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What To Look For in a New Laptop
Anyone who has seen a laptop crash and burn knows the pain of seeing their life go down in flames right in front of their eyes. It hurts! I recently lost the laptop that saw me through 6 years of undergrad, as well as the used laptop my mom gave me last year to replace…
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Frequent Fliers: The Year End Mileage Run
‘œThe glamour of the frequent-flier award has faded.’ ‘“ Anonymous Last year, I was 2,602 miles shy of Executive Platinum status on American Airlines so I did a mileage run. What’s a mileage run? Travel novice, listen up! A mileage run, as articulated by Wikipedia, is: A paid airline trip designed solely for gaining maximum…
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How to lower taxes in same-sex relationships?
Imagine this scenario’¦ Joe and Fred live in the same city, work at the same company, do the same job, and have the same salary. They both have been with their significant others for the past 10 years. Joe happens to be married to Sally while Fred has been in a domestic…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup:
Fall is definitely here, but you’d never be able to tell from my friends who are going surfing today in Maine. I’m pretty convinced though that today is the perfect day for a cup of tea and a good book, especially since sometimes a quiet afternoon of personal time can be the best thing to…
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Gay Wedding Resources
While the results of Prop 8 in California are indeed distressing and discouraging, as a community we have never let big or small setbacks stop us. The time for equality will come, unfortunately we just have to deal with going backwards first before we can go forward. Legality has never stopped gay and lesbian couples…
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Ten Money Questions for David Hauslaib
David Hauslaib is the twentysomething guy behind Jossip and Queerty. While he might not have as many URLs as Nick Denton or the name recognition of Perez Hilton; he’s got youth, good looks, a proven track record and time on his side as he makes his mark on the World Wide Web. All this makes…
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Library Fines Got You Down? The Collection Agency is Coming
Are you someone who loses track of your library books and then pays a lot in fines? Well – listen up, depending where you live, this level of irresponsiblity can cost you big time. That is because some areas use a collection agency once your fines reach a certain level of dollars and lateness. And,…
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The Bottled Water Issue: Water as the Next Oil?
Recently I had the opportunity to meet with Emily Posner and Amy Dowley of Defending Water For Life and Food and Water Watch, respectively. Amy also works for Take Back the Tap. They’ve both devoted themselves to educating others about the impact of bottled water and working to replace bottled water with more sustainable alternatives.…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: The Power of Potatoes
It’s Wednesday, so that must mean it’s time for our weekly food budgeting series. And what better way to celebrate Obama’s amazing victory than to talk about one of my favorite foods of all time – the humble, yet lovable potato! Despite the rising cost of many foods, potatoes remain one of the few food…
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Economic Stimulus Plan: Buy Sex Toys
Here’s more of my Super-Gay Economic Stimulus Plan. The economy sucks, the days are getting darker; but don’t get depressed, get randy! My friend Katie said, ‘œWhen this is election is over, we either celebrate with beer or drown our sorrows in it.’ I’m not a beer girl, so all I could think about was…
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