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About me - J.T. Nowen

Call me "J.T." My dad always did. I'm not totally sure why.

I'm a student, a researcher, an ex-babysitter and a twenty something.

I enjoy writing even when writing doesn't enjoy me. I had the time of my life participating in my first Nanowrimo last November.

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Valentine's Day story: 1 of 53
DecemberSo how did it start? Simple. I was told to get out.He was sick and his family blamed me. Never mind that we're both in our sixties and that we've been together since the war. Never mind that he was my whole life for forty years.And . . . Then he told me to leave. So, I walked out of my own home. Yes, forty years of my... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) Simple ways to save money: 7 of 81
Here are 10 pain free ways to add a little "umph" to your lifetime net worth:#1 Automate! You can save a lot more than you think when you're not thinking about it. Stowing away a few dollars every pay check can add up to ton over time, especially if this money goes into an interest bearing account, an investment account or an... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 40 of 428
I believe that women do have the inherent right to choose to have an abortion. Like many things, I have come to this conclusion by closely examining the semantics surrounding the arguments for and against legal abortion, and by weighing the consequences and benefits of upholding or denying this right.In a nutshell, here are t... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Ways to increase metabolism with exercise: 1 of 5
Metabolism, popularly defined, is the amount of calories you burn on an average day. It differs from person to person. According to one metabolic calculator, an inactive thirty year old female standing 5'5" tall and weighing 140lbs burns an average of 1660 calories a day while her active counterpart burns an average of 2904 c... More..
Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette How tipping works: 18 of 87

How Tipping Works-This article may seem a little silly, if you've ever worked in a profession that relies on tips or if you've been raised on American restaurants. But you have to realize that in some countries employers are required to pay wait staff living wages and customers know that these wages are included in the prices... More..
Style & Beauty > Fashion Trends & Styles Rio Grande Valley: 2008 Spring and summer fashion trends: 4 of 19
When spring hits El Valle the delta will bloom and so will the fashions. While natural fabrics may be the new rage all across the country in 2008, in RGV, they will be anything but dull. So prepare to embrace the luxury of bold silk scarves. Slip on soft and light dresses in boldly patterned organic cotton lawn. Add a blazing... More..
Food & Drink > Baking Tips for making homemade bread: 5 of 21
Making great artisan bread is easy. You only need four basic ingredients, a pizza stone, a pan full of water and time. This method is adapted from a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, which was featured in Mother Earth News. Here's the procedure:GATHER YOUR INGREDIENTSYou will need:Water2 Cups AP Flour, Unsifted... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Watermelon seeds: 1 of 4
He says you can't swallow themor something bad will happen.-not grow-(that would be silly)but their slick black skins willworm their way though your streetsand alleyslooking to cause troublein your dark and dirty placesthe young and lost of great fruiting vines,never to growto their full potential,never planted in thefertile ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Why traditional weddings can be quite scary for the bride and groom to be: 4 of 15
I'll tell you why a traditional wedding scares me. When he took out that little box, my first thought was-Not yet, not yet, not yet . . .He was so adorable, so sweet and so funny. We had our own way of communicating, our own way of staying up half the night laughing over our problems and our own way of sickening bystanders wi... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Lifestyles & Trends Should society be more respectful of celebrites?: 3 of 11
Celebrities. I suppose we all want a piece of them.I would like to get my hands on one just to take them apart and find out how they work. Wouldn't you? They're such interesting collections of personal contradictions. I'd like to find out how they keep the smiles glued to their faces and not grow a single laugh line, how they... More..