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If silence is golden, as they say, then my family is probably broke, but broke in the best possible way. We're not quiet at all, and even if we try to be there's enough of us that even the sound of us trying to be quiet can be deafening.

Source: MotherJones.com

The humorist and author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames talks about obese spiders, his boyfriend Hugh, and why he isn't about to apologize to Oprah for exaggerating his autobiographical stories

It's a late edition for my Wednesday submission, but its just been one of those days, I've had plenty of days like this before and there'll be others, but not all of the days like these have been mine alone.

It is no end of amazing what kids can find to amuse and entertain themselves, and add gray hair to their parents. My brothers and I were no exception; four boys will add gray to any single parent after all.

Ah the little pet names wives have for their husbands, affectionate little names that convey a depth of feeling and a little teasing thrown in for good measure.

I spent 90 charming days on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere, it was actually the first 90 days of Operation Enduring Freedom. It was interesting times, first off my tent was less than 100 yards from the ocean and we were surrounded by coconut trees.

One usually is not surprised by spring snowstorms out west in the Rockies, but in Milwaukee? Spring is normally well underway by April, and certainly by May. First the hyacinth, then the daffodils, and finally the tulips should be well up.

Source: MSNBC

From real-life Tinseltown princess to Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher has lived a life beyond colorful. In "Wishful Drinking," she writes candidly about family drama. An excerpt.

Source: Utne

Veteran photojournalist Bruce Haley has seen the worst of us. He's covered conflicts stretching back to the Afghan battle against the Soviet Union. Ten years ago, he wrote something he called The Tao of War Photography. It's part training manual and part memoir.

Junior Achievement had an office on the South Side of Milwaukee at one time.

Source: National Post

The culture of insults should be cherished for its rejection of the polite distance, which opens the possibility of genuine dialogue.

Source: FOXNews.com

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has agreed to a three-book deal with Crown Publishers, starting with a memoir about her years in the administration of President George W. Bush.

It seems trite to say but simply put, Jim Beaver is an all over nice guy. He's most gracious and humble in his nature and someone who I enjoyed having the pleasure of interviewing.

The topic this week is sports for obvious reason.

It was probably second grade. My teacher then was Miss Kearney, who was an animated and cheerful woman who liked to read to us. Her favorites for reading to us were a series of stories about a boy with a largish dog who was always getting into pickles.

The wind in my face blurred my vision, making my eyes water to the point where tears flow back from the corners of my eyes and by now even my ears are a bit drippy, my legs are sticking out to the sides because this is an old school bike where you stomp a pedal back to stop and t …

Another in a growing list of birthdays has come and gone and was spent enjoyably I can report, birthdays for me are low key if I get my way, whenever possible I shut out the outside world and pretend it doesn't exist because for me it's a day to relax and spend a little time  …

I've always like coffee, it was a staple growing up because morning out in the sticks starts early and a kick start to the day helps open the eyes. I've never really understood the foofoo coffee trend we're in now, cappuccinos, lattes and espressos don't do much for me.

Fun and for that matter happiness is where you find it. Probably a cliché, heaven knows enough people have said it through the long march of history, but its not something you can tell people and make it true, it's something that each of us needs to find for ourselves.