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Meeting Allan Houston!

I met Allan Houston last night! In case you don't know, Allan Houston is one of my biggest celeb crushes. I was crestfallen when he retired, but was always ecstatic to see him do correspondence work on ESPN. I always told people that I'm convinced if he ever met me in person, he'd leave his wife and marry me. We were drinking beer and shooting pool at Slate last night when a friend returned from the men's room saying, "I think I saw Allan Houston in the bathroom." At first I thought he was teasing me and I told him that's not funny. Then he pointed at Mr. Houston...

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Kept Women

This month's Elle magazine has an interesting article titled "The Smart Girl's Taboo: Wanting to be a Kept Woman." In it, the writer contemplates the success of the E! television show The Girls Next Door and even spends some time with Hef's three main ladies. She then asks why so many women are attracted to the show - can it be that deep down inside, even successful, independent women dream of being a kept woman? I know many single or unmarried women who are well-educated, have successful careers, and live very comfortable lives. However, more than a few have told me directly: "I only went into this field to meet successful (rich) men." or, "I'm proud of what I've done and I'm happy with my life. But I want to meet someone...

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Chicken Scratch

This is yet another incident that can only happen to Jenny. "Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually," according to an article from Time magazine earlier this year. And who knew I would be a victim of poor handwriting as well? (Before I continue, no, I am not dead, as I am — obviously — writing this. And the story is actually pretty funny.) Back in January, I noticed some horizontal ridges on my right thumb nail. I looked it up online and most websites attributed it to stress - psychological or physical. Well, I had been stressed from moving back home, starting a new job, and adjusting to living with the 'rents again. So I ignored it. Fast forward to now. The ridges got worse....

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Nip Tuck

Lately, I've been having more and more conversations regarding cosmetic surgery. With the rising number of people electing to go under the knife and the increased social acceptance of plastic surgery, I guess it's only natural that we start to wonder how a certain tweaks here and there could improve our appearance. Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? If so, what kind (assuming money was no object)? I admit it: I've gone under the knife. I've had Asian blepharoplasty (more commonly known as the Asian double eyelid surgery) back in 2000. And I don't regret it at all. I've always had small eyes - had kids tease me in my younger years, and was very self-conscious of it. It was actually my parents who suggested that I get the surgery. At...

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