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I am a former newspaper reporter and a recovering lawyer (meaning I only do healing legal work, which is the same thing as being unemployed).

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Growing old: 12 of 131
They say memory is the second thing that goes when you get older. I can't remember what the first one was.We live like things will never change. And then one day I couldn't find my car in the parking lot. It doesn't help that I own a white SUV and a whole lot of people also own white SUVs.Antenna balls are great, because they... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Finding bugs in the house: 7 of 75
My house is bug heaven.This is because it is a very old house that was vacant for years and all sorts of critters moved in ranging from the usual ants, termites, spiders, cockroaches and scorpions all the way up the food chain to squirrels and a possum.I should add the house is made out of adobe (mud) and is located in Southe... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing How to publish best-selling books: 1 of 7
So you've written a book. You've gone a lot farther than those who think about writing a book, but never actually write it.You've just begun.The traditional path is to find an agent, and the agent pitches your book. Unless you know someone who knows an agent, chances of getting an agent are very slim. Some agents claim they r... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 The Obama cult: Is the Second Coming nigh?: 7 of 37
No. The Second Coming is not at hand.The hype surrounding Barak Obama's ascendancy to the Presidency reminds one of how the Second Coming might look if it was produced by Hollywood.Not surprisingly, in an environment of gloom and doom, people will look for hope.Obama emerged at exactly the right time to give millions somethin... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Missing socks: 4 of 21
How To Use Rips In The Space-Time ContinuumSo you have socks missing? And other objects vanish without a trace never to be found again?Recognize what is happening!You have a rip in the space-time continuum in your home.There is a theory that there are an endless number of alternative universes. And sometimes the boundaries be... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Self improvement: 5 of 22
The premise of self-improvement is that you are somehow lesser than your potential, and thus need to do something to improve yourself.It is obvious that if one is overweight, smoking, not exercising enough, or eating nothing but fast food, the path to better health and self-improvement is obvious. Not that many actually succe... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Southern stereotypes: 4 of 17
Growing up in the south I remember constantly being admonished not to "talk like them trash" and to generally avoid any behavior that could be associated with then trash".Trash were the folks who lived on the other side of town in shacks with lots of broken automobiles in their yards, and lots of poorly clothed children.I als... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Technology: 8 of 30
Too darned many buttons and optionsThat's the problem with all this new fangled technology.Seems like every new gadget has lots more buttons and a big fat manual to tell you what you can do with each button.I have many gadgets for which I've never figured out how to use the buttons. Starting with the one on my first vcr that ... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Politics: 24 of 88
BAIL OUT AUTO BUYERSThe current problem with GM, Ford and Chrysler is two-fold.First, Detroit isn't making the cars we need or want. Thus their market share has been dwindling.Just giving the Big Three $25 billion isn't going to solve the problem of restructuring the US auto industry to the 21st century. But forcing them into... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Religion: 14 of 51
GEN REL A NEW RELIGION IS FOUNDEDThe problem with current options in religion is that each type tends to presume they have the only one true path to communicating with God, and all other religions are heresy. Thus the practitioners of these other religions are sub-human. A lot of death and destruction has resulted from religi... More..