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Life doesn't end at 40. It just gets really, really weird. In Kissing the Crisis: Field Notes on Foul-Mouthed Babies, Disenchanted Women, and Careening into Middle Age, humorist Kara Martinez Bachman takes on middle age with a kick-a** Generation X attitude and a willingness to try anything. Bachman's comic essays recount her many absurd adventures in her forties, providing a field guide for women blazing their own unconventional trails through the jungle of middle age.

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5 things all moms should expect when toddler's bestie is a dog

My son is an animal enthusiast. At two-years-old, he loves listing off the names of animals, pointing out insects and squealing when he recognizes specific fish. He's also slightly obsessed with our adopted chocolate lab. I know lots of mothers who wait until after their kids are older to get a pet, but in my case, we had our dog for two years before my son was born. My dog is my son's best friend and partner in crime. My family and friends always get a kick out of the photos I share on s ...
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Peyton Manning for president

We need a trustworthy and admirable human being to be our next president. We need an expert at studying opponents, breaking down their weaknesses, and making them respect our great nation. We need someone who is a proven winner who didn't cheat to do so. We need a guy who people like. We need a tall person to be our president, someone like Abe Lincoln in stature and character. We need six-foot-four-inch Peyton Manning to be the next president of the United States. He will retire this week ...
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