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August 2008 - Posts

"ASK OOGA-BOOGA" or WHY YOU DON'T WANT A 100% ACCURATE PSYCHIC READER

Ask Ooga Booga (tm)(c)(patent pending)(a subchapter S corporation) is the United States' most accurate psychic. She has appeared on Frontline, Meet the Press, Dynasty, All My Children, Pimp My Crib, Dancing with the Stars, and Gardening with Letitia

EXPAND YOUR MIND, SHRINK YOUR BODY

What if you could lose weight, look better, and feel healthier simply by changing your thoughts? Though this sounds like New Age hoodoo, a study by Harvard psychologists Alia Crum and Ellen Langer demonstrated that our minds can accomplish the same feats

10 CLUES THAT YOUR GUY IS CHEATING

1. There is a naked woman in his bed. 2. His French maid Nanette has no housekeeping skills. 3. His screensaver is a photo of your best friend in a thong bikini. 4. His shirts reek of JLo Glow perfume, and there's a brassiere in his dresser. He

RUNAWAY BRAIN SYNDROME

Runaway Brain Syndrome is a non-medical affliction striking thousands of women daily. Do you recognize the symptoms in the scenarios below? CASE #1: Mary meets Todd for the first time after 10 heated email changes on Match.com. They have lunch together

COWERING AT THE TABLE: Why Women Don't Negotiate

It's a commonly-voiced workplace gripe: women earn only 80% of what men earn. But why has this remained constant over two decades? A plethora of studies attributes the disparity to two factors: gender discrimination and the fact that, on average,

THE $6 MILLION ATHLETE

What if we let athletes do whatever they wanted to excel? This was the controversial question posed by New York Times writer John Tierney on Monday, that is sparking great debate. He argues that policing athletes' drug, hormone, and gene-doping has

A COMPENDIUM OF UNIVERSAL LAWS

LAURA'S LAW: No child throws up in the bathroom. CORCORONI'S LAWS OF TRANSPORTATION: 1. The bus that left the stop just before you got there is your bus. 2. The amount of time you have to wait for a bus is directly proportional to the

DIET LIES WE TELL OURSELVES

When we yearn to lose pounds, we often lie to ourselves that there are quick, easy shortcuts to weight loss. These lies not only prevent permanent, sustainable weight loss, but may end up causing us to gain weight and lose hope. Here are a few of the

WHY YOU NEED A MASSAGE

As a society, we are touch-deprived. We don't hug, hold a hand, or pat a shoulder, for fear our touch may be misconstrued or rejected. But emotionally, physically, and spiritually, we need touch. A touch shows we are cared about; we are valued; we

HOW TO PREVENT A SHARK ATTACK - An Employee's Guide

1. If you see a large fin moving across the top of your cubicle, do not go closer to find out if it is plastic or real. Relocate to another cubicle and contact Human Resources. 2. If you are in the cafeteria lunch line, and a Great White Shark or

ABORIGINAL WISDOM

Aborigines, or Indigenous Australians, are the oldest surviving culture on earth. Their heritage dates back more than 40,000 years. Throughout history, Aborigines have retained a deep spiritual connection to the Earth and its inhabitants. To Aborigines,

IS OBSESSIVE LOVE A FORM OF OCD?

There is no psychological state quite as heady or painful as obsessive love. In the early stages of obsessive love, or infatuation, we feel exuberance, mood swings, craving, and heightened awareness. The world is a stage for our passions. And there

DIAMONDS AREN'T A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

Diamonds. They light up women's eyes and sap men's bank accounts. They symbolize eternal love and undying passion. But the diamond on your finger possibly could have paid for guerrilla machine guns, passed through a "mule's" intestinal tract, or cost

THE DAILY DETOX -- 11 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

In 1806, amidst the Industrial Revolution, William Wordsworth complained, "The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers... For this, for everything, we are out of tune." Two centuries later, we remain a