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I am a self-employed individual who provides freelance project support across multiple professional disciplines. I have owned my own business since 1997, while also working in a variety of challenging positions with American-based businesses and organizations.

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Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Should we eliminate the penny?: 1 of 32
Eliminate the penny? Who would suggest such a thing? Americans should go right on pinching Lincoln, and considering today's economy, they should pinch him just as hard as they can. If the penny were eliminated, a penny saved would no longer be a penny earned. Lucky penny's would cease to work, and penny pinchers would have to... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short Stories: Deceit: 1 of 15
The Pitch: A New Millennium TragedyThe pitcher walked confidently to the computer and tapped the "on" button. The disk drives began to whir and the processor purred to life. He held a cup of coffee in one hand and a fist full of mouse in the other, clicked the big E on the computer screen, and stepped onto the cyber mound. A ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Is 40 really the new 30?: 17 of 115
Is Forty the New Thirty? Is forty the new thirty? I had to think about this one and what I came up with was, what's wrong with forty being the new forty? Who says thirty was so great? Do I really need to shave ten years off my age to feel good about myself, enjoy life, and be perky? I can do perky at forty. I'll bet I c... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Should the US adopt the Flat Tax Amendment?: 2 of 8
A flat tax amendment makes sense on so many levels, from greater economic stability, healthier cash flow for government programs and services, and greater productivity and profitability for businesses and individuals, who would no longer have to expend time and emotional energy each year preparing taxes. But there are two are... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) Pros and cons of electronic bill payment: 1 of 3
Mankind has wrought a great many changes over the preceding centuries. He has graduated from simple earthen dwellings to prefabricated houses made of composite materials; from walking where he wished to go to flying with the birds and even breaking through the upper atmosphere to float in space. Over the centuries, mankind ha... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Femininity: 3 of 8
I drive a pick-up truck, because it's practical to my lifestyle. I prefer to live in a travel trailer and travel. I wear jeans, t-shirts, and a denim jacket. I own my own toolbox, two cordless drills, a jigsaw, and a skill saw, and I'm not afraid to use them. I regularly cross the line between occupations viewed as being fema... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping Which provides for a better camping experience: RVs or tent-camping?: 13 of 29
There is no one right answer to the question. The choice on whether to take an RV or a tent when setting off on a camping trip depends a lot on when you're going, how far you are going, what type of vacation experience you want, and how much can you afford to spend for the trip? Then, there's safety to consider. First, what t... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Self reflection: 80 of 174
We start when we're infants. That first thumbing of the nose at one of nature's most powerful forces, gravity. We do this by rolling over onto our stomachs without benefit of help. We become more intimately aware of carpeting smells, dirt trekked indoors, the scents we'll come to learn belong to the family pets. We catch a wh... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Should America pay restitution to the descendants of slaves?: 104 of 131
How Do You Place a Value on Racial or Social Injustice?The debate over whether or not restitution should be made to African-Americans for the atrocities and indignities their ancestors suffered at the hands of slave owners over a hundred and forty years ago is as ludicrous an idea as is requiring the ancestors of Spanish nobi... More..
Sciences > Social Science (Other) Will written text survive as a communication medium?: 47 of 59
The written word is one of only two methods of communication that has stood the test of centuries, and one which will remain for centuries to come. It is right at home in print media and remains a dominant form of communication in the malleable, ever-changing, incorporeal electronic realm. Far too many people propound the ide... More..