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  • Things I want to tell my children. Make up your own mind. Don't take anyone's word for anything, research what you want to, and come to a logical, intelligent conclusion and stand behind your decisions. If someo&helli…

  • I become an ActorIn the summer of 1967 a couple of months before my 6th birthday I went to stay with my grandparents. My Grandfather had fallen from a roof and broke his back and was bedridden and …ETCACTOR

  • No hablo inglesI was just reading an article about how Spanish is replacing English as the dominate spoken language in Miami. In fact, the inability to speak Spanish is becoming a liability in do…TheTheologiansCaf…

  • Labor and Deliveryby Mama KoalaI know that talking about the past won't change anything, but I just feel a tiny bit angry (mostly at myself) right now. After reading Mama Turtle's entry about unass…momaroo

  • Battle of Xanga - Finale The most loved and hated contest on Xanga is now in it's final round. Who will you choose, Xanga? WHO!? It's time to make that choice and make someone's internet hopes and e-d…Amandasb…

  • China Earthquake Fundraiser in NYCdan

  • Footprint Reciprocation - WTF Mate?!There is a phenomenon that takes place in the life of every Xangan that has ever existed. It is called Footprint Reciprocation, and it is both a blessing and a curse.Follow me now:&hel…

  • Conversations no girl should ever have with her dadFor some reason, my mom made my dad give me the sex talk at age 19. I was doing perfectly fine before getting any sex talk from either of my parents but my mom insisted…

  • Hollywood Jesus: Part 1 by mr. oakBack in 2004 the Passion of the Christ made $370 million dollars - one of the highest grossing rated R movies in U.S. box office history. I remember everyone bustling …revelife

  • Fun with SpamSo we are clear (because my wife was confused), I got this letter from Arthur in my spam box. I thought it could use a bit of editing, so I made some edits and added a few comments…writejaywrite

  • xanga rapso this is a rap we made up during office hours.i challenge you, xangans, to add to it, edit it, film it, drop it with beats, whatev! make something of this.xanga is the best there…Natalia

  • A Military Wife's Memorial Day DiaryOnce before my husband went off to Iraq my son questioned me, "Mommy, why is daddy leaving us so much?" and I replied, "Remember in the movie "Bee Movie" when Barry took away all &hel…

  • What Xanga Needs Now....Is Humor....Sweet Humor.... Times are rough. We all know this. So bad, in fact, that we may oftentimes (usually while stuck in rush hour traffic or after an exhaustingly bad day) dwell in thou…

  • Dating Series - Part 1 by miss plumeriaFrom my last post, I mentioned that I'm getting married. YAY! I know that finding someone isn't easy, but let me tell you that happily ever after doesn't start a…revelife

  • Middle East Update: Part 5Photos! I am currently sitting in our apartment in Jericho. We hadn't planned on coming here...but someone told us it was cheaper to get a bus from the Jordan/Israel boarder to J…SusieL…

  • How I met ChewbaccaI have to start this entry by mentioning a couple of funny signs I saw recently. The first wasn't actually funny, it just had an amusing typo. I was washing my hands in the bathroo…spartan26

  • Annoyed Post -- A Precursor of Things To ComeAll right, all this rhetoric about "Men and Women Can't Be Friends" that's bouncing around Xanga needs to stop. It's total bullcrap.(For those of you who are staring at me li…

  • TCoN: Prince Caspian: Review by mr. oakIt's the chronic...WHAT?...cles of.......oh wait, that's pretty old huh? Darn it.So I went to see the crazy delicious movie Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian last ni…reve…

  • Hello Kitty...Tourism Ambassador?Occasionally, there are some news headlines that make me stop and go, "Hmmmm." However, this is one that makes me stop and go, "Seriously?"How on EARTH do you make a fictional cha&hellip…

  • American Idol - The After Party Lora came over tonight and we ordered a pizza and watched the finale. We were both stunned when David Cook pulled it off. I'm really glad he won though. I guess my predictions …C…

  • Rice: The Great Cultural Bridg…Rice: The Great Cultural Bridge(Warning: This post contains cultural generalizations for the sake of comedy, you sensitive pansies.) I'm telling you, there's nothing quite like bei&h…

  • Photographing a Wedding and then an EarthquakeCan you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes? (photos courtesy of Dragon Photo…

  • American Idol: Pick a winner!David vs. David, who do you want to see win? Who do you think from this season will have the greatest commercial success?dan

  • Guy 101: How to act when someone's crying by mr. oak If you're anything like me, one of the scariest moments in life for a guy is when your significant other is crying. i mean, think about it - the only times we're fami…

  • Earthquake in Sichuan, ChinaBeijing motorists on the six-lane JianguomenwaiAvenue stood beside their cars honking their horns for three minutes tohonor victims. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/Associated PressToday …Scro…

  • "Men and Women Can't Be Friends"Since I'm busy lately, an old post (with mods) gets the ol' bump up.So I have come to the conclusion that it is difficult, if not impossible, for men and women to be friends¹. Beca……

  • Xanga... it has its privelegesHere are some of the handy-dandy features of Xanga that I like.Minis/CreditsMinis make it fun to comment on blogs. It's like being able to give someone a mini-greeting card for an…ja…

  • Can Hillary still win?News organizations are good at making it seem like a horse race that's still kind of neck-in-neck. It's good for fairness amongst the candidates, and it's good for encouraging peo…jeff

  • Battle of Xanga - Round 1 Alright, it's on! If your name is on the following list, you are now in the race to become the next Xangan Idol!AmarisaAnother_rebel_without_a_causeAntisoccermomAuthentic_black_d…Amandas…

  • New Kids are back, and so are fans’ childhoodsI admit it, I was an NKOTB fanatic. Ok, not just a fanatic, but a love-driven beast of a teenage girl whose hormones shot through my bra and tingled every part of my body whe…

  • Love is Finally Legal.A lot can happen in 8 years. Today, a historic ruling was made by the California Supreme Court that decided gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marriage. I cheered whe…gojeannie

  • Bodic- Ripping FictionBooks figure into much of my conversation (duh) and after the inevitable “Oh, you’re a reader!” people ask, “So, what do you read?”To which I answer, “Anything but modern horror / …empress841…

  • I Miss Mom's CookingI do miss my mom's cooking. But this post isn't about that. One day, I'd love it if my own kid would say that about me. My friends and family all know that I'm not much of a cook. …momaroo

  • Dating and the InternetI was reading a post today about a woman who was having a fight with her boyfriend. She was angry at him so she "defriended" him on Facebook. She gave me permission to mention he…TheTheolo…

  • The Boogeyman Called AbstinenceI have been reading a lot of blogs lately about sex.When is sex ok? When you get married? When you turn 18? Whenever you feel like it? When you think you're in love?But I have noti…s…

  • What a Gas... PriceI love driving. I love to drive so much, I even made up a song about how much I love to drive. Of course, I made the song up a few years ago, before driving became so painful to …sigma_C_eq

  • Why do you hate Wal-Mart? A majority of the people I come into contact with hold such abhorrence for Wal-Mart, that I sometimes wonder if they were molested as a child by a man wearing a yellow smiley-face…whereth…

  • It Happened To Me!I've been enjoying my subscription to Parents magazine,and there's a tiny section in every issue titled "It Happened To Me!"that highlights a personal story sent in by a reader. T…momaroo

  • Pretty Fly for a White GuySo, I am sitting here on the couch working on my computer and my husband is nearby working on stuff for his masters class, listening to his ipod. He has just busted out singing "Ca…Senora…

  • My Experience with NargisThere had already been warnings of the cyclone Nargis lurking around the coast since the end of April, but I had thought that it won't come our way because in my life time, a cyclo…dawn_1o…

  • Mother's Day craft projectMother’s Day is this Sunday! I served as a Sunday school and youth group teacher for several years and loved to do crafts with my students. I really love gifts that have a personal…reveli…

  • Interracial Relationships.Ever…Interracial Relationships.Ever since I started getting involved with English Man, people have asked me in various ways, why a white guy? Does he have yellow fever? Why not an Asi&h…

  • Daughters...There are tons of …Daughters...There are tons of us girls out there, right? Don't girls outnumber boys?This has been on my mind for such a long time now. I can't tell you how often dads come in to &h…

  • Hands Off Your Cell Phones I'm not one who has a hard line opinion on whether cell phones deter from one's ability to operate a motorized vehicle or not. There are the studies that support the theory that …JooPyo

  • The epic summary of 2W, part 4: On smokersWorking and going to school in a densely-populated region like downtown Toronto inevitably means seeing people from all walks of life from lots of different places. All walks of…

  • Life of IronyI had a business meeting today. I had to drive about 3.5 hours to get to said meeting to give a presentation on a Farm Business Plan involving starting up a renewable resource cent…kyeat

  • Ten Reasons Why I Would Make An Exceptional WifeOk, so I have my days. I'm like any other chick. My insecurities sometimes overwhelm me. A lot of that is that stupid lil devil whispering crap in my ear. I feel like less …

  • Derby Day 2008 7:45PM I'm goi…Derby Day 2008 7:45PM I'm going to sign off for the night. Congrats to Big Brown and his connections, but more importantly, my heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the Eight Bel&h…

  • 25 Rules for Dating1) People never change. If you don't like something about the other person now, it WILL become a problem later. 2) Even if you are unsure of what you want, always be sure of what…nikki__tran

  • Dealing with Substance AbuseI don't have many 'readers' to my blog, but if you ever do read through them you'll realize a trend. My boyfriend and I break up a lot. You may think this is just another young l…LuCk…

  • Buy American! Or Not??? A General Discussion of the EconomyI received the following as an e-mail forward about a month or so ago (according to Gmail: April 16). Then I just stumble uponed a similar concept here. I'm goin…

  • Solitary Movie ManI suppose there had to be a time when I was much more concerned about going to the movies alone. The fear is still there in the back of my mind, the cautionary tone that warns of a…jasonbdutton

  • Top Ten Things I love about dating a Nerd1. Nerds don't find it hard to be enthusiastic. Because they are used to channeling their energy and love into their own particular field of nerdhood, they are more than able to…

  • Mental Health Disparities How come if I broke a leg, I would get more attention for it than for losing my sister? Not just one sister, but two. How come if I was diagnosed with cancer then I wou…without…

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