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doree:

Shades of Last Days of Disco (no spoiler alert, because come on, this movie is like 12 years old and if you haven’t seen it by now we were clearly not meant to be friends):

Generally, health officials have looked for signs of active tobacco use as part of their inspections concerning other rules, like those for food safety, and have cited clubs for violations that often result in fines of $200 to $2,000.

But they have had difficulty gaining access to the clubs when patrons are actually smoking.

“Some of the clubs where smoking is going on tend to be very, very cool clubs, and a bunch of guys showing up in jackets tend to be very, very uncool,” said Thomas Merrill, general counsel for the health department.

So in recent months, the department has deputized a team of inspectors — many of them younger and hipper-looking than the stereotypical bureaucrat — to work into the wee hours, posing as patrons and hunting for tolerance of smoking by clubs’ employees.

Isn’t this a gorgeous tree?

Spring is a beautiful time of year. The trees, the flowers…and the sneezing. And hacking. The asphyxiation.

As we all know, allergies are nature’s way of helping our bodies remove perceived antigens from the body. However, all that floral intercourse occurring in our noses and chests does nothing in the way of allowing some of us to breathe. While we can’t stop the plant world from gettin’ it on, here is a link to help some folks out in augmenting their medication plans:

http://www.peacefulmind.com/allergies.htm

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Today’s link is a description of the downward trend in obtaining plastic surgery.

Personally, I am all for self-improvement; however, sometimes I feel that people tend to over do it. It seems that everyone who opts for the collagen injection or face lift comes out looking like everyone else that has ever done it, instead of a better version of themselves.

It’s always to interesting to observe our habits in times of great prosperity and great difficulty. Although I have a punchy title, the point I want to get across is that you really don’t look that bad. Really.

I had the misfortune of meeting someone who took Jenny McCarthy entirely too seriously; Jenny asserted that vaccines were the cause of Autism.

If you hear a celebrity (or anybody for that matter) state any bit of important information, do yourself a favor and do your own research.

Anyhow, the provided link sheds some light on the issue.

I was busy doing some market research on the Greek economy, and somehow I ended up on this site. How does one make the move from finance to sports? Good question.

The basic argument behind this site is that runners are more efficient when they run barefoot, as opposed to running with thick running sneakers. The reason for this is in the position of the foot as the runner lands. Barefoot runners tend to land on the balls of their feet, thereby creating a “springier” liftoff.

I guess my high school track coach was right after all.