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Other What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?: 13 of 352
She was an exotic beauty. A perfect mixture of Asian and Caucasian blood with silky black hair cut short, flawless cocoa skin and a slender body with long legs to go with soft lips and innocent eyes.Her manner was dignified, which seemed to indicate that she'd been raised in a family that stressed the importance of class and ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My second chance at life: True stories about facing death: 8 of 161
When the windows rattled in our old house on a bright August morning my mother and sister couldn't have known that it wasn't just another low flying bomber from a nearby air force base.The ensuing commotion outside triggered a curiosity that led them to a house three blocks away where on the lawn lay an unrecognizable figure ... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Are aging rock superstars like Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones timeless or too old to perform on stage anymore?: 8 of 150
Is there a music God? I mean, is there a music Wizard behind a curtain somewhere that makes these kinds of decisions as to who can still perform and who can't?"Sorry Paul," he says, "I'm going to have to pull the plug on that upcoming concert of yours.""Why is that?" Paul asks."You're too old," the Wizard says casually."But I... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Reasons to love winter: 5 of 91
It's the crunch. The sound that snow makes when it's fluffy and fresh and sparkly, like crystals hanging in a sun drenched window and you're the first one to walk on it.It's the sharpness of the air, so clean and so crisp that you can see it when you breathe, going in like mint and out like smoke.It's the smell of exotic wood... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reasons not to believe in God: 29 of 188
You believe in God and don't even know it. All of you. If you don't believe me....read on.But first let me tell you that I'm no priest or pastor or rabbi or theologian or philosopher or expert on religion or anything like that. I'm just a guy with a horse who has time to think things through when he's out there in the middle ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Should professional baseball players wear knee-length or full-length pants?: 1 of 6
A poll of today's major league baseball players will reveal that most of their mommies tucked them in at night dressed in "jammies" with feet. That's the origin of their fetish for wearing baggy pants nearly covering their spikes. And oddly enough, the creator of this fashion trend is Mr. Perjury himself, Barry Bonds, the Hom... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 50 of 271
Think about this. You might be killed by a distracted driver.The chances of that happening are increasing dramatically. More freeways, more traffic, more cell phones, more distractions and more accidents.It's gotten to the point where we might want to consider starting another organization: MADCD, Mothers Against Distracted C... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Does casino gambling on reservations help or hurt Native Americans?: 6 of 23
The Four Bears Casino on the Ft. Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota employs thirty-eight percent of the available labor force. Now unless Bill Gates wants to give the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara the little company he owns or Uncle Sam forks over the money it should for their lands, there'... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Engagements & Proposals Best reasons to marry: 28 of 87
Let's be realistic here. Your wedding ceremony is the launching pad for a major collision.It's really too bad because I prefer the whole fairy tale scenario where everything ends happily ever after but that's not close to reality. Even Sleeping Beauty got fat, ugly and bitchy after a couple of kids, which is a fact that Disne... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology The metrosexual man versus the cowboy: What do women want?: 12 of 36
This'll puncture your bubble, ache your belly, uplift your eyebrows and perplex your perceptions; "Mommas don't let your good girls grow up to marry, date, run around with, look at, dream about or talk to (rodeo) cowboys!"Now, this is not to dissuade you from your cowboy preference. However, before we go too far we should mak... More..