the freeway are a nuisance. For Stacey Young, they represent progress. Afterall, she is responsible for keeping traffic moving on the...

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On My Soapbox: Part III

People ... A diet Pepsi is the not the same thing as a diet Coke. If I order a diet Coke, please do not ask me if a diet Pepsi is OK. The answer is no and will always be no. And do not think I will...

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On My Soapbox: Part II

People ... There is a reason it’s called the drive-thru and not the park-and-ask 20-questions-thru. Case in point: the conversation I overheard as the driver in front of me was ordering....

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On My Soapbox: Part I

by writin4alivin, Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 2 comments

People ... There is this little stick-like-thing mounted somewhere near your steering wheel. When you move it up or down, it activates a light outside of your vehicle seen by those beside and...

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Julie Bates: no longer desperately seeking a sitter

Like many moms, Julie Bates often relied on the high school girl down the street for babysitting needs. But then her longtime baby sitter graduated, leaving Bates in the hunt once again. "It's...

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Talk to me mommy

Even though a lot of mothers work outside the home, they still carry the primary responsibility of caring for the children, as well as for organizing and attending their activities. During those...

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That little thing called the BMI

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine gives me yet another reason not to overindulge this holiday season: doing so can increase your risk of death. Well, of course, I knew...

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I'll pass on smelling like dessert

by writin4alivin, Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 1 comments

Have we truly lost all sense of self-control when it comes food so that now we even want to smell like it even when we are not in the kitchen. Cherry pie. Spicy apples. Gingerbread. These scents...

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Chris Snead l Cheers for the hometeam

It's been said that Chris Snead will do just about anything for anyone. "Well within reason," jokes the associate vice president for Texas Tech's Alumni Association. "I...

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Megan Graham: Life's a party

There’s a party going on around here … If not, then give Megan Graham a few minutes, and she’ll have one planned. What more would you expect from a woman who remembers every...

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Thanksgiving should be celebrated every day

by writin4alivin, Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 1 comments

How many times in the past week have you been asked, "What are you thankful for?"

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Education: College

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