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Cuts for the Coast – Yes, hair really soaks up the oil spill

The other day I was watching my local news (WAFB) when a story aired that looked at first to be a spoof. It seems that human hair can act as an absorbent for the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. It wasn’t a joke. This method was actually used in 2006 during the Philippines oil [...]

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Things I Learned from Peter Shankman

This past Carnival Season has been super busy for me. I joined a local Baton Rouge Krewe (Artemis) and took part in a social media experiment put together by Tom Martin of Zehnder Communications. The experiment, My Mardi Gras Experience was sponsored by Tabasco, Sheraton New Orleans, and Bebo. A few bloggers were brought in [...]

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The New Reality of Universal’s Harry Potter Theme Park

My son and I are both fans of the Harry Potter series and we’ve been avidly watching progress of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. My teen son has become so obsessed, that he now listens to MuggleCast and has started a Twitter account just to follow other Harry Potter fans. I [...]

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Win a Trip to Austria #itsgottobeaustria

Austria is more than the Alps, Mozart, and the Von Trapp family. Cheesy Me has always wanted to run across a grassy hill with my arms stretched out singing like Julie Andrews. Traveler Me knows that there’s always more to a destination than what we see in the movies. Lucky for Regular Me, I just [...]

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The Best Holiday Gifts Give Back

The Holiday Season has snuck up on us and we’re all scrambling around trying to decide what to buy. This is also the season where the spirit of giving reaches beyond the family gifts and ventures into that Feel Good area. Here are a few that are being shared through social media. If there’s a [...]

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