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June 21, 2009

Excuses You Can Make When You’re Pregnant

There are a lot of great things about being pregnant. For some women, it’s the best time of their lives. One of the less special benefits (but a perk nonetheless) is that you can use the pregnancy to make excuses for things that you don’t want to do. For example, if you’ve always hated your [...]

May 14, 2009

Have you seen in loving memory tattoos?

Recently, while attending the funeral of a college friend, I notice that some of mutual acquaintances had some rather interesting tattoo designs, some of which I’d never really seen before. Since I was not very close to most of these folks, I was rather hesitant to approach them, but the intricacy involved with their tattoos [...]

April 28, 2009

Storing Childhood Memories

When my parents decided to sell my childhood home and move into a small condo, they called to tell me that I had a week to get any of my belongings that I still wanted from the house.  Of course I immediately panicked.  I had a lot of things from my childhood that I was [...]

January 18, 2009

A different way of separating

As a law student, I was reviewing some different ways that couples get through a divorce.  Since I live in the greater Phoenix metro area I came across divorce mediation in Phoenix.  What this entails is getting together with your soon to be ex spouse as well as a mediator to discuss the finer aspects [...]

October 20, 2008

Dog Training Is Not That Hard

I recently got a new dog and everyone warned me how hard it would be to train him. Dog training actually isn’t that hard if you ask me. The only thing I was worried about was what I was going to use to train him.  I’ve heard of harness, using treats, using muzzles and even [...]