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Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) How to overcome the post-holiday blues: 2 of 20
I DIDN'T KNOW(1) I'D NEVER SEE MOM AGAINSee (2) and (3) in other Relationships & Family Area. Originally, my "LAST MOTHER'S DAY GOODBYE" was too long - rejected - so I have split it up into three parts, each under 20,000 characters - I HOPE. This is (1) of (3)It was after the fact that that I had to overcome the post-Mother's... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy Alternative fuel sources: 4 of 38
CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ELECTRIC BY 2000!Thirty years ago, we knew we had to find an alternate fuel source for the automobile, and today we still know, but we've dragged our feet, and we're even building bigger monstrosities (SUVs) that still use gasoline. Hybrids are beginning to take notice, but are they the solution, since t... More..
Autos > Autos (Other) Autos of the future: Automated cars: 1 of 8
When we look back to 1900, what were automobiles of that day like? Well, quite different than what have today at the dawn of the 21st Century. They still have wheels, however. What will automobiles be like by the end of the 21st Century, one hundred years from now, or even by the year 2050? They will undoubtedly be very diffe... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) On participating in the flow of time: 1 of 7
WHAT IS A GENERATION?I guess it can fit it here, since we all participate in living in one, are of one. Below, I ask just what is a generation - where do we fit in one, or more than one - defined by family births, events we experience in common - determining a generation?WHAT IS A GENERATION?I wrote this in 1999.We always hea... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Should live trees be cut down for Christmas trees?: 7 of 40
DEATH OF A CHRISTMAS TREEWritten Christmas Season 2005Early January 2006 - millions of once living, beautiful Christmas trees a few months ago, will lie in garbage heaps along roadways, streets, avenues, lanes, alleyways, whatever - tossed there by people who'd just had them adorned with lights and ornaments in their living r... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Predicting major changes in culture and lifestyle: 2 of 11
60-YEAR OLD PARTY OVER, AMERICA!Since WWII, Americans, for the most part, have led unreal lives.I understand America's debt is nearing 10,000,000,000, the dollar sign left out here, since there is no room for it!I've been told that I have 'derogatory' credit. Yet, my debt is probably under $5,000, most of that within the Stat... More..
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) How to make the most out of life and cherish the people around us: 5 of 27
A Memorial Day before the Fact -Spending the last few hours with a person, making the most out of her life, her son's and yours (mine).I hope you read my last article sent just recently - 'Second Trip to Boston - Sudden Funeral'. Who would have expected it so soon, yet I thought of it that last weekend visiting 90-year old Ha... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Natural Disasters The natural disaster in Myanmar compounded by government mistakes: 2 of 10
"BERLIN-TYPE AIRLIFT NEEDED FOR MYANMAR (BURMA)"How many of you remember the 1948-'49 Berlin Airlift? You'd have to be 65 or older, but surely you've all read about it in school history - modern World History? It was going on when I was in the 2nd and 3rd grade - our reading about it in the then - "Weekly Reader" - a great ne... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena How to determine the existence of paranormal phenomena: 1 of 5
A Trip Through MirrorsThis is not a review of the movie "The Mirrors", but if interested, do a search online.What I will be doing here is tell you of a few experiences of my own dealing with paranormal phenomena re mirrors, and in one case - what's similar - that one actually first:As we all know, what we see in a mirror is b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism 9/11 and the towers: 8 of 36
MY TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND EBASCO SERVICES, INC. WHERE I WORKEDSeptember 11, 2008 -This is a WORLD TRADE CENTER tribute I wrote right after the 9/11 attacks. There are a very few areas where I wrote post-script (more recently.)September 12, 2001Mayor Giuliani:Thanks so much for pulling us New Yorkers together at... More..