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Today you walk down the street, maybe next to your best friend, your mother, maybe even a stranger. People you know you look at with kind eyes, just seeing a familiar face, familiar clothes, someone you know you can trust. A stranger though, you look at them and you check for something untrustworthy. Maybe you see something in their clothes, or expression, or even their body that is different from you and the people that you are with from day to day. You look at them maybe because their "weird" shoes catch your eye, or that look that they are giving everyone. You might even look at them because they are dirty, poor, fat, and perhaps even someone that you might consider disgusting. But really, you should look at them and see yourself.

A young woman walks by in a nice shirt and skirt. You just think "normal" and continue on. Next you spot a dirty homeless man on the sidewalk begging for money. You quicken your pace and try not to look. What is the definition of normal? Here you have two people, Homo sapiens just like yourself, and in less than a minute you have classified both of them. One was normal because she was like you. The other was a person you couldn't even lay your eyes on because he was below you. Normal is what everyone really considers themselves to be. Everyone else is on that same platform or above or below it. But really we're all equal or so the Declaration of Independence says. And I believe it. We're all made of flesh and blood and are all born with the same opportunities; some people just have to trust themselves to find those opportunities. Each and every person can make or break their life. We all face life and death, maybe just in our own unique way.

So now you ask? Why do we have to classify people? Maybe to make ourselves feel superior, better, maybe just to feel like we fit in the human race somewhere. Really it doesn't matter if he's a different race, she has a different religion or beliefs, or even that you wear different clothes and look different than me. I shouldn't care, but for some reason we all do. That's why I think we go to war. We just can't accept ourselves and the people around us. So I write this article and if you only remember one thing, let it be this: YOU ARE UNIQUE, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

In this column, I will usually write advice with letters sent to me via the address above or this website's email. Since this is my first article, however, no letters have been sent to me. Because of this, I will take some questions off of Girlslife.com. Please send me questions so I no longer have to use this service. Also, don't necessarily take the advice I give seriously. It may not be the right road to take. Use your own judgment wisely and hopefully I can point you in the right direction.

I'm 14, and my parents are way overprotective! I'm not allowed to have a boyfriend, and I feel guilty because I've been seeing a boy for two months. How can I tell my parents so they don't freak?

Tell your parents that you really like a guy and pray that they don't freak out. Discuss the idea of you having a boyfriend with them. Explain to them that you feel old enough as well as responsible enough to have a boyfriend. Discuss your values with them, whatever they may be, and tell them that you're not going to do anything stupid. If the talk goes well, you might want to wait a week or so to tell them that you have a boyfriend and see if they would be willing to have a family dinner with him there so that they can get to know him, talk to him, whatever. Hopefully they trust you enough to accept your decisions.

If you don't feel like waiting, explain to them that you know it was against their wishes, but you feel capable of having a boyfriend, and you just kind of picked one up along the way. Pray they don't ground you till you die.

I'm an identical twin and people always mix my sister and I up. We have done everything to look different from our clothes to haircuts. What else is left for us to do?

You have to understand, most people aren't very good in telling people who look exactly alike apart unless they see them everyday. While you may want to be your own person, and I'm sure you are, the human brain automatically links you two together because you look alike. I have an older sister, and despite the fact that we're two years apart, people think we're twins or that I'm the older one, very hard on her.

All I can really tell you is to try different activities from your sister. If people don't know you together, it's harder to get you mixed up. You could always wear nametags, although that might seem a little odd. Look on the bright side, in a few years, you'll be going to college, and then no one will know your sibling.

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population.)

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?


C o k e

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield. Check it out.

For Your Info :

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the "Hazardous material" place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or coke?

As the resident tech support geek, I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone on staff for helping me get this newspaper online. Without you, this would never have happened. Thank you all.

Just a quick note: if the editor ever writes something that nice about me again, I'm afraid I'll have to censor it. No problem to put this online; I mean, hey, I don't sleep anyway.

* 4 cups flour
* 1 cup water
* 3/4 cup olive oil
* 1 tbs. sugar
* 1 tbs. salt
* 2 cups bell peppers
* Grated cheese (whatever kind you want)
* 1 tomato
* Any other veggies or fillings


Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Mix flour, water, olive oil, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.

Slice and mix all other ingredients into a bowl.

Roll the dough flat and cut into slices. Place bits of mixture into dough and close them up. Place them on cookie sheets.

Cook until lightly brown, about 30 minutes, depending on the efficiency of your oven, so check it every 10 minutes.

Serve with balsamic vinegar or tomato sauce.