Life And Other Matters – Holiday Films and Books with Special Guest Lee Child: November 29, 2011

Hollywood knows we love to see movies at the holidays, so there’s always a blockbuster or two that makes it to the screen in that timeframe. For example, the Muppets movie just came out. There was Puss in Boots. And at Christmas you can expect Sherlock Holmes, War Horse and We Bought a Zoo.
One of [...]

Why I Refuse to go Black Friday Shopping

By Renie Stag Smith
I didn’t go shopping this past Black Friday.
I apparently was one of the few.  I hope that next year more of you join me.
It’s not that I don’t appreciate a bargain.  As a teacher, I look for bargains everywhere to make my meager salary stretch further.
I just don’t appreciate corporate greed preying [...]

What do YOU want to be when you grow up?!

By Renie Stag Smith
I was on Facebook earlier this evening (why do I feel the need to check up on my friends and relatives each night?) and one of my high school friends posted, “I read an article, ‘50 Thanksgiving Story Starters.’ In addition to saying what everyone is thankful for, these are topics to [...]

Life and Other Matters – Dead Celebrities and Thanksgiving! November 22, 2011

The girls celebrated Thanksgiving with the help of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook by Frank DeCaro.  Before the show, they sat down for their meal of chicken a la Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck’s ratatouille, and Richard Deacon’s yummy parfait (which may, or may not, have had a jigger too much of cognac stirred in).  We found [...]

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

By Renie Stag Smith
Tumbleweeds.
Either you love ‘em or you hate ‘em.
I hate ‘em!  But that’s because I live in the very windy Southwest region of the United States where those wiry weeds grow each and every summer.  Sometimes, that’s the only thing that seems to grow wild, as in this last hot season.  Nothing else [...]

Life and Other Matters – Crazy Family Dynamics and Thanksgiving Goodies: November 15, 2011

Thanksgiving is coming and that means turkey, stuffing and crazy family dynamics.  This week we talked about crazy aunts and uncles, mothers-in-law who are too harsh on us, and one of Sherri’s very strange jobs in the military.  One Thread Project founder Terry Helwig joined us to talk about the very off-beat family dynamics in her family [...]

Life and Other Matters – Preventing Breast Cancer: November 8, 2011

The girls discuss breast cancer and hear from specialist Dr. Tom Hudson about how it CAN be prevented!  Dr. Hudson offers surprising facts and figures (your medical history is NOT that important!) and things we can do to reduce the probability of getting it. Plus, Sherri shares her story and Renie gets sanctimonious.
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Sexual Harrassment – A Personal Story

By Renie Stag Smith
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas controversy where she accused her then-supervisor at the Department of Education of sexual harassment.
This month has been rife with accusations from several women about presidential-hopeful Herman Cain’s unwanted sexual advances when they were employed at the National Restaurant Association.
The latest statistics [...]

Special Feature Interview: 11-11-11 with Celebrity Numerologist Tania Gabrielle

Many people make wishes every day when the clock strikes 11:11. Some people believe there is great ancient power in the date. But it also has historical significance: In 1918, the Armistice of WWI was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
Our [...]

Life and Other Matters – Things Ain’t What They Used to Be: November 1, 2011

Things just ain’t what they used to be!
This week on the show, we talk about sending cards, the Pony Express, and “Cattin’ Around.”
We find out that they aren’t really teaching cursive handwriting in school anymore and discuss how our handwriting is changing (hint: it’s the computer’s fault). We also talk about debit card charges, how [...]

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