Category: opinions (big book of)
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Friday Links: Fall Blows Edition
I’m on a bit of a self-imposed shopping hiatus right now, but if I weren’t, I’d be plunking down some cash for the burgundy version of these wedge booties featured on Cardigans and Couture this week. This post from last year continues to perform really well on thePoeLog. I believe that it’s because it contains…
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Fingernails, Luwak and Temples: My Impressions of Bali’s Tourism Industry
Do not stare at the man’s nails. Do not stare at the man’s nails. Do not stare at the man’s nails, I told myself silently over and over again. “I notice you have a scar on your head. Me, too,” I share, not at all silently. Yeah, much, much better, Poe. We are in a…
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The World is Such a Weird and Disturbing Place
I went for drinks with the some ladies the other night. Not just some random ladies, mind you. I actually knew the ladies. So, don’t worry. No stranger danger. As these things are sometimes wont to do, the talk at one point turned to dating in D.C. Specifically, now difficult it could be. Or for…
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RIP: Unknown Search Terms
What a week, huh? Kray up here in tha DC, y’all, what with the government shutdown and all the crazy effects of that — veterans storming World War II memorials, DC metro saying it will run fewer train cars, and, worst of all, no panda cam at the National Zoo. Then there was that whole…
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Paternity Court, It’s Time to Get Tested!*
Ladies with bad taste in men, rejoice. A new show is heading to a TV screen near you, determined to uncover the truth. My friend Caroline made me aware of this show, which is, as the fine New York Daily News reports: “Paternity Court” is a new syndicated show on which people take DNA tests…
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Friday Links: Cold Weather and Blue Skin Edition
The spelling of my first name is pretty unique. I’ve never in my 41 years ever come across anybody else who spelled it the same way. It was actually really annoying when I was a kid and could never find anything personalized at those end-of-the-aisle displays at the truck stop. But a coworker was at…
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What is Going on in This Picture?
Can we just talk about this picture for a moment? When I first saw this on Day Old News, I had the same thought as that blogger: What the hell is Casper wearing? Dude. You are with, what is arguably, one of the most beautiful women in the world. She’s 44 years old, and…
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Yep, That’s 1,300 Words on ‘Jungle Gold’
As you may know by now, The Poe-XFE-Petunia household will gladly watch just about any reality television show that Discovery or A&E wants to foist on the unsuspecting viewing public. For example, we recently watched an episode of “Doomsday Castle,” (basically a combination of “Doomsday Preppers” and “This Old House”). The hillbilly family featured in…
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Friday Links: Don’t Clip Your Nails at Home Depot
Little bit late on the links this morning. But there’s some pretty good one’s in this week’s edition, so pull up a chair, put on a fancy dress, grab some foreign cheese and get your dubstep on. I am quite unfortunate to have not one, but by my count, at least two co-workers who think…
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Don’t Be That Girl – 10 Tips on How to Act at the Spa
I went to the spa this past weekend to get a massage. I went to my preferred place, the Lorien. I like the Lorien for a couple of reasons, but primarily: it’s pretty. It’s part of a Kimpton Hotel, so it’s sleek and soothing. The spa is located in the basement, down a long corridor,…