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An early reader at two years-old, I began making up words to children's songs and rhymes. A poem was the first thing I wrote after I learned to write, albeit in a classic block letter offering.

My difficulty childhood has given me a lot of material. I was born

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Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Website reviews: Lulu.com: 1 of 4
It's a Lulu!As a freelance writer I am always looking for placing that pay for writing. As I was searching through some sites I saw a link to lulu.com. It is a self-publishing site, and I generally consider those anathma to a professional. But, ever the diligent surfer, I went to the site.I felt like the doors of heaven had w... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Domestic violence is alive and well: 5 of 18
Domestic violence is continues unabated in America. No matter the educational efforts, the increase in places to go for help, women are still being abused and brutalized. Those people in their lives who are watching this are afraid and angry. Every time someone tries to help, the victim returns to her abuser.As much as I unde... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Why video games are beneficial for seniors: 7 of 15
Granny the GamerWhy Video Games Are Good for SeniorsI just turned sixty-two yesterday and I am coming out of the closet.I play video games on my computer. There, now I said it.What's more, I believe these games are great for a lot of reasons. I don't play the ugly brutal games, but stick with games such as Bookworm Deluxe. Th... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) How to dress expensive for cheap: 2 of 4
How to Dress Like A Queen. . . on a pauper's budgetWe are a nation of waste, conspicuous-consumerism. The state of the world is due in part to the change from the thrift of our elders to the waste of the Gold Card generation. The more it costs, the more it impresses, seems to be the guideline.But there are many of us on restr... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Health: Do our minds control our bodies: 2 of 4
Are we ruled by our body or our minds? Scientists and doctors have studied for years about the correlation between our physical bodies ruling us, and health. Fewer studies have been done about the power of our minds to cause our ailments. However, we are moving into a more enlightened age and now there is a great deal of rese... More..
Computers & Technology > Email Threats Beware the Irish Lottery scam: 2 of 4
If you receive a letter and a check in the mail, telling you have won some bit of an Irish Lottery, BEWARE!I am Sherry Asbury and I live in Portland Oregon. In today's mail there was a very authentic-looking check for $2,800 and some odd dollars, along with a letter telling me a computer had pulled my winning numbers.It seeme... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips Miracle, wonder diets: 1 of 2
How many pounds do you want to lose? Are you tired of extra weight slowing you down and making you tired all the time? Do those disgusted glances get to you?Then here is the best news you will hear in very long time. There is a regimen that will guarantee you will lose weight and keep it off. What would you pay for this infor... More..
Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Is your cold a sign of something else: 1 of 2
It's late at night and your are fast asleep when a cough erupts from your throat, bringing you awake. Although you really have no symptoms of a cold, this cough worsens and may become a hacking that continues until you blow your nose or sip water. A cough such as this usually means your sinuses are dripping into the back of y... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane: 1 of 2
Shutter Island, Dennis LehaneThe writer of Mystic River has another book, and this one is the wildest ride yet. You aren't sure at the end just what happened. It is marvelously deceptive and convoluted, keeps the most ardent reader guessing. Any book you can't figure out the end for has got to be the best.We first meet Teddy ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Odwalla superfood: 1 of 2
Are you the busy person who just has no time to stop and fix a meal? Are you a health-oriented person who cares about what goes into their body? Or are you perhaps an older person, or a person with health problems, who has little to no appetite?There is a product you should try. Odwalla Superfood is a micronutrient fruit juic... More..