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After spending nearly the last thirty years of my life in the restaurant industry I am finally free to pursue my love of reading and writing. Reading and writing give me the opportunity to expand my horizons by reading what others have to say and by giving

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Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Is a house always a home?: 2 of 204
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME"Is a house always a home?" is almost a hypothetical or theoretical question. My gut says yes but my heart says no. "Since home is where the heart is," I have to say that ultimately the answer is no.A house is a physical structure that provides shelter while a home is an almost spiritual dwelling. During ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Nature: 10 of 633
To Watch the Moon RiseAs the Harvest moon risesBehind a great treeSuch a comforting sightYet most fail to see.Hasten it notLet slowly it riseBefore dawn returnsAnd the nighttime dies.Imagine if you willFolks on the frontierAs they hunted for life,For elk and for deer.Farmers at nightTheir crops they would reapBefore coldness ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Society's values vs. personal values: 1 of 52
Society's values appear to be more dictated by "shock value" versus societal values and we the people have allowed it to become that way. Our level of acceptance encourages the very behavior that we decry as immoral and corrupt.Society's values today lack people values or put another way society today fails to value people.Pe... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Do you see the world from the half empty or half full perspective?: 1 of 30
Here comes a true contradiction, in spite of my pessimistic attitude I truly see the glass as half full, if not more than half full.There are so many things in our world to be happy and excited about. Just to simply have the opportunity to wake up each day and observe what is happening outside of my four walls is something to... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Alzheimer's disease: 3 of 26
Watching DeathAlzheimer's: A Very Long Goodbye Why in this day and age of modern miracles do there remain so many incurable diseases? Over thirty years ago we put men on the moon. Computers have become nothing more than everyday household appliances. We have cell phones that function as hand held computers, televisions in car... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) English is the official language of the USA: 2 of 17
I'm not sure if we can, technically speaking, call English the official language of the USA. The various languages spoken by the the Native Americans that inhabited this great country might have to be considered. Having said all of that though I do feel that English is the official language of the USA today and has been for s... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Parents: Would you send your child off to war?: 6 of 50
Would I send my child off to war? No! Would I stop my child from going off to war? Again the answer is no. I would respect and honor my child's decision for choosing to do so.The young men and women serving our country in the armed forces are doing so by choice. Choosing to enlist is a choice knowing that going to war is a po... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How we learn to live with one another: 2 of 15
It will never happen. We will never learn to live with one another even if we want to, which we won't. Since the inception of mankind the ability to learn to live with one another has never happened so why think that now, in a nationally and globally decaying society, would we ever pretend to think that the possibility exists... More..
Other What would you consider to be the most important things that have been a major inspiration in your life and why?: 21 of 155
My Major InspirationLooking back over a lifetime of living I've come to the conclusion that there have been numerous inspirational moments that have caused me to want to achieve more or attempt to become a better person. Lord knows there are numerous reasons for me to become a better person. I have to go beyond attempting and... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Should we replace our tax law with a flat tax or a national sales tax?: 2 of 14
Whether we like it or not we are taxed from the moment that we come into this world until the moment that we leave this world. That in and of itself seems unfair. What makes it further unfair is the fact that some of us pay more taxes and some of us pay fewer taxes.In a country established and based on freedom and equality th... More..