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Oh, thank you so much, truck driver with a heart of gold who is always looking for “better routes” to save energy costs and bring the savings back to us, the customers.  This would all be so much more honorable and heartwarming if I hadn’t seen you on a Wrangler Jeans commercial 20 minutes...
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The $1200 dress certainly has nice style. But, dare I say it?  When compared through recession-colored glasses, the $25 dress definitely holds its ground. When did I become a KMART pusher? Kill. Me. Now.
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Marketing Tips from the Vendors at Philadelphia’s Punk Rock Flea Market In case you didn’t know, mainstream marketing techniques go out the window when a band of hipsters gather together to sell items at an event called the Punk Rock Flea Market. Although it seems that this is an unstated rule –  i.e., punk...
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Try as I might, writing isn’t exactly paying the bills here at the casa de groovy.  The dreaded day job, despised as it may be, is barely keeping me afloat on the great sea of financial ruin.  But as of July 11th, it will be sink or swim–when my employer of nine years decides...
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Things have been looking grim lately. The global economic meltdown. Swine flu outbreaks. Can things get any worse? Yes, yes they can. Much worse. I never thought it would come to this, but there’s no denying it. Our worst fears have been realized. Truly, we are damned. – read. like. support. – Funny Headline...
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Want. Need. Crave. Let me know if you need my mailing address.
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nonpretentious products have arrived! Need a mug?  Clothes?  A sticker?  A flip cam? Check out our store. (note: a permanent link to the store is on the shop page.)
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…from the Legal Times…   Shot in the Foot Income tax mistakes are often made by people who think they’re so smart. Legal Times February 09, 2009
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I’m simply boggled by the multitudes of articles out there that are dedicated to teaching people how to use “social media 2.0.”  If people take the time to sign up for the site, enter their name, their e-mail, create a password, verify that they’re human(ness)…don’t you think they should be smart enough to know...
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Every young JMIT knows that she’ll come of age some day. Yes, some day she’ll become a woman. It may happen after she’s Bat Mitzvah’ed or after she has been deflowered but some day she’ll grow up to have her own Costco membership. Until this JMIT becomes a woman, a Costco membership will be...
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