Blog Posts by Sarah B. Weir, Yahoo! blogger

G.I. Joe Action FiguresThe results are in. Over 24,000 folks, young and old, voted for their favorite toy of the last century. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis announced on Tuesday that G.I. Joe beat out such childhood favorites as Raggedy Ann (number 11) and Mr. Potato Head (last place at number 20). The first plastic action soldier came off the assembly line at Hasbro ready to do battle in 1964.

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Growing up without brothers, I didn't get the appeal of the stocky little military man. In fact, my girlfriends and I wouldn't have even considered him an acceptable date for Barbie (number four) when we ran out of Kens. The museum asked voters to share memories about their most loved playthings. Reading through some of the stories, Joe's popularity makes sense.

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"When I was a kid I loved GI Joe! He stood for all that was America. I remember going out in the yard with Joe and defeating all evil, be it

Miguel Morin, Krystle TannerEight-year-old Miguel Morin was abducted by his babysitter Krystle Tanner when he was only eight months old. When Morin was rescued back in March, he was placed in foster care instead of being reunited with his family. On Wednesday, William Thursland, his court appointed lawyer, announced that Morin has finally met his parents in joint therapy sessions. "It's just barely begun so he's cautious," Thursland said in a press conference. "It's going well but it's just going to take time." State District Judge Mike Schneider also ruled that the boy would remain in foster care until at least January 9, when the next hearing is scheduled.

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It may be hard to fathom why the boy wasn't reunited with his parents immediately. In some cases, it may be beneficial to first place a child in a neutral environment while the details of their condition and their relationship to their abductor are revealed, says Geoffrey Greif, PhD, of the

courtesy Simon and SchusterWe think about divorce in terms of "failed" marriages, but author and filmmaker Dana Adam Shapiro's new book is a reminder that often our best shot at finding lasting love comes from the personal growth that occurs in the aftermath of a painful break-up. Over about four years, Shapiro, whose documentary Murderball was nominated for an Academy Award, traveled across the country interviewing hundreds of people who had survived a tough divorce and published many of their stories in the collection 'You Can Be Right (Or You Can Be Married).'

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When Shapiro, now 38, hit his mid-30s, he witnessed many of his friends' marriages start to fall apart and wondered why. At the same time, he hadn't been able to sustain a relationship over the long haul. "I've been a serial monogamist for over 20 years," Shapiro tells Shine. "I've had five three-year relationships and one year-long relationship, but I've never been able to make the

Adopt-A-Guy pop up shop (photo: AFP/Getty Images)The French dating website AdopteUnMec.com (Adopt-A-Guy) is set up like a man boutique where women peruse the virtual racks looking for their perfect match. "Special on Carrot-Tops" advertises one online banner. Another alerts "buyers" to a "Total Liquidation of Men with Curly Hair: Everything Must Go." Now, the company has taken their wares to the streets with a pop-up store in Paris where women can window-shop for a mate. Some critics are saying the concept is exploitative and there would be a public outcry if women were similarly put up for sale.

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The Daily Mail reports that gawkers flocked to the grand opening on September 11 to check out the real dudes being displayed in glass containers that resemble boxes of Ken dolls. These toy boys have names like "Mr. Muscle" and "The Rocker." The traveling boutique will be open for 10 days before moving on to other cities. Reportedly, the men in the displays are male models being used for promotional

If you have every tried to photograph a dog, you know how difficult it is. They twitch, they yawn, they walk away. Jessica Trinh's portraits of Chuppy, a golden retriever, and shelter dog Daisy look effortless. "Photography makes you look at things differently," the 17-year-old writes on her blog. "You notice rain drops and the way the sun kisses the Earth….There is no time to waste because there is an urgency to capture each loving gesture, smile, and laugh in both humans and animals." To see more of her extraordinary pictures, check out http://www.jessicatrinh.com.

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How healthy are your cleaners?

Even some cleaning products billed as being "green" contain dangerous chemicals reveals a new guide released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). "Quite a few cleaning products that line store shelves are packed with toxic chemicals that can wreak havoc with your health, including many that harm the lungs," EWG senior scientist Rebecca Sutton said in statement. "The good news is, there are plenty of cleaning products that will get the job done without exposing you to hazardous substances."

EWG analyzed over 2000 household cleaning products and rated them for safety. They found that over 53% of the products tested contained chemicals that are harmful to the lungs and 22% can trigger asthma. Some common cleaners contain formaldehyde and chloroform, known human carcinogens. Drain and oven cleaners often use caustic chemicals that can burn the eyes and skin.

They also found many products don't adequately reveal their ingredients. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Have you ever looked in the mirror and anxiously thought, "Oh no, I'm starting to look exactly like my mother/father?" Artist Ulric Collette's spliced family portraits affirm that it's not your imagination. Looking at the pictures he creates by merging portraits of two close relatives, you can see how their genetic overlap creates striking visual echoes across decades and genders. Strangely, some siblings morphed into one face appear to be more identical than twins. Flavorwire jokingly calls them Franken-photos.

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The first image in Collette's "Genetic Portrait" series, which he began in 2008, was a happy accident. "I was trying other things with a picture of me and a picture of my son," he tells Shine, "and this happened." Instead of aging his son using his own features as he intended, the result was a fascinating mash-up of two faces that share much of the same DNA. He posted the image on the photo sharing website

courtesy Kimberly DeckerNobody enjoys potty training, and especially not the diners trying to enjoy their lunch at a popular Utah restaurant, the Thanksgiving Point Deli. KLS News reports that some patrons were shocked to see a young mother sitting at a table with her toddler twins perched on portable toilets. "She had to undo the jumpsuits, and take them all the way down so they were completely nude, with the jumpsuits down to their ankles," said Kimberly Decker who happens to be a mom of three, "just eating their chicken nuggets, sitting on little toddler potties."

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Decker snapped a picture of the unappetizing incident on her cell phone and posted it on Facebook. The social networking site has since removed the image, but not before it set off frenzy of feces-fueled activity on the Internet.

"I do not like to bash other Mommies because the job is hard enough but SERIOUSLY what was she thinking?!" commented one reader on the Huffington Post. "That is