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Trends & Fads cosmetically speaking Lasik eye surgery breast implants soft disposable contacts liposuction skin laser resurfacing chemical peels collagen lip injections Rogaine colored contact lenses  Susan Powter: Stop the insanity! diet & fitness home fitness equipment: ------rowing machines ------treadmills ------exercise bikes ------Nordic Track fitness club memberships Sweatin' To The Oldies Tony Little Buns Of Steel Abs Of Steel Thighmaster power walking Deal-A-Meal Susan Powter Metabolife Slim-Fast  spending money All the cards! Debit cards, credit cards, preferred cards, gift cards....doesn't anyone use cash anymore? "Is that real money?" That's what my eight-year-old niece said when she saw one of the new $20 bills. The $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills were all redesigned between 1996 and 1999. Not only did they look like Monopoly money, but now all the laundromat change machines had to be reprogrammed! home shopping networks infomercials computer shopping debit cards check cards craft fairs computerized gift registries "maxing out" your credit card gift cards the first state quarters Visit my Products & Technology section to learn more about infomercials and home shopping! recreation & hobbies $1.95 for the first minute, 95 cents for each additional minute.... telephone 900 numbers: ------teen chat lines ------horoscopes & weather ------daily soap opera updates ----- Psychic Friends Network ------Kenny Kingston Psychic Hotline ------phone sex paint balls laser tag scrapbooking rubber stamping snowboarding rollerblades cosmic bowling relationships prenuptual agreements safe sex gay & lesbian commitment ceremonies celebrities "coming out"  At work, the old-fashioned metal and wooden desks were gone....now we had workstations. at work workstations PCs connected to servers fax machines smoke-free offices the "downtown commuter" look: ------skirt, briefcase & sneakers conference calling putting calls on "speakerphone" carpal-tunnel syndrome automatic deposit of paychecks  The average office became a maze of cubicles the not-so-good Hang up and drive! --gabbing on your cell phone while driving...a sure cause for road rage! ...and let's not forget the customer who sued McDonald's because she was burned when her coffee spilled while she was driving. road rage drive-by shootings gangs metal detectors in school CDs with "parental advisory" warning labels school shootings child abductions lawsuit-mania ecstasy drug use car-jackings | ----- |  kids  rollerblades skateboards Barney merchandise American Girls Lisa Frank Pokemon Tickle Me Elmo Polly Pocket Barbie computer software for kids Super-Soakers Hello Kitty Furby pogs Hooked On Phonics Sky Dancers Madeline Goosebumps Mysteries Tamagotchi virtual pets Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 
collectibles The Original Nine Beanie Babies were first sold in the Chicago area in 1993. Beanie Babies were introduced nationwide in 1995, and became a sensation. Beanie Babies Precious Moments Boyd's Bears Hummel Lladro Fitz & Floyd Coca-Cola bears Thomas Kinkade artwork Teenie Beanies Bradford Exchange collectors plates 
holidays  It's A Wonderful Life was released in 1946. After the copyright expired in 1973, TV stations could show the movie without paying royalties. And boy, did they show it! By the mid 1980s, you couldn't turn on the TV during the Christmas season without seeing George Bailey, Clarence or little Zu Zu and her flower petals. After regaining copyright control in 1993, the film's owner began to charge royalties. Gradually, the number of showings decreased to just two or three per season.In the 1990s, it became popular to decorate your house for holidays other than Christmas. Many people decorated trees with tiny Easter ornaments and set up elaborate Halloween scenes in their front yards. icicle lights Easter trees elaborate Halloween decorations daylight trick-or-treating hours no unwrapped candy Hallmark Christmas villages Kwanzaa Adam Sandler's "Hannukah Song" It's A Wonderful Life on TV 
video games Sony Playstation Nintendo 64 Sega Nintendo Gameboy Tomb Raider You Don't Know Jack Madden NFL  internet life My first chat room experience (in 1999) was an eye-opener....they didn't tell me I'd have to learn a whole new language! LOL chat rooms instant messaging chat language: LOL, BRB, LMAO spam (unwanted e-mail) The Hamster Dance The Dancing Baby ICQ Internet Explorer vs. Netscape emoticons----:)---~>~>@ Visit my Products & Technology section to learn more about the internet!  at home George Foreman grill Yankee Candles Ronco Showtime Rotisserie bread machines espresso machines shepherd's hooks outdoor accent lighting paving stones colorful flags a ceramic goose on the front porch seasonal outfits for the goose stenciling scented pillar & votive candles wrought-iron canopy beds slang & fun phrases Kick him to the curb! Wazzup? She's all that and a bag of chips. 24/7 N'um sayin'? As if! Whatever.... I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. | ||
Fashion clothing the return of bell-bottoms the "grunge" look flowered prints leggings big tops with ruffles around the bottom short, midriff-baring tops the "Goth" look hairstyles & accessories "Y" necklaces butterflies toe rings big chunky shoes Jennifer Aniston's "Rachel" hairstyle chokers tattoos nose, tongue & navel piercings putting hair in a messy "scrunchie bun" multiple ear piercings spiral perms | ----- |   Jennifer Aniston's "Rachel" hairstyle | ||
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