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I am a freelance writer and photographer out of Colorado. I can write intelligently on just about any subject, but my interests lie with history and subjects of historical significance. What I don't know, I search on the web. Keep your eye on me. People are

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Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Teen advice: Things your girlfriend won't tell you: 5 of 16
Think about this, "Things your girlfriend won't tell you", and most of the replies are coming from women. I don't know about you, but I think there is something basically wrong about that. How much experience does any woman have at being a man? Well, I know there are a few out there, but, for the most part, none. I,on the ot... More..
Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu The Spanish flu of 1918: 1 of 3
The year 1918 in America was the age of Woodrow Wilson, George M. Cohan, and Charlie Chaplin. Farmers first used the new invention, the "tractor", Clarence Birdseye sold his first frozen foods, and the first Raggedy Ann doll was manufactured. Elsewhere, a great World War wound down, the Austro-Hungarian Empire ended, and the... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Shutter: 1 of 3
Who does not love a good ghost story? They are especially nice when they begin innocently enough, but end with a slight, macabre twist. "Shutter" does all that and more. It is a remake of movie I never saw, so I cannot comment on the originality, but it will definitely lull you into complacency, set you up, and then finish o... More..
Health & Fitness > Drug Legislation & Safety Americans: Medication: 1 of 3
We can hardly open a magazine or turn on the TV anymore without running into an ad for some new pill designed to cure or relieve just about anything. It seems as though doctors and pharmaceutical companies have all of America "running for the shelter of her mother's little helper". Now, I admit that there have been great adv... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: I Am Legend: 26 of 71
When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I immediately noticed the similarities to the 1971 movie, "The Omega Man" starring Charleton Heston and Anthony Zerbe. Well, I was right. Both movies are based on the 1954 Richard Matheson novel, "I am Legend" about a lone man's survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Now, I never r... More..
Other What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?: 130 of 352
I started playing the violin in 1967. I was never very good at it, I never practiced, but I still kept on playing. I tried to quit after the 7th grade, but the orchestra teacher came looking for me since there were only six people in my junior high orchestra and she needed the bodies. She should have let me go. We would both... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Bucket List: 10 of 25
I have enjoyed Jack Nicholson's work ever since he grabbed that leather football helmet and went for a ride with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper in "Easy Rider". Morgan Freeman is just as brilliant and enhances every film in which he appears. If you can put the two together in one film, you have the potential for something ver... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 88 Minutes: 4 of 10
Apparently, I am one of the few, but I liked this movie. I read some of the other reviews, and all the complaints were valid, but I suppose I just saw the movie as a whole, and saw it differently. Believe me, there are many complaints posted in many scathing reviews of this film. Maybe many people were sharing a bad mood tha... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy Commentary: Gas prices: 14 of 34
The price of oil and the subsequent price of gas sure have a lot of people talking, but very few people are doing anything about it beyond talking. The truth is that all of us, each and every one, set those gas prices just by buying the product. If we really don't like gas prices and we really want prices to go down, all we ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Reflections on Michael Vick's alleged involvement with dog fighting: 31 of 74
Michael Vick: Is Dog Fighting a Southern Tradition? By now, just about everyone has heard of the troubles of quarterback Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons in respect to dog fighting. That's no surprise, but it is a surprise that a number of influential people, including other pro athletes and celebrities, have come to Vick... More..