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When not busy writing (she maintains a daily blog at thewhole9.com and writes for OpenSalon.com), Smith can be found working on her book proposal, painting, solving world hunger, stupidity and the national debt, dissecting the human heart and relationships or searching for the next great chef, destination or restaurant (not necessarily in that order). In her free time, she works on her memoir and book proposal while being extra careful not to fold, spindle or mutilate her incoming e-mail. Smith attended the University of South Florida and Richmond College in London where she studied communications, night clubbing and Harrod's Department Store (not necessarily in that order either). No stranger to controversy, Smith's art work (and some of her restaurant reviews) have earned her the dubious distinction of being persona non grata at certain establishments that shall remain nameless. Not one to pass up a challenge, when not envisioning herself taking long walks on a moonlit beach with someone who resembles George Clooney (in that he has is an actual man with a mind and mouth that both function properly) Smith enjoys the idea of taking over the internet even though her name yields something like 8 million matches when searched and one of them (a 2008 National Book Award finalist) happens to be her friend. Smith is seriously considering changing her last name to increase her chances of being discovered as someone worth reading and getting to know. And perhaps one day being a finalist for a National Book Award as well.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Plastic Surgery for Dummies How Hollywood and the media has destroyed natural beauty in the name of plastic surgery.
Monday, December 14, 2009Plastic Surgery for Dummies How Hollywood and the media has destroyed natural beauty in the name of plastic surgery.
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Top 10 Reasons I Don't Fast on Yom Kippur A humorous look at why I do not participate in this ritual.
Friday, September 17, 2010Top 10 Reasons I Don't Fast on Yom Kippur A humorous look at why I do not participate in this ritual.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
What About the Day BEFORE 9/11? With all the talk about 9/11, we often forget that there was life the day before. This article examines the "before" and "after" of horrific events.
Friday, September 10, 2010What About the Day BEFORE 9/11? With all the talk about 9/11, we often forget that there was life the day before. This article examines the "before" and "after" of horrific events.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Facebook and Me: The Breakup Why I'm breaking up with Facebook.
Sunday, December 20, 2009Facebook and Me: The Breakup Why I'm breaking up with Facebook.
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Phone Sex for Amateurs A humorous look at phone sex between two uninitiated, but consenting adults.
Saturday, December 19, 2009Phone Sex for Amateurs A humorous look at phone sex between two uninitiated, but consenting adults.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Like it or Not, the Truth about Men A primer for women to understand men.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010Like it or Not, the Truth about Men A primer for women to understand men.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
How Computers Killed Love Letters How the art of letter writing has been destroyed by technology.
Thursday, December 17, 2009How Computers Killed Love Letters How the art of letter writing has been destroyed by technology.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
What You Won't See Happen in 2011 Predictions for 2011 that I hope can't be proven wrong.
Sunday, January 2, 2011What You Won't See Happen in 2011 Predictions for 2011 that I hope can't be proven wrong.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Of Barbie, Ken and Tiger Woods Barbie, Ken, pet names and Tiger Woods all rolled into one!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009Of Barbie, Ken and Tiger Woods Barbie, Ken, pet names and Tiger Woods all rolled into one!
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Groping for Truth Behind Airport Security What's wrong with airport security and how it took us ten long years to get there.
Friday, November 19, 2010Groping for Truth Behind Airport Security What's wrong with airport security and how it took us ten long years to get there.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
What Tiger Needs Under His Christmas Tree Talk about a wish list! What if Tiger would find all these items under his Christmas tree?
Tuesday, December 15, 2009What Tiger Needs Under His Christmas Tree Talk about a wish list! What if Tiger would find all these items under his Christmas tree?
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Suicide in Virtual Reality Hell How civil discourse, social media and hate crimes collided on the Internet and drove one young man to suicide.
Sunday, October 3, 2010Suicide in Virtual Reality Hell How civil discourse, social media and hate crimes collided on the Internet and drove one young man to suicide.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
A Wordinista's Guide to Pronunciation A frustrated person's plea for the correct pronunciation of words.
Thursday, January 14, 2010A Wordinista's Guide to Pronunciation A frustrated person's plea for the correct pronunciation of words.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Can We Handle the Truth? On racism, bigotry, war and truth.
Monday, February 15, 2010Can We Handle the Truth? On racism, bigotry, war and truth.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Confessions from the (Hotel) Room Next Door A day in the life of a woman in a hotel with maybe a little too much time on her hands and an imagination to go with it!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009Confessions from the (Hotel) Room Next Door A day in the life of a woman in a hotel with maybe a little too much time on her hands and an imagination to go with it!
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Are You Coming or Going? A very frank look at sex. Come all ye faithful!
Monday, January 25, 2010Are You Coming or Going? A very frank look at sex. Come all ye faithful!
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
"We the People": The Death of the American Dream Reflections on homelessness and the death of the American dream and what we need to think about when it comes to the meaning of "we the people".
Sunday, December 13, 2009"We the People": The Death of the American Dream Reflections on homelessness and the death of the American dream and what we need to think about when it comes to the meaning of "we the people".
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Friday, December 11, 2009
A Buyer's Guide: What I DON'T Want for Christmas The worst Christmas presents I could ever imagine receiving.
Friday, December 11, 2009A Buyer's Guide: What I DON'T Want for Christmas The worst Christmas presents I could ever imagine receiving.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
"You're Welcome" How the words, "you're welcome" have been replaced with and by, "no problem" and why it's a problem for me.
Monday, January 11, 2010"You're Welcome" How the words, "you're welcome" have been replaced with and by, "no problem" and why it's a problem for me.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Why TechNOlogy and Romance Don't Mix Why technology killed any romantic notions I once might have had.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009Why TechNOlogy and Romance Don't Mix Why technology killed any romantic notions I once might have had.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Egypt is Rising Why we need to pay attention to what happens in Cairo.
Friday, January 28, 2011Egypt is Rising Why we need to pay attention to what happens in Cairo.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Flirting with Disaster How women get themselves in trouble in the romance department.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010Flirting with Disaster How women get themselves in trouble in the romance department.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Enough Said The truth about labels, is that they are all systematically killing us.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011Enough Said The truth about labels, is that they are all systematically killing us.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A Letter to ImPastor Jones An open letter to Rev.Terry Jones
Wednesday, September 8, 2010A Letter to ImPastor Jones An open letter to Rev.Terry Jones
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
It's Really Just Another Day A little different perspective on what Christmas might mean elsewhere.
Thursday, December 24, 2009It's Really Just Another Day A little different perspective on what Christmas might mean elsewhere.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
If Only I'd Been Switched at Birth How life turned out because I wasn't switched at birth.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010If Only I'd Been Switched at Birth How life turned out because I wasn't switched at birth.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Love (and Haiti) in the Time of Cholera Why doesn't anybody care about Haiti?
Sunday, October 24, 2010Love (and Haiti) in the Time of Cholera Why doesn't anybody care about Haiti?
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saving Our Country, One Boy at a Time Why we need to pay attention to the Middle East and what we need to do about it right here at home.
Sunday, January 30, 2011Saving Our Country, One Boy at a Time Why we need to pay attention to the Middle East and what we need to do about it right here at home.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
On Hold: Live Blogging an Eternity What being on hold is like in "modern day" America.
Sunday, December 27, 2009On Hold: Live Blogging an Eternity What being on hold is like in "modern day" America.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
You Are How You Eat In which I discuss the lost art of table manners.
Sunday, January 24, 2010You Are How You Eat In which I discuss the lost art of table manners.
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Monday, November 1, 2010
I'll Take Republican Game Show Hosts for 20, Alex Why are almost TV game show hosts Republicans.....?
Monday, November 1, 2010I'll Take Republican Game Show Hosts for 20, Alex Why are almost TV game show hosts Republicans.....?
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Monday, December 28, 2009
In Which My Relatives Came to Visit What happens when relatives comes to visit and you have nothing but time on your hands.
Monday, December 28, 2009In Which My Relatives Came to Visit What happens when relatives comes to visit and you have nothing but time on your hands.
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
She Nose, Doesn't She? How being nosy comes back to bite you in the you--know-what.
Thursday, January 7, 2010She Nose, Doesn't She? How being nosy comes back to bite you in the you--know-what.
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Valentine's Day: Great Expectations Romantic notions in advance of Valentine's Day.
Monday, February 1, 2010Valentine's Day: Great Expectations Romantic notions in advance of Valentine's Day.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Christmas (Anxiety) Countdown 2009! When bad Christmas expectations happen to good people. A look at the stress of planning for the holidays.
Thursday, December 10, 2009Christmas (Anxiety) Countdown 2009! When bad Christmas expectations happen to good people. A look at the stress of planning for the holidays.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
When Devastation Meets Charity How natural disasters trigger humanity and charity. How much does it take to take action?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010When Devastation Meets Charity How natural disasters trigger humanity and charity. How much does it take to take action?
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Life Changes Just Like That Understanding how devastation can change your life from one minute to the next.
Monday, January 18, 2010Life Changes Just Like That Understanding how devastation can change your life from one minute to the next.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Out with the Old.... A reflection on the holidays and the winding down of another year and decade.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009Out with the Old.... A reflection on the holidays and the winding down of another year and decade.
