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I was born in New York City. My grandparents decided to move back to the Seattle area when they retired in order to be near my grandma's family. The whole clan followed and I grew up thinking of myself as a native of the great North West.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: How summer camp changed my life: 3 of 18
When I was sixteen, I was a rebel, The Beastie Boys, License to Ill, blasting through the earphones of my walkman. I had an opportunity at my finger tips, camp counselor, and this surely meant that for a summer, at least, there would be no parental control. Camp Volasuca had a staff lounge with a VCR for watching movies, a s... More..
Computers & Technology > Software (Other) Tips for selecting fonts: 1 of 5
No one thinks about fonts. They are simply chosen because they look good and fit. Fonts are seasoning used for flavor. However, as more documents are geared towards the web, exchanged electronically, and the idea of a paperless office becomes a bigger reality, there is a need to know a bit more about fonts then just how they ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) How to put emotions aside and trust in God: 11 of 53
When God talked to Cain right before he killed his brother, he said, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?" (Gen 4:6 NIV) Cain was angry, miserably so, feeding on his jealousy. At that moment he was unwilling to even listen to what God was saying. All that was on his mind was that he done what he was suppose to do... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues The ultimate religious dilemma: God knowing all vs. free will: 6 of 26
Predestination versus Free Will is an old hat debate. John Calvin wrote, "let them remember that when they inquire into predestination, they penetrate the inmost recesses of Divine wisdom, where the careless and confident intruder will obtain no satisfaction to his curiosity, but will enter a labyrinth from which he will find... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) The science of Star Trek: 4 of 15
Star Trek invaded society and gave it a vision of what to expect from technology. It is not too surprising that cell phones did not originally appear to be all that different then the communicators Captain Kirk and Spock used on an away team. Oh, we can quibble, in many ways cell phones have become a lot more advanced than a ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) The basics of home computer security: 5 of 18
Becoming computer savvy about security does not mean hanging out at M.I.T. All it really takes is assessing a computer's needs and matching those with a good solution. What can be surprising is that making a computer secure might not even cost anything more than time. Knowing the operating system of the computer is the very ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Hell: 27 of 83
Tree tree,imagine it with a salvageable soul,primrose conditions crushed intomonastery proportions,paper,elegantly scripted in search of belief,this is right,this is wrong,table,chair,two-by-four,the framework of houses, the stick that makes the match,being lit,introducing flame to parchment,burning in a hell to warm its hea... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can God and Darwinism coexist?: 40 of 113
This is a curious question. It might be better known as an issue that takes place between the secular and the faith based world, often with a stereotypical line drawn between atheist and believers. When it comes to our own origins science faces the notion that it is eliminating God from the picture. Making this a debate of... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Emptiness: 78 of 199
It how they say teach to believe i know no distinction limelight or extinction inbetween is suffering commandments to follow please direct please correct please feel free to change the subject More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Reflections: What if some of our christian doctrine is misunderstood or even wrong: 6 of 13
Christianity has been a battlefield of hills being taken by the same sort of grudging senselessness that characterized Vietnam. Most believers could never imagine this scenario in their own relationships between denominations, but in the two millennia since the birth of Christ, it is very much this war like attitude that has ... More..