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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Thought of the day: 2 of 23
Beauty is transcendent April 5, 2008There are many things in life that are mundane.Beauty is that which is transcendent. We've all seen it, heard it, felt it, loved it.There are things that always cause tears for me; music, the written, and the spoken word.Fields of Gold when sung by Eva Cassidy astonishes, and devastates. I ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Voter apathy and its effect on democracy in the U.S.: 7 of 49
Good afternoon sir,While I sit in my cool computer room, on the garage level playing with the keyboard, the politicians are making speeches.This one is for change and that one says he doesn't know what change means; unless it means that we should vote for him, and he is for that change.This one says that the other one is full... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Are we losing our Constitutional Republic and moving towards a fascist state: 7 of 47
Change that you can believe in. November 15, 2008We are basically a nation of two political parties. There are also the Libertarians, Socialists, Communists, Ralph Nader Party, Ross Perot Party, and the here comes another party, party. The Republicans have been in power the previous Eight Years, and now the Democrats take ove... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations A look at religious observances for Easter: 3 of 17

Love is beauty; beauty is love March 18, 2008The most profound thing on earth is love.An economic windfall changes your life completely. Stock markets crash and wealth is gone.Love changes hearts, lives, communities and nations. The family is the basic building block of all societies. It is the inherent love of husband for wi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Reflections: Living in the now: 7 of 38
Hallejulah, it's Saturday!It may be wet outside, windy and cold, and yet it's still Saturday. Inside my wife is asleep, and I'm downstairs in the unheated computer room. My coat is on, and the window has vinyl blinds, and the double pane window helps keep the cold out. However, I may have to purchase a space heater for this r... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Economic revolution happens: 6 of 31
The power of ideology, for good and ill. November 10, 2008We the people of the United States just completed the every fourth year general election. There was a passing of the baton from the Republican right to the Democratic left. Some people see it as a victory for the power of oratory over substance.I see it as the passing ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Hometowns: 4 of 16
Thanksgiving, Our National Holiday, is beautiful. November 22, 2008Every year we gather and we hug and kiss those we love, and we eat a sumptuous feast as a group. In every Christian Church in this nation Pastors, and Priests, Deacons, parishioners and laypeople stand together and sing hymns. We think of the dinner, later on ... More..
Relationships & Family > Married Life Building a strong foundation for a lasting marriage: 3 of 10
The three gifts that only God can give. Animals amaze me, with their variance in colors, forms of locomotion, and their zest for life. For what purpose do animals serve? They do not think, emote, or build cities and they do no work, without mankind directing them. They bring life to this planet, and beauty, and the a... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Imagination: 7 of 21
Suburbia with a view of the ocean, in Daly City, Ca, on the Pacifica side. November 6, 2008We live on the coast of California. People drive by, it is a route to get to Highway 35, or bypass that and go down Hickey and you end up on Highway 280. There is a Lucky anchored shopping center about a half mile up the road, and a Saf... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Barack Obama becomes the 44th President-elect of the United States: 6 of 18
Is China on the slippery slope to a fully capitalistic society? Please stand up because you feel that China is about to join the western democracies and become a fully capitalist society. Is it your belief that since China has adopted some of the "trappings" of capitalism that it is about to get rid of centralized governmen... More..