Lifestyles

• Learn to Love Your Body

  Twenty-four percent of women and 17 percent of men say they would give up more than three years of life to be thinner. Thats according to a poll conducted by Psychology Today magazine.

• How Much Does it Cost to Own a Pet?

  There is plenty of information out there about how to care for and train your pet. However, most leave out a very important factor: what it will cost! There’s no doubt that owning an animal brings with it some serious bills. Shouldn’t you know, before you buy, which animals you can afford to keep?

• Where Did All The Time Go? (Time Management Tips)

  ...Another good trick is to make your priority task list at the end of the day for the next day. What you need to accomplish is fresh in your mind, so you won’t forget things. And it saves time in the morning when you’re trying to get organized.

• Internet & American Life: Teens & Their Friends

  Many American youth say that Internet communication, especially instant messaging, has become an essential feature of their social lives. For them, face-to-face interaction and some telephone conversations have been partially replaced with email and instant message communication. Relationships that once might have withered are now nourished by the ease and speed of instant message exchanges and email messages. Romantic relationships are begun and ended online. Difficult conversations with friends are now mediated by the emotional distance the Internet provides.

• AOL and the Culturati

  “I’ve always thought of AOL as training wheels for the real Internet. But a lot of people consciously choose pre-digested media, and these people, perhaps a majority, they’ll get what they ask for.”

• Growing Garlic in the Home Garden

  Garlic has been cultivated since ancient times. Today it is used as a condiment and as flavoring in gravies, tomato sauces, soups, stews, pickles, salads, salad dressings, and breads.

• Children and Pets

  Pets are part of many children’s lives. Parental involvement, open discussion, and planning are usually necessary to help make pet ownership a positive experience for everyone. A child who learns to care for an animal, and treat it kindly and patiently, gets invaluable training in learning to treat people the same way. Careless treatment of animals is unhealthy for both the pet and the child involved.

• Television: Opiate of the Masses

  The signs of addiction are all around us. The average American watches over four hours of television every day, and 49% of those continue to watch despite admitting to doing it excessively. These are the classic indicators of an addict in denial: addicts know they’re doing harm to themselves, but continue to use the drug regardless.