http://wkdq.com Tue, 21 May 2013 09:06:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://wkdq.com/if-your-valentines-day-celebration-includes-geting-lucky-it-will-cost-you-and-that-is-stupid/ http://wkdq.com/if-your-valentines-day-celebration-includes-geting-lucky-it-will-cost-you-and-that-is-stupid/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:00:11 +0000 Jon Prell http://wkdq.com/?p=141776 I was reading an article this morning from CNBC about how much it will cost guys to get 'lucky' on Valentine's Day, which by the way, is this Thursday. Really, are you kidding me? This is exactly what's wrong with Valentine's Day - the expectations on both sides of the fence. The article broke down the cost for single guys, married guys and guys in a committed relationship.

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]]> http://wkdq.com/feliz-cinco-de-mayo-lets-do-the-mexican-hat-dance-video/feed/ 0 YouTube http://wkdq.com/has-the-meaning-of-st-patricks-day-gotten-lost-in-the-translation-poll/ http://wkdq.com/has-the-meaning-of-st-patricks-day-gotten-lost-in-the-translation-poll/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:29:17 +0000 Jon Prell http://wkdq.com/?p=48538 St. Patrick's day is this Saturday and the celebrations and parties are set. The day itself is to commemorate Saint Patrick who is recognized as the Patron Saint of Ireland and represents the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.

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