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About me - Sylvester Pierpoint (aka John Jeffries)

I was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. I worked as a printer for twenty-two years before joining Eastern Airlines in Atlanta, Georgia as a Ramp Agent in 1965. I was transferred to Miami in 1967 and worked in the Marketing Division as an Analyst in Publications

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death of a loved one: 1 of 136
MY BROTHERMy brother, Cliff, with heavily labored breathing, struggled to turn onto his right side to turn off the screaming alarm clock that shattered his peaceful sleep with its ear splitting, annoying sound. It was four A M and his daily struggle just to stay alive was beginning once again. His weakened body continually re... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Memories: 5 of 98
MOTHER-IN-LAW - One of my happy memories is that of my wife's mother. Some people complain and make jokes about their mother-in-law but I was blessed to have had the best mother-in-law a person could hope for. After her husband died she expressed her wishes to spend more time with us here in the USA. My sister-in-law worked f... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Care & Health How to help feral cats: 1 of 14
THE CAT LADY OF WOODSIDE -If you happened to be in Woodside just off Roosevelt Avenue, either early in the morning or late in the afternoon and you heard a woman's voice shouting, "Mimee, Mimee, Mimee," you were hearing the voice of Maria Vogel, "The Cat Lady," calling her brood of stray cats to let them know its feeding time... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Love: 11 of 152
A DAY ON THE BEACH - It was late in the evening and Morgan Harris was tired. He had been in business meetings all day trying to resolve problems he was having with a merger his company was in the midst of and things weren't going the way he had wanted. Morgan was the Chief Financial Officer of Global Acquisitions and an excel... More..
Business > Human Resources What ever happened to customer service?: 7 of 92
Where have all the people gone?Did you ever call a company to try to change something on their computers that was wrong and found it almost takes an act of God to get it done? After going through all the numbers on your phone and being passed over by every department in the company a sweet voice finally comes on the line. "If... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Food: 12 of 139
Learning about the "American Plan" - Soon after my wife and I were married, (way back when) we wanted to take advantage of our fairly new comfortable car (1958 Chevrolet Impala) and take a trip somewhere. Like most newlyweds, we didn't have much money and had to carefully watch our spending. The urge persisted so we began loo... More..
Other What is the best prank to play on someone?: 3 of 31
The Big Gorilla.Pensacola, Florida could be called a medium sized city. The Naval base and the paper mill are the things most people think about when you mention the city. It's actually a fun city and the beach sand is so white it will blind you if you don't have sun glasses. The fishing is great, both brackish and fresh wate... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Change: 11 of 105
REMEMBERING JENNY - During my youth segregation was still the way we lived our daily lives and the change toward integration was years away from reality. I still recall the "White Only" signs over some water fountains and "Colored Only" on others. I can still see the white robed and hooded KKK members riding on running boards... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Work: 25 of 202
AIRPORT ANTICSSomeone once said, "If you sit in the airport long enough, every type of person that exists will pass in front of you," and they may be right. When I worked for the airlines I saw a lot of strange people and strange happenings in the airport. Next to mechanical delays, and canceled flights, bad weather is an Age... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hunting Is hunting animals a legitimate sport?: 3 of 24
HUNTING ANIMALS - From the beginning of time mankind depended on his ability to hunt and kill animals for food and warmth in order to survive. The question of hunting animals for sport only came into question after the need for survival no longer depended on the hunter tracking down and killing the animal to feed his family. ... More..