Piercing

The karate moms have had much to discuss lately with all the summer vacations,barbecues, visiting in-laws and the looming back to school sales. The most recent topic was all about earrings, sort of. There I was typing away, minding my own Macbook, when the mom next to me yawned loudly and commented that she could not get any sleep last night because she was worried about her daughter. For the next 60 minutes, non-stop, this woman explained how she and her husband decided to have her daughter's ears pierced when she was old enough to want them pierced. So when the daughter was 10, she and her mother were shopping at the mall and spontaneously decided to get her ears pierced. They went home to share their happy memory only to find that Dad was angry that he had not been consulted first. Now, three years, later this girl decided she wanted doubled ear piercings and this time decided to do it herself. She used a sewing needle and made the holes without telling anyone. Two days later her, mother noticed the extra earrings and flipped out, especially when she found out how her daughter did it. She could not sleep that night for fear of infection. Unfortunately, no one has broken the news to the dad yet. The mother keeps saying that she did nothing wrong and does not want to face the anger that's sure to come, and the daughter is now too afraid to fess-up to her rebellious fashion statement. By the time karate was over, this mom's plan was to get up early on Saturday morning, have a place to go with her son, and on the way out the door she'd tell her husband the situation. She would then run for cover, leaving the daughter home to fend for herself. I told her she should just send him an email.

She buzz words

• Movie Night
• Pool Party
• Volleyball Game
• Convention

Right now she could be

• Marinating meat
• Plucking her eyebrows
• Hanging a picture
• Sifting through her pile of paperwork

She fact

The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that men are more attracted to women wearing red than any other color.

She sites

• Much-needed money-saving tips can be found at www.tiphero.com
• She can do her own photo airbrushing and remove red eye at www.Makeup.pho.to
• She can find out how many miles her car can drive on "E" at www.TankonEmpty.com

She vocab

MOD: My other dad

She saves

She can download free electronic coupons onto her cell phone at www.cellfire.com. The cashier, at a store, can scan them straight from her cell phone screen.

She free

Her personal secretary is ready. She can call Jott, dictate a reminder, and Jott will text it to her. Call 1-866-JOTT-123; this service is free.

She can find out the name of the song she is listening to on the radio by calling 866-411-SONG. All you have to do is hold the phone to the music and a text message with the title will be sent. Cost is 99 cents a song or she can sign up for unlimited service at $3.99 a month at www.411song.com.

She can get directions for free by calling DIR-ECT-IONS (347-328-4667). Directions will be texted for free (long-distance fees may apply).

She can download free games to her cell phone at www.coolgorilla.com and www.gamejump.com.

Frucall can tell her if the item she wants to purchase is at its lowest price. She can call or text this price comparison site at FRUCALL: 888-DO-FRUCALL

Her first online shopping order at Shoprite is free with the code EZ7.

She fact

• 55% of women surveyed say that meat is their number-one supermarket splurge.
• 49% say they prefer their flat-screen TV over their laptop and mp3 player.
• 60% would like to afford home cardio equipment
• Plastic bags cost grocery stores about $16 million per year; look for incentive savings when you bring your own bags.

She's grillin'

Here's a list of some of the most popular steaks she's putting on her grill:

• Top Round
• Rib Eye
• London Broil
• Flank Steak/Skirt Steak
• Strip Loin
• T-Bone
• Filet Mignon
• Rib Eye

She does not like

Lunch bandits: those refrigerator thieves who sneak a snack out of her lunch bag or use the last drop of milk from her coffee carton.

She gardens

If her plants are wilting, the Easy Bloom Plant Sensor can help determine what's wrong with her plant. www.EasyBloom.com

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