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February 19, 2010
Posted by DocNosferatu in: Commentary, Creative Writing, Current Events, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Social Aspects, Workplace
 6 comments Me and My Bully: A Kind of Essay Whew! It is February 19th, 2010 and two days ago I think I brought my bully down. I say I think I did this because with bullies, those that are not jailed or killed because of their behavior, they just keep up the behavior until one or [...] February 7, 2010
Posted by Tim Roux in: Children, Education, Family, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Sociology
6 comments I can already see the shock on your faces, the blood leeching from your veins, the rolling of your eyes. Such a dysfunctional attitude might be catching. It might be socially and irresistibly viral. As parents, we spend every day combating even the hint of its symptoms, like ‘flu and cancer. “But you must go to [...] December 21, 2009
Snowy weekends in New York are good for staying in bed and watching old movies especially when your sinuses are so stuffed up you can’t concentrate on anything else. Usually I try to find something so mindless or so boring it will put me to sleep. But Sunday I got little rest because I chose [...] December 21, 2009
What social skills do young people need entering the [...] December 11, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Biography & Memoir, Education, Faith, Family, Freedom, History, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Lifestyle, Non-Fiction, Personal Experiences, Relationships, Religion, Short Stories, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, Women's Perspective
Leave a comment Christmas 1947-Alabama (Not so much unlike Christmas 2009–Alabama—same heart–same spirit) By Angela Posey-Arnold “What are you getting for Christmas this year, Jimmy? I think I’m getting a record player. I picked one out at Elmore’s.” Bonnie said to her friend and classmate at lunch. Jimmy swallowed the last bite of apple, “A record player? That will be neat. [...] December 4, 2009
As Dirty Harry said, “Man’s got to know his [...] November 17, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Commentary, Environment, Family, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues
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There is a sewage treatment plant in Harlem located under a state park. When David Dinkins was Mayor the project was supposed to be built in a different area, somewhere downtown near West 72nd St. Those is that area got together and rallied against putting [...] November 14, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Attitude, Biography & Memoir, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Non-Fiction, Personal Experiences, Short Stories, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Women's Perspective
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The Wide and Wacky World of Sports Nancy Pofahl I like sports. My whole family does, save my daughter. She’s the odd one. When I was young, I loved to play tennis, volleyball, basketball or anything that involved guys crashing into girls. Especially [...] November 13, 2009
And why we resist [...] November 11, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Commentary, Communications, Healthcare, Marketing, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology, Television
2 comments You’ve seen it. You’re sitting there with your kids watching Elf or some kid movie and here they come. A middleaged couple yucking it up over some wine and before you know it they are in the bathtubs in the yard holding hands, celebrating the fact that flaccidity has been banished with CIALIS. So you [...] October 29, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Advice, Environment, Family, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Wellness, Women's Perspective, Women's Rights
Leave a comment There are rapists and murderers everywhere. I have walked with eyes in the back of my head ever since the Hamilton Heights Rapist, now in prison awaiting trial, first attacked. These sick men are still out there. One has struck in St. Albans, Queens, New York. two rapes in as many days. And we are still [...] October 26, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Politics, Social Aspects, The Pundit's Corner
One comment Seven Million. That’s what insurance companies are spending a week to defeat this healthcare reform. Now why would that be? Is it because they are just so sure they are providing us the best healthcare out there and no other system could better serve the American public than the one where insurance companies decided who [...] October 23, 2009
Is the world really screwed [...] October 8, 2009
Who really keeps [...] October 7, 2009
Posted by TimKellis in: Advice, Book Marketing Online, Book Review, Books, Communications, Current Events, Education, Family, General Topics, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Marriage, Men's Issues, Mental Health, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Philosophical Genres, Relationships, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Wellness
2 comments Carl Jung Now here is another brain teaser for your therapist, or should I say mind teaser, the notion of curing someone with depression. Sadly, this is one of the most common causes of problems in marriages, and while we look for help from the professionals they take advantage of that vulnerability with a platform [...] September 22, 2009
As found at fast-food [...] September 15, 2009
Posted by psuedowriter in: Accountability, Current Events, Democracy, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Environmental Issues, Family, Finance, Geopolitical Events, Latino & Hispanic, Opinion, Recovery, Social Aspects, The Economy
2 comments In the greater scheme of global brotherhood and advancement, all of the aims of these “special schools” are wonderful things. In the meanwhile, the taxpayers of today are suffering, and I don’t think most of us like [...] September 13, 2009
Posted by schreiberapfel in: Creative Writing, Freelance Author, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner
5 comments The Roaming Eyes September 4, 2009
Raising Hell…and how not to take it [...] September 3, 2009
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse in: African-American, Current Events, Democracy, Latino & Hispanic, Legal, Minorities, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues
Leave a comment The first e-mail that my wife wrote: September 1, 2009
Posted by Antonio de la Vega in: Cancer, Education, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Latino & Hispanic, Lifestyle, Medical, Mexico, Native American, Nature/Wildlife, Nutrition, Religion, Self-Help, Sex, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology
Leave a comment Recientemente la Universidad Autónoma de México (U.N.A.M.) presentó el resultado de un esfuerzo monumental, consistente en la construcción de una enciclopedia multimedia especializada en la medicina tradicional [...] August 31, 2009
Posted by steve sangirardi in: Accountability, Attitude, Family, Morality, Relationships, Social Aspects
One comment Forgiveness by Stephen Sangirardi Bard715@aol.com
In Patchogue, Long Island, I must have been about six, I was eating dinner with family—aunts, uncles, and cousins—inside of our huge screened-in porch during the yearly vacation in July. For the five families there were five bungalows. I don’t recall how it started, but some kid from across Swan Road had [...] August 21, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Accountability, Attitude, Biography & Memoir, Book Marketing Online, Books, Family, General Topics, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Inspiration & Motivation, Marriage, Medical, Relationships, Religion, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Wellness, Women's Perspective, Working Women, Workplace
Leave a comment By the time she arrived he had seen, diagnosed, and treated at least ten patients sometimes forgetting to charge them. Francie arrived to find her work cut out for her for the day. They worked all day sometimes without a break until dark, or until the last patient was seen whichever came [...] August 17, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Accountability, Attitude, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, General Topics, Geopolitical Events, Homeland Security, Military, Morality, Opinion, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Writer's Corner
3 comments With double navy crosses, a distinguished flying cross, a bronze star and three purple hearts, I was singled out by a long haired professor my first week back in college as a baby killer. Welcome home, right? [...] August 14, 2009
A simple trick that pays [...] August 12, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Advice, Current Events, Family, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Freedom, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Marriage, Relationships, Religion, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Wellness
3 comments A Letter from Your Guardian Angel
Greetings to you, my charge, in the name of The Lord our God and Creator Who lovingly assigned me to you. I am always happy when God sends me to do something really important in your life. Great joy filled my soul last week when I intervened in the car [...] August 7, 2009
Why can’t they live among their own [...] July 24, 2009
How our society evolves through words and [...] July 13, 2009
There are many ways to measure a man’s worth. You can examine the amount of money he gives to charity or the time he spends helping his community. You can look at his family, see how he has affected those closest to him. You can look at the amount he recycles, the way he cares [...] July 10, 2009
Where does the buck stop around [...] July 7, 2009
And it’s not very [...] July 7, 2009
What are they trying to tell [...] July 5, 2009
Posted by Author 101 in: Advice, Attitude, Business, Business Management, Cap and Trade, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Finance, General Topics, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Internet Advice, Interview, Lifestyle, Literature, Marketing, Men's Issues, Motivation, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, The Economy, Uncategorized, Website Instructions, Women's Perspective, Working Women
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No, we won’t begin with “Do you have a master’s degree?” Although education does matter, higher education is not a requirement for starting or succeeding in a new business. In fact, according to a 1992 United States Census Bureau report, [...] July 3, 2009
Posted by Antonio de la Vega in: Attitude, Congress, Democracy, Freedom, Geopolitical Events, Governance, Latino & Hispanic, Legal, Mexico, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Sociology
Leave a comment ¿Será el voto nulo como el futuro termidor (cuya etimología alude al hecho de dar calor) de la democracia mexicana? Así definen algunos al fenómeno, en franca y preocupada alusión al undécimo mes del calendario republicano francés, que empezaba el 19 de julio y terminaba el 17 de agosto, y durante el cual (“9 de termidor”) se suscitó el episodio del golpe de Estado con que la Revolución Francesa dio fin al Terror e instauró en su lugar la reacción de la Convención (27 de julio de [...] June 30, 2009
“Imagine no cell phones, it’s easy if you try, no PC’s or TV’s, above us, only [...] June 26, 2009
Posted by Antonio de la Vega in: Attitude, Communications, Democracy, Governance, Habit Change, Internet Advice, Journalism, Latino & Hispanic, Marketing, Mexico, Opinion, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Sociology, The Media
Leave a comment En estos días muy próximos a las elecciones intermedias en México, los temas de discusión central han sido el voto nulo y el voto blanco. Al buscar en Google la combinación exacta “voto nulo” obtenemos 495 mil referencias. Con la combinación “voto blanco”, 363 mil [...] May 12, 2009
Why are they so hard to [...] April 26, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Book Review, Creative Writing, Entertainment, General Topics, Humor, Interview, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, Uncategorized
Leave a comment I had the coolest interview by Juanita Watson with Reader Views. She is really good. It was like talking to an old friend or something. If only they were all like that. I remember this one time with this dude from the FBI….boy could he take lessons from Juanita. To listen to my really cool [...] April 21, 2009
A difference between east and [...] April 14, 2009
Cheap publicity or fuel for the [...] March 31, 2009
Posted by James BlueWolf in: Attitude, Geopolitical Events, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Sociology, Uncategorized
3 comments The use of force has been the main tool of domestic and foreign policy since the arrival of the Caucasian race upon these shores. It is rooted in Roman tradition and is, in fact, the primary building block of the concept of law in western society. March 28, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Creative Writing, Current Events, Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Humor, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Leave a comment and raring to go. My wife, the dogs and I rented an over-priced, shitty home with a great pool and beautiful landscaping for two weeks and escaped Bike Week and most of Spring Break. We didn’t escape Duval Street though and made lots of new bartender friends. There is some new stuff there now so I’ll [...] March 27, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Creative Writing, Current Events, Economics, General Topics, Journalism, Lifestyle, Non-Fiction, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
2 comments Have you ever wondered what the rich and feckless do with their money? Now it can (in part) be told. They buy Ferraris. They don’t drive them, you understand. They just buy them. In the Madoff era, the question is whether those ‘bonus babies’ can hold on to them. Do our collective hearts bleed for [...] March 24, 2009
Posted by James BlueWolf in: Children, Current Events, Education, Environmental Issues, Family, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Native American, Nature/Wildlife, Non-Fiction, Philosophical Genres, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology, Spirituality, Uncategorized
3 comments Of all the words that Traditional People favor, Respect is the one used the most. It implies many things: values, morality, character, compassion, commitment, relationship, and more that is unspoken, but understood. We think it is the foundation of Traditional Life. March 23, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology, The Pundit's Corner
2 comments The Cry of the Me-Me-Me Bird: “Me-Me-Me.”
We proud Me-Me-Me birds raise our voices in praise and defense of our privileged way of life. We’re ENTITLED. We have the secret to a flawless existence but we don’t want to share it. It is too precious to waste on the rest of humankind. They are inferior, too [...] March 22, 2009
Posted by Antonio de la Vega in: African-American, Geopolitical Events, Humor, Journalism, Latino & Hispanic, Native American, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Sports, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Leave a comment Prudencia, timidez, lentitud pueden ser los motores que impulsen a “Hablar sin interrupción”. Durante la próxima visita del presidente Obama a México, espero que estas tres “virtudes” sostengan al diálogo y proyecten no ya nada más dos países o dos gobiernos, sino dos grupos [...] March 20, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Biography & Memoir, Business, Creative Writing, Current Events, Freelance Author, Humor, Non-Fiction, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
2 comments To enter the U.S. I had virtually swum the Atlantic—down and out, clinging to a precarious life in the ‘service industries.’ I could find work only as a banquet waiter, at Houston’s Hilton, surrounded by wetbacks, criminals on the lam, athletes who couldn’t make the cut (tennis, golf), and legal immigrants like me—human detritus, the [...] March 17, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Creative Writing, Family, Lifestyle, Relationships, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Women's Rights
Leave a comment The first thing I learned about being a woman was everything is our fault. This history came packaged in a book that everyone in my civilized universe knew as ’word’. This book written by men was called the Bible and was supposed to be a teaching tool for the millions who called themselves Christians. It stated that in the [...] March 16, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, General Topics, Humor, Lifestyle, Non-Fiction, Social Aspects, Technology, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
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HOW MY CELL PHONE MASTERED ME!
The world is now connected by cell phones. Ok, you’re thinking, this isn’t news; even six year olds have cell phones nowadays. There’s only one problem. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make a simple phone call on my phone.suspect [...] March 9, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Governance, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
Leave a comment Curators preparing exhibitions for the Museum should understand our philosophy, rules and standards for presenting artists’ works. Our exhibitions must meet these criteria in every way. Most major museums worldwide follow our guidelines. Choice of work: March 9, 2009
Posted by Antonio de la Vega in: Education, Family, Fiction, Freelance Author, General Topics, Journalism, Latino & Hispanic, Lifestyle, Literature, Native American, Nature/Wildlife, Non-Fiction, Philosophical Genres, Poetry, Politics, Religion, Short Stories, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology, The Media, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
One comment … Mi interés particular es sentar el precedente para que los lectores anglosajones se acerquen más a la cultura latina, la comprendan cabalmente y, por otra parte y viceversa, que los lectores hispanohablantes reconozcan el potencial de sus [...] March 6, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, General Topics, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
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“Packaging Perils” By Nancy Pofahl
March 4, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Accountability, Family, Inspiration & Motivation, Relationships, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Women's Rights
Leave a comment by Minnette Coleman If there is one thing I long for in this climate of change it is that the United States becomes a country where it is good to be a woman. I’m not talking about having enough money to buy all the clothes, jewelry and nonsense you want. I want to live in a [...] March 3, 2009
Please do not read if you are offended by strong [...] February 27, 2009
Every moment of every day I am reminded of how fat I am. I weigh 354 pounds. I’m not fat all over, like some people with extra chins and fat, jiggley arms. I am fat mostly in the middle and upper torso. My stomach is enormous and my thighs rub together when I [...] February 24, 2009
Posted by James BlueWolf in: Family, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Mental Health, Native American, Philosophical Genres, Relationships, Religion, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Sociology, Spirituality, Uncategorized
One comment Once, the oldest grandparent down to the smallest child on this continent was filled with Spirit. They saw magic and mystery everywhere in the natural world. They demonstrated their reverence for life in every act they performed, and in every word they said. Spirituality was not a religious activity limited to attending church services or [...] February 23, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Accountability, Biography & Memoir, Creative Writing, Current Events, Entertainment, General Topics, Geopolitical Events, Humor, Mental Health, Philosophical Genres, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment It’s amazing that eventhough you llive in Paradise you have to leave every now and then because the rest of the world intrudes. Having beaten the rat race, I now live in Central Florida. I would’ve moved further down but I don’t speak Spanish nor do I enjoy large amounts of crime. Weather is great and [...] February 23, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Entertainment, General Topics, Social Aspects, Social Classes, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
2 comments Did you see the Academy awards last night? I mean, even Oscar seems off in these strange times. Forget that a lot of people took a pass or so they say. I personally didn’t see anyone missing, but there was a palpable feeling of the King and Queen not being present. Don’t ask me who [...] February 19, 2009
Posted by James BlueWolf in: Business, Economics, Education, Environmental Issues, General Topics, Geopolitical Events, Governance, Inspiration & Motivation, Native American, Philosophical Genres, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology, The Economy, Uncategorized
3 comments I do a lot of criticizing modern western civilization and its time that I began to write a little bit beyond the doom and gloom. Yes, I believe the civilization is headed for crisis beyond our present comprehension, and yes, I also believe that the suicidal adherents to nationalism will eventually cause the US to [...] February 19, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: General Topics, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
2 comments Did you see the New York Post cartoon of the dead monkey shot by the police with the caption: “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill. ” Hmm….was he mocking the dead chimp that went ballistic on the lady or the President? Depends who you see in the bushes. If [...] February 18, 2009
Posted by rgeldard in: Accountability, Inspiration & Motivation, Literature, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner
Leave a comment Emerson’s Questions by Richard Geldard February 17, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: African-American, Current Events, General Topics, Governance, Politics, Social Aspects, Social Classes, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment President Obama does not like the White House. It is easy February 16, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Humor, Recovery, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment They say Hummers are toast. No more. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fifty thousand dollar toy has hit the ash heap of conspicuous consumption as another relic of our old economy. Soccer moms pasting on eye liner up in their dark command vehicle will not be the defining image of the Obama era. Excess is out. Ring the [...] |
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Me and My Bully: A Kind of Essay (continued)
Me and My Bully: A Kind of Essay (continued)
Before I continue on with this little narrative, I need to address something that was stated in one of the replies to this post, something I read and I did not digest too well. Someone stated that [I] should somehow befriend my bully…. That person obviously [...]