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I am a technical writer by trade, but creative at heart. I don't have a particular message but I do wonder alot, whether all the world's problems could be solved if we all felt the sting of our actions even just a second before they were felt by others.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 10 of 428
The first time I met Oliver, he laid one out in my hand. His entire three week old body fit inside my palm, so there wasn't much room for his little " love bomb". It lingered only a moment and then fell down onto my shoe. I feigned being unphased while the breeder watched, and carefully laid the pup back into his bed with hi... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adolescence Benefits of extra-curricular activities for teens: 2 of 22
People who work and live with children are well aware that young girls and boys thrive in a structured environment. Children need rules and discipline just as much as they need love and affection. When children reach their teen years, this craving for discipline does not end. Although teens strive for freedom and reduced rul... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Addicted to karaoke: 6 of 57
Most of us who are addicted to Karaoke do not even really know what the term " Karaoke" means. I imagine it means " Super Fun Happy Song " though something vague may be lost in that translation. Let's face it, many of us grew up wanting to be Rock Stars. We gyrated in front of mirrors, crooned into hairbrushes, longing for o... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Reasons for low self-esteem and their effects: 1 of 6
Low self-esteem can be debilitating to sufferers. Having a lack of confidence in one's own abilities and worth can lead to under-achievement in both personal and professional life. There are a range of issues which may cause low self-esteem. Children thrive and grow in a nurturing, stimulating environment. This environment w... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Experiencing nature: 51 of 229
Retreat When I listen to the sounds of dripping eaves onto the ground I think of rain and sun and snow and chains of ice that groan and grow Summer brings an insect war bogs train soldiers by the score malefic souls rise from their nest to put all basic skills to test Fall is armed with force and wind dandelion seeds are blo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 90 of 363
Smoking has been banned in all public places in Ontario, Canada since 2006. As a non-smoker I looked forward to this law finally being put in place. I work and socialize with smokers, and I have listened to their points of view with interest. " Against my rights", they say. " Live and let live" they say. That's the applied c... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's Ringing in the New Year with realistic goals: 10 of 25
Should old acquaintance be forgot, hopefully your resolutions will not. Ringing in the New Year is a tradition that is steeped with promises to be better, do better and generally feel better about ourselves. To achieve this, most people make heaps of goals that may seem realistic while the Big Apple is dropping, but are real... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Meats How to cook a moist and tender whole turkey: 15 of 33
A juicy turkey can make or break your holiday meal. Although your guests will fawn over well seasoned vegetables, salads and sugary desserts, it is the golden brown bird in the middle of the table that steals the show. Carving this turkey and finding dry, stringy meat leaves host and guest with a sting of disappointment that... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues McDonald's Big Mac turned 40 in 2007: Time to retire this icon of unhealthy fast food?: 43 of 74
This is the Logan's Run of fast food debates. Should McDonald's Big Mac expire because it is no longer as prime as it's all beef patties? I cannot believe that I was only three years old when Ronald applied his lipstick, straightened his wig and assembled the first Big Mac. How those fresh curls must have shone as he placed ... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Daily ways to give thanks: 7 of 12
In our daily lives, most of us have a range of things for which we should be grateful. There are significant and superficial blessings present during the course of our daily existence. We have the ability to acknowledge these gifts through gratitude, or to take them for granted. When we take the good things in our lives for ... More..