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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The struggles of a single parent: 6 of 51
Daddy Daycare- Tips for the Single Dad.Day One Stuff. Welcome to single parenthood. If you have gotten yourself past the paralyzing realization that you are now responsible for the development and well being of another human being, let's talk basics. BTW if you are still paralyzed take a few deep breathes and read along anywa... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Top 5 must-have features for your hospital's website: 1 of 7
Today's Competitive Care:Top five must have features for your hospital's website In the past the location of a hospital largely, if not solely influenced the patient traffic, yet now with wide spread access to the internet an individual can choose where to receive the care that they need. It makes the marketing of a hospital ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Jaws of life: 6 of 27
Jaws of Life Jennifer tore open the wooden door to the old firehouse in time to see Jeff as he struggled to run in his full gear. They had only their issued fire gear to protect them from the gas, and nothing to protect them from what ever it was that spooked Jeff enough to send him back to the fire house in a panic. She coul... More..
Jobs & Careers > Professionalism How to avoid office gossip traps: 21 of 86
Work Place Gossip: The Siren Song for Modern Society. "Have you heard" is how most of these exchanges start, maybe even innocently at first, but quickly the allure and the excitement can change the work place from a productive environment to a hostile environment. Gossip, it is as old as speech and powerful enough to bring do... More..
Relationships & Family > The Single Life One-night-stand etiquette: 12 of 41
Night MovesA Guide to the Hit and Run Relationship In my relationships I have experienced all types of involvement, including the one night stand. Often as a young man a stigma had been attached to the one night stand as a selfish indulgence on the part of the man. Yet, my experience has since corrected that myth without bein... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: What I learned from my child: 12 of 35
What I Learned From My Child. I had fought, begged, bribed and finally divorced my wife before we had our first child. She had not been convinced of our ability to provide for a child, and I was driven by my resentment for my own father. Eight years after the subject was first discussed, I was finally given the gift I had des... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Twenty-minute meals: 12 of 31
Somewhere in between work, the kids, the friends, the laundry and everything else you somehow have to find time to eat healthy. It seemed in the past that the homemakers had the whole day to plan, shop and prepare delicious meals for the family, these days most families take turns, or share the responsibilities of homemaking,... More..
Travel > United States Haunted Galveston, Texas: 3 of 7
Galveston, Texas the Spiritual NexusWelcome to Galveston, Texas potentially the most haunted place in America. The small island off the coast of Texas, sits in the Gulf of Mexico, and has been the site of many horrible deaths. The city itself boasts a rich community culture influenced by both the girth of the great state of T... More..
Travel > Caribbean & Atlantic Guide to seasonal weather in Jamaica: 3 of 7
With Jamaican Sunshine, Rainy Days and Mondays Won't Bring You Down.If you know when to go, Jamaica has two rainy seasons a year, and is in the tropical hurricane belt. The geography of the island only moderately varies the weather with few extremes. The slight differences in the weather usually occur in the mountains, and th... More..
Relationships & Family > Male / Female Communication Styles A guy's view: How to talk about the future: 7 of 16
Pillow Talk for TomorrowHow should women communicate their hopes and dreams for the future without sabotaging them? I like to think of myself as an intellectual, but as a man I must admit that I am driven largely by my sex drive. It is this sex drive that tends to produce the barriers between men and women that prevent us fro... More..