There is a Native American proverb that equate the different sides of a person to wolves and says that the winner of the struggle is the one that gets fed the most. Which of the opposing forces do we feed? The 1930’s through the 50’s were about feeding the wolf of conformity. In the 60’s the balance began to shift, and by the advent of the 80’s ( Read more... )

I was born on August 3rd ( Read more... )

30 Minutes/PurgatoryThe World screams in my ear ( Read more... )

A good friend of mine is separating from her "husband." She's going to need housing for herself and her two boys (age 14 & 15yrs.). I thought that I would help by trying to find them a place to live when the time comes.

Here's what I found:
* http://www.apartments.com/New-York/Rochester/Elmwood-Terrace-Apartments-and-Townhomes/128920#media-photos
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She Lay All Naked - anonymous
She Walks in Beauty - George Gordon Byron
Love - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Breather - Billy Collins
somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond - e.e. cummings
A Woman’s Voice - A.E.
Praying Drunk - Andrew Hudgins

In Modern English we have the word Nice. It means "pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory ( Read more... )

Over the last few days I've been doing a lot of stuff around the house. I'm finding that I like the sense of accomplishment that housework can give ( Read more... )

There are a great many people that get sad in the wintertime. I'm not usually one of them.

For the last few years, I've been getting depressed during the summer.

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April 6th.

I would like at this time, on this day, to wish a heartfelt and sincere Happy Birthday to my Grandmother; Carolyn Eckrich né Rychman. She was born in 1918ad.

How many slang terms are there for "female breasts"?

( I found 627 of them )