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The Sadness of Michael Jackson's Death

My fiance's first response was "Little boys all over the world are safe again!" My daughter wondered how she could make money. Another daughter worried that Farrah Fawcett might not get the media attention...

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Believers of Local Myths

The town I grew up in had more than its share of local characters. Since our town was really small and everyone knew everybody, the stories spun about these people were always eyewitness accounts rather than...

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This Year My Garden Will Grow!

 My parents always had a garden.  They grew vegetables and fruit, harvested, canned, pickled, and froze food to use throughout the winter.  At the time I wasn't a big fan of fruit and vegetables, and it...

2 comments    exercise water gardening
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Fishing in Michigan

My Dad took me fishing for the first time when I was 5. I thought the sunfish he helped me reel in was the most beautiful fish in the world. Over the next 45 years I've seen, caught, and eaten many other...

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What Makes You Throw Caution to the Wind

You try to live your life according to the rules, morals, and ethics you were raised with. You try not to hurt yourself or anyone else. Then something happens. Someone close to you is hurt, someone who breaks...

3 comments    love life friends
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Why Parents Oppose Their Child's Marriage

Weddings are supposed to be a celebration of the joining of two people, two families, and the beginning of a new life and family. But marriage is a sacred bond that should be considered seriously, and it is...

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It Really Is a Small World

It's funny how linked together we are.  We make friends, we become very close to them, we grow up, move on, and often lose touch. Sometimes we wonder what our old friends are doing, but it's a passing...

0 comments    life family friends
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Living With Death

Randy was diagnosed with juvenile-onset, or Type 1 diabetes when he was ten years old. He heard the doctor say he probably wouldn't live past the age of 30, and that shaped his teen years and his early 20's....

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What was your favorite class in college?

 There were many classes I enjoyed in college.  English, literature, music, linguistics, and writing were classes I wanted to take, and I enjoyed every one.. I dreaded the required Math and Sciences...

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"Lost" -- Must See Television for the Past, Present, and Future

I've had many favorite television shows over the years. I like comedy, drama, romance, and people interacting with people in very human ways. I also like science fiction and the supernatural. Unfortunately,...

5 comments    entertainment family food
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