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What Causes Hair Loss? »

If you have been experiencing hair loss and you want to know whether you will be a candidate for hair transplantation, you should be relieved to know that not all hair loss is chronic.  Stress, hormones, and other things can often cause you to go through a temporary period of increased shedding.
For instance, my best [...]

Weird People »

Do you ever meet someone who is just to weird for words — nice, but there’s something slightly off about them?  The guy who owns the property where I board my horse is kind of like that.
First of all, he’s always talking about how he needs money.  He’s retired but he owns several rental properties, [...]

Filing Taxes Online »

More and more people are filing taxes online, proving once again that the Internet is the way of the future.
Filing your taxes online is easy for a number of reasons.  For one thing, you don’t have to worry about making errors on forms and having to rewrite out the entire thing.  Nor do you have [...]

The Frustrations of Car Repair »

I work on my own car, a 1983 Nissan 280ZX.  For a little while now I’ve been trying to track down an intermittent problem that is preventing the car from starting.  Because it doesn’t do it all the time, the car runs, but not reliably enough to trust taking it anywhere.
One thing we have wondered is [...]

Responsibilities of the Maid of Honor »

So your sister or friend is getting married and has chosen you as her maid of honor.  But what exactly does this mean for you?
Basically, as the maid of honor you have a lot of responsibilities, such as:

Help plan the wedding, including the venue.  For example, if the bride wants a castle wedding instead of [...]

Making the Case for Health Insurance »

When I was younger, I went for a year or two without any health insurance; I didn’t go to college right out of high school, so I couldn’t stay on my parents’ insurance, and I changed jobs a lot during that period, which meant I never qualified to get on my employers’ group health insurance [...]

Fun with Yahoo! Doll Groups »

As a doll collector, I have recently discovered several ways to pursue my hobby that doesn’t involve spending more money: chatting with other doll collectors on Yahoo! groups, and taking photographs of my dolls.
I’m particularly interested in learning more about doll photography, as that gives me a way to “play” with my dolls and actually [...]

Top Places to Go on Business Trips »

Business trips are kind of a catch 22 — it’s fun to travel and to get paid for it (or, if you are self-employed, to be able to deduct the expenses from the trip), but business trips can also often be boring and tedious.
What helps is to try to plan your business trips for certain [...]

Things You Can Get Cheaply Online »

The Internet is a great place to get certain things online for cheaper prices than you would at brick-and-mortar stores.  Often the Internet is seen as a way to get even new items at cut rate prices.  Stores such as Amazon.com and Half.com, that offer discounted prices and show you how much you’ve saved, and [...]

Avoiding Vacation Scams »

This warning about scams in vacation packages ran in the spring of this year, but it’s still pertinent now, when many people are making travel plans for the holidays.  Here are a few ways to make sure you aren’t taken in by vacation scams!

Always do business with reputable retailers.  You should only buy Hawaii vacation packages, [...]