The following is my first ever attempt to write a children's story. I've never done anything like this before, so please be kind! I want honesty, just not cruelty! HAHA I'm picturing it approximately one of each paragraph per page or thereabouts,...
Today is Rare Disease Day. This is an international advocacy day to raise awareness about rare diseases. In the United States a rare disease is classified as something that affects less than 200,000 people. The definition is different in...
I was on Face book a little while ago and I saw a video clip a friend published on her wall. It was titled something like "Get Service". Basically it was about a young man beginning his day, and the several irritations that he encountered along...
Help Wanted: Middle-aged lady needs handyman, preferably live-in, to be at my beck and call 24 hours a day. Someone in good physical shape, (no I don't care what you look like, just need you to have a strong back and be able to lift a lot!). ...
I got up this morning, I logged online, I checked my ebay store, and then I headed over to good ole' Hubpages. I checked my new comments that I'd received, responded to the pathetically small amount of people that I've managed to lure into my...
The gorgeous couple in this photo are my Godparents. They also happen to be my Aunt and Uncle. R osie is my fathers sister, and George is her husband. George has long been known to those of us who love him as "Papa", a name given to him by us when...
I want to kick and punch and wail and shout; Cancer you nasty bastard, GET OUT! My Uncle may be dying you say? I'm not ready to let him go away! How do you learn to say goodbye, I'm only able to stand and cry. I want to kick and punch and wail and...
Here I sit at my desk, attempting to write a hub on how uncreative I am lately, and what happens? As I'm setting up the hub I add the newsfeed to the bottom of the page. Now since I don't have any words on here yet it only has my title to go by,...
Does the lie I tell through the smile on my face deceive you into believing I am happy, Or can you see beneath the surface to the despair that lives inside me? Making sure you don't upset the ones you love So you hide your sadness behind...
Oh I know what you're all thinking! Look at that adorable, fun loving, sweet boy that is posing for such a cute picture....how could his mother ever be mad at that face?? Trust me on this one people, that is NOT the face of an angel. That is...
I was disconcerted recently to find out that I have disappeared. Here I was, walking around, going to the store, driving the car, playing with my grandchildren, and I have completely disappeared from my own life! Huh? How does someone disappear...
You've done it. I've done it. We've all done it. That one comment that comes out of your mouth and forever haunts you via your relatives or friends memory. That comment you said before you thought. Or perhaps after you thought, which is even...
My family loves to eat sweets! I'm sure that doesn't surprise you, most people do. And we especially like to share these delicious treats at Christmas time. And some of our favorite Christmas treats are the easiest ones to make. Of course, each...
Everywhere you go you hear these words, "Talk to your children, it's the anti-drug, the anti-sex, the anti-drinking". Ok, perhaps it's not phrased exactly like that, but you get my point. Basically, the world tells us if we "TALK" to our...