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...average man. The women most down in the dumps are half an inch smaller, on average, than the average woman. Taller people say they are more content, and are less likely to report a range of negative emotions like sadness and physical pain. "Happiness is just one more thing that taller people have going for them," says Angus Deaton, a Princeton economist and co-author of the study, who stands a smug 6 ft. 4 in. (Full disclosure: I, too, am about 6 ft. 4 in., but I will refrain from mocking shrimps in this story...
...What was it like to go instantaneously from being anonymous to being internationally known? That was surreal and even now, 17 years later, [my family still] can't believe it happened. I think the only good thing was, we were very well established in our community and had our family and friends, and so when this happened, everybody embraced [the children] and took care of them...
...daylight and [noon] on a Tuesday, and lawnmowers are going and cars are driving by, and she's telling me her little sister is having an affair. There was never an indication that she was going to harm me. When I turned to go into the house, the last thing I said to her was, "I'm going to go in the house and call Joe. Thanks for coming by." I turned, I got my hand on the knob of the door. I only know that because the police said there was blood on the inside of the doorjamb. Within...
...taken aback...When the governor takes that kind of a step, it's a serious thing. It was clear to me she gave it a lot of thought." - On Palin's decision to resign. (Associated Press, July...
Feeling old and washed up, I needed a cure for my little quarter-life crisis. The only thing I could think of: watching a couple of guys in their 60’s rock out on the piano as if it was still 1975 and they had just blown a few lines in the dressing room. Luckily, my best friend Danny and I had tickets to see Billy Joel and Elton John play at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. the following night...