Mother Flippin’:One Funny Mother – R.I.P. iPhone
By Tashmica Torok
It finally happened. My iPhone has died. There is much sorrow and gnashing of teeth. Tweets have been missed. Texts have not been sent.
Fast Facts: March is Women’s History Month
By Anne R., Reference Librarian
It’s hard to believe, but Women’s History Month is only 24 years old. It wasn’t until 1987 that Congress declared March as National Women’s History Month in perpetuity. This act was the culmination of efforts by many to gain official recognition for the contributions of women to United States history.
Ask Tamara: To Shack or Not to Shack
Dear Tamara:
My fiancé has asked me to move in with him. We have been together for three years and engaged for almost a year now. We have not yet set a wedding date because we each have another year of school left and we both want to wait until we graduate college before getting married. In a way it makes perfect sense that we move in together.
Interpersonal EDGE: Help for Workplace Politics is Here!
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. My workplace is super political. Every day I go to work, I’m trying to figure out what is going on between people just to get my job done. I don’t have much interest in psychology and leave work exhausted most days. Lately, I’m just ignoring politics, but now my boss says people think I’m “difficult.” How can I get my workplace to change?
Your Other 8 Hours: Solution-Focused Questions: The Secret to Success
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
”Why can’t I get a job?” “Why am I always so broke?” “Why can’t I lose weight?” These seemingly valid questions can wreak havoc on your life and your success. Whoever first said, “There are no bad questions,” was dead wrong. If you want to get a job, make more money, lose weight or achieve any other worthwhile goal, it’s time you start asking better questions.
Travel Troubleshooter: Hotels Are Charging Even More for What Should Be Free
What could be more absurd than paying a surcharge for a wireless Internet connection at your hotel?
Paying even more for a wireless Internet connection at your hotel.
The Circle
The Circle
By Danny Edward Scott Casalenuovo
from “Serving Time, Serving Others”
Three years ago I was arrested for impersonating a police officer. No, I wasn’t behind the wheel or even on a two-wheeler with blue and red flashing lights. I was stealing from private homes in broad daylight. I didn’t steal because I needed the money. I stole for the sheer thrill I got.
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”THE FIGHTER”: Mark Wahlberg shepherded this superb drama through the production process for years, but ironically, he was the only major cast principal not to score an Oscar nomination for the true story of Boston boxer-against-the-odds Micky Ward. Those up for the honors included Christian Bale as Ward’s fighter-turned-trainer half brother, Melissa Leo as their mother and Amy Adams as Ward’s tough-in-her-own-right girlfriend. Director David O. Russell not only draws superb performances from all of them, he also generates an indelible sense of the tale’s setting. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Russell. **** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)
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”THE FIGHTER”: Mark Wahlberg shepherded this superb drama through the production process for years, but ironically, he was the only major cast principal not to score an Oscar nomination for the true story of Boston boxer-against-the-odds Micky Ward. Those up for the honors included Christian Bale as Ward’s fighter-turned-trainer half brother, Melissa Leo as their mother and Amy Adams as Ward’s tough-in-her-own-right girlfriend. Director David O. Russell not only draws superb performances from all of them, he also generates an indelible sense of the tale’s setting. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Russell. **** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)
Urban Housecall: National Kidney Month
In honor of National Kidney Month, Urban Housecall Magazine wanted to bring an inspiring story of survival to you. We interviewed Jacquie Lewis-Kemp, a woman who was diagnosed with diabetes at 7 years old, went on to experience the devastating effects of kidney failure. Her triumphant story of survival after a kidney transplant will absolutely move you.