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Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Road trip tales: 14 of 117
My e-mail read: Dan, the dog puked before I got out of California.Once in a lifetime, and boy, was I ready!I took six weeks off from work. Told my boss they could hire a temporary worker and give me the time or I'd quit. It was that simple.I left on my 50th birthday - the day after Groundhog Day. This middle aged spinster lad... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Adopted children reuniting with their birth parents: 3 of 21
The memory of the day my 28 year old daughter found me is etched upon my heart like a rainbow connected to my soul... For 28 years I had prayed and wished and hoped that my daughter, the tiny perfect little human being I carried,loved and nurtured for nine long months in a home for unwed mothers, had somehow known my decision... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction An overview on addiction: 2 of 6
In the beginning, my addiction had me thinking, "Oh Lord, this feels so good". It never occurred to me to think about "later". We addicts, practicing our addictions seldom think about later. We're too busy feeling good to worry about later or other people, places or things. It's all about us; we're in the throes of our addict... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to get neighobrs to quiet their pets: 1 of 3
AAARGH! STOP THAT INCESSANT BARKING! Unless your neighbors are really dense or they just don't care, it is probable that they too, would like their pets to be better neighbors. A constantly barking dog is annoying to anyone (and everyone) and I'd recommend giving your neighbors the benefit on the doubt that they're just as fr... More..
Health & Fitness > Cancer How to cope when a family member has cancer: 4 of 11
Her daughter called me today at work - the cancer has spread to the brain - she has two months to live. I called them tonight. I was afraid the ringing of the phone would sound imposing, that it would be a shrill interruption in an otherwise somber evening of adjustment. But I had to be here for her, for them, for me. At 83, ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Living with AIDS: 2 of 5
Although it's not my name at the top of the medical report, I am living with AIDS. My best friend Dan, came to me late last summer, thin, tired, stumbling, with his two rottweilers in tow, and collapsed on the bed in my guest room. Dan has been my best friend for nearly 20 years. We were next-door neighbors, and we've been he... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair Loss Strategies for coping with hair loss in women: 3 of 7
Whether it be from medication, menopause or chemotherapy, hair loss can have a devastating effect on a woman. Thinning hair, bald spots or chunks of hair left behind in a hairbrush can be a source of panic and misery for anyone. Six months into a regimen of the medication I needed to stay alive, I found myself considering sto... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Family Values Family values: Making decisions which affect elderly relatives: 1 of 2
She calls the paramedics on the Fire Department, "The Boys". As an RN in a major Los Angeles hospital for 36 years, I wondered if that was what all the nurses called them as they wheeled sick and bleeding patients into the Emergency Room.But that was back in the day...back in the day when she could think fast and move quickly... More..
Other Readers share their best yard sale buys: 17 of 26
It wasn't even for sale, but that didn't stop me...Don't ask why, but yard sales in trailer parks hold great appeal for this fifty-some woman who delights in "different".My daughter tells me that the difference between trailer parks in the Midwest versus trailer parks in California is like the difference between night and day... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Being a biker: 2 of 3
The Hell's Angels Clubhouse sits less than two blocks from my little house in Ventura. I wouldn't have it any other way. One of the first questions people have asked when learning of my close proximity to the funky red and white structure sitting on Fix Way in this small beach-side community, is, "Aren't you scared?".They've ... More..