Word: homely
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...other hand, it's me by myself taking care of my son. It doesn't matter that I'm on The View and somebody else works at a grocery store. It's the same problem that we have of our kid looking at us going, "Mommy, come home. When are you coming home?" That constantly eats at me, and I've really given myself permission to go, Sherri, at some point Jeffrey is going to look up and go, 'My mom did everything she could to take care of me and to take care of my needs...
...This is a point Whoopi and I disagree about every time we talk about relationships: men need sex. Sex is like the air men breathe. They need a bunch of sex if they're insecure. If they get a promotion, the first thing they want to go home and do is take the clothes off and have sex. They need it. I tell my girlfriends who are married all the time, it'll take you the same amount of time it takes you to do a load of laundry. Go give him some...
...Many budding business owners grow wide-eyed at the prospect of generous tax deductions including those for business expenses ranging from travel and entertainment to home-office and computer costs. But many have no clue what is permitted and what will bring the IRS knocking at their doors. "There are many misconceptions about the tax laws, where people say, 'My neighbor told me I could do this,'" says Jackie Perlman, a tax analyst at H&R Block's Tax Institute. And a wrong or uninformed decision can affect the ultimate success or failure of the new business...
...Flint payroll has dropped to fewer than 8,000. Meanwhile, the Genesee County Land Bank owns more than 4,000 vacant residential properties in and around Flint, which had 124,000 residents at the last census. Today, streets are mostly abandoned, the average value of a single-family home has dropped to $16,400 and the city's unemployment rate hovers at 27%, which is two points better than it was in August when it hit 29%. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...children's weight problems. When parents refuse to address the issue, Fry wants kids to be put in the care of professionals - with the provision that parents may visit - and that steps are taken to alter the family's diet so the child may eventually return to a healthier home. Last year, Fry introduced a motion to that effect at the U.K.'s National Obesity Forum conference but could convince just one-third of the delegates to support it. "I knew that I was running against the tide, but I'm seeing others slowly but surely coming around," he says...