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I am a freelance writer who lives in rural Missouri. My husband and I recently published Mind of a Mad Man, a collection of short stories, which is available on Amazon.com. Our ealier book is called Bones of the Woods and is also a collection of short stories.

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Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Cowboy humor: True stories about cattle: 6 of 32
Licorice the Bucket Calf Our calves like to enter this world on holidays and Licorice was no exception. He was born on New Years Eve, a strong bull calf who looked just enough like a buffalo to make us suspect his real father was the bison who'd escaped a neighbor's farm the spring before. A few days after Licorice was born,... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fairies: 10 of 35
The Last Fairy The fairy who lives in the lavender field has no other fairies around. They all moved away when the big folk moved in And tore ugly holes in the ground. The marigold fairy had basked in the sun til tall walls cast her blossoms in shade. And Danette tended daffodils better than none Now huge wheels roll over he... More..
Computers & Technology > Software (Other) About software vulnerabilities: 2 of 5
A software vulnerability is a programming error that allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access. The way an attacker uses a software vulnerability is known as an exploit. Some vulnerabilities are easy to exploit. Others require knowledge about how computers process instructions. Sometimes an attacker will create a script... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development Best reasons for using VB.Net in programming: 3 of 7
Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) offers developers an object-oriented programming language and a robust development environment, Visual Studio .NET. In this article, we'll focus on two key comparisons: the advantages of using a .NET compliant development platform and the reason to choose VB.NET over other .NET languages. The .NET ... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development The best reasons to use VB.Net in programming: 1 of 1
Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) allows Visual Basic developers to work in the robust development environment, Visual Studio .NET. Visual Studio .NET is an integrated development environment (IDE) with a wysiwyg (What you see is what you get) development platform, a code editor with advanced features, such as Intellisense, that ma... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Godmother: 1 of 1
Children are often given a godmother at birth. The godmother is supposed to help teach and nurture the child. Godmothers can be gentle, stern, or a combination of both. Appropriately named, the Godmother cocktail is a sweet drink that'll kick your ass and give you a headache if you overindulge. Ingredients: 1 oz vodka 1/2 oz... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Churchill Martinis: 1 of 1
There's nothing like a good dry martini after a long day. Apparently one of the great leaders of the World War II era, Sir Winston Churchill, felt the same way. Winston Churchill said, "All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." He believed martinis sh... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Autumn: 128 of 195
Just one limb wears orange. Trees try colors cautiously when October's warm. More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development The basic concepts of VB.Net: 2 of 3
Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) is an object-oriented, event-driven programming language. If you already program in Java or C#, you know what this means and you can skip this article. If you don't, keep reading. An object-oriented programming language is one that is based on reusable objects. Object-oriented programming allows yo... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development The pros and cons of VB database programming: 2 of 3
Visual Basic 2005 is an excellent platform for writing a client or Web application that accesses a database. It includes controls that support data binding, as well as a full-featured data access object library. It also allows you to create stored procedures for use with SQL Server 2005. The simplest way to create a data acc... More..