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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Facing death: 3 of 57
Death is one of those things that never seemed to phase me the way it did others, not just for my age but among people in general. I used to wonder why it was so bad, or if maybe I was missing something because I didn't weep openly and go into a state of shock as I had seen others do. I wondered what that said about me, what... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The beach: 4 of 61
innocence and excess enveloped salty grit wandering eyes and oily sheens too much flesh in too little fabric lie above yesterdays memories bronze and pale smooth and wrinkled is anyone looking at me? stretchmarks on display hammertoes every fourth foot sothern belle mating calls cascade like waves check out my pecs mankinis ... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust When you still think of your first love: 2 of 29
People experience a wide range of emotions when thinking of their first love. For some it is a positive thing that brings a smile to their face and for others it brings feelings of loss or regret. Sometimes it is even a little bit of each. First loves are different for everyone, some swear they experienced their first love v... More..
Relationships & Family > Lesbian Do male attitudes contribute to women choosing a life of lesbianism?: 2 of 27
The concept that a person can treat another in such a manner as to change their sexual orientation is absurd. Sure people comment about it all the time in a joking manner, but it isn't really true. The attitudes of men make a lesbian no more than reading A Brief History of Time makes a person Stephen Hawking. There are reaso... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) Barry Bonds and steroid use: 2 of 27
Oops he did it again! It seems Barry Bonds has ingested (unknowingly of course) another illegal substance. This time it was greenies or "Uppers" a long time staple in baseball made illegal prior to the 2006 season. Never mind it is likely they are illegal in their own right. The real issue it seems is baseball has determined... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Solving the U.S. national debt: 1 of 13
It seems odd that some twenty years ago my economics teacher gave us one simple assignment for the semester which was to find a way to pay of The U.S. national debt of 2.3 trillion dollars. I remeber what a huge number that seemed to be, almost too big to even fathom. We were not issued books, we didn't even have a test the ... More..
Relationships & Family > New & Old Friends Class Reunions: Torture or punishment: 1 of 13
With my twenty year high school reunion still fresh in my mind and lightening my purse I look back and wonder why? Why do we actually have reunions? Why for the love of God did I even think of going much less actually attend? I bet I am not the only one that has asked this question. My class graduated seven hundred and ninet... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Lesbian and gay adoption rights: 1 of 13
When the issue of gay adoption arises there is something many people against this action fail to realize, it is about the child. It is not about what the Bible says, it is not about how a person feels about homosexuality. It is about the child, the rights of that child, the best interest of the child. One of the long held ar... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Identifying the most important gay relationship issues: 1 of 13
For the most part the most important issues in a gay relationship are the same ones faced by any heterosexual couple. Of course there are a few unique situations gay relationships face that heterosexual ones do not, but the same can be said going the other way as well. Generally speaking though, a gay relationship has a few ... More..
Relationships & Family > First Dates First date: How far do you go: 1 of 13
Figuring out how far you will go on a first date is something most people already have in mind when they make the date. To be honest this idea of how far a person is willing to go is something individual, in constant flux, and varies greatly on several factors which will be explored. There is no right or wrong answer to this... More..