grove

grove last signed in Aug 16 2009 and has been on Bukisa since Feb 05, 2009.

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I'm a freelance writer and I love collecting and sharing information about things that interest me. Â These include art, music, film, TV, pop culture, novels, plays, and short stories. Guitar Hero. Punctuation, reference books, cosmetics and the internets. Green living, health and wellness, relationships, skin care, animals.

Michael Jackson was mentally ill.

Published June 26, 2009 /

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He wasn't weird. He wasn't quirky. He wasn't eccentric. He was insane. I'm not writing this article to try to shame anyone for mourning the loss of the pop star. But the wall-to-wall media reports about Michael Jackson's sudden death yesterday of cardiac arrest are leaning a bit too heavily

How's it Hangin'?

by grove | in Art & Entertainment > Humor and Comedy

Britney Spears was performing at a concert in Tampa Florida (a location which seems oddly appropriate) and at the end of a musical number, the lights went out and something unfortunate happened.
Cops crack down on Phelps' party buddies

by grove | in Culture & Society > Legal

The Michael Phelps pot scandal just highlights the hypocrisy and idiocy of our nation's marijuana laws. Are there no thieves or violent criminals in Columbia, South Carolina? Surely the cops have more important things to do than crack down on some college kids who were smoking pot at a party.
Saving California, one toke at a time

by grove | in Culture & Society > Legal

A Democratic Assemblyman from San Francisco introduced the first marijuana legalization bill in California. It's about time!
David After Dentist: exploitative or hilarious?

by grove | in Culture & Society > General

"David After Dentist" is a hugely popular, two minute-long video that was posted on Youtube recently. It's garnered milions of hits and spawned animated tributes, remixes, mash-ups and spoofs. It's also spawned some controversy.
How to fight with your spouse

by grove | in Relationships > Marriage

A recent study concluded that emotional distance is the main cause of divorce. So go ahead and fight - just fight fair. A level-headed conversation will resolve conflict and maybe bring you to a new level of intimacy. A screaming match with hurled insults (and/or wine glasses) gets you years of built-up resentments and noise complaints from the neighbors.
Why do you hate boobs so much?

by grove | in Culture & Society > Etiquette

Despite the fact that it's perfectly legal to breast-feed in public, mothers are routinely asked to "cover up" by prudish bystanders. What have these people got against good nutrition? Breast-feeding isn't shameful or obscene - it's natural, beneficial, and - newsflash - it's HOW THE HUMAN RACE SURVIVES. So why all the puritanical backlash?
First fraud to swim across the Atlantic

by grove | in Culture & Society > Science

(Sigh.) It turns out that inspirational tale of Jennifer Figge being the first woman to swim across the Atlantic was completely untrue. The Associated Press ran this story - which validated it for all lesser news outlets. Today they printed a retraction.
How to clean less often

by grove | in Home & Garden > Housekeeping

Are you like me? I'm lazy and I really hate to clean but I insist on having a tidy home. I still need to scrub, dust and vacuum like everyone else, but I do it as seldom as possible. Here are few tricks I've used to keep cleaning days as few and far between as possible.
Here, have another cupcake.

by grove | in Culture & Society > Legal

A Dallas mom was arrested this week and faces life in prison for the death of her 9 year old daughter. Chastity Butler was Diabetic and died last May at home. Although her death was ruled natural by the Dallas County Medical Examiner, Chastity's mother is being blamed for her death. If you're wondering why, read on.

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