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A Maine resident for my entire life, I have worked since I was 12, having more different jobs than I can reasonably list here. Love school, love education, and hated college. It was too much of giving the professor what they wanted rather than learning the

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Food & Drink > Cooking Meats The perfect roast: 2 of 40
I have worked ad a butcher/ meatroom Manager for nearly 10 years, in a beautiful little European style market on the coast of Maine. This market was know for its high end selection of meats and the ability to get nearly any cut desired from your common Rib Roasts to whole piglets for outdoor pit roasting. One of the most comm... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Whatever happened to chivalry?: 9 of 62
Chivalry is not a faded concept, or a forgotten idea, that has just outlived its time. Chivalry was actively murdered. Yes, I know it seems a shock that anyone would want to murder such a kind and gentle concept as chivalry, but it is true.I was raised in a small community in Mid Coast Maine. I had parents and grandparents th... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Meats Guide to different cuts of meat for beef: 2 of 10
I have been a professional meat cutter/butcher/meat manager for over ten years, and the question of what the best cut of beef is, is always the most asked question that I recieved during my time in the business.I will attempt to categorize the cuts of beef that are most common in supermarkets by primal(a whole uncut piece), r... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Arguments in favor of spanking: 7 of 27
Spanking a child is an ongoing debate mostly for one very specific reason. As adults most of us remember being spanked, and frankly didn't like it very much.I currently work with state children, who have been spanked, and more far too much to see any benefit from physical correction however mild it might be. Spanking is illeg... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Home: 12 of 26
A Tail of Two KittiesSome months ago we acquired two kitties. They were brothers and the mother was a wild dock cat that had been taken in. The the first cat in this tale was named Jack, he was a striped tiger orange cat that quickly grew to an impressive size. The second cat was an all black fellow by the name of Sparrow. No... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Dreams: 71 of 122
At 16 years of age, I had a dream. In this dream there was a girl with long brown, red hair. She had just come out of the shower, and was sitting at her desk with a candle lit, writing...something. Her window looked out onto a wooded area near a road. Her bed was to the right of the room behind her, her back to the door. Ther... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Angels: 167 of 263
Rise Up Ye FallenThe shadow passed in silence by,With not a whisper heard,The startled dreamers let out a cry,As they trod, cast down to earth.They dreamed the dreams of currents cool,And cloud mist's gentle breath,But remembered they were but a tool,Before their chosen death.And bloodless battles ages past,Have locked them i... More..
Hobbies & Games > Card Games Game reviews: Magic the Gathering: 7 of 11
One of the things I have discovered in my nearly 7 years of playing Magic the Gathering in the amazing number of people in the game that take it VERY seriously. Although I have played in the past to win tourneys myself, I have never really enjoyed that style of play. It seems that any deck can be built as an "unbeatable" deck... More..
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Monopoly: House rules and variations: 7 of 10
We have always played a variation of Monopoly that I have only recently discovered was a "House Rules" style game. First of all we alway start the Free Parking with $500 and reload it each time it gets landed on. Secondly if we are required to pay in through COmmunity Chest, Chance, or any of the Lux or Income Tax squares, th... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Flyboys: 6 of 8
My opinion on the movie Flyboys comes at a slightly different slant. Although the movie does leave some to be desired from a critic's point of view, I have enjoyed the movie personally and have found it to be beneficial in the work that I do. I currently work with teenage boys that are wards of the state. I have viewed this m... More..