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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Brothers and sisters: 1 of 53
I miss my sister. Ruth Anne lives only 70 miles away. But I miss her.We go way back. In high school when the "cool" girls would avoid kid sisters like the plague, I always made sure my sister came along. Of course. We're sisters. But despite that we forged a strong friendship growing up. Two years my junior, she and I each ha... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables How to cook rhubarb: 2 of 9
Rhubarb. Tart and fresh. It brings with it the promise of spring. The taste of raw rhubarb captures the smell of new-mown lawns and fragrant garden flowers. Most recipes containing this amazing vegetable fall into the dessert category. But with a little exploration and adventurous culinary spirit, one can find recipes for rhu... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Ways to turn failure to success: 3 of 13
Own your failures. Own your successes. But don't let them define you.Take the first step toward turning failure into success by realizing that you are not your failures. A failure is a failure, but it is not something that defines you. It defines your experience but is not the core of who you are.Now that you've made that lea... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Do nice guys really finish last?: 27 of 81
Whether nice guys finish first, last or somewhere in the middle becomes irrelevant unless we first define "nice guy."Is a nice guy the milquetoast who laments to a woman on their first date - and if he's terribly lucky, on subsequent dates? Is he the uber-polite Eddy Haskell-type with manipulation or worse cursing just below ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love unrequited: 168 of 399
Quantum Wish - Requite This LoveNo matter is completely solid,Even to the core of the matter.No boundaries.Everything is shared.My skin shares its edges with the air surrounding me.You breathe those oxygen molecules.Your lungs expand.My heart expands.The nucleus, the core, the matter in my heart pauses,hoping the boundariesin... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to be a responsible pet owner: 26 of 56
I'm a big fan of second chances. I came by some of the best things due to second chances... some of my best friends, my passion for biking, heck, my whole life is based on one giant second chance, but that's another story - this story is about the second chance that was my Maggie-pie.Maggie, my late golden retriever mix, a.k.... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Methods of motivation: 8 of 15
Sometimes I find inspiration and motivation from within; sometimes I find it in the words or actions of others.Strange but true, one font of inspiration to me is YouTube. I turn there sometimes to see Jim Valvano's ESPY humanitarian award acceptance speech. When that impassioned directive fails to inspire me, I will know that... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Redemption: 46 of 78
After the waning, half-blue moonBehind my eye the smokestack appears,with yellow sky,a praise-songand a tear.Or did my eye lie? Is it a steeple?Dressed for temple erectionsaltar boys ring bells duringthe Eucharistic prayer.Remember man that thouart man.Remember woman not that youare woman, butthat you are not a priest.Compose... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Obama's radical "baggage": Rev. Wright and the 1960s radicals: 9 of 13
To place the supposed burden of Reverend Wright's sermons onto Barack Obama's back goes against the idea that the senator is a thinking man. Barack Obama so far has given ample reason for the American public to believe that he thinks for himself. Of course Obama has advisers, mentors, and friends with valued opinions to guide... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Tips for storing Christmas decorations: 20 of 26
Ack! It's almost Valentine's Day (or worse, Saint Patrick's Day) and Santa is staring judgmentally at you from the shelf where you so lovingly placed him back in November while some imaginary friend roasted chestnuts."This weekend," you think to yourself. "This weekend I'll take care of Santa and his crew." If only there were... More..