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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Childhood memories

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When you're a child, the older people in your life seem worldy and wise. They have it totally pulled together and know exactly what they are doing. Don't they? They are adults, after all. Your parents, your teachers, your older brother, they all have the right to act as irrationally as they please - they are adults. You hate ... More..

Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving Recycle: Go green and save money

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Until recently, it seemed that "going green" was something done only by devoted environmentalists. But the fact is, going green should be a priority for everyone. It's simply a conscientious choice to conserve energy and resources, and our dollars. It doesn't have to mean buying generators, electric cars and solar panels, at ... More..

Travel > Rental Cars & Driving Preparing for a road trip: Checklist

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The Family Road Trip:You Can Do it, Have Fun, and Not Break the Bank When my husband and I decided to take our one and four year-old across the country to the California coast by car, we looked at it as possibly our last chance for the classic Griswold family vacation, with gas prices predicted to increase yet another 50 cent... More..

Travel > Accommodation Tips & Advice Budget-friendly hotels in Jamaica

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In traveling, my husband and I continue to find that, if we put a little effort into it, we can find fabulous, individually-owned luxury lodging for less than many of the large chains like Beaches or Couples Resorts. There are sites, like vrbo.com (Vacation rentals by Owner) that can lead you to many small and upscale lodging... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Family memories

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Tommy's HaloTommy was born a bit special. He just doesn't do mediocre. Whether it's going to school, working, drinking, whatever he may do, there's no happy medium. It's all or nothing. When he was twelve, and Mom was pregnant with me, he wrecked his motorcycle into a car. It was a close call, but he got out with only a broke... More..

Travel > United States Travel destinations: Venice Beach, California

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You Can Travel With Your Kids (and Have Your Own Fun, Too):How We Found the Unexpected in Venice Beach, CaliforniaThis week, my husband, one year-old son and four year-old daughter returned from a ten-day journey by car (yes, I'm serious) from our home in the corner of Northwest Arkansas to the coast of California. And we sur... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: To pee or not to pee

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Pissin' in the Wind I have a freakishly small bladder. During a three-hour road trip, I must request that the car be pulled over at least twice. I am not particular about the location - it can be the side of the interstate (you just open both the front and back car doors and squat in between them), a Deliverance-style dirt ro... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Siblings

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(Another) Hole In His HeadFourteen years after Tommy broke his neck, his head underwent yet another near-fatal incident.The day I was, well, extinguished from my low-paying joke of a position at a estrogen-infused corrupt non-profit that I will leave un-named, I received a call from my sister. "Tommy has spinal meningitis. He... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Stay-at-home moms

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I sat in my daily uniform - an eggplant velor sweat-suit over baby faux-rock- concert tee (today it was the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour) - humming to the tune that echoed from the little green room at the end of the hall, "and that's what an island is!" I was certain the damned purple dinosaur ripped off this particular melo... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death

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Hank Has Left the BuildingI don't know what happens when people die, can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try, it's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear but I can't sing, I can't help listening. - Jackson Browne At the fragile age of 14 , Beth and I had our first real experience with death. We had been at the mall, w... More..

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