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Another Christmas shopping weekend! ENJOY!!!!!!


Todays Brain Drain:





10 TYPES OF FEMALE FRIENDS

There are the kinds of friends you should have and then the kinds of friends you do have.
tHE new year's almost here and it might be time to evaluate your friendships (and the energy you expend on maintaining them).
Here are the 10 types of female friends (according to author Susan Shapiro Barash, author of Toxic Friends).

1. The Leader ­-- This is the friend who gets you invited to parties, and makes decisions for everyone.

2. The Doormat -- Pretty self-evident, the doormat is both a martyr and an ear to lean on.

3. The Sacrificer -- This gal takes the leap for her friends; we lean on her in tough times, or when you need someone to pick up the phone in the middle of the night. The sacrificer can get seriously disappointed when she discovers not everyone is such a dedicated pal.

4. The Misery Lover -- These friends seem to live for your bad news over your good! They are there for you when times are tough, but sometimes nowhere to be found when you're out of a crisis.

5. The User -- Users are purposeful and have hidden agendas. She's pretty self-involved ultimately, so be careful of her charisma and charm.

6. The Frenemy -- The dark side of the user, these manipulators are passive aggressive and hide under a facade of friendship.

7. The Trophy Friend -- You are the trophy for this person. You elevate her to a new level after she "discovers you" and it's a thrill to be together -- thing is, this friend falls short on commitment.

8. The Mirroring Friend -- We're often drawn to people who are a lot like us, and that mirror aspect makes it work. We usually connect with these people in a number of ways.

9. The Sharer -- Yes, women tend to share, but this gal will tell all and pour herself into the friendship -- and she wants you to be her BEST friend.

10. The Authentic Friend -- The grail of friendships, we all strive to be and behold authentic friends. Their deep commitment means they put up with your crap, and you put up with theirs. These are the relationships that operate from a place of self-esteem, care, and flexibility -- and the kind we try to keep forever.

Source: PsychCentral.com



SOMETHING TO ARGUE ABOUT THIS CHRISTMAS

Families are going to be coming together soon to celebrate Christmas, which means arguments are going to be breaking out all over the place.
While some of these arguments are going to deal with family business, plenty of others will be rolling on the best two things to clash over -- religion and politics.
There are tons of hot-button topics to choose from...

War
Homelessness
Global Warming
Health Care
Abortion
Radical Muslims
Taxes
Pornography
Affirmative Action
Prayer In Public Schools
Capital Punishment
Homosexuality
Immigration
Drug Legalization
Euthanasia
And, many, many more ...




ON THE TUBE: Fri - Sun

Friday

Regis & Kelly (synd) -- Kate Hudson (Nine)
Bonnie Hunt (synd) -- Howie Mandel
The View (ABC) -- the cast of All My Children
Ellen DeGeneres (synd) -- Selena Gomez
Jay Leno (NBC) -- Gordon Ramsay (Hell's Kitchen)
David Letterman (CBS) -- Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
Conan O'Brien (NBC) -- Zach Braff (Scrubs)
Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) -- Ray Romano (Men of a Certain Age)
Craig Ferguson (CBS) --Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory)
Jimmy Fallon (NBC) -- Mary Steenburgen (Did You Hear About the Morgans?)

Saturday

Twilight star Taylor Lautner hosts Saturday Night Live, with musical guests Bon Jovi.

Sunday

The Jacksons' post-Michael reality show premieres on A-and-E
Keeping Up With the Kardashians returns to E!




UPCOMING MOVIES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11TH

INVICTUS (drama) Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman. True account of Nelson Mandela's political work with the captain of South Africa's rugby team. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

THE LOVELY BONES (thriller) Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli. The ghost of a young girl watches over her family and her murderer. (limited release)

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (animated) Voices of Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery and Bruno Campos. A female twist on the traditional fairy tale takes place in New Orleans.



Have a great WEEKEND!
RC