But there is another way for whom shopping is much more than just enjoyable activity, it is a real addiction that in many cases leads to a financial disaster, as well as it brings troubles to person’s life and family. So why can shopping be so addictive? What are the possible signs ...
Those who are regular players of the lottery tend to diminish their losses and focus on the times they did win, which keeps them coming back for more. They also often believe that they will never lose all their money. This attitude is dangerous and could lead to a gambling addiction. The...
The word Taqwacore is a combination of hardcore, a genre of punk music, and taqwa, an Arabic word that translates as “piety” or “god-fearing.” The first to use the term was writer, journalist, and Muslim convert Michael Muhammad Knight. His novelThe Taqwacores, about a group of youn...
Still no word if Fred Armisen will steal the part of Lady Edith as he does on Jimmy Fallon’s version of Downtown Abbey. How’s that for the good, the bad and the ugly? Posted in Categorized | Leave a comment Paris of the Low Country Posted on April 18, 2012 by mzannie I ...
Hope you and Tim Walz enjoy your life in obscurity from now on, cuz that’s what you’ve earned for yourselves. Historians will not have to spend a lot of time deconstructing the doomed candidacy of Kamala Harris; the nebulous word salad, the random, kooky laughter, the forced charisma ...
while Harvey is talking on the phone. She receives the official word, when she joins him for lunch, where he devours shrimp. Making matters worse, it is Elisabeth’s fiftieth birthday. After she leaves Harvey, she goes to the bar, and has several drinks. On her way home, Elisabeth gets...
“Well, they’d had their dinner earlier, but pizza is a bit of a magic word.” said Maggie, smiling at last. “For me too. Will three pizzas be enough? Al bought big ones.” “Plenty. I’ve got some potato skins in the freezer.” “Love them. Are you really interested in ...
I think William Burroughs is probably the only writer who got it right (write). (But I haven’t read a word by Bukowski.) When Burroughs wrote about his own addiction to heroin he wrote about the joy he found in coming across an almost endless supply of horse, because he wasn’t goin...
As for me, I still hold unto my word of getting married early. I’ll still like to of course. But, the difference is that now, this doesn’t control me. I know what matters now. I know what I need to focus on now. And this is my happiness. *** This is a beautiful post wri...
Don Winslow: After spending time talking with addicts, I learned so much about the heroin epidemic. Of course, I’m aware that opiates are an answer to pain. In fact, the word ‘heroin’ derives from the German word for ‘hero’ because it was designed to treat wounded soldiers. It’s...