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According to an article in the Daily Mail, in a survey conducted by Hidden Hearing, a U.K.-based healthcare organization that treats hearing loss, one-third of all women polled admitted that they frequently “faked” listening when the conversation threatened to, itself, become a chore.

The prehistoric notion of newborns as blobs of clay solely dependent on externals--people and events--to shape them into something roughly akin to human beings with their own distinctive set of characteristics and proclivities, good and bad, has essentially gone the way of the eight track.

There’s no mystery associated with the mechanics of weight loss. Despite the lamentations of millions, it's basically the stuff of science.

Being one of the cool kids has its rewards — just ask anyone whose parents insisted they chaperone the high school prom...every year.

Memory lapses are the natural byproduct of contemporary life, filled as it is with frantic pacing and seemingly endless demands — from your spouse, your boss, your kids — even the family dog has expectations of your time and attention.