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About me - Angelina Brown

I have reached the mid-point of my life and find that I have little to show for it other than two great dogs and a collection of fountain pens. So, I've set about to change that.

I'm originally from Dan Quayle's home town (if you have to ask, you're under twenty-five

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My Dachshund: 1 of 10
His name was Rusty. He was fourteen years old, fat as a stoat, and suffering from epilepsy thanks to an encounter with a lawnmower blade years before. He belonged to a friend of the family, an older man named Newell but called Tubby. He'd gotten Rusty as a pup with the intention of putting the beautiful little dog into the sh... More..
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes Relationship reflections: Breaking up: 8 of 59
A month ago I ended a difficult, five-year relationship with a married man. I loved him through all the torment of "I want out of my marriage/I want to make my marriage work." I loved him through "I love my step-kids/I can't stand my step-kids," all the while dreaming of the day when we would be together and all the ugliness ... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health Finding the right diet for an overweight dog: 5 of 32
I see it every day as I walk my dogs around town: dogs, big and small, too fat to do more than waddle out to the sidewalk. I want to knock on their owners' doors and offer them tips on how to trim the fat from their dogs' diets. What would I tell them?1. FORGET DIET FOOD. Lower calorie foods don't make dogs lose weight. They ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Believing in ghosts: 19 of 114
Our house when we were growing up was filled with noises and unexplained things. When I was younger, my parents shrugged it off. It was an old farmhouse and there were three girls sharing two bedrooms and a single bathroom. There were going to be noises in the night and if I couldn't find my favorite pair of earrings, then I ... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds Commentary: Breed specific legislation (BSL): 8 of 46
What is a dangerous breed? They are all dogs, regardless of the shape or size. A dog is a dog is a dog. Terriers will kill anything that they deem killable, and if that includes the neighbor's cat, or the family's own, then that cat had better sleep with one eye open because its days on the planet are numbered. Does that make... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction The effects on a child of denial and deceit: 1 of 5
Maintaining integrity with children is a vital step in raising strong, honest children. Children learn by watching how the adults in their lives behave. If these adults don't tell the truth, whether it a hard or an easy truth, their children absorb this into their bones. They have a hard time in their own lives distinguishing... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Are small dogs safer pets around children?: 30 of 103
Memphis Belle is a Shih tzu. She weighs fourteen pounds and stands nine inches high at the shoulder. The longest she has ever tolerated the attentions of a child under the age of ten is fifteen minutes. She does give fair warning, getting up and moving away, growling, and snapping, when she has had enough. But she will bite i... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to choose the best name for your pet: 7 of 22
Marmaduke. George. Rusty. Tuxedo. In my family there were never any Maggies or Fluffies. Ordinary, pedestrian, or popular names for pets were never considered. Pets had to have names as unique as they were. A Great Dane needed a great name: Erik. An over-fed spaniel-mix needed a name that suited her: Susie. Marmaduke was a ca... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My Doberman Pinscher: 2 of 6
Her name was Peppy and she was a black and tan Doberman who lived down the road from us when I was a little girl. She used to come out from behind the house, where her dog house was, and come down to the creek to play with my cousin and me, more than happy to spend time with us since her own people were too busy for her.Thirt... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Archives US elections 2008: Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton: 18 of 44
Every time I turn on the TV or the radio, I hear and ad attacking Barak Obama for having the courage to stand up and say that suspending the gas tax is a bad idea. Both McCain and Clinton want to suspend the Federal gas tax, about eighteen cents per gallon, to give Americans a break at the pump this summer. But, what they don... More..