10 Things Your Body Can Do After You Die

From getting hitched to saving the environment, here’s proof you can still be a busybody long after you kick the bucket. 1. Get MarriedDeath is no obstacle when it comes to love in China. That’s becau...Full Article

A French Teachers Memories: First Day at School

Despite my diplomas that allowed me to teach in state secondary schools, and my requests, I had been appointed to teach to a sixth-grade class. At least, I almost worked in my backyard. The morning cl...Full Article

New Orleans First to Experience Housing Bubble Burst

Are we starting to see the Housing Bubble Burst in the wake of Hurricane Katrina? In New Orleans many homeowners had their equity literally washed away. They are upside down in negative equity and bas...Full Article

The Army Corp of Engineers Having Issues Fixing Breach

The Army Corp of engineers is having a tough time filling in the breaches in the levees. They have tried to use giant sand bags to drop into the hole. Three-Thousand pound bags have been dropped into ...Full Article

Bad Days and Bad Timing

Have you ever noticed how family members always misbehave at the most inappropriate moments? Well, let me tell you, its not just the little ones that spout off with remarks that make you want to don a...Full Article

Dumb Luck

Ive never really thought of myself as being funny. I dont have much of a sense of humor at all. My ex-husband used to tell me dumb jokes all the time and I didnt laugh, not even to be polite like ever...Full Article

Sweet Vengeance Purrfected

I love animals but cats are my favorites. Theres just something about them that makes me relate to them so easily. My family has usually always had at least one cat among us as far back as I can remem...Full Article

Not Your Average Sunday Morning

Just recently my ex-husband stopped in to visit during his vacation. In the course of small talk, a few old memories usually crop up in the conversation. One that instantly came to mind was the day ou...Full Article

Your Stars Part 3

LibraHit TV show The X Factor is back on our screens giving us all a rare, legitimate chance to laugh at the mentally ill during the audition stages. In this PC berserk world we now live in, such an a...Full Article

Poor Rixs Almanac 8-27-05

Hey, Poor Rix: What do you think about school food? - Former StudentPoor Rix ate lunch at a school last week, and really liked it. Who knew they could make a dessert out of corn chips?Fact is, Poor Ri...Full Article

Cheer-Leadership or All I Need to Know About Business I Learned from Cheerleading

Thanks to teen movies, many people have this stereotypical idea of cheerleaders as being ditzy and mean. However, there are a great many life-lessons that can be learned during your time on the team t...Full Article

Stopping Bad Breath Bart

Pee-ew! You smell like a skunk soaking in sardine nectar for a week.OK, so I can be a little candid every now and then. Its not something I would say to Attila the Hun during a pre-battle pep rally....Full Article

The Zapp Principle

My dads lab was a mess, but then it was always a mess. This time it was a lightly charred mess, covered with extinguisher gloop. Abdul the camel seemed happy enough though, despite his smoking bum fur...Full Article

11 Alternative Garden Games

Tired of the same ol, same ol when it come to entertaining your garden party guests? Weary of boring badminton and jarts? Croquet not your style? Then youre in the right spot! Here are games sure to m...Full Article

A Dogs Guide To... Getting Your Dog to Stop Barking

I like to bark. I mean, I like to bark A LOT. So, whattya gonna do about it? Well, if youre Amber and Terry, youre going to do NOTHING about it. Aint nobody going to silence the Rubinman, you know wha...Full Article

Important Safety Tip$

I was given a list of Dos and Donts of interacting with people who have dementia. Ive modified this list only slightly to guide you in safely interacting with corporate executives.Do--Hold their hand...Full Article

Poor Rixs Almanac 8-13-05

Dear Poor Rix: A guy just invited me to a football game. I do not understand this event. Can you explain it? -- Sport WatcherThis game begins with the entrance of referees, people with striped shirts ...Full Article

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

My next-door neighbors found a human bone in their backyard. Let me rephrase. She thinks she found a human bone. They were putting up a fence in their backyard. Theyve been digging and shoveling and l...Full Article

How To Marry A Wealthy Guy

How To Marry A Wealthy Guy(or Girl... Or at least Make Sure theyre a Good Money Manager!! ha,ha!)Here are some little tips so you can at least spot a wealthy (or soon-to-be-wealthy) guy:1. If that BMW...Full Article

Setting History Straight

Have you ever heard the name Will Schwenk? Or the name Artie Seymour? Probably not. But you will, you will, when the word gets around about how these two inglorious talents were by-passed, how they...Full Article