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Why Do People Believe This BS?

I just received this email forwarded to me by a friend: The last email had the wrong date...Here we go, it's this Sunday night.

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Is it Time to Close the EroticaVine Group?

While taking care of some group moderation tasks I was struck by the idea that it might just be time to close the EroticaVine group.

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Science Fiction Group Owner/Moderator, Anybody?

The Science Fiction group owner Anchorman last logged into his Newsvine account on 8/13/2008.  Recently some other 'Viners have informed me that their requests to join the group have languished unanswered for weeks and months.  I have recently asked to be made owner of  …

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EroticaVine Topics: What is the Most Daring Thing You Ever Tried Sexually?

As a follow-up to my earlier article What's the Worst Thing You Ever Tried Sexually? we'll now take a moment to delve into the more positive side.  What was the most daring, audacious, crazy, insanely-fun thing you ever tried sexually?  Was it sex on a bench in a public …

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Hey! What Happened to My EroticaVine Membership?

As the group owner I have purged the EroticaVine membership of any Newsvine members who have not been seen in the past 9 months. Anyone whose "Last Seen" date was before February 2009 was removed. There are a few others who will be removed next month.

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Tales from the Salacious Memoirs: The Old Gal

I met Carla online several years ago in an AOL chatroom for locals that was hosted by another friend of mine. Carla had asked some computer-related questions in the room and as the room's resident IT guru I chimed in to answer them.

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Do You Still Own/Use a VCR?

The other day I was moving some boxes in the garage and came across some VHS tapes.  Some were labeled, some were not, and I had no inclination to take them inside to view them.  Although our entertainment center includes a VCR, we barely use it anymore.  I do have …

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Guys: How Often Do You Get Your Hair Cut?

My dad always told me, "If someone notices that you got a haircut, you're not getting your hair cut often enough." He said that part of maintaining a professional appearance meant getting your hair cut often enough that your friends and coworkers could not tell that you had gott …

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How Did You Learn to Type?

I always wanted to be a writer.  My earliest recollections of elementary school included my first attempts at writing science fiction.  I didn't know how to type so everything was written in longhand.  My mom was a librarian, having previously taught English and Fr …

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Why Isn't Rush Limbaugh "Mainstream Media"?

A comment that a friend made over the weekend got me thinking about how should we define "mainstream media" in this country. No matter how you slice and dice the numbers, Rush Limbaugh's audience is huge.

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What Movie Do You Regret Not Seeing in the Theater?

I am a major movie fan. Before our son was born my wife and I would typically go to the movies about every 2-3 weeks.

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What Does Your Email Address Say About You?

A client sent me a file recently that contained over 25,000 email addresses.  The email addresses were from their clients and according to them represented young professionals typically between the ages of 27 to 35.  In looking through the email addresses I was amused a …

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What's Wrong with this Picture?

So I sit down to do a little Newsvining and when I look at the Featured Columnists almost every single frakkin' article is political in nature.

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What Have You Illegally Downloaded and Why?

Since confession is good for the soul, I'm going to come forward and admit that I'm an illegal downloader. Yes, I am. I don't download music, rarely download movies, but I will download tv shows.

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Where Have My Friends Gone? Redux

It seems to have happened again. Somehow I have mysteriously lost some friends. I don't know how many I've lost since I don't keep a running total, but I just had one to contact me about it. She asked why I had dropped her as a Newsvine Friend.

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What Do Instructions to Shake Well or Stir Well Really Mean?

When you have a product that includes instructions to "shake well" or "stir well" what does it really mean? For most people it's probably safe to say that it means they will shake it or stir it for about 5 seconds and consider the deed done.

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Why Do Some People Always Assume the Worst?

Recently I had occasion to be involved in a discussion thread that went downhill fast. No matter what I said on the thread it was assumed that I had malicious intent in saying it.

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Are We Too Soft on our Kids?

As a generation of parents, are we too soft on our kids? Do we give them enough responsibilities and teach them to treat others with respect and concern?

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Where's Division?

Now that I'm not on the road I finally have time to take a breath and in doing so I decided to try writing a few articles about time on the road. You'll get to read about my impressions of hotels, cities, food, and various gripes about the same.

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EroticaVine Topics: The Facial

After a long, and unintentional hiatus, I have returned to continue the EroticaVine Topics series. This time around we're getting personal with the topic of facials. No, I'm not talking about the kind you get at the spa.

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Which Summer Movie Was the Biggest Disappointment?

As the summer winds down the movie industry is shaking its collective head. Some movies that were expected to really do well at the box office, such as Eddie Murphy's Imagine That bombed. When the summer season started off with a bang with the release of J. J.

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TiVo Alert: Torchwood Children of Earth

Just a quick alert for those U.S. fans of Torchwood who also have TiVo. If your Season Pass is just for Torchwood it will not record the upcoming Torchwood: Children of Earth special that starts Monday on BBC America.

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Talking Business: Can We Take a Break?

Those who follow me regularly know that I'm a corporate trainer.  My job consists of traveling the country training clients on how to best use our software and services.  My training sessions tend to last 3-4 days for 7-8 hours each day.  I believe in giving my tra …

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The Newsvine Masturbation Survey Results: Part Three

Part Two of the survey results can be found here. Part One of the survey results can be found here. The survey itself can be taken by following the link here.

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