Julie Ryan Evans

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I have produced prose professionally for most of my adult life, adore alliteration, and prefer to write with an actual pen. Along the way, I have earned a black belt (and a few black eyes) in multi-tasking. In any spare time, I watch copious amounts of reality television and run recreationally to preserve my sanity and out of necessity to keep up with my 7-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter.

Sipping on:

Chardonnay and Diet Coke--always in tandem

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5 Perfect Ways to Celebrate National Pancake Day

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Feb 16, 2012 at 1:52 PM

pancakeGet your griddles ready ... National Pancake Day is coming. It's February 28, and to make sure there's no waffling when it comes to your plan for this glorious day, it's best that you prepare now.

It's an entire day dedicated to one of breakfast's best players. Warm and hearty, pancakes are the perfect way to begin a day, and they make a fine dinner or lunch as well. They're so versatile, their potential for deliciousness knows no bounds. So in honor of this great day, here are five ways you can celebrate National Pancake Day -- at least one of which is totally free:

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Pregnancy Rant

Pregnancy Discrimination at Work in 2012 Is Mind-Baffling

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Feb 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM

pregnant workerIt's amazing how often we see stories of women discriminated against in the workplace and fired just for being pregnant. I'm always shocked and can't believe anyone in this day and age could do it so blatantly. But they do ... all too often.

Just last month, a woman won a settlement against a Subway restaurant for an incident in which she went in to apply for a job and was told they couldn't hire her because she was pregnant. And she's not alone. Statistics show that the number of pregnancy discrimination charges increased about 15 percent in the last 10 years. It's such a pressing problem that the government is now ramping up efforts to help combat it -- and it's about time.

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Big Kid Awww!

Hilarious 8-Year-Old Does Best Red Carpet Interviews Ever (VIDEO)

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Feb 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Sophia Grace and Katie PerryThere were a lot of great acts at the Grammys this year, but even if you watched every minute, you probably missed the best performance of the night. It came from 8-year-old Sophia Grace Brownlee on the red carpet. She was on fire.

You may remember Sophia and her cousin Rosie McClelland, 5, from last fall when they took the Internet by storm for their rendition of Nicki Minaj's song "Super Bass." Ellen got wind of them and their infectious little selves and brought them on her show. This time Ellen set up them up on the red carpet where they talked to the likes of Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Rihanna. They are without a doubt the best red carpet interviews you have ever seen.

Check them out -- especially if you're having a bad day, because they will undoubtedly make you smile.

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Food & Party TV Addict

'Top Chef: Texas' Recap: Fire, Ice & Playing Nice

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Feb 15, 2012 at 11:39 PM

Top Chef: TexasIt has taken awhile on this season of Top Chef: Texas to rile up any real passion for the competition. Sure, it's been fun to watch, but that real sense of anticipation and nail-biting nervousness over who will beat whom hasn't been there for many viewers ... until tonight. Tonight, we finally got into it as the final four headed to British Columbia

Before they made it to Vancouver for the final competition, there was a pit stop in Whistler for a series of cold and challenging competitions atop the ski slopes. First up, cooking in a moving gondola.

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Entertainment Twisted

'Real Housewives' Tareq Salahi Sheds Last Shred of Dignity With Laughable Lawsuit

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Feb 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM

Neal Schon and Michaele SalahiYou've got to hand it something  to Tareq Salahi; his lack of self respect allows him to doggedly pursue fame and fortune like few others with any dignity could. While there's not much I'd put past the former star of The Real Housewives of D.C., his latest move is preposterous, even for him.

There were rumors late last year that the infamous White House gate crasher was thinking of filing a ridiculous lawsuit against his ex-wife Michaele Salahi and her new boyfriend, Journey rocker Neal Schon for $17 million because they had embarrassed him and his miserable self. Boo hoo. But then nothing much happened. The lawsuit he actually filed this week against them is even more outrageous.

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