Happy Fourth of July!

Today, I'm declaring my independence from the computer all day long!! (That is, right after this post....)
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Watermelon yields "Viagra effect;" men make run on produce sections nationwide

Just in time for your Fourth of July block party, a scientific study is released showing that eating watermelon can have the same effect on a man as swallowing that "little blue pill."
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Putting the FaceMaster to the test

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Life by Number: A new snooze button record

Thanks to a boisterous thunderstorm that jolted me out of bed after midnight last night - and kept me awake for the next two-and-a-half hours - I pushed the snooze button to the limit this morning, breaking my personal record.
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Wild about Wimbledon...but why?

I'm not a tennis person. I don't play tennis, don't follow tennis, and can probably name only a handful of modern tennis stars. Yet, for some reason, I find the coverage of Wimbledon every summer simply irresistible.
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Could prairie skirts be making a comeback?

I've always loved CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos, but her story today has me giggling more than usual. Check out Project Runway's Tim Gunn critiquing the "polygamist look" with Mo Rocca. Marc Jacobs, are you listening?
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Starbucks closing 600 stores; it's all my fault

When Starbucks announced a major downsizing yesterday, I felt a pang of guilt. I haven't darkened their doors since gas hit $3 a gallon, not that I haven't been tempted.
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Paging Michael Phelps, your razor is calling

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps excites me. Not in a tawdry cougar-ish way (because, let's face it, I'm old enough to be his mother and that's just gross) but in that rah-rah, 'let's all get behind the latest American hero' spirit that comes over me with every Olympics.
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