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About me - Joyce Bueter

My growing up years were a little on the unorthodox side. My Dad had an aversion to staying in one place for more than a few months, or sometimes even weeks.

I have had the experience of coming home from school to find my parents loading up the car and we

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Precious memories: 1 of 31
My Mama, my Daddy My Mama, my Daddy, my brother and me We traveled this country, a small family Headed out from Missouri to anyplace west But we always wound up where daddy thought best. He looked for the green grass but we loved him still When he wanted to see what was over that hill Now that kind of life might seem hard to... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Family conflict: 1 of 17
Thelma'sLast contribution to family disharmony My Aunt Thelma passed away at the ripe old age of 87. She was estranged from her daughter, barely speaking to her son, and left seven ex-husbands in her wake. When she became ill, I was the only relative around, so it fell to me to look after her and offer her my support as best... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Marriage: 3 of 39
The Pitfalls of Retirement Retirement is not what it is cracked up to be. I'm exhausted, wiped out, emotionally drained and ready to go job hunting! I'll take anything, I am not fussy. After what I've been through, anything would be an improvement. One of the problems is a recently retired husband. Oh my, after thirty years ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Growing old: 11 of 130
Growing old with Grace I don't feel like I am getting old. I still feel on the inside like I did when I was in my thirties. My thirties were my apex years. I knew who I was, I was aware of my capabilities, and as a person I was self confident and secure. As I said, that is still the way I feel on the inside. But, when I go p... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Grandparents: 9 of 64
I was blessed with two sets of grandparents when I was born and loved all four of them with all my heart. I was the first grandchild on both sides so I probably got more than my share of spoiling. My memories at the present time are focused on my maternal grandfather. He was a unique person and had his own way of talking, wa... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Feeling like an outsider: 1 of 6
I don't belong; I feel strange, what am I doing here? These are thoughts and questions that have plagued me since I was a little girl. Perhaps it was because we moved so much. I went to five different schools in the fifth grade. That was the record for one year. Most years it was only two or maybe three. We traveled light, t... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms If someone dropped a dollar, would you give it back to them?: 2 of 11
Would I return the dollar bill? Of course I would, without second thought or hesitation It is built into my psyche to return things that do not belong to me. I would give back a coin if I saw who dropped it. The question here should not be how much the person who dropped the dollar might need it: the question is who does the... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Mortality and individual thoughts on death: 2 of 11
I see a large sheet of paper with nothing on it, it is blank. Then a small figure begins to emerge from the nothingness on the page. It gets a little larger and a little larger until it becomes a person. It's me! I am very small and I have to be cared for, I have to be taught how to live in this world, how to take care of my... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Should David Letterman have admitted to having sexual relations with staff members after being the victim of an alleged extortion?: 2 of 9
David Letterman is a professional and also a very astute businessman. He was very aware that if he did not wish to pay the two million dollars he would have to confess his indiscretions however embarrassing and inconvenient that might be. He was also aware that if he tried to keep the affairs quiet, he not only would be out ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Incidents at work: 1 of 4
Stan I was working for a publishing company when Stan showed up. He was a new hire in a managerial position. Up until then I was a normal, competent and a fairly quiet conservative person. He was a very nice fellow, middle aged, sophisticated, worldly in a nice way. He had a well developed sense of humor which turned out to ... More..