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About me - S. Linda Jensen

S.L. Jensen is my pen name, I live in a small rural community in the Dallas- Fort Worth area of Texas. Mineral Wells is a town 48 miles west of Fort Worth.

I wrote a book entitled "The Bridge Collapse Murder" in 2008 that was published by Publish America.

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Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology Do cats understand us?: 21 of 62

My husband and I were in the kitchen one day recently. As he was busy getting his breakfast bread ready and I was getting a cup of coffee with my back to our breakfast bar it seems there was a visitor. My husband shouted excitedly, "Look, look quickly." I turned around to see my husband was at the bar now looking quite surpri... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A science fiction mystery: 14 of 40
Alien Couriers Crash in Oklahoma!Space is a vast frontier to us but space travel between other planets has been going on for millions of years. For our extra-terrestrial counterparts the frontier is just a super highway.Couriers of important documents and data being transported by Captain Kraugh and his second in command Lieu... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues Are parents or schools to blame for low high school graduation rates?: 6 of 17
I have two teenage grandsons both struggling in school. Both above average in ability and talent. What I see that makes me feel schools could help is that we have a system that is broken.Our teachers and students are both distracted by lack of discipline in the class rooms. Parents don't spend enough time with their children ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: WALL-E: 17 of 48
Even adults will enjoy the movie Wall-E. The plot takes us to the future where earth's inhabitants have left and live in space. Earth is a planet full of trash and devoid of human or plant life. Only robots can live on earth. Wall-E is here to work day after day sorting and moving trash and garbage left over form the time hu... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending The cost of convenience: A comparison between prices at convenience stores and other stores: 25 of 69
In my small rural community one of the first causes of sticker shock was while I visited the convenience store in the tiny county seat! A gallon of milk was a full two dollars higher than the same brand only 18 miles away. Is it convenient to rob people just because you are the only store in town that stocks milk? Every thing... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Grocery shopping tips that can help you lose weight: 4 of 11
Many of us don't enjoy shopping for groceries. We are not fond of dieting and well, the truth is, most of us love food. We are bombarded with flashy packaging, carefully worded lables and special prices that entice us to make purchases from impulse. This nasty habit not only sets us up for a lot of additional expense at the c... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) Should fathers be able to opt out of parenthood?: 10 of 27
The title of father should not necessarily go to the person who impregnated the mother. A father is someone that is there for the child, who nurtures the child and supports the child. Many men that get women pregnant are not fit to be a father. I say let those deadbeats have the right to forfeit the rights to fatherhood. For ... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Best things about spring: 15 of 40
I am a tree watcher. I look out my window every day to watch the trees in my yard and across the street from my home as they change with the seasons. I enjoy each phase very much.The tiny buds are now showing and soon the first delicate green leaves will be peeking out from every little bud on every branch. This announcement ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Should Jerusalem be split between the Israelis and Palestinians?: 5 of 13
Perhaps my theory is not understood by those who live in the mindless hatred of the middle east, of Israel and Palestine, but offered here anyway. If all populations had to kill and maim for revenge of past transgressions where would our world be today?What country has not had a time of injustice related to some ethnic group?... More..
Jobs & Careers > Employers Do people work more if they are paid more?: 22 of 57
Minimum wage earners are more likely to work hard to earn more money as are people earning under $15.00 an hour. Once you get above the annual income of $30,000 a year we have noticed a number of people have begun to delegate their work to lower paid co-workers; many just slide by at work not getting their actual assigned dut... More..