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I am a 53 year old divorced Father of 5. I have been a Mayor and politically active for the last ten years. I am now retired from politics and work for a large corporation in the Midwest. I live in central Illinois and was raised in Dallas Texas. I

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: A trip to the dentist: 6 of 44

I was stationed at Twenty Nine Palms for 3 weeks temporary duty when, in the middle of that three weeks, I began to feel a twinge in my lower right jaw. This rapidly escalated into a full blown agony that immediately put me in mind of the Marathon Man (is it safe?) and I asked for the afternoon off to venture over to the bas...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should each nation use its own currency or adopt an international currency?: 1 of 7

The practical side of me says that a one world currency is a good Idea. It also tells me that it is an inevitability. It also tells me that whatever form of currency we use has little impact on the fact that we are consumerists first and currency experts second. I think that even bartering would be okay with most of us as lo...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Is the US destined for nuclear attack?: 2 of 10

When I first saw this question, I immediately thought "yes". The answer is yes we are destined for a nuclear attack. Then I paused and asked myself why I believed that strongly enough to answer so quickly. Why indeed? My mind naturally turned first to Muslim Extremists. They call us the "Great Satan". They point to us as mor...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: The most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you: 60 of 278

I was on my way to Peoria from Decatur in my Ford van and singing at the top of my lungs with the worship music that was in my tape player. It was the early Eighties and I was a recent convert to the more fundamentalist sect of Christianity that was popular with people and TV preachers alike in those days. My experience with...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Religion: 11 of 50

The Conspiracy Theory (part one) In the beginning, God decided he was lonely and wanted a friend capable of carrying on an intelligent conversation. He created man and he introduced himself as Adam and they got along famously. Soon, though, God saw that this guy had special needs and after creating every conceivable creature...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Armageddon: Is it coming soon?: 4 of 15

Technology is at the heart of why we should believe that Armageddon is coming soon. Consider this verse from the Book of Revelations: "7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, whi...
Food & Drink > Meat & Poultry If you have tasted Kobe beef, how good is it?: 1 of 3

It is doubtful that there is very much true Kobe beef anywhere in the United States. True Kobe beef is harvested from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu cattle and these must be raised according to strict tradition in the Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. In addition, Kobe must come from one of only five slaughterhouses in Hyogo ...
General Readers share jokes: 15 of 43

Jesus, Moses and an old man are playing golf. They are standing at the tee surrounded by large trees as is the green 550 yards away. Between them and the green is a large lake. It's a beautiful day in Heaven. The sky is a perfect blue and the birds are singing. There is little to no breeze and it's a straight shot to the pin...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Do you favor the 50 percent income tax increase proposed by Gov. Pat Quinn?: 8 of 21

When was the last time you remember a tax being levied that was later repealed? What? Don't remember you say? And that is the way it will go with this tax proposed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. In a state where the taxes have driven the trucking and other industries out, where the national transportation industry tells the...
Food & Drink > Salads Recipes: Pasta salad: 15 of 34

I learned how to make this from my first wife. This Pasta Salad is easy to make and tastes great! The ingredients can be found at any store or come straight from your garden. Total time to prepare this salad is less than 15 minutes. Large shell macaroni is best but medium shells will do in a pinch. This salad goes great with...