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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Self reflection: 6 of 72
I will never be accused of having good luck, odd luck maybe, but never good luck. This thought ran through my head as I relaxed on my balcony three stories up. This was the 4th of July and I had spent most of the night watching the trailer park behind my complex try and try again to burn itself to the ground. It was a noble e... More..
Autos > Cars Imports vs. North American cars: 1 of 10
The line between a foreign and domestic has become skewed as most traditional American cars and manufactured in Mexico or Canada, and a lot of the Imports excluding the European brands are manufactured here in America. One must look at where the proceeds of the sale are sent in order to determine home "country" of the car. Tw... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: How it all went terribly wrong (humor): 17 of 140
The only time the word "garden" was ever used in my family as an adjective to descried the type of salad for dinner, and when my father had a fried of the family come to our house in late may with his industrial strength tractor, I knew something was up. The tractor made short work of a plot of land adjacent to our house, til... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The key ingredients for grasping a second chance in life: 37 of 282
Second chances are just a way to look back on things and appreciate all you were able to accomplish. The best teacher in life is hardship. If the hardship is beyond your control or in my case, self inflicted. I can now look back on everything and appreciate the little things that much more. Without failure or hardships, can y... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Learning to drive: 3 of 17
I did not have the heart to tell my dad I already knew how to drive. This was a momentous occasion for he and I as the older I got, the less we had in common. I was 15 years old and had been driving for 2. I grew up in West Virginia and for summer jobs, I would help bail hay for extra spending money and it was in these fields... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Relationships: 14 of 76
Long before I found out that my ex-wife's only real talent in this world is picking a good lawyer, I was madly in love with her. To me she was the greatest thing since sliced bread and canned meat.It was a few weeks before our wedding and I was living in an apartment above a barber shop in a quaint little town. It was a pictu... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Family: 33 of 169
Now that I have two daughters under the age of 4, I realize there isn't much difference between my house and the first floor of Howard Hall, my old dorm room. Large amounts of nudity, vomiting, and general chaos dominated both locations. In college, I had a buddy name House. To protect his identity as some of his antics have ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Resurrection: 15 of 74
I am comingI am the White Elephant,that all know aboutbut none want to see.Quiet as the Knight,killer of the apocalypseUpon the minds of the massesI ride the unknown waitingjust waiting to be.Waiting in the infinityto rise like the PhoenixSavior to death and chaosgorged of pain and miserythe end all to which be.No one talks a... More..
Jobs & Careers > Resumes & Cover Letters What makes a resume stand out?: 12 of 26
The best resume is the one which is not noticed for all the wrong reasons. A good resume will be professional, geared towards the job at hand and free of spelling and grammar errors. The should demonstrate the professionalism of the individual applying for the job. You can make a resume stand out for all the wrong reasons. Us... More..
Jobs & Careers > Resumes & Cover Letters Should you put your objective on your resume?: 9 of 19
Adding an objective line on a resume is a red flag for inexperience. Only when specifically asked should you ever include an objective line on a resume. The objective line chews up valuable space on a resume which you will need to use to sell yourself, not to prove you read a book on "How to write a resume." Through the cours... More..