Archives for December 2006

Abshopious New Year

Published on 31 Dec 2006 at 3:00 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under Politics, The Economy, Good Manners, Words, Credit Cards.

I’ve coined a new word for the New Year: abshopious. I’m going to try to give up (ab) mindless shopping in 2007. Ab-shop-ious. Derived from one of my favorite words: ab·ste·mi·ous [ab-stee-mee-uhs] adjective sparing or moderate in […]

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BMI? Oh My!

Published on 28 Dec 2006 at 12:22 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under About Buff, Aging Gracefully, Words, Etcetera, etcetera.

When did the BMI become the metric for measuring one’s worth? The BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a ratio of weight to height. It’s a convenient (but not precise) way to tell if you need to lose or gain weight. You can calculate yours at the press of a button. The scale for the general population […]

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Pie in the Sky

Published on 25 Dec 2006 at 7:00 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under Politics, The Economy, About Buff.

A recent report in the New York Times that college-educated women are losing ground in the race for pay equality will come as no surprise to any woman who’s spent time in the working world. As a full professor, I can report that even people who know the law are rarely aware of the discriminatory […]

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2024

Published on 20 Dec 2006 at 4:57 pm. Comments Off.
Filed under Politics.

A friend wrote me recently concerning the torture issue. She said that she believes that some Americans think that “24″ is an accurate depiction of our national security operations and that may be why they aren’t upset about the United States systematically torturing prisoners, and transporting them to other countries to cover it up. They […]

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Humorous Intel

Published on 1 Dec 2006 at 7:07 am. Comments Off.
Filed under Politics, Airlines, Credit Cards.

Buff is back. The truth is that during most of 2006, I was imprisoned in Guantanamo for attempting to bring hummus through a TSA screening checkpoint. My possession of a Middle-Eastern food product made me an obvious terrorism suspect. I’m free, I assume as the result of the mid-term elections. The Rs figure it’s only a […]

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