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for 01/27/2009

(last updated 7:30am EST 01/27/2009)

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• We can't be an item, it'll ruin the band... We can't be an item, it'll ruin the band!
01/27/2009
Hi I play in a band and have been involved in music for many years; it is my life and all my energy goes into it. Recently, another bandmate (female) and I (male) have developed feelings for each other; through hanging out, sharing problems, enjoying the same things and being (4 h ago)

• Lovemaking is painful for my girlfriend Lovemaking is painful for my girlfriend
01/27/2009
My girlfriend and I have been sexually active for 4 or 5 months now, we've probably had intercourse 15 - 20 times. She told me today that every time we've done it, she feels pain - she still wants to do it, because sometimes it feels good or she thinks it will when we do, but (4 h ago)

• Was he just drunk? rude? After one thing... Was he just drunk? rude? After one thing?
01/27/2009
I got chatting to a guy who i am seeing at a school reunion on a social chat network. We got on quite well, just friendly and then started texting, some of it flirty, some of it not. On Friday night on my way home from an evening out he rang me for a chat and we chatted for (4 h ago)

• Emotionally isolated and sexually frustr... Emotionally isolated and sexually frustrated
01/27/2009
I have an embarrassing problem, well maybe two. I'm a guy in my mid 20s and I can't seem to cum unless I am in love with the person I am sleeping with. This wouldn't be a problem but I have not been in love in almost 18 months and since my last long term relationship I s (4 h ago)

• He's married, so why does he need a girl... He's married, so why does he need a girlfriend?
01/27/2009
i've been married to my husband for two years.. but seems like i still don't know who is he.. i found quite several time that he with another girl.. even bring the girl to the house when i'm not arround. i try to forget and forgive. coz i really loves him.. and don't want to (4 h ago)

• After 18 months I still think of my ex After 18 months I still think of my ex
01/27/2009
I was in love with this man, 1st love, you know how you think you've been in love before but then you meet someone and realise you never were? Well this was it. After a while he broke up with me, I was absoloutly heartbroken, couldn't eat, felt physically sick all the time, co (4 h ago)

• How can I be happy and stop bringing peo... How can I be happy and stop bringing people around me down??
01/27/2009
I'm so sad all the time and i don't know how to be happy. I can't think of one thing in life that i want that would make me happy and i'm really worried i'm bringing those around me down too... (4 h ago)

• He just doesn't feel like a boyfriend! He just doesn't feel like a boyfriend!
01/27/2009
hi,hope someone out there can give me some advice. I am in a relationship with a man who has been in the British army for 9 years,he is a corporal and is currently training to become an officer at sandhurst. We have been together on and off for about a year and 4 months. (4 h ago)

• Fantasizing about my girlfriend, me and ... Fantasizing about my girlfriend, me and her best friend
01/27/2009
Im in a awesome relationship. I love my girfriend but lately ive fantasize with having a threesome with her best friends. why? is this normal? finding your girlfriends friends atrActive? (4 h ago)

• A hell of a lot going on here! A hell of a lot going on here!
01/27/2009
Dear Agony Aunts, Uncles, and Whoever, Been some time since I was on the blog here and could use some good good advice. If there is any one out there with legel knowledge, please let me know and add your info too. We settled for the apartment we are in so we could help our [ (4 h ago)

• Am I the father? Am I the father?
01/27/2009
Hi, I have been seeing an ex and having sex on a pretty casual basis for the last year. She has always been on the pill. I last slept with her on the 1st January. A couple of weeks later she said she couldn't see me anymore as she had met someone she liked. I didn't see her a (4 h ago)

• I have a constant need for someone other... I have a constant need for someone other than my husband to want me
01/27/2009
my husbands caught me out cheating. 2nd time in 10 years, so im sure you can imagin the trauma we are going thru right now. i do love him but i think for his good i should leave, i think my heads messed up from my childhood and i cant be what i should be for him. wa (4 h ago)

• I like this guy but we have absolutely n... I like this guy but we have absolutely nothing in common.
01/27/2009
I like this guy but we have absolutely nothing in common. I hate the music he listens to, the books he reads.(all that stuff) and to top it off his friends dont like me. What do I do? (4 h ago)

• Is it fair....? Help with age differenc... Is it fair....? Help with age difference.
01/27/2009
Is there a big difference between 1980 and 1982 in years because I feel big difference. I'll be turning 30 and someone in born 1982 will still be there 20's so is it a big differcne. 30 years old is very depressing and I feel so over the hill. I am scared of turning 30. (4 h ago)

• I hate condoms, will mini pill protect m... I hate condoms, will mini pill protect me?
01/27/2009
ok so i have been with this amazing boy an we have started to have sex .. it has been both of our first time. i hate using condoms and we never use them and i think it feels way better wit out them. i am on the mini pill for period pains and spots and stuff will this protect me (4 h ago)

• Date wants to see a scary movie and I do... Date wants to see a scary movie and I don't like them!
01/27/2009
i asked out this guy to the movies and he said yes.but he whats to see a scary movie and i dont like scary movies (i still have nightmares after seeing the ring 5 years ago)but i dont what to tell him that.like ill go see it but i really dont what to so what do i do? (4 h ago)

• He says suggestive things..does he like ... He says suggestive things..does he like me?
01/27/2009
hi i am confused as to whether a guy likes me or not. we know each other though a friend but suddenly recently he has started talking to me alot more and says suggestive things that make me think he likes me but im not sure?? he has said things like what would life be w (4 h ago)

• He wasn't able to perform, is that norma... He wasn't able to perform, is that normal?
01/27/2009
Hey Ive been seeing this guy for a few weekes now, last weekend he invited me over to his place to cook me dinner..and invited me to stay the night..which i happily accepted..lol Anyway so we hop into bed and talked for a while and then he told me hes not really in the mood to (4 h ago)

• He's got all the traits that should make... He's got all the traits that should make me run away
01/27/2009
hi. i'm in love with this guy but he has all the characteristics i should run away from but i cannot help myself...he is arrogant, rude and very uncaring but i love him still. lately he has been ignoring me and not even calling as he used to? i've got pride and i dont want to (4 h ago)

• I dropped him off at the bus stop and le... I dropped him off at the bus stop and left him stranded with no money.
01/27/2009
Today I made a harshest decision. I dropped my boyfriend off at the taxi rank and he didn't have money for the bus fare. I left him there to find his way. I know it is mean, especially for someone who has zero cents in his pocket. I have been dating him for 2 years now. Six (4 h ago)

• Homemade Caskets: You Can Make a Coffin Homemade Caskets: You Can Make a Coffin
01/26/2009
Homemade Caskets: You Can Make a Coffin April/May 2003 You can build simple, beautiful and inexpensive wooden coffins. Story and photos by Steve Maxwell Back in 1995, I attended the funeral of a well-loved gentleman who spent his 85-plus years living in the same modest countr (17 h ago)

• The Hidden Link Between Factory Farms an... The Hidden Link Between Factory Farms and Human Illness
01/26/2009
Did you know that factory farms could be a danger to human health? It’s nothing new for infectious diseases to jump from humans to animals — some of our most familiar diseases, such as influenza and the common cold, had animal origins. What is different is that new contagious diseases are developing more rapidly, and we’re seeing more virulent and antibiotic-resistant strains of old foes such as staph and salmonella. It turns out that intensive livestock operations are terrific breeding grounds for disease. Here’s what consumers need to know about the meat we eat, and how it affects us all — even those who never consume animal products. (19 h ago)

• Kitchen Counter Gardening: Try Sprouts Kitchen Counter Gardening: Try Sprouts
01/26/2009
If you want to grow nutritious and tasty fresh vegetables during the cold months, sprouts are the answer to your prayers. In just a few days, a handful of seeds will turn into several servings of crunchy sprouts. It doesn’t get more fresh and local than that! Includes information on how to grow sprouts, and several great sprout recipes. (19 h ago)

• 9 Great Places You’ve Never Heard Of: Am... 9 Great Places You’ve Never Heard Of: Ames, Iowa
01/26/2009
Residents of Ames have managed to combine a small town feel with big city amenities. Great public transportation, civic pride, dedication to higher education and a commitment to the environment also made it into the mix. (20 h ago)

• Get Ready for a Great Year Outdoors Get Ready for a Great Year Outdoors
01/26/2009
This winter, be determined to stay off the sofa and expand your horizons. Whether you want to get lost in inspiring reading, plan a spring adventure or learn how to determine north without a compass, it’s easy to ward off the winter doldrums and keep your mind active. Explore the numerous suggestions in this article and you’ll become a better naturalist during the “off season.” (20 h ago)

• Happy Birthday, Farm Aid! Happy Birthday, Farm Aid!
01/26/2009
Musical icon and Farm Aid president Willie Nelson kicked off last September’s annual Farm Aid concert by saying, “We are 21 years old today. We are now an adult, and legal.” The joke sparked rousing applause from a standing-room-only audience of music lovers, family farmers, food advocates, journalists and sponsors. (20 h ago)

• Healthy Choices to Keep Cancer at Bay Healthy Choices to Keep Cancer at Bay
01/26/2009
From the foods you eat, the exercise you do (or don’t) get, and even the amount of time you spend with friends and family, there are several factors that influence your risk for cancer. In fact, environmental factors cause most cancers, but these 14 strategies will lower your risk. (22 h ago)

• Country Lore: Stomp Out Cabbage Maggots Country Lore: Stomp Out Cabbage Maggots
01/26/2009
Reader Arthur Dear of Thorsby, Alberta, recommends compacting the soil around the cabbage seedlings to prevent the cabbage maggots from burrowing into the soil. (22 h ago)

• Country Lore: Repel Cabbageworms Country Lore: Repel Cabbageworms
01/26/2009
Cabbageworms can cause major damage to your cabbage plants. To protect the plants, sprinkle crushed eggshells and coffee grounds around the base of the plants. (22 h ago)

• Country Lore: How to Make a Canoe Carrie... Country Lore: How to Make a Canoe Carrier
01/26/2009
This easy to make carrier will help you to transport your canoe on the ground. (22 h ago)

• Cozying up to prime time: Snuggie's big ... Cozying up to prime time: Snuggie's big break
01/27/2009
Peddlers of $19.95 gimcracks ("Act now!") and other 800-number come-ons have become some of TV's most prominent sponsors as a sales lull and an ailing economy sends prices for airtime plummeting. (5 h ago)

• Haggard apologizes for relationship Haggard apologizes for relationship
01/26/2009
Fallen evangelical pastor Ted Haggard apologized Monday for his "inappropriate relationship" with a young male church volunteer, but said it did not involve physical contact. (13 h ago)

• 93-year-old man freezes to death indoors 93-year-old man freezes to death indoors
01/26/2009
A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said. (18 h ago)

• Married cops to head next-door agencies Married cops to head next-door agencies
01/25/2009
Val Demings, 51, is Orlando's police chief, and Jerry Demings, 49, was sworn in earlier this month as sheriff of surrounding Orange County in a rare instance of a married couple leading two law enforcement agencies in neighboring jurisdictions. (1 d ago)

• Dry, windy conditions fuel Texas fires Dry, windy conditions fuel Texas fires
01/25/2009
High wind and dry weather Saturday allowed wildfires to continue burning across Texas, where fires have destroyed six houses, killed a man and blackened about 6,200 acres of grassland. (2 d ago)

• Get The Buzz On Buzzillions To Win Cash Get The Buzz On Buzzillions To Win Cash
01/26/2009
Buzzillions.com is a product reviews site that features reviews from actual people like you and me, who are verified to have purchased the products they are reviewing. They don’t sell anything themselves, and they never pay people to submit reviews on Buzzillions so the reviews are completely unbiased. They display all reviews – the good, and [...] (12 h ago)

• Creating A Vegetable Garden Tutorial Creating A Vegetable Garden Tutorial
01/24/2009
I’m still working on putting together the information for beginning gardeners I promised the other day. In the mean time here’s a video series from Monkey See that is a great tutorial for beginning vegetable gardeners. Here’s the first video in the series: Check out the rest of the vegetable gardening series here. It’s a wonderful series [...] (2 d ago)

• Gardening at the White House? Gardening at the White House?
01/24/2009
My friend Jennifer at Tree Hugging Family pointed this video out to me, so I could share it with Mother Earth’s Garden readers. The video was created by the nonprofit group Kitchen Gardeners International, the group who’s running the “Eat the View” campaign. It’s a really cute history you can share with your children on the [...] (2 d ago)

• Factors To Consider Before Leaving Child... Factors To Consider Before Leaving Children Alone At Home
01/26/2009
Whether it is a sudden business appointment or unexpected holiday for your kids, if child care arrangement fails at last minute, it becomes essential for you to leave your kids alone at home. It is quite obvious that you can feel a bit anxious about leaving your kids without supervision, but it [...] (1 d ago)

• Married cops to head next-door agencies Married cops to head next-door agencies
01/25/2009
Val Demings, 51, is Orlando's police chief, and Jerry Demings, 49, was sworn in earlier this month as sheriff of surrounding Orange County in a rare instance of a married couple leading two law enforcement agencies in neighboring jurisdictions. (1 d ago)

• Removing Dead Bromeliad Flower Removing Dead Bromeliad Flower
01/26/2009
I have a Bromeliad Vriesea plant, the flower of the plant has died off. What is the correct way to discard of the flower? Pinch it off or cut it close to the main plant? And when is the correct time to start pruning off the flower? Do I need to save the seeds for reproduction of the plant? This is a new plant species for me. I just love the uniqueness of them! Thanks for your help. (19 h ago)