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Ex-everything Renaissance person who's perfected the high art of the permanent identity crisis. Fire-breathing Scorpio with voodoo-doll eyes and a talent for walking on the water seeks a SF with a dancer's body, a writer's mind, an artist's hands, and an underwear

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Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) What would you improve about fast food (menu, service, packaging, anything...)?: 3 of 33
Coming to America! What would our country be without unhealthy, greasy, nutritionally void, practically tasteless, yet instantly gratifying short order service? Who wants to go to a ball game and not get a footlong and a Bud? And the burger? It is here to stay, at least as long as we can view the war, live, on T.V. Can I ha... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Fate: 2 of 21
Fate is a way for people to still not be totally dissapointed with them selves, even when they know they messed up royally! Humans way of saying, "It isn't my fault!" Forget that "what will be will be" nonesense. What will be is what you do! End of story. Last I checked it was called freewill, even god said so! Take it up wit... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Destiny explained: 4 of 14
Destiny explain has a human creation. Maybe it is fate? We want to believe, so bad! We should be believing in ourselves, as a race of humanbeings. We should not go searching for answers to questions that we can never ask, because we are afraid of the answers. Nonetheless, we want to invent, so we do! These sparring mythologic... More..
Arts & Humanities > History of Ideas Reflections on Nietzsche's claim that 'God is dead': 3 of 10
Wow, 4 words: Twilight of the Idols! The twilight of the idols? When does man stop postulating himself before mans own carved or molded effigies? Stand, human, breathe in deep. The gap between a normal human being and one of the great thinkers, is larger than the gap between, say, an ape and a human being. Going along with ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals Employment testimonies: What does, "Stop moving my cheese" mean to you?: 18 of 34
Dreams turned reality. Most normal people want to be happy. Anymore, in this reality, money is essential. For the roof over your head to the daily bread, no one any longer slaves all day long hunting a meal. There are so many remedial tasks that have been deemed "work". And, so, fresh out of high school, of legal age to ente... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Teen rudeness and reviving politeness: 9 of 17
Well, if that isn't righteous assumption. What a reflection. The tragedy here, is that this question is only focused on about 17% of the total rude factor. Personally, I feel the roots of rudeness exist much deeper than the supposed scratched surface of teenagers learning manners. And if these "teens", the younger, who are be... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy How horoscopes work: 9 of 16
We all recognize the sun as giving life to our planet? As above so below. What goes on in space effects this tiny planet. Now that is out of the way, when we are born, one can look back into recorded stellar history via ephemeris. When you were born, the stars sun moon all were in a certain location. Draw that up and it is ca... More..
Food & Drink > Fruits & Vegetables Vegetarianism: The different types: 5 of 8
Thanks Suzanne Fleming. So I hope you can agree with the correctness of this article. Although, criticism is part of the transmutation process of an evolving entity. First we must figure out what the problem is, then make adequate adjustments. The problem is that vegetarians(herbivore)should eat only plant/non-animal. Vegeta... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should US environmental standards apply when multinational companies develop the petroleum resources of fragile ecosystems such as Peru's Amazon?: 22 of 33
Now that we all had a good laugh at the title, maybe we can get started acting like the adult humans we, sometimes, pretend to be. I won't even begin to repeat the title, as if this is some school report. It pains me to read those words. Yes, the United States should impose strict, yet technically relevant, eco-friendly manda... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Help (Other) The search for peace that starts from within: 18 of 27
Every beginning is the end of something else, and vice versa. I say that, as in, it also ends within. When you can be "inside" and maintain a peaceful innermost, it becomes that sanctuary. Then we all move to Tibet and join the buddha. Life is so dramatic and hectic at this civilized speed of existence. One can only hope to f... More..