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About me - Mary Clark

Hello, and let me introduce myself to you.

I live in a secluded cove in the Smoky Mountains and enjoy many of the apsects my reclusive environment offers.

I am a mother of four, two boys and two girls all raised and on their own. I spend my days with my granddaughter

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Health & Fitness > Diet (Other) Having a sense of humor about weight problems: 1 of 18
The talking scale and full-length mirror mock me. It is a conspiracy I tell you, a real conspiracy.I admit that the svelte figure I flaunted when I was twenty inched closer to pudgy right about the time thirty crept up on me. A few clever clothing tricks covered up my little saddle bags and paunchy tummy and life went on. I c... More..
Business > Entrepreneurial Spirit Unique ways that ordinary people can make money: 1 of 15
Unique ways ordinary people can make money.When we put our mind to task, whether it rises out of necessity or finds inspiration in the form of creative genius, it is possible for the ordinary individual to attract extra streams of income. When an idea pops into your mind, resist the urge to dismiss it as ridiculous, even if i... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Insomnia: 20 of 165
Insomnia's CourtesanDesolation pillows my headwith anything but softness;isolation blankets mebeneath icy reality.I am insomnia's courtesanwilling to surrender to deprivation -but it rapes me anyway. More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Surveys & Pay to Click Clicking your life away for money: 1 of 6
Clicking Your Life AwayPaid to Click, noted more popularly as PTC, has become a niche industry for millions of Internet users with the desire to earn a living from home. Paid to Click sites are free to join and do not require any special skills to earn. However, as with anything free there are caveats.Free members earn at a m... More..
Entertainment > TV Characters & Personalities Commentary: Why people "hate" Simon Cowell: 5 of 26
Simon Cowell, is he a real villain or the last honest critic in the music industry?Never before in the history of entertainment has one person dominated the core of controversy. Leave it Simon to capitalize on his ability to be derisive. After seven successful seasons, Simon remains at the center of Idol chatter and we, the m... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Being alone: 33 of 125
My fingers trace this framewhere our picture used to be.I kept this empty glassfilled with your memory.You would think by nowit wouldn't matter anymorebut love burns deep, often deeper than beforeand it won't be ignored.When your echo comes,slicing through a silent nightmy heart succumbs to you,it gives in without a fight.I l... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage Psychology Why its hard to find a trustworthy spouse in today's world: 5 of 17
Has our ability to trust become so tarnished that we as a society can no longer find the strength within ourselves to be vulnerable to its appeal? We can become so absorbed and paralyzed by past transgressions that we cannot move forward into a relationship with a trustworthy companion. Once the tone of a relationship shifts ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews PlayStation 2 game recommendations: 6 of 16
Sony's PlayStation is an entertainment idol in our home. Living in a rural area where there is no movie theatre, bowling alley or any other form of entertainment, except perhaps watching the mountain grow rocks, the PlayStation fills our need for affordable family entertainment. Over the years, our family has accumulated a ra... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Celebrity chefs: 9 of 19
How does a chef become a celebrity?You know their names, you may even watch their shows or prepare a few of their favorite recipes, but what is the secret recipe that made them each famous?Rachel Ray started out in 2001 with a half hour cooking show on Food Network called 30 Minute meals. Seven years later she is a household ... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning How to manage your money better: 11 of 22
Trim the Fat For a Meatier Lifestyle. I am not speaking in terms of diet or nutritional needs here so there is no reason for you to set aside that snack. The fat I refer to is the excess spending in our daily budgets that leave our wallets lean and the bankrolls of big business, callously obese. At the end of the each quarter... More..