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I've opened my own business! Finally! The link shows on this page under MY Links. It's so exciting to be doing something I've always wanted to do instead of working at a job I have to do. Wish me luck one and all.

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Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) To be a beautiful old woman: Tips for aging gracefully: 2 of 18
I am sixty years old and I am free and I am beautiful! Free, after all these years, to be the person I always wanted.For the first time in my life, I don't wear makeup. Each morning I look in the mirror and count those wonderful wrinkles. The ones around the eyes came from laughter and tears, but mostly laughter. I cherish th... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals The differences between effective and ineffective leadership skills: 2 of 18
He managed his office with straight talk, smiles, admiring jobs well done and offering assistance when a task proved too much. He didn't talk down to anyone, giving due respect to all from the President of the company to the gophers. He drew his strength from his people and they drew theirs from him. Whether an employee led a... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A dog's perspective on life: 4 of 35
I came into my new dwelling rather late in life. I spent my first years in a big woods, where food was whatever I could catch and home came in the form of a space under an overhanging rock. Life ran sweet until the pack of wild dogs came, looking for new territory and refusing my request to join them. The leader challenged me... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sad endings: 7 of 59
MURDER MOST FOUL Oh, yes, I knew Donnie Jones.He was a sweet childthough maybe a little bit wild.I watched him growfrom baby to eight-years old.His tongue was so very bold.I saw the man move upthe sidewalk to the door.Donnie doesn't live there anymore.No, his mother wasn't home;went to the store, I think.Donnie was gone, quic... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Shame: 5 of 42
The InformantI'm a paid military informant. Don't prejudge me until you've heard the whole story. You've read the other side, but you haven't heard mine. All I ask is your patience while I attempt to put things in perspective.The Captain and his men picked me up around noon yesterday. I had just left the subversive organizati... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 38 of 313
No Right to AbortionNo, I don't think a woman should have the right to choose abortion. She should, however, have the right and common sense to say no to frivolous sex.But what if the pregnancy is the result of rape? To have a life begun with an act of violence is terrible and my sympathies go out to the women. But why make i... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Romance: 23 of 188
In a moment everything changed. I gazed into Jerry's face, seeing a mirror of my own feelings and something more.This morning as always we woke and after a sleepy, sexy kiss managed to untangle our arms and legs. I grabbed my robe from the end of the bed and raced to the bathroom, reaching it mere seconds ahead of my husband.... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Ten reasons why the US government's bailout plans are a mistake and how each will prove our undoing in the short or long term: 3 of 24
Ten Reasons Why The US Government's Bailout Plans are a MistakeWhen a politician swears funds for any project MUST BE DONE IMMEDIATELY, it is usually because they realize if people have time to think about it, they will come to the conclusion they are being hustled by the same people who are supposed to have their best intere... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Special Needs Tips for dealing with a Down syndrome child: 1 of 8
The nervous young man looked at me with pleading eyes as I questioned him for the position of babysitter for my daughter. Though his normal skin tone was dark, there was an odd palor underneath."Please, Mrs. DiGiovannee, I am good caretaker. I will be very kind with your child."I had my doubts for more than one reason. The fi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The good ol' days: Relishing unforgettable memories: 3 of 23
There are a lot of memories I relish from those long ago childish days, but there are a number of them I could have done without, too. Doing the supper dishes was a natural part of growing up, as were raking yards, washing windows and walls and beating the living mischief out of braided scatter rugs. Looking back on these thi... More..