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I was born and raised in America, living in 8 different towns and cities in the Midwest by the time I was 18. I have lived in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Indiana.

I joined the US Navy and began on world travels. I spent four years in Hawaii where

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Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Why we care so much about celebrities: 19 of 131
Basically, people like to hear gossip and they like repeating gossip. But for gossip to be any good, one must know the person being talked about. Celebrities provide that persona that we in some way "know" them. So the media has taken it upon themselves to keep us informed about people we may have a recognition of, in the mis... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Inside a woman's purse: 4 of 26
A woman's life support machine (also known her purse or handbag) contains magic. When I'm out and about with my wife, she is like a genie and her purse the bottle. If we have just had a meal and I state that I need a toothpick; Presto! She dives into the handbag and out comes a toothpick. If I need a pen, she asks which colo... More..
Sports & Recreation > Golf Should the Golf Channel have suspended Kelly Tilghman for her comment about Tiger Woods and lynching?: 1 of 6
Once again, innocent banter becomes an internationally reported, racially motivated hate crime. Personally, I would not have been aware, that what Kelly Tilghman said was a racial slur. If a book were to be published of words and phrases found to be offensive to others, that book would make Webster's dictionary look like a pa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Judging George Bush's performance as president: 17 of 87
No other world leader has had to deal with a 9/11. Pearl Harbor would come close from an American point of view. But both acts were a declaration of war. Pearl was easy in so far as, the enemy was know. There was no doubt who to attack and immediately.Now imagine you are the President sitting in a classroom of school children... More..
Sports & Recreation > Recreational & Youth Battle for the best sport: 3 of 15
Let's look at it in a slightly different perspective. A Basketball hoop is always 10 feet high. The pitcher always stands 90 feet away from the batter. And the longest pass that can be thrown in football is 99 yards. Think of just about any sport, and it nearly always has the same constant factors. Golf is a major exception.T... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Robbery: 2 of 10
The ghetto of Evansville, Indiana is always going to be a scary place, especially in the wee hours of the morning. I was working at a Stop and Go convenience store in this less than salubrious part of town. I would say that around 70% of our customers were packing a gun. I arrive at this conclusion from the simple fact that t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soldiers & Veterans Testimonies: My first military promotion: 2 of 10
I joined the Navy at the tender age of 18. Actually, I was hardly tender. I was more of a hell raiser which is one reason the Navy was more appealing than the other branches of military service. My goal was to become a sailor. Not a Navy man, but a sailor with all the stereotypes that go with it. But that's another story.Basi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Beauty pageants are not obsolete: 2 of 10
Miss USA or Miss World has a nice ring to it. But it doesn't bring in the cash that a supermodel can earn. One no longer has to be clean living to get to the top of the game. At one time being crowned Miss World was the highest accolade a girl could get attributed to her beauty and talent.It is a wonderful idea of young, beau... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I became a sailor: 1 of 5
Wine, women and song. That's why I became a sailor. I did not want to join the Navy. I wanted to be a SAILOR! A stereotypical sailor. As lowly as that ambition may have been, for an eighteen year old from the Midwest, it sounded like a lot of fun. I wasn't run out of town, quite, but I was getting to know a few of the police ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Satire: Gordon Brown: 1 of 5
The only reason Gordon Brown was put on this earth was to make Tony Blair look good. After ten years of Tony Blair's spin, celebrity profile and evasive mouth action, the long suffering people of Great Britain didn't think things could get any worse. Then along comes Gordon Brown.It has been widely reported that Blair and Bro... More..