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If you haven’t tried a product called “Nutella”, you need to go out and get some today.  But you may wish I hadn’t mentioned it; it’s a little addictive.  This creamy spread is made up primarily of hazelnuts, cocoa, and skim milk.  It’s typically on the aisle with the peanut butter in most grocery stores.  I’ve heard it often referred to as a breakfast spread but I wouldn’t go that far – it’s a little decadent for that. 

So a lot of people have been leaving lately at my job, one of my former bosses will be leaving in June to work at another university, and I found out that the boss of my boss, who's been at ODU less than two years, will be resigning in a few weeks.  Not to mention the three other people that have left in the last two years because of better job opportunities, retirement, or personal reasons, or so they said (and I'm not saying that's not true and it probably is, though I feel there may be another reason they've all left so suddenly which I will get to momentarily).  But that doesn

May Aura-Scopes

This month’s aura-scope starts with a glistening blue wave of light cascading over last month’s peachy warm glow of wisdom. This means that the answers that you are received last month are put into action this month.

Now there is an incredible romantic inside of all of us. You know what I mean; having the attention spotlight on us with all of the accrutements that promise a night of adventure and magic. What makes it near perfect is having the type of man in your life with a penchant for orchestrating such an evening. He is special because he can make full advantage of the magically carpeted night sky, and make it seem to you that he summoned the moonbeams and all the universe has to offer...just for you.

So I was watching this video on Yahoo!

Bonnie Trachtenberg is the award-winning, bestselling author of Wedlocked: A Novel and Neurotically Yours: A Novel. She writes a monthly relationship and advice column for LoveaHappyEnding.com. Bonnie wassenior writer and copy chief at Book-of-the-Month Club and has written seven children’s book adaptations. She has also written for three newspapers and penned countless magazine articles. She lives on Long Island with her husband, four cats and a dog.

How many of you ladies out there would agree with me that it can be a slippery slope when it comes to letting our adult kids know we have a love life? I'm talking about those of us who are single again for whatever reason. That statement can be pretty funny or downright hilarious. I find myself laughing out loud at the prospect of revealing this information.

If you could be any author, past or present, who would it be and why?  As a writer, on the journey toward publication, I get inspired every time I read a good book.  I often fantasize about what it's like to be inside a famous or not-so-famous author's head.  How did they choose characters' names, why did they have 14 chapters instead of 10, what personal experiences found their way into the manuscript?

Thanks to the warm temperatures this winter in New York, I have been getting sick, I would say, every three to five minutes. On a particularly bad hair day, my friend Patty called and asked if I could bring my dog, Miz Ruby, to a puppy shower. I don’t like going to showers for two legged creatures, but then she said it was for the reality show they were part of. Patty, Patty, Patty – it is a good thing that I really like you. And then the next request was if Ruby had an outfit she could wear.

I stick to the shadows—in and out like smoke through a fence or cockroaches in a bathroom. Lurking in the shadows I see no one, mainly because it’s dark, but mostly because I’m incognito. Head down, eyes to the ground, I’m hoping no one recognizes me. This is not because I’m a famous person. This is because I’m shy. I don’t seek out the spotlight. This is why I’d never yell at someone. I’d definitely never yell at Will Ferrell. But, my husband would. He would, and he did.

When exactly did the Women's Movement get started? How did it end up affecting our social interactions with the male sex? And for that matter, did it institute the new attitude that ushered in a more liberal set of standards for us? Let me explain. Remember when single women would not go to a dance without a partner?

George and I both hail from the suburbs of Pittsburgh where the aroma of pierogies and Primati sandwiches follows you to PNC Park to Heinz Field. However, we first met in the South – North Carolina to be exact – during the first week of orientation for our community-service based scholarship program.

I’ve been trying to lighten up some of my favorite recipes.  I’ve tried a couple of different mini mac and cheese pies/muffins, but this one stuck with me because the others I tried were a little dry and crumbly.  I felt like this one stays together well and the moisture makes the consistency much better.  I’ve lightened it up with 2% milk vs.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.