Thanksgiving is over. The guests have left and the leftover turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes are stored away in little Tupperware containers in the refrigerator. You look around the house and wonder, how the heck do I put my house back together?
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A couple who spent the day being filmed by a reality TV crew crashed a presidential dinner party at the White House. Have reality shows become a threat to society? This bold breach of security may need some close scrutiny.
Read More... I used to read a whole lot of cookbooks. Not that I actually have the time or inclination to spend hours making exotic dishes, but the fantasy is kind of nice. Then I'd phone for take out. These days, I play cooking games instead. The concept is the same. You make yummy virtual goodies, and then serve them to fake virtual people.
Read more...The crisp, clean wind gusted through the grassy field on that bright March day. My ten-year-old daughter and I struggled against the wind as we climbed to the knoll in the expansive field that smelled of awaking earth and new life. We carried a small selection of kites, and I could tell that she was boiling over with excitement for she was skipping alongside me.
Read more...A Swedish, animated vision of a dreary future, featuring famous, international actors supplying the voices, how does that sound? This is not the most common type of movie in Sweden. Or anywhere. Having seen METROPIA, it may stay uncommon.
Read more...Every once in awhile I would overhear the executive staff at work talking about food and drinks over at Viva Maria in Apple Valley. I often pondered as I would rush by the restaurant on my lunch breaks over the past 3 years, if it warranted a visit in person.
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Editors Corner
Here are the most recent contest winning Xombytes chosen by our staff.
When I was a youngling, new to the world and its joys, my brother turned to me and told me what he would be when he grew up. He was, naturally, going to be a soldier and a hero, and fight to protect me and the whole family. Quite a noble aspiration for a boy of 9 (and one he actually achieved 20 years later).
Read more...Lights on, eyes watching, front and center stage. Sure sounds like a big moment. And for most people, there are few more nerve-racking situations than having all eyes on you. But if you are an entertainer, or a “showman,” front and center stage is your arena. And for a reserved guy like me, being a showman is my “dream job.”
Read more...Tiffany walked through the heavy double doors of the studio, took off her stylish designer coat, and slung it over her arm as she walked toward her dressing room. She took a moment to relish the sight of her name, fastened to the door for all the building to see in purple glittery letters. As she lifted an elegant hand to run her long manicured fingers over the raised letters of her name, a Cartier gold watch glittered in the glow of the fluorescent lights in the hallway. The jeweled hands showed that she was late for rehearsal.
Read more...If I were a novelist, I’d write about you. You would be best-selling—talked about—praised—loved—the way I talked about, praised, and loved you. Copies would sell-out, shelves would be re-stocked, and they would be snatched up again and again and again. And I would understand, because it is, after all, about you.
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