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About me

I am the publisher of The Thunder Child Science fiction and fact webzine. I also publish Ghost Guns Virginia, a webzine featuring the history of Virginia (in particular, military history). I'm interested in practically every subject under the sun, however. Please visit my sites via the URLs under the myfavorites button, but in particular my webzine, http://thethunderchild.com

Briefly me

My passion is ...

making people think

I know too much about ...

nothing. I know a little bit about everything.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

science fiction movies of the 50s, including Rocketship X-M and Destination Moon

My inspiration ...

The Turtle Moves

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Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts for Kids & Teens Gift ideas for 13, 14, 15 year old girls: 7 of 7

What Christmas gifts should you purchase for a girl who is 13, 14 or 15? First of all, consider. Should you by her anything at all? I'm writing this in December 2010 and there's 10% unemployment, and those people that aren't unemployed have no way of knowing if they'll still be employed next year. Don't put yourself into debt by purchasing extravagant Christmas presents. If it has been your policy in the past to do so, now is the tiime to educate your girl in the realities of life. It's fine to protect them from the real world up until the age of 12, maybe even 13, but after that it'...
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