CNN.com - These are your parents on drugs - Sep 7, 2006 Some moms and dads might want to take a lesson from their kids: Just say no. The government reported Thursday that 4.4 percent of baby boomers ages 50 to 59 indicated that they had used illicit drugs...

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Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes It has long been recognized that taller adults hold jobs of higher status and, on average, earn more than other workers. A large number of hypotheses have been put forward to explain the association...

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1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them. 2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question. 3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. 4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed. 5. You hear your favorite song in...

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This is a great story about a young man in South Carolina, a freshman in college, living off a college scholarship--and raising his younger brother at the same time. What an example he is! CNN.com - Clemson's McElrathbey raises young brother - Sep 5,...

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An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the waiter, "Want coffee." The waiter says, "Sure, Chief, coming right up." He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee. The Indian drinks the coffee...

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Just a couple of the pics from the get-together to celerate this. About thirty of us congregated at the Pinetree for dinner and drinks, Fifties music, and a good time! More pics to come on my Flickr page. Mom and Dad, me, and my two "baby brothers"--I've...

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..the more they stay the same, lol! Gateway Pundit: Democrats Pull Out 1864 Party Platform- Dust It Off For 2006 This is really amazing!... Democrats haven't changed a lick in 142 years! Hat Tip to Nahanni for pointing this out! So who does this remind...

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This week September 4 through September 10 Libra You may want to change your job (again), or take a look at your priorities and whether you are really managing to live and work in a way that is in alignment with your soul. This is also the week when illnesses...

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CNN.com - What we have learned since 9/11 - Sep 3, 2006 "We saw back then what we were capable of at our best, and now find ourselves just moving on, willing to listen to our leaders but not necessarily believe them, supporting the troops but disputing...

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Well, actually it was fifty years ago last week, but Labor Day weekend is a good time to get the whole gang together to celebrate my parents' golden wedding anniversary. We don't all get together often, but an occasion like this one doesn't happen often...

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