Police Blotter

I was checking the local newspaper of one of the towns I used to live in, and started reading the Police Blotter because I was bored. That’s the page where they list all the arrests and incidents that have occurred during the week (it’s a weekly paper). Well, I couldn’t believe how many incidents there [...]

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Googlle — Two L’s ?

I’ve been visiting a bunch of blogs this afternoon and it seems that many people are wondering why does Google have two l’s today. Well, I’ve said this before, but I’ll go ahead and mention it again. Whenever you don’t know what a special Google logo is supposed to commemorate, all you have to do [...]

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Quick Fix

Ok, I need to go to a party in two weeks and have to find someway to fit into the only dress I own. It’s more than 5 years old, and was my pre-pregnancy size (4). I’m currently about a size 6, so it’s a bit tight in a totally unflattering way. Is it possible [...]

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Mackenzie Phillips Book

Oh, boy. Where to even start with this one? Mackenzie Phillips, who enjoyed some fame on the ’70s sitcom One Day at a Time, has just released a book called High on Arrival. During an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show to promote the book, Phillips claims to have had an incestuous relationship with [...]

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Tavi Gevinson Blog

The net is really buzzing about a 13-year-old blogger named Tavi Gevinson who somehow managed to wrangle front-row seats to the Marc Jacobs show during Fashion Week in NY. Apparently this young lady has a blog (Style Rookie), and though she calls herself a “dork”, seems to be pretty popular these days.
I must be out [...]

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Mayweather Fined

I don’t follow boxing much, but I just read that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was fined “six figures” for weighing in at 146 instead of 144 for his upcoming welterweight fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. Six figures for two pounds??? Are you kidding me? That’s at least $50,000 per pound (yes, I can do first [...]

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Yale Strangler Arrested

Raymond Clark III, a technician who worked in the same Yale laboratory as murder victim Annie Le, has been arrested and charged with murder. Police first brought him in for questioning and to get a DNA sample, and then arrested him a couple days later, so apparently they got a match to whatever was [...]

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Hank Baskett Released

The Philadelphia Eagles have released WR Hank Baskett after adding Michael Vick to the active roster in anticipation of Vick’s full reinstatement in Week 3. Baskett has never had much of a role in the Eagles’ offense, and is known more for his Playmate wife than for his feats on the football field.
Still, I [...]

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