Tag: life
group name: importantthings
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September 14, 2006 08:19 AM EDT --
I am currently in progress of purging myself of a lot of my....crap. When I started going through boxes one thing I found a lot of were CDs, cassette tapes, and records.
With the purchase of my mp3 player . . . more
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February 16, 2007 01:22 PM EST --
I've always thought of myself as a creative person. Specifically, I've always thought of myself as a writer. Ever since I was about twelve years old, there was one story in particular . . . more
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September 15, 2006 01:17 AM EDT --
Democracy Needs a Voting Public
by Judy W
An AP article in today's paper lamented the fact that in California the voting public is not reflective of the general population of the state. I expect that . . . more
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October 23, 2006 11:24 PM EDT --
Recently it was suggested to me by a Gather and blogging friend that publication of memoir is a serious betrayal of trust, and that sharing of personal experience is better accomplished by fictionalization . . . more
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October 22, 2006 03:13 PM EDT --
Those of you interested in this subject might be interested in the conversation on this same post at this site:
http://rochester.blogsource.com/post.mhtml?post_id=394918
For most of my life, I have suffered . . . more
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September 10, 2006 02:15 AM EDT --
Mama Sang Bass
by Judy W
My life changed considerably when I had my accident. In the blink of an eye there were a multitude of things I could no longer do and others I could do, but not easily. I have, . . . more
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December 28, 2006 01:24 AM EST --
Over the past few months, a number of people have suggested to me that I should return to school in order to complete my BA degree. I am having a massive amount of resistance to this idea; to . . . more
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June 28, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
A couple of years ago my friend John heard that a friend of his was terminally ill. He hadn’t seen this friend in many years and so was struggling over whether to visit him or not. Knowing . . . more
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September 15, 2006 06:40 AM EDT --
I watched the pilot for "The Class" last night. The show is about a group of kids who were in the same 3rd grade class, who find each other again twenty years later.
In the show one . . . more
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October 10, 2006 10:44 PM EDT --
As some of you know i had weight loss surgery on sept 22nd . I had the Rouxen-Y procedure. That means that they stapled my stomach, so my new stomach is the size of my thumb give or take a few inches, . . . more
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December 18, 2006 04:37 AM EST --
I have wanted to write about this, but since august I didn't get around to it. After my appendectomy, I was lonely for a new relation, and on the world wide web I met Pieter. Our first meeting was . . . more
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October 25, 2006 01:21 AM EDT --
Another dark forbidding day,
the winds and rain have come.
To whisk all the trees bare,
leaving a wet, ugly mess on the ground.
Beauty turned dark.
Just last week, we marveled at the colors
that magically . . . more
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September 15, 2006 09:38 AM EDT --
During our 41 years of marriage we have provided homes for several stray animals and temporary accommodations for a number of people. This includes quite a few adults and several families in addition to . . . more
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September 13, 2006 09:55 PM EDT --
The Joy of Middle School
by Judy W
I spent 34 years in middle school. You might wonder if I wasn't smart enough to get out. The fact is, I loved it. I was once told that in order to be good with middle . . . more
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April 09, 2007 05:27 PM EDT --
My dad was well into his 80’s when he began to slow down. He was independent and still lived in the house he built. He was alone. Mom died years ago and Dad was still kicking and doing fine. . . . more
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June 09, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
Lightning Struck
It was early in the evening, around 7 or so,
as he stepped out of the restaurant for a cigarette.
He could taste it before he lit it up.
Some heat lightning around abouts. . . . more
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October 06, 2006 07:54 AM EDT --
Dedicated to Amanda W, who has shown remarkable strength and force of will. May all love of life be with you and your thirst for life be unquestioned.
ODE TO WHAT OPPOSES MY DEATH
I traveled . . . more
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September 13, 2006 04:53 AM EDT --
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab . . . more
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September 30, 2006 05:33 PM EDT --
Before he died
he asked for a bowl of strawberries.
He knew he should not have them
But he said
"What the heck -
Death is coming no matter what
I eat."
So I went down by the . . . more
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September 12, 2006 05:43 PM EDT --
SORRY/BUT/MY/SPACE/BAR/IS/BROKEN!
1) The older I get, the more ignorant I become. Why? Because I awaited karma to reward me for the hardships I've endured. Arms akimbo, I sat, antsy , waiting for . . . more
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