Archive for April, 2007

Unhealthy Relationships: Deal with Hidden Resentment

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The biggest mistake that some people make in a relationship is keeping hurt feelings bottled up inside. Individuals who have experienced several unsuccessful relationships may unknowingly avoid “speaking their mind” or expressing their opinions. This is poisonous to a relationship because hidden feelings or resentment can deepen, and ultimately result in an emotional outburst.
Regardless of […]

What’s ‘Next’ For Dick’s Work?

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The late speculative fiction novelist Phillip K Dick’s work outlives its creator as his novels and short stories continue to prove successful for Hollywood studios. Currently, Nicolas Cage stars in the new release Next, which opened April 27 and finished third at the box office its opening weekend.

Interestingly enough, all nine films pulled directly from […]

Brewers Sail into Comfortable Lead

Monday, April 30th, 2007

As a surprise of the relatively-new baseball season the Milwaukee Brewers have sailed into the most-comfortable division lead in baseball. They helped their cause quite a bit over this past weekend by winning the series against the Houston Astros. It was their first road-series win against the Astros since September 1997.
Milwaukee is now three […]

“Vacancy” Delivers!

Monday, April 30th, 2007

You’ve got to love a good horror movie! Sitting on the edge of your seat; praying for the innocent protagonist to find his/her way through a maze of terror and dread. Fortunately the recent flick “Vacancy” delivers. This film gives new meaning to the phrase “seedy motel room.” In fact, once you check in, don’t […]

IPods banned from the Classroom

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Much attention has been given to the iPod lately. Since you can store voice messages and text on an iPod, it has been discovered the new gadget is being used by students as a way to cheat on tests and exams. As a result, there has been much emphasis placed on getting these […]

‘Disturbia’ Kills For 3rd Week

Monday, April 30th, 2007

For the third straight week, the thriller Disturbia sits atop the weekend box office, bringing in $9.1 million and totalling $52.1 through its run so far. Not bad at all for its modest $20 million budget. The two new releases The Invisible and Next, starring Nicholas Cage and Jessica Biel, took the 2nd […]

Teacher Sprinkles Urine on Students

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Actually, it wasn’t the teacher’s pee. That would be uncivilized. Everyone knows that the proper thing to do is use cow urine. At least everyone in Mumbai, India does anyway.Why the sprinkle of the tinkle you ask? When a new teacher took over the post from a lower-caste instructor he requested that a colleague purify […]

Sunless Tanners

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Getting a tan can be hazardous to your health these days. So instead of baking for hours in the sun, try a sunless tanner to enhance your summer glow.
There are endless numbers of sunless tanners available on today’s market but choosing one that won’t leave bronze streaks or carrot colored skin is a difficult […]

Cardinals Mourn Death of Pitcher Hancock

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The St. Louis Cardinals lost a pitcher when Josh Hancock was killed in a car accident while driving in
St. Louis. Hancock was driving a 2007 Ford Explorer when it hit a tow truck early Sunday morning. The young pitcher was more than likely dead at the scene.

According to accident reports the tow […]

Objectivity

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is known as a well written, inexplicably informative international news agency. However, it also has a reputation for unrivaled objectivity, a curse which many newspapers would be proud to bear. As our Lord and Savior, Hunter S. Thompson, once said, “You can’t be objective with Nixon.”
Here’s why.
Yesterday I was reading […]