This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. Thanksgiving might be my favorite holiday, and in large part that’s because I spend it camping in Terlingua Ranch and hiking, backpacking, or kayaking in Big Bend National Park (about 15 minutes away from the ranch). I get mixed reactions when I tell people that’s how my family celebrates ...

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Apply HERE for Money Now! [application_form] Yesterday I got a payday loan. Tomorrow I’m headed to New Zealand I’m headed to New Zealand, because I have cash today, thanks to an online payday advance. Plenty of people will call that irresponsible, but plenty of people haven’t walked in my shoes. If you’ve been through the economic ...

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It's actually not a bad topic for a post this week...The other night, I went to see a play at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn (The New Electric Ballroom, well worth seeing. You can get discounted tickets using a code from Broadway Box). Before the show, we went to the nearby Water Street Restaurant. It's ...

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Qualifying rounds going on now! Get ready. From Wikimedia Commons. The qualifying rounds are going on right now for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is being held this year in South Africa, 10 years after they held a World Cup (albeit in a different sport).  For the low and uninitiated, FIFA is soccer. Granted, pundits ...

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It's about time for umami Image from Flickr. Thanks to the popularity of "Iron Chef," which blazed the trail for all kinds of competitive cooking shows, people are finally learning about umami foods. Then again, maybe they're just learning it from the soy sauce commercials and payday loan companies. Regardless of how or why, umami foods are finally ...

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