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Be a Sponge : What Does Your Invisible Weight Weigh?

Sponge ArticlesBy Darren LaCroix 10 Comments

Are you carrying around a weight every day? Maybe you do and just don’t know it. You can see by advertisements that athletic shoe companies are creating and promoting lighter and lighter sneakers each year. What they have created seems cool and remarkable, and people are responding! Customers love sneakers that weigh less and less.…

Stage Time: I'm Glad I'm Addicted to…

Sponge ArticlesBy Darren LaCroix 8 Comments

When you think of the word addiction, it usually evokes very negative connotations. Dictionary.com defines it as follows: “Noun: the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.” Are there positive connotations? Do…