Samples from the
Rich Smith journalism hit-parade

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• "Bosom Baddies: Sometimes even an otherwise perfect breast job can contain a serious hidden flaw" New You Magazine. Around the time she hit her mid-forties, Savana J. noticed her B-cup breasts becoming smaller. The San Diego, Calif., mother of three worried her husband might lose interest in lovemaking because of that. READ MORE>>>

• "Infectious role-play game at HMC ends with zombies eaten by brains" Harvey Mudd College Magazine. Let's say you're a zombie with an empty, growling stomach. Where do you, as one of the living dead, go to find delectable prey upon which to feast? Harvey Mudd College, of course. For, to a hungry zombie, HMC is a veritable five-star dining establishment with nothing but grade triple-A brains on the menu. However, even at a place as well stocked as HMC, a zombie feeding frenzy can quickly deplete the available supply of cerebellums. READ MORE>>>

• "Arms Race: Steroid Abuse Hooks Image-Conscious Teens" South Florida Magazine. If the utlimate teen-age male fantasy exists, this may be it: A magic pill that turns a boy's body to instant beefcake, sends his popularity soaring and endows him with unimaginable fearsomeness. READ MORE>>>

• "Stop Sabotaging Your Career: Common missteps can sideline your success, say veteran trainers and agents" California Real Estate Magazine. The average California real estate agent sells eight homes in a year, but you sold under half that number....In a word, your career is fizzling. Big time. Reason: you're a victim. Of yourself. READ MORE>>>

• "Father's Courage Masks His Torment" Los Angeles Times. My wife and I are having a tiff. One of those woman-of-the'80s-versus-macho-mentality-of-the-'50s imbroglios. In her bitterness, she has accused me of being intractable, anachronistic and utterly blind to reality. I suppose I am, but it's for her own good...because, right now, my tough-guy posturing is all that stands between her and a bottomless pit of grief. READ MORE>>>

• "Shoe Wars: California department stores seem trapped in their efforts to defend against discount shoes" Accessories Magazine. War is heel. Just ask anyone connected with the retail footwear industry in Southern California. READ MORE>>>

• "True Believers: At San Diego Homecare Supplies, faith in accreditation has streamlined the business" HME Today Magazine. Medicare business represents just 15% of revenues at San Diego Homecare Supplies. Small though that income stream is, owners of the Lemon Grove, Calif, HME company nonetheless decided its preservation was important. READ MORE.

• "Credit Rape" Sacramento Magazine. Thieves no longer are content to steal credit cards. Now they want something far more valuable—credit reports. READ MORE>>>