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My main passion is writing, My day time job is a Realtor and I run a home Rehab business. I still have time to write through it all and I also have a book entitled

" Coping with divorce and finding your perfect mate". The book was mainly written for men

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Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles The youth of today ... a lost generation?: 2 of 65

Today's youth are embarking on a new era of things the previous generation didn't have. Technology is moving so fast that changes the face of activities that our youth partake in. Even with all the new gadgets, games, cell phones and texting, our youth sometimes look to be a generation of the "bored". This is likely because ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Breaking up: 2 of 58

For many of us a breakup comes like a Tsunami, a wave that you don't see until it destroys everything around you, maybe even you too. There are many levels to a breakup, and men and women handle it differently as they work through one, which adds a whole other dimension to the topic itself. Psychologists and counselors seek ...
Relationships & Family > Communication (Other) Opposites in communication: Men and women: 1 of 12

This subject has been debated for years, and more so in the age of communication. One of the more famous Epiphany's I have experienced on the subject is in book form titled "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus", which you may have read. As a man married for 18 years, divorced, dated, suffered through the short bachelor l...
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans The subprime mortgage market mess and what it means to you: 2 of 22

In the beginning, the media placed blame squarely on the lenders. The intellects of the industry finally spoke out and sited the truth that everyone involved was to blame for the sub prime free for all, including consumers. As a Realtor and at one time a loan officer, I have a keen insight on how things played out. It is rea...
Autos > Autos (Other) Why the American auto industry is in trouble: 1 of 11

The American auto industry is in this predicament for arguably several reasons but my first in the number of reasons is the lack of forward thinking. We can blame the downturn in the economy or the recent rise of gas prices but while the heartbeat of America in the form of GM was riding high instead of preempting the future ...
Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology & Training Cat facts: Cats and their sleep habits: 1 of 11

House cats are domesticated, by definition meaning we adapt them to us as humans to our time frames and to do what we want for our own enjoyment. Cats are used to sleeping during the day and prowling at night, that is their inborn instinct. We have adapted them to be awake when we are and sleep when we sleep. However sometim...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Aging: 17 of 171

The retrospect of days gone by are but for the one's that have lived many days Those still with early years shall respect the stories of the elder's early ways In this we seek to learn better lives than those before our time And as we age like the preceding, we shall be inspired by the sublime Aging is wisdom and a lifetime ...
Health & Fitness > Nicotine Dependence Should people be allowed to smoke in public places?: 1 of 10

I always disliked the word "allowed" when it comes to personal privileges. However, in the case of smoking, the reason that laws seemingly tread on personal freedoms is because smoking treads on others' freedoms. The current decade has been spent smoking outside office buildings, however little or no provision has been sough...
Home & Garden > Home Interior Are kitchen islands a necessity or a convenience?: 2 of 19

As a Realtor, and having seen more homes than a roaming colony of termites, I can say that a kitchen island is not a necessity. In fact, I have seen builder's ruin a kitchen with a poorly placed, hip bruising island. Islands have become such a hit with buyers that even a small kitchen can have one wedged anywhere you please ...
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Banning the "N word" slur for African-Americans: A good intention butts against free speech: 4 of 34

It is inherently difficult to "ban" a word that is currently in use and accepted in some classes of our populous. When it comes to laws vs. social trends, there will always be a clash, why is this? The answer is that the very essence of a law is to eliminate any gray areas so that everyone knows what the guideline is and wha...