Tag: life
member name: Bill's Spirit
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September 09, 2009 11:55 AM EDT --
As some people know, my gal and I are currently staying in Kentucky.
Some of the most significant changes we've been enjoying and adjusting to are: cleaner air, less light pollution, the sounds of crickets . . .
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June 28, 2006 02:36 PM EDT --
I wasn't a soldier in a war, aid worker in the Sudan or caught up in a great natural disaster. The dramatic, traumatic and tragic things that happened to me in 1995 all came in on personal fronts. . . .
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November 27, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
I was walking back from the library this past Friday afternoon. I'd gone down to snap a picture of the building for a banner I'm crafting for the Community Library Group; and to check-out some . . .
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July 11, 2006 02:05 PM EDT --
My gal Donna F. and I like to take country drives. One of our favorite routes is S.R. 104. About forty miles south of Columbus is a greenhouse owned and operated by Karen and Mark.
Here are some . . .
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January 06, 2007 04:57 PM EST --
My grandfather had a story he liked to tell; about how he came to select music as his vocation.
I'd heard this story discussed a number of times during my childhood. It was one of the many things . . .
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April 13, 2006 04:22 PM EDT --
This is my first attempt at a summary for my novel.
Please proof, review, critique, edit and advise. Thanks.
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"In A Vehicle To Somewhere"
A story about the resiliency, . . .
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July 17, 2006 12:24 PM EDT --
love
the twisty windy road
that irresitable dangerous rose
whose scent is sweet with life's allure
whose vines entwine with madness pure
whose thorns do pale any dungeon's tour
without which, . . .
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August 07, 2006 09:45 AM EDT --
I own a 1986 Chevrolet S-10 4x4 long-bed pickup truck. Her name is Chuck, and I love her dearly.
For more than just financial reasons I do most of the mechanical work on her when she needs it. Unfortunately, . . .
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September 08, 2006 10:06 AM EDT --
A few days ago, in a comment, I think someone said I was a bully. I was shocked at first, but I can see where I might come across like that.
I often come-on strong.
And I'm sorry if you've been . . .
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September 28, 2006 09:24 AM EDT --
I Love Gather!
I've loved it ever since I started figuring out how to work and navigate it.
I joined in March of 2006. It was a different Gather then, the layout had a grass-roots collegey feel . . .
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October 17, 2006 10:34 AM EDT --
There are three cartoon panels.
A man wearing an ecumenical collar is praying.
"Father, help me to truly see this world... not through my own eyes, but through your infinite all-encompassing love." . . .
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October 19, 2006 07:47 AM EDT --
It's almost midnight. I'm sitting in the dark, smoking Blend 27s, watching Great Expectations with the sound down too low to hear over the fan blowing in the window. Keeping things quiet so . . .
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May 04, 2006 08:15 AM EDT --
I need more humor and comedy back in my soul.
The masks, band-aids and fixes I've been using are not working.
I need:
Something light to pull me on and away from the memories of a deceased . . .
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July 19, 2006 01:45 PM EDT --
Years ago, I was a regular attendee of contra dances. For those who don't know, Contra dance is a synergistic amalgamation of Square and Line dancing.
People dance in couples, facing another couple . . .
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July 26, 2006 12:06 PM EDT --
It was 1998. I was still struggling to recover from the tragic events of 1995. (My article: "I Survived 1995 - a personal journey ")
1996 had been a year of trying to push on in a world whose . . .
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August 11, 2006 11:30 AM EDT --
When you arrive at the airport go immediately to the restroom and disrobe. Place everything in your luggage, except for one credit card, then walk to the ticket counter and check-in all your bags.
With . . .
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April 24, 2006 07:16 AM EDT --
I resist authority. Idealistically, by nature and most importantly, by conditioning. An authority figure seriously betrayed my trust and loyalty when I was very, very young. That authority figure ordered . . .
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May 13, 2006 02:12 PM EDT --
Between allergies, physical disabilities, low tolerance for tyrannical management and my own inner restlessness I have worked in over a hundred different facilities in America. I changed jobs an average . . .
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July 18, 2006 06:33 PM EDT --
I had a chance to wander this morning.
Just off the north-eastern corner of Columbus's outer belt is a fantastic 121-acre park. Inniswood Metro Gardens.
I visited the Rose Garden this morning. It . . .
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March 05, 2008 06:00 PM EST --
They say that proof of dedication to an ideology can be shown by pointing to sacrifices made in the name of that belief.
On March 4, 2008, I again paid the price necessary to maintain my status . . .
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