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These bios always make me feel as if I'm writing a personal ad. I like long walks on the beach, etc. My home town is a small place in Idaho, and I ran away at the age of 48. The Portland Metro area claims the honor of being my current port of call. I had

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Comparing seasonal changes and life: 10 of 21

Wordsmiths have compared the life of a woman or man to the seasons of the year for centuries. We speak of the seasons of our lives as if they were defined sections with borders that we step over to reach the next one. But truly we age as the seasons change. Slowly drifting into the next stage, hair turning from brown to silv...
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans A look at how to get a trust deed loan: 1 of 1

There are basically three instruments used to secure a loan against the title of a piece of real property. The main difference between these three instruments is the foreclosure procedures. A contract of sale, the oldest of all the instruments, is an agreement between private individuals and doesn't involve a bank or other i...
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Plants traditionally associated with witches: 3 of 5

There are a number of plants associated with Wicca. Herbs, trees and other flora have different attributes that can make spell work and rituals run more smoothly. The first resource used when planning should be a Table of Correspondences. This will tell how each herb is used, what elements it represents, and whether it is ma...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My fear: 37 of 58

For a Time Fear has a taste all its own, Bitter, copper traces. But you, You taste of white wine, Or sometimes coffee laced with cream. Banishes fear For a time. Your kisses take me Somewhere soft, warm. That won't withstand The light of day. It's not fair to you, Being used like this. But, If you will be my haven, I'll shar...
Home & Garden > Real Estate (Other) Is your life better or worse as a result of commercial suburban developments, such as big box retail stores?: 2 of 3

Are our lives better because of the Big Box Stores? Generally I would say yes. Not a resounding, pound on the desk yes, but a slow yes with some thought behind it. I live in an area that has fought the Big Box Stores with tooth and nail. The result is Wally World, which is the nick name for the biggest one, is over 20 miles ...
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Reflections: Living in a haunted house: 21 of 25

1995 I moved into a two-bedroom bungalow. Built in the late fifties by two brothers, it wasn't what I would have thought as a haunted house. In my vision, a haunted house is old and Gothic looking with turrets, mullioned windows, and a pointy roof. This house didn't fit my image. I had visited places that were said to hold g...
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Understanding Wicca 101: 3 of 3

"Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, And harming none, do as ye will." This is the Wiccan Rede, the guiding principle for practicing Wiccans. The etymology of the word Wicca is unclear. It may have come from an old English word witta or wice which are terms for wise one or witch. Another source credits it to a word which me...