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I am a successful financial and budget analyst with an agency of the federal government. I execute an organizational budget in excess of 3.5 million dollars each fiscal year. I am a veteran of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and I served in the military

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Typewriters: 2 of 50
A S D F J K L ; throw, jeez how I dreaded each time she walked up my rowEvery morning at 10am, there she'd be, ready to see what I didn't know!Her life revolved around a beige "Selectric", and mine about next period, my elective!She and those blasted "timed typing" quizzes, was enough to send me ballistic;All the while she's ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Living with a stigma in society: 2 of 31
Life is rarely fair and for society's mentally ill citizens, life is unbearable. The long held stigma for people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disease follows them as they continue to survive a world that no one cares enough to enter or to change. These unfortunate people are afflicted with a disease... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should photo identification be required to vote?: 3 of 39
In the age of overwhelming identity theft and illegal immigration, each time a citizen attempts to vote unfortunately is an opportunity for a criminal to breech the voting process. One of the most overt symbols of our hard fought freedom in this country is our right to vote and it is being used as one method for criminals' wr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Is illegal immigration good for America: 3 of 38
Just imagine for a moment; a place where one can make money for the family, have no obligation to the country or any intention of serving in the military or the giving of ones life for that freedom, whereby numerous free social services are granted at U.S. taxpayer expense, yet there is no intention or contemplation of becomi... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Who I am: 31 of 364
You came to our world fresh and new;Asking for nothing, giving everything to a few.Showing us your world for just a little while;Soon you'd be an independent child.From today forward until the end;It's up to us to see what you intend.With eyes wide open and our hearts agapeIt won't be easy the road you take.We'll stand beside... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I'll be fine: 16 of 153
That one day seemed so innocent, warm, and new,Starting like any other was the spring it's true;That we all get refreshed and more active;As the sun shines through; those clouds of darknessSent to remind us,that someday we'll rue, I'll be fine.It was just too much for me to take,Her words fell upon my ear like diving into the... More..
Business > Staffing Issues Should US employers hire the millions of unemployed people with severe disabilities instead of illegal immigrants?: 2 of 19

Without a doubt all U.S. employers should aggressively hire any unemployed person with a "severe disability". The hiring of an illegal immigrant to do anything in this country is totally unacceptable and it should not be tolerated. Why would upstanding U.S. employers ever opt to hire an illegal, when they can hire an educated... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sunglasses: 9 of 75
Old or new, pricey or cheap;We can't do without, our sunglasses in the heatEspecially in the summer, but in the winter tooSunglasses keep us looking pretty and acting cool.In the light of day or in the shadow of rain;We still look for our "shades" in vain.Big or little, shiny or plain,We love our sunglasses, like we have some... More..
Sciences > Anatomy Arthritis explained: 1 of 8
It started like any other early spring day with birds chirping outside the window as the sun began to shine through the white Battenburg lace curtains signaling the morning. This usually was something to look forward to after a long winter, however when I put my feet down on the floor to stand, the pain and stiffness raced up... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Why teach art?: 2 of 15
Dear Mrs. S., "Could you please ask your son to stop drawing on the sides of his papers?" signed Ms. P. 4th grade.Dear Mrs. S., "Would you kindly try to get Eric to stop drawing on his homework or I must lower his grade for neatness", signed Ms. G. 8th grade.Dear Mrs. S., " We are no longer asking that Eric refrain from doodl... More..