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I'm a graduate of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Psychology. I graduated high school in 1977 and took a long and not-so-leisurely time reading college books with one eye and keeping track of the CIA with the other.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Trees: 4 of 220

(My family tree) My secret agent decided to kill me and he was good at that he would be happy to say. Today he was assigned (by creative design) to find my path through the fog of many paths, many woods. Two roads diverged to one and then to none in a colorful wood. There my secret-agent-to-be stood amid the grandeur of autu...
Sports & Recreation > Golf Troy Merritt bio: 1 of 8

Troy Merritt was born in Iowa and settled in Fridley, Minnesota later in his youth where he went to Spring Lake Park High School. As a collegiate athlete Troy Merritt won 21 tournaments in four years which were divided between Division II Winona State University (Minnesota) and Division I Boise State University (Idaho....
Food & Drink > Cookware & Cutlery Important tools in the kitchen: Knives: 1 of 7

Knives are indispensable to preparing food and having the suitable knife for a kitchen task makes the job of preparing your meal a lot easier. Here is a description and intended use for most of the knives a typical home kitchen would require. Frequently Used Home Kitchen Cutlery Boning knives-they have a 4-5" blade and...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Poets: 4 of 26

After considering the protagonist versus antagonist options (you might just say the good guys versus the bad guys) I choose to write poetry which is satirical and targeted as opposed to gloomy and generalized. In the manner of some writers who thankfully don't get published much the "victim" is a recurring role. ...
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) Five statistical nuggets about the NFL's final four: 1 of 6

If you are to get to the big game, the Super Bowl, defense will get you there. This 2008 season's final four teams proves that saying is true with only one exception. The Arizona Cardinals who ranked number nineteen in yards allowed in the National Football League are the one of the four finalists who weren't among the top t...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I dare you: 22 of 127

Al Roker, Summon Your Own Voice How dare you; the NERVE you say. I got on tv fairly; it was and still is my big day. You stepped on me- my oh my I'm a footstool, a footprint marks the hurt. Like a footprint under a tent, it's just a temporary cover. So don't go to the trouble of acknowledging the hurt. It's...
Home & Garden > Cleaning Clothing Doing laundry with a green approach: 5 of 25

"Going green" is becoming fashionable for more than just reducing the earth's rising temperature. The "green" movement has a lot of ideas which form its backbone and one of those is reducing electricity consumption thereby potentially reducing power plant usage of coal and other fossil fuels. Keep the following facts in mind...
Sports & Recreation > Football Players The best quarterback of the 2008-2009 NFL season: 3 of 15

Drew Brees's Howitzer-like Arm Delivers Best Quarterback Title The best quarterback in the National Football League is not so hard to figure this year. This season has circumstances which make it even more interesting than usual, though.The two best quarterbacks I feel are Philip Rivers and Drew Brees and both played for .50...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Food ideas for Shrove Tuesday in the UK: 1 of 4

You need not be bored with traditional pancakes from a box in the United Kingdom on Pancake Day. Every region of the United Kingdom has a style of making Pancake Day special much like the United States has a different kind of barbecued ribs as you pass through different states. English Pancake Fare In Engla...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Socks: 27 of 91

(The FBI sock patrol is searching high and low) Hello and and high up in the sky my socks are flying away on a UFO. The Martian (they always blame them) rotates the orbital blimp into place. The vacuum sucks: up, up, up go my socks into space. My space socks are floating up high: hello Martian and goodbye: my socks go flying...