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This survey links the pursuit of money with the pursuit of beauty. Say it ain't so! > More than half of women believe that having a better body and looks would enable them to climb the career ladder at work, putting paid to the "brains over beauty&

We've mentioned that we're blogging from the shores of Lake Huron. That's only partly true. Our cottage sits on the big lake, but we don't have an Internet connection there. We go to the local McDonald's in Alpena, Michigan to

> A New Zealand man is resisting demands to take down hundreds of women's bras strung on his farm's fence, according to a Local 6 News report. > "It was probably a novelty for the first six months but I think it's passed

The urban legend busters/verifiers, Snopes, has published a list of the funniest questions they've received from readers. It's worth a look. A few samples: > Has anyone had to cut off their tongue because it frozen to a flagpole? > I've been told

This guy has built a contraption out of a 1997 Ford pick-up that can drive into a tornado. Pretty wild. Link [http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=102748].

> Technology that helps the military align targets and motorists find their way is being tapped to track some sex offenders forever. Spurred by headlines of released sex offenders accused of murder, some states are mandating use of the Global Positioning System for tracking. Many lawmakers see electronic monitoring as

> Thong sales have collapsed by nearly 20% in the past year, signalling a backlash against a symbol of “chav” culture. > The underwear was appropriated by mainstream fashion from its strip club origins. It made its way into women's wardrobes after being flaunted by celebrities such as

Happy birthday to Eric Scheske's son, Maximilian Melvin Scheske. The first name comes from Kolbe and the middle from Eric's father, Mel. Max is devastatingly handsome and, we're told from one professionally-administered test, very smart. But he doesn't talk. It's

> The evil which is abroad in Narnia when we first come into the land takes the form of a white witch. We learn from Mr. Beaver that she is of the race of Lilith, Adam's first wife, according to an old and persistent legend. Because of dissatisfaction

> Over the last decade, [David Hans] Schmidt has emerged as one of the nation's leading purveyors of celebrity porn, the man who brokered the sale of Tonya Harding's wedding-night sex video; arranged for Paula Jones, the former Arkansas state employee who sued Bill Clinton for