No… this isn’t Russel Fink. This is Mike Snyder the author of the book. Isn’t he cute? There is one thing about Mike Snyder and that is he is extremely unusual. His wit is a bit on the weird side, but that does not make it any less hilarious. He’s been working hard on this [...]

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By Gina Burgess ~ Picayune, MS A six year old girl is walking home from school. The street is deserted and there are no other children at play close by. Suddenly an older girl stops her bicycle in front of the little girl. She grabs the little one’s chin and slaps her face leaving a [...]

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I don’t understand the urban scene that about half the kids in America seem to be aspiring to. I seem to trend more towards the indie scene, the other major cultural alternative. All the posturing and machismo, the deification of certain aspects of life, all the cultural references I completely fail to understand. At times, [...]

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I hear that losing a child is something that parents fear above anything else. I don’t have children, so that’s not something I can fully grasp. But the loss of a part of yourself is one of the foundational fears of the human experience. This is a theme which is often picked up in literature [...]

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Christian Toto, Washington Times entertainment reporter, dropped us a note about the upcoming release of a direct to DVD movie called, “I Could Never Be Your Woman.” This flick that wasn’t ranked high enough by the studio to get a theatrical release stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, and Saoirse Ronan. It’s supposed to be a [...]

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America is often described as a melting pot, or tossed salad, depending on who taught your social studies class. The point is that although we, as groups of people, still maintain some of our original differences, we give up many of them to blend in to the whole. That same phenomenon is what makes nations [...]

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I’m going to guess that I set my expectation for this series too low. Now available as a DVD boxed set from Showtime and Paramount Television is the third season of Soul Food – The Series. Pick up this well written and well acted urban dramatic show today. Season Three drops us right back where [...]

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I have already heard from Sylvia Dickey Smith that she and her husband plan to return to Dallas this June for the HHCC http://www.mwasw.org/conf.html conference. I’m looking forward to seeing both of them again at the conference where guest speaker Tony Hillerman will also attend. Beyond the fact that both Sylvia and Bill are good [...]

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There is an old joke that seems to shed uncanny light on the core reason for Senator Clinton’s floundering candidacy. But first let’s review her campaign. Hillary believes in change. She has changed campaign strategies as often as she has changed her hairstyle. She keeps changing her message. She keeps changing her image. When told [...]

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Detective Hannah Sampson is back in her third adventure and this time dealing with what she believes was an attempted homicide.  It was Sampson who was first on the scene when her friend Elyse Henry was thrown into the burning sea by an explosion aboard the boat “Caribbe.”  Sampson was asleep on board her own [...]

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The California Lottery announced that the Mega Millions lottery — where $270 million was won last night — is now being being used to trick people into cashing worthless checks. The intent behind this is to get people to cash a bogus check and send the money back to them before your bank, or financial [...]

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Russian Newspaper, Pravda, has been sending Hillary Clinton Questions for Two Years They still haven’t Gotten Any Answers They were so miffed, They Published an Editorial on the Matter a few weeks ago  What were their Twelve Questions that the Senator Wouldn’t Answer?  Pravda’s peeved. The Russian newspaper, once eagerly read by the CIA for [...]

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After being let go, a man returns to the scene of the crime A Persistent Perp One More Heroin User Succumbs to an Urban Legend If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. A Massachusetts man got off for slashing a woman’s tires, then returned 20 minutes later and was arrested for pouring sugar [...]

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There are confirmed news reports that an ultra stealthy B-2 bomber has crashed in Guam. The incident took place shortly after takeoff and both pilots apparently were able to eject safely. While there is not much data available about the B-2, other than the staggering $1.2 billion dollar price tag, this is the first reported [...]

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This intriguing story actually has its roots way back in 1979. Two rather controversial artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude want to put on the ultimate art show in New York, no gallery required, they want to use Central Park as their canvas. The idea was to create a huge display known simply as The Gates.  Filmmaker [...]

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The Sundance channel has a couple of new series coming up, and both look interesting. The Green, which is a weekly 30 minute look at how people and businesses are adopting eco friendly technologies was a big hit last year, and they are going forward with a Season two. This was a great show, and [...]

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While most people are aware of the privacy problems in the Patriot Act, few outside the geek world seem worried about a major danger to people’s privacy in non governmental areas. An article on Webware pointed out that Google is planning to work with the Cleveland Clinic to put the patient’s medical records on line. [...]

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