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I write therefore I am. I also am one of those hated middlemen in the wine business who makes sure your wines are well taken care of and arrive to your favorite haunt relatively unscathed, for a commision of course. But I am a writer, I just sling fermented

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: New Age: 1 of 16
How Did You Know Miss Cleo?Why yes I was born into a dysfunctional familyAnd you knew of my teenage romance gone wrongThat you conjured the pain of my grandfather's funeralTells me your powers of cognition are strong Please hold while we verify your credit card informationEurope? Of course I've always wanted to travelYou see... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism?: 9 of 115
Here is where the non-combatant speaks up. Even in the war against opposing and presumed "guilty" forces, there will always be what politicians and novelists alike have penned "collateral damage."Anytime you have imperfect people, armed with weapons designed with frightening efficiency to kill people, and then place them far ... More..
Health & Fitness > First Aid First aid for black widow bites: 1 of 12
Please note: for small children, the elderly, and those with suppressed immune systems, you need to drop what you are doing and get that person to an emergency room immediately. Call 911 to let them know what happened as they can begin to prep for the upcoming symptoms before you or the ambulance arrive.For the rest of us, th... More..
Food & Drink > Seafood How the lobster went from poor man's food to rich man's delicacy: 1 of 9
The lobster was previously viewed as what some cultures still call it: "the cockroach of the sea."But all it took was a bit of marketing to turn an otherwise lowly sea bug into the delicacy we rarely eat today. The regions where the lobster are most common are areas of extreme Northern America and Canada, with some tropical s... More..
Business > General Management Improve relationships both on and off the job: 1 of 8
Like everything, its down to balance and the simpler tenets of life.Always be honest, even if it is your boss who is asking you to lie this will always pay in the long run. That lying boss will ultimately go to far one day and be expelled and what kind of person will they be looking for to replace him?Courtesy and respect for... More..
Autos > Antique Cars Automotive history: Chevrolet Chevelle: 1 of 8
If you're going to remember a Chevelle, you might as well remember the SS. The Ss was a model distinction that ran from 1964 to its slow and sad death as a detuned paperweight in 1973. but along the way there were some serious high points.The whole concept was born out of a need for Chevrolet to answer the mid-sized muscle ca... More..
Sciences > Botany Medicinal drugs from common plants: 5 of 29
There are untold hundred of medicinal uses from everyday plants and their fruits. Some are commonly known, others are not so well known. Please note: the use of any natural source for medicinal purposes should still be discussed with your doctor! A simple search on the Internet will yield some of the following:Aloe Vera - Hea... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Separation: 44 of 229
Its not her dyingIts not that they triedIts the trying that you hateIts not that they liedIts the lying that you hateIts not that she diedIt's the dying that you hateThe dying that you hateHer dying that you hateHer illnesses subversiveIts the stealth that you hateIt's the quickness that you hateYet the quickness is a blessin... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs Deciding between sea salt or iodized salt for your cooking: 3 of 15
Specialty salts have become all the rage these days where you can find black salt from India that has its own unique taste and pink sea salt from the coast of Hawaii that carries the flavors of that region's coastal clays. There are numerous types of sea salt that vary in size, consistency (some are sticky and some are bone d... More..
Autos > Antique Cars Automotive history: Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado: 1 of 5
The El Dorado was a car meant to inspire images of wealth and status. In fact borrowing the name from the legendary and never found city of "El Dorado" that Quesada tried in vain to claim for his mother country did just that.1953 was the first year of the convertible Eldorado which soon came to symbolize the pinnacle of Ameri... More..