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Jake, The Queen of Hearts
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Shakespeare Tickled Me!
Inspired to write this poem when Walter and I went with the group of Seniors In Motion to the Dallas Arboretum all the trees, plants and flowers to see, 60 acres of breathtaking pulchritude where I sat upon Shakespeare's knee.
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The Kangaroo Court of a Nominee
The nominee of a Supreme Court Justice by a Kangaroo Court
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An Open Letter to a Would-Be Dog-Snatcher From the Dog – in Poetic Form (Up-date)
July 13, 2018, Dottie disappeared from her yard, she had never left her yard on her own before.. If you should see Dottie please call her mom at 972-313-5539.
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Sloth and the Weasel – Answer to a Poetic challenge by Chris Mills via Natalie Frank's hub.
A whimsical nonsensical poem, written as an answer to a challenge by Chris Mills via Natalie Frank
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Buttercup and the Thing: How Buttercup Came to Be – 2nd Installment
Betsy “Betts” Bradford: wife of Conrad Bradford, mother of four sons and pregnant with her fifth child. Having babies was all Betsy ever wanted to do at the chagrin of Conrad, not that he did not love his children … as much as he could love anyone, but four was too many.
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Ill Wind - a Poem
A Poem about the effect of an ill wind.
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Buttercup and the Thing: Beginning of the End - Chapter
Tamisha Bradford-Landen was the fifth child and only daughter of Conrad and Betsy Bradford. Tamisha married to Calvin Landen, mother of one baby and a second on the way.
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Trapped Inside My Head
I read last night the article by C. E. Clark that asked the question are people in a coma aware of and understand conversations around them, then I thought about when my Honey Bunny was in a coma.
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Gone Too Soon My Precious Son - Tribute to Kevin Shenko
A tribute to Kevin John Shenko, my stepson who expired on the 13th of August 2017 at the hands of his own son John Shenko III. This was written for Kevin’s father John Shenko II.
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Abortion or Abject Poverty
Abortion or abject poverty, who has the right to choose? An answer to Marcy Goodfleisch’s question “Will Trump, take the USA backward or forward with women’s rights?”
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Australian Terrier, Chipper, His Adventures Growing Up
Chipper is growing up, this is the story (in poems) of his adventures with my husband and I, our family and a host of other people and animals.
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Our Stars and Hearts, No Longer Aligned
Affairs of the heart that can shake the universe.
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Tweetledee, Tweedledum and Tweeting-don?
Chris Mills (cam8510) suggested I write a satirical poem featuring Tweetledee and Tweetledon? Tweetledee could be Assad or Putin. So here you go my friend.
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The Twitter Tweeting Twitching Thumb
A satirical poem about the addiction to tweeting.
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Death of a Super Earth and the Jatites’ Attempted Coup
My response to the writing challenge issued by Genna Eastman, with a copy of her rules, also a continuation from where ‘always exploring’ a.k.a. Ruby Fuller left off on her contribution.
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Raising an Australian Terrier - My Adventures With Chipper
My adventure with Chipper started with my husband's obsession with finding a dog like Butch the pup that he had when he was a young man. Butch was so smart and Hubby thought he would get the same.
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Are You Vulnerable to the Scam Phone Calls that Seek to Reap What You Sow? (Update)
Are you susceptible to the scams phone call that are received daily, from “Com-pu-ter Central” to “The IRS has filed a law suit against you,” or "I'm calling from the Fraternal Order of Police."
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An Open Letter of Thanks to the Dallas Morning News
This is an open letter to The Dallas Morning News to thank them for standing up for truth and the American people in the 2016 Presidential Election, and I for one am very grateful.
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Watching Clothes Dry in the Drier - Accepting a Writing Challenge
The challenge was a result LET-OUT in Billybuc's Mail-bag. The question was whether he, thought a good writer could make the most boring of subjects interesting. You can read his answer at: see below
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Memories of Glass Mountain – Flash Fiction Poetry - Accepting a Writing Challenge
Bill Holland (a.k.a. billybuc) has issued a Challenge to all Hubbers to write a short story/flash fiction. Bill I hope you do not mind that mine is written in rhyme.
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Too Tired - Too Tired to Think - Too Tired to Hope
Inspired by Frank Atanacio’s “That Thousand Yard Stare” and as I put a comment there I realize that would be the first lines of this poem about the homeless street minister and the feelings of dispair
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Blood-Sport - The Hunting of Wrongs by Hillary Clinton
The new Blood-Sport of the hunt for mistakes and/or crimes by Hillary Clinton, by and for the Republican party in an attempt to smack her down.
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The Barbecue Murder Mystery -- Flash Fiction Murder Mystery Challenge Continues
The investigation into the death of a teenage boy who died after drinking from a beer bottle that was clearly intended for someone else.
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Novel in My Head - Answer to Billybuc's “the Greatest Writer No One Has Heard Of”
Inspired by William D. Holland – To billybuc and our Fellow Authors It seems to me that Bill (billybuc) was/is in a funk and to Bill I want to say “Thank You” for your “Pity Party” invite.
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An open Letter to the Coors Brewing Company Thanking Them for the Pet Snake That Came With My Beer.
An open letter to thank the Coors Brewing Company with my confession: I am so sorry, I killed it. I killed the snake you so graciously included in the package of Coors beer, I am sure that not all your customers receive pets with the purchase of your product.
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Stop Domestic Abuse - Let the Bruises Show!
After the abuse of a friend got out of hand and Linda, the victim was not believed and could not get help and was even blamed for the break-up of her marriage . . . She was told "Go back to your husband and work it out!" is what she was told when she was denied an order of protection by the police.
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A tribute to a friend – Linda Martin, We Will Miss You
This is a tribute to Linda Martin, who passed away on the 31st of May. Some of her many friends gathered for a candle light vigil for Linda Martin in Peacock Park, near her home the following day.
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We Will Win Sometime!
A poem about the desire to win!
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The Coors Accident or Murder …Flash Fiction Mystery Challenge
A young man of 15 dies after downing a Coors beer, and all my Hubber friends are challenged to solve this mystery, left purposely open ended from the BBQ Murder Mystery, for you to continue or end my story then link it here.
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How the Photographer Has His Say - A Tribute to William Mat Brown
Photographer William Mat Brown's photos are so beautiful it is like the old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" and William Mat Brown just said 10 picture's worth of word with this one.
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Flight For Freedom - Continuation of Monsters in the Trees
My continuation to Frank Atanacio’s open-ended “Monsters-in-the-Trees” and I too have left the story of Jenny Camacho’s “Flight For Freedom” open ended, to be continued or a final end written.
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The Magnificent 100 Year Old Pecan Tree on the S. W. Corner of Hawks Hill
How developers want to take out a 100 year old Pecan tree (our state tree) from a section of land that should be part of their landscaping, as Josh my young friend and neighbor pointed out.
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The Dark Horses are Running
The race is on for Presidential run for the White House 2016 and the Dark Horses that are running in their quest for the power they seek, caring not if it is all lies that they speak.
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The Adventures/Misadventures of Kirby – Marsha’s Cat
Marsh’s cat Kirby in his thoughts and words in a poem written for my friend Marsha.
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Book Review - Rather Outspoken - My Life in the News - Dan Rather
Dan Rather describes his life in the news from how he got his nickname "Rags" to his being fired from CBS to becoming President of News and Guts Media, and his reaction to losing friends along the way
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Band of Lost Souls - an Open Letter to Terrorist Wherever They May Be.
An open letter to terrorist, in a poem to tell them what most people think of them at least what I think of them. Inspired by Ruby Fuller (always exploring)
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Ghost of Love Shadows of Fear – Answer to Writer’s Challenge by Genna East
Answer to a fellow Hubber Genna East's challenge to write a poem of any kind expressing emotions prompted by the two videos shown in her hub "Of the Shadow and the Grey."
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Sable's Bean Bag Coffee Hut - Answer to Cam8510's Flash Fiction Challenge
Flash Fiction Challenge - A little girl's dream of owning a Coffee house and how one man's anger could shatter her dream.
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Humility - Code Name for Donald Trump - 2nd in the Project Good Thoughts Series
I wrote this poem many weeks ago, when Jo_Goldsmith11 started the new series Good Thoughts and lost it in my computer, when Donald chose his code name in last night's debate, reminded me.
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The Orchid - Week 4 for Project Good Thoughts
A poignant memory of my mother and an orchid given to her by my brother. These are sad but good thoughts to add to the Project Good Thoughts, along the same lines as the "good words" project.
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Lynn Anderson Tribute - 3rd in Project Good Thoughts -
This is the 3rd in Project Good Thoughts a spin off of The Good Words project, and my tribute to singer Lynn Anderson. Rest in Peace Lynn, but don't stop singing.
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The Last Hoedown - True Story From My Childhood
Summary: This is a true story as I remember it of the last hoedown at my grandparent’s home. I will relate this story as I remember, and the incident I will relate in a poem.
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Lost in Thoughts - 1st in the Good Thoughts Project
First in the "Good Thoughts Project" created by Jo Goldsmith11, whose Goal is to help others improve their/our writing skills, similar to the Good Words Project.
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Food Stamp Recipients Get a 30% Increase - Are Radio Ads Contradictory?
Are the subliminal messages on the radio meant to draw us into a world of marketing schemes? Or are these ads teaching or tricking people into scamming our government? My response to these ads.
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Closing the Door to Nowhere - Answer to a Writer's Challenge
A short flash-fiction story with a poem in Answer to the challenge from a picture prompt by Bill Holland (a.k.a. billybuc) “The Door to Nowhere”
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Where the Cabin Once Stood - Answer to Billybuc's Challenge
A bit of Flash Fiction combined with poetry, in answer to a writer’s challenge by Bill Holland (a.k.a. billybuc,) from the picture of The Lone Sentinel prompt.
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Accomplish – 52nd Word of the “Good Words” Project
Accomplish the 52nd good word, I kept my promise to you Jo Grace Goldsmith to write a poem for each good word she gave us weekly to practice living by, inspiration to fellow Hubbers to be the best writers.
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Communication - 51st Word in the “light 2 Love, Good Words Project”
51st word/poem in the "Good Words Project" of weekly poems for good words their meaning and how we should use them in our daily lives, words by Jo Goldsmith, poems by Shyron Shenko.
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Potential – 50th Good Word in the “Good Words Project”
Potential -- 50th Good Word in the "Good Words Project." a project created by Joanna Goldsmith, (Jo_Goldsmith11) to inspire her/our fellow hubbers to be the best writers/authors/poets we could be.
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Beautiful - The 49th Good Word in the “Good Words Project”
The 49th Good Word in the "Good Words Project." created by Joanna Goldsmith, (Jo_Goldsmith11) to inspire her fellow hubbers to be the best, most beautiful writers/authors/poets we could be.
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Perseverance –the 48th Good Word in the “good Words Project”
Perseverance-- 48th Good Word in the "Good Words Project." created by Jo "Grace" Goldsmith, to inspire her fellow hubbers to be the best writers/authors/poets we could be.
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Sacrifice - 47th Good Word in the Good Words Project.
Sacrifice is the 47th Good Word in the "Good Words Project." created by Joanna Grace Goldsmith, (Jo_Goldsmith11) to inspire her fellow Hubbers to be the best writers/authors/poets we could be.
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Epiphany - 46th Word in the "Good Words" Project.
46th Good Word - in the "Good Words Project" Created by Jo 'Grace' Goldsmith, to inspire fellow Hubbers to become the "Best" writers we can be. I promised Jo Grace I would write a poem for each word she gave us.
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"Empowerment" 45th "Word" in the Good Words Project
45th Word - in the "Good Words Project" Created by Jo Grace Goldsmith, to inspire fellow Hubbers to become the "Best" writers they can be. I promised I would write a poem for each word she gave us
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Smile, 44th Good Word in the “Light 2 Love" "Good Words" Project
44th Word - in the "Good Words Project" Jo Goldsmith's project to inspire her fellow hubbers to become the "Best" writers/authors/poets we can be. I promised I would write a poem for each word.
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Gentleness/Gentle Self 43rd Good Word in the “good Words Project”
43rd Word in the Good Words Project of Poems. I promised to write a poem for each "Word" that Jo provided Gentleness/Gentle-Self is one I had never heard before I looked it up and here is my poem.
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Did the Egg Lay the Chicken? - My Answer to Jodah's Writer’s Challenge
John Hansen (Jodah) challenged his peers to write a short story or poem, using a random sentence. Here is my answer to John's challenge. Have you ever wondered which came first. Here I explain it.
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Honor - 42nd Good Word in the "Good Words Project."
Honor, 42nd Good Word from the Light to Love Good Words Project, created by Jo Goldsmith, to encourage herself and others to be the best that we can be.
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Advocacy/Activism 41st Word of the "Good Words" Project
Advocacy/Activism, words chosen for the Light 2 Love/Good Words Created by Jo Grace Goldsmith, who gives us words to practice living by, to inspire fellow authors to become the writers we are meant to be.
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"Deflate-Gate" Deflated Balls or Deflated Ego?
A poem about the football game 1/18/2015 between the Colts and Patriots, where the Colts claim the Patriots were playing with deflated balls and blamed Tom Brady personally.
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Friendship – 40th Word in the “Good Words" Project
Friendship 40th Good Word in Jo Goldsmith’s Good Words Project, words Jo gives us weekly to live by. Jo’s calling is to promote and bring recognition to unknown writers to become the best we can be.
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Centered - the 39th Word of the “good Words” Project
39th poem for the 39th Good Word in the project created by JoGraceGoldsmith I promised to write a poem for each of the good words.
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Desire, 38th Word in the "Good Words" Project
Desire 38th Good Word in Jo Goldsmith’s Good Words Project, words she gives us weekly to live by, her calling to promote unknown writers to bring them recognition to become the best writers we can be.
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Affirm - the 37th Word in the "Good Words" Project
The “Good Words Project” a creation of Jo_Goldsmith11, to inspire fellow Hubbers to be the best authors/poets we can be. Affirm, the 37th good word and I affirm my promise to write a poem for word.
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Reflection - The 36th Good Word in the Good Words Project.
The "Good Words" project, created by Jo_Goldsmith11, Jo gives us a good word each week to reflect on and practice living by, to help and inspire fellow hubbers, to become the best writers we can be.
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Mercy 34th Good Word in the “Good Words Project”
The 34th good word in the "Good Words" project, created by Jo Grace Goldsmith at http://hubpages.com/@jogoldsm, who gives us a good word each week to practice living by. I promised her to write a poem for each of the good words she gives us and this is the 34th in this good-words project.
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Prayer - Asap - Always Say a Prayer - 35th "Good Word" of the Good Words Project!
The 35th word in the "Good Words" project. When Grace Goldsmith created the Good words project I promised to write a poem for each of the good words this is the 35th in the project's series.
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Justice – The 33rd Good Word of the Good Word Project
Justice the 33rd word in the "Good Words" project. When Jo_Goldsmith11 told me about the project I promised to write a poem for each word of inspiration for our fellow Hubbers to learn the meaning and to live by each good word.
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Drowning in Apathy (Up-Date)
Ruby (always exploring) inspired me to write this poem for her Winter's Bone Poem.
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A Ticket to Ride - You Can Never Return (Writer's Challenge)
A writer's challenge was issued by Jennifer Arnett (Availiasvision) in her wonderful hub: "Take Me Somewhere: A Writer's Challenge."
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Ambition – What is Ambition? 32nd Good Word of the Good Word Project
The 32nd word in the "Good Words" project, originally created by Grace Goldsmith, who gaves us words to live by and to inspire fellow Hubbers, to become the best writers we can be.
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Legacy - The Legacy of Love and Forgiveness - 31st Word "Good Word" Project.
Legacy 31st word in the "Good Words" project, created by Jo Goldsmith, by giving us words to live by in hopes of helping to inspire fellow hubbers, to become the best writers we can be.
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Leadership - What Does It Mean to Me? 30th "Good Word" in the Good Word's Project
Leadership 30th word in the "Good Words" Project, created by Jo_Goldsmith11, by giving us words to live by in hopes to help and inspire her fellow hubbers, to become the best writers we can be.
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Charity - What More Can He Give? - 29th Word in the "Good Words" Project
Charity 29th word in the "Good Words" Project, created by Jo "Grace" Goldsmith11, she gave us words to live in hopes to inspire her fellow Hubbers, to become the best writers/authors/poets we can be.
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Faith -Article Challenge - How I Found My Faith (Poem)
The Baton of 'Faith' article challenge has been passed on to me by my dear friend Ruby Fuller, known on HubPages (always exploring). I am profoundly honored by this challenge and I will do my best
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Grace - God's Amazing State of Grace (Poem) – 28th Word in the “Good Words" Project
Grace the 28th word in the "Good Words" Project, created by Jo_Goldsmith11, by giving us words to live by in hopes of helping to inspire her fellow hubbers, to become the best writers we can be.
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Responsibility – Teach Responsibility, the 27th Word in the “good Words" Project
Responsibility 27th word in the "Good Words" Project, created by Grace Goldsmith, to inspire fellow Hubbers, to become the best writers we can be and I promised to write a poem for each good word.
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Accountability – 26th Word in the “good Words" Project - Who Do We Hold Accountable and to Who?
Accountability 26th word in the "Good Words" Project, created by Grace Goldsmith, by giving us words to live by to inspire fellow Hubbers, to become the best writers they can be.
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Creativity - If You Want to Play - 25th Word in the "Good Words Project" (poem)
25th word in the "Good Words" Project, created by Jo_Goldsmith11, to help fellow Hubbers, that we may enjoy their creativity of our fellow writers to inspire and bring recognition for their work.
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The Crow Convention with One Left in the Wake (Poem)
A poem about how the Crow became my favorite Bird a few days ago, when I saw the compassion and caring they have for each other, it is more than some human beings.
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Blessed – How Blessed Am I? the 24th Word in the “good Words” Project.
24th Word in the Good Words Project, I promised to write a poem for each weekly word chosen by "Grace" Goldsmith for this project to support and encourage fellow Hubbers to be the best writer we can.
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Dedication - The 23rd Word in the Good Words Project - Poem
The "Good Word" Project, was created by Jo_Goldsmith11, to help our fellow Hubbers practice good words, with Dedication we strive to inspire, and bring recognition to unknown writers on this site.
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Nibbling on Witch Fingers and Munching on Green Cotton Candy - Poem
I am Nibbling on Witch fingers and Munching on Green Cotton Candy. Do you know what I am eating?
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Encouragement - 22nd "Good Word" in the Good Word Project
The "Good Word" Project, created by Grace Goldsmith, to help fellow Hubbers to practice Encouragement and inspiration, to promote good will and to bring recognition to unknown writers on this site.
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Promise - The 21st Word in the "Good Word" Project - Continuing the Poems for the Good Word Project
Jo, who has made it her mission to help un-known authors and beginning HubPages authors gain recognition for their writing ability, created the "Good Word" project and I promised a Poem for each word
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Schwannoma – What Is It? – Continuing Jackie’s Story
This is a mixture of fact and fiction where after years of believing that she had Ménière's disease Jackie (not her real name) has finally learned that what she has is a Schwannoma and Ménière's.
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Father's Day Tribute to My Father and a Special Father's Day Tribute to My Dad
This is a tribute to my father and a tribute to my dad. Happy Father's Day to my father (Silas), And a special Happy Father's Day to my Dad (Jim). You both contributed to my being who I am.
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Patience – 20th Word in the "Good Word" Project. (Poem)
Patience, is the 20th word in the "Good Word" project. Be patient with me as I continue to write a poem for each 'Good Word' given us each week, by fellow Hubber Jo Grace Goldsmith11. Thank you Jo!
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Loyalty - The19th Word-in the Good Words Project
Loyalty is the 19th word in the "Good Word," Project. A creation by Jo Grace Goldsmith. I will remain Loyal, I will not break my promise to her to write a poem for each word in this project.
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Great Aunt Hattie's Asphidity Bag - Stories From My Childhood
To ward off the flu virus and, other diseases people used folk medicine remedies, medicine bags called 'Asphidity' bags (that is what my Aunt Hattie called her bag) worn pinned to her under garments.
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Jackie's Story - Follow-up to Can-You Ever-Go-Back in a Poem (Part Fact, Part Fiction)
Added to Can-You Ever-Go-Back which added to Ruby’s, added to Love Will Not Die, which was added to Jodah’s Story Without an End. Also The Examiner-1 wrote, Ending for "Story without an End"
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Persistence - The18th in the "Good Words Project
I am persistence in writting a poem for a WORD given weekly by fellow author Jo_Goldsmith11, in her "Good Words Project." A word to practice living by that word's meaning.
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Can You Ever Go Back? - Another Chapter to add to Story Without an End by Jodah.
A secondary short fictional add on, to continue Jodah's story "Story Without an End." I have written another scenario to the saga to add to the story that John started..... Here it is John, ( Jodah.)
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Humility - The 17th Word-in the Good Words Project (Poem)
I made a promise to write a poem for each inspirational word given us weekly by fellow author Jo_Goldsmith11, in her "Good Words Project." A word to practice living by that word's meaning.
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Love Will Not Die - A follow up to Story Without an End
Short fictional add on, if you will, to follow Jodah's "Story Without an End." I accept the challenge to fellow hubber friends to add to the story that he started..... Here is mine Jodah.
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Commitment - 16th Word in the "Good Words" Project (Poem)
Commitment - 16th in the "Good Words Project" - I am still committed to writing a poem for each word given weekly by Jo_Goldsmith11. Words to inspire us to practice and live by these words daily!
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Compassion - 15th in the "Good Words Project" (Poem)
Compassion - 15th in the "Good Words Project" - I have pledge to write a poem for each word given weekly by Jo_Goldsmith11. Words to inspire us to practice and live by these words daily!
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Believe - The 14th word in the 'Good Words Project'
The "Good Words Project" are Words to live by and practice every day. I have not forgotten my pledge to write a poem for each "Word" given each week, Jo, forgive me for being late with this one.
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Kindness - the 13th Good Word in the "Good Words" Project
Kindness - 13th word in the series of "Good Words' given by a fellow Hubber - I pledge to write a poem for each good word she gives us each week. --- Thanks to Jo_Goldsmith's " Good Words" project.
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Understand - The 12th Good Word in the Good Words Project (Poem)
Understand - 12th word in the series of "Good Words' given by a fellow Hubber - I pledge to write a poem for each good word she gives us each week. --- Thanks to Jo_Goldsmith's "Good Words" project.
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Forgiveness - The Eleventh Good Word in the "Good Words Project" (Poem)
Forgiveness - the 11th word in the series of "Good Words' given by a fellow Hubber - I pledge to write a poem for each good word she gives each week. -- Thanks to Jo_Goldsmith's "Good Words" project.
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The Nightmare Before the Diagnoses of Cushing's Syndrome - True Story Part II
The hell that my cousin Cherokeemom went through from being hit by a car to the torture, by a hospital before walking out of that hospital with a broken arm that had not been set or attended to.
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The Bottomless Pit - (Poem to Continue the Challenge by Frank Atanacio to Honor April Poetry Month)
This is my second verse to add to the other verses from other Hubbers, and my own (The One Who Laid April Here) who have joined in, to continue through the end of April
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The One Who Laid April Here - Answer to a Writer's Challenge by Frank Atanacio. I Answered This Challenge.
This is a follow up to Frank Atanacio's challenge to write a verse to continue his poem. I can only hope it lives up to Frank's expectations.
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Joy - The 10th Good Word in the Good Words Project
Joy - the 10th word in the "Good Words" series given by a fellow Hubber - I pledged to write a poem for each good word she gave us each week. --- Each good word to live by thanks to Jo_Goldsmith's "Good Words" project.
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Practice - The 9th Good Word of the Good Words Project.
Practice - the 9th word in the series of "Good Words' given by a fellow Hubber - I pledge to write a poem for each good word she gives us each week. --- Thanks to Jo_Goldsmith's "Good Words" project.
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How to Grow a Silk Plant?
A limerick/poem about a silk plant given to me by a friend and how and why I was asked to take it home and what happened then.
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Courage - Courage Is Strength! Poem (Updated)
This week 8 of the "Good Words" project created by Jo_Goldsmith11. These are words to live by, you can do it too if you give it try. I pledged to write a poem for each one, this one's also for you.
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Cushing's Syndrome - How an Accident Led to a Diagnoses - True Story Part 1
How a cousin my friend found out she has Cushing's syndrome and how this disease, has wreaked havoc on her life, and the effects it has had on her very being. Why is this disease so hard to diagnose?
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Hope! - What Is Hope to You? - the 7th "Good Word"
Week 7 - Hope, is this week's word for Joanna Goldsmith's project "Good Words" each week, Jo gives us another word, for her readers to find inspiration, and put that word to use in thought and action.
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Peace - After the Release of Pain - 6th Word from the "Good Word" Project
Peace, 6th "Good Word" in the Good Words Project where each week, Jo "Grace" Goldsmith will give us another word, for her readers to find inspiration, and put that word to use in thought and action.
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Energy - God's Gift of Energy! (Poem)
Energy - the 5th word in the series of "Good Words' given by a fellow Hubber - I pledge to write a poem for each good word she gives us each week. --- Thanks to Jo_Goldsmith's "Good Words" project.
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American Idol – I have the courage to try – at least in dreams
The story and poem of a young singer’s desire to sing in a school talent show and one day sing on American Idol. It is a mixture of both fact and fiction.
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Strength - Seeds Planted in a Book - the 4th Word for the "Good Words" Project
I made a pledge to write a poem for each word in Jo_Goldsmith11's "Good Words" project This week the word is strength, the hardest one for me yet, so I must get set, to write a poem you can't forget.
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Inspiration 3rd Word in the "Good Word" Project - Inspired by Hubpage Authors - a Tribute to My Hubber Friends
I have been inspired over and over again by all my HubPage friends, inspired to write and write again. Inspired by this inspiration week 3, courtesy of Jo_Goldsmith11, who is giving us good words.
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Is the E-Bay Guarantee All It Is Cracked-up to Be?
How my purchast on E-Bay, caused me to question their guaranteee. When I purchased an inoperative keyboard and E-Bay did not want to take it back and refund my money.. etc. Written in rhyme.
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Poem - Growing up With Faith and Our Faith Is Growing
True story of a family that is growing in their faith, and their daughter Faith is growing in love. The continuing saga of a family regaining Faith after the tragic loss of a Precious Glimmer Hope
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Love - When a Seed of Love is Sown - 1st Good Word in the "Good Word" Project
Poem of words for a project by a fellow Hubber friend and I will promised to write a poem for each word she gave us each week, and the first in "The Good Words Project" is Love!
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A Real Cup of Cake - Cake for One/Two
If you have a taste for a piece of Cake and don't have a cake to take a piece from, you can quickly mix up a cupcake right in a coffee mug and it only takes a few minutes. So..I mixed one up to enjoy.
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A Christmas Gifts for a Special Little Boy - I Did Not Know Choosing a Christmas Gift Could Be so Much Fun!
Where do you find a special gift of joy for such a special little boy? With so many relatives, surely he will have one of every single toy.
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Judy Lynn Teague - I Am Searching for You (Update)
It hurts when you see that someone is searching for their Mother and don't know what to do. When I saw this posted on FaceBook I decided to write a poem to help Georgette find her birthmother.
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What I Believe - Scandals of President Clinton's Era! (Poem)
A poem of the history of the hatred and attempted destruction of a President and my answer to the question 'What is you favorite quote?'
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Surviving Accident-Prone Children - My Accident-Prone Children Survived to Adults but the Accidents continue
I was reluctant, but agreed to allow my son to visit my brother for the summer. Although at age of 16 Walter "Wally for short," once he got to Texas he wanted to stay, and he and my brother persuaded me. So I gave my permission.
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Chapter 2, How to Survive Accident-Prone Children? How Do Your Children Survive Being Accident-Prone
How do you survive, how do you help your children survive, an appendectomy, getting hit with a baseball, cuts, bruise and concussions? I know, this sounds like all children go through this?
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How Do You Survive Accident-Prone Children? How Do Your Children Survive Being Accident-Prone (Part 1)
How do you survive, and how do you help your children survive, whooping cough, cuts, bruises, getting lost and the everyday hazards of active children? I know, this sounds like all children go through this. But I felt like mine went through more than most.
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What's the Difference between the 1995/96 Government Shutdowns and the 2013 Shutdown?
An article I reread today, written in January 1996 could have been written yesterday; about the government shutdown instead it was during the government shutdowns of President Clinton's presidency.
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The Good Old Boys Of The GOP
The Good Old Boys of the GOP-Wanting to take our President out to sea - to drown him is scandals - Like Benghazi - and disparage Democrats from trying for the presidency.
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Visiting Jerusalem Right Here in the United States America
About 50 miles north of Birmingham, is Cullman, Alabama, an exquisitely landscaped park, hewn out of the walls of a quarry on the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey, is the city of Jerusalem, in the United States of America.
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Syria: To Strike or Not to Strike? – the Boy Who Lied Wolf!
If President Obama elects to strike Syria with or without the approval of the Congress, with or without the approval of the people of the United States. He will be criticized, no matter what he does.
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Zebra Mussels/Mollusk are They a Threat to "Our Ecosystem"?
Tiny Mollusk, (Dreissena polymorpha), better known as zebra mussels have invaded the streams, rivers and fresh water lakes of the United States of America and established a foot hold here in Texas.
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Salba: Myth or Miracle Food?
About nine months before I wrote this article I read an article in The Dallas Morning News about ‘Nature’s Most ‘Perfect’ Food Stuns Diabetes Researchers in Landmark Human studies and decided I needed to try this miracle food.
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How Does Darrell Issa Benefit From the Privatization of the United States Post Office (Special Updates 2014)
The Promise of the USPS for more than 231 years has been that no matter who or where, every person in the United States has the right to equal access secure, efficient, and affordable mail service.
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Best Way to get rid of Groundhogs - Skunks, Mice and Snakes
When buying a new home, you never know what comes with it, be it inside or outside, and no instructions on how to deal with them.
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From a Glimmer of Hope to Keeping Faith (Update) a True Story
My friend Maureen asked me to pray for her daughter Maria, pray that she gets her little girl... Faith. I thought Maria is pregnant until I read Maria's note of thanks to everyone for their prayers.
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Why Don't We Have Inline Skating in the Us Olympic Games? (Updated)
Why is inline speed skating, considered less of a sport than speed skating on ice? Are the inline speed skaters considered less of an athlete?
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Why Does Ted Cruz Want to Abolish (End) the Irs?
Ted Cruz wants to abolish or get rid of the IRS - For most Conservative Politicians, paying as few, or ideally no taxes ever, seems to be a lifetime goal no matter what it costs to achieve that goal.
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How I Learned to Make Polish Cabbage Rolls: Golumpki: a Tribute to Alice Who Taught Me Her Specialty dish
Before we were married, my fiancé took me to meet his mother. His mother, Alice had prepared dinner for us, her specialty dish.
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Gwb's Library: Theme of the Magic Library
The theme is the opening of a library: This Morning, I heard Laura Bush say of the George W. Bush Library, they just wanted people to see how difficult it is to make decisions, as President of the United States.
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Where Do I Find Giardiniera? My Beef Needs It! (Up-Dated)
My quest to find Giardiniera, a kind of hot pepper relish that is an absolute must on an Italian Beef Sandwich. Giardiniera is also good on hot dogs and any cold cuts sandwich, or to eat right out of the jar.
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Are There Any Famous Conservatives in Hollywood?
The e-mail says: "Hollywood is Liberal" but I never hear who, is it Jessica Simpson, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris, Jon Voight? This info is in an e-mail. But who are these Hollywood Liberal? Why was this e-mail sent to me anyway, someone trying to make me feel bad? It didn't work.
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The Case for the War in Iraq - Will it Work With Iran? Update! Making the Case to Strike Syria
For years I was researching, how George W. Bush got away with the things he got away with, and why he was never questioned. Not even his AWOL record during a time of war. The Vietnam war. Treason?
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The Keystone Xl Pipeline Is Bad for America! (Extra Special Updates)
Once upon a time "Paul Ryan said TransCanada's pipeline would receive approval on Day One in a Romney administration." "We need to unlock the energy we have in this country to create jobs" he said.
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Trixie: A Basenji Dog With a Golden Heart
When I was a little girl, I lived with my grandparents on their farm along with my two brothers and three cousins. I did not know dog breeds other than bloodhounds and Trixie was not a bloodhound.
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What Is It About Food Stamps - Social Security & Medicare That the Tea Party/Gop Hates? (Update)
The debt ceiling: Does the Congress want to default? Is this can being kicked down the road to give the G.O.P/Tea Party more time to work on destroying Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid?
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If You Go Swim in the Blue Hole and Drown - (a True Story From My Childhood)
How I almost drown in the Blue Hole (I don't know if that was really the name of the pool that was on a neighbors property where we kids and some adults went swimming), and how I almost drowned.
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George W. Bush's Passionate Kisses from King Abdullah
I keep hearing some republicans referring to "Obama's apology tour." And I read a statement "Bush 'NEVER' apologized or bowed to another country."
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Republican ambush - When the Left is Right and Right is Wrong. (Updated)
I was invited by one of my friends by e-mail to a card party. I accepted the invitation. I knew that most of the guests are republican, but I vote for the person not the party. And from the conversation I felt like some of these guests had decides to browbeat me into believing what they were...
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Chased on Vacation and Told of Unsolved Murders in Del Rio, Texas – a True Story
A dangerous chase while on vacation. Mom and Dad both had a two week vacation and, when they picked-up me and my brothers from our grandparents. We were going to drive (Dad was going to drive) across the country and he had a list of places to see, before we went to live with them in South Bend,...
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What are Green Eggs and Ham?
The perks for working for a newspaper, are more than a salary. There are the people you meet and the experiences, like meeting Tony Stewart and Buddy Lazier at Texas Motor Speedway, Buddy was the winner of the Indy 500 in 1996, But my favorite is meeting and becoming friends with Maurine...
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When a Gun For Protection Becomes a Liability! (True Story)
Christmas day 2012, my brother and I were remising about when we were kids. I had not thought about what happen on a day worse than my “Bad Hair Day,” until my brother mentioned his scar.
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Has President Obama Been Lax on Gun Control?
Mr. Jake Tapper said that President Obama had the opportunity to continue the "Assault Weapons ban" from President Clinton. That is not true. The "ban" expired in 2004, I do believe Bush was President, at that time!
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Have You Ever Experienced the Paranormal?
How my family went from living on a farm, to South Bend Indiana to California to living in a house with paranormal activity.
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Did the 2012 Election Cause Republicans to Seek Secession?
It is said that 20 states have filed petitions to secede from the United States. Maybe they can secede and leave with Newt Gingrich to colonize the moon. They would have their secession and we would be better off.
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A Glimmer of Hope and Tribute to an Angel (the True Story of Hope)
A poem, written for my friend Maureen, who lost her only grandchild, 8 days old. A Precious Glimmer of Hope!
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Is the Tea Party Over for the Republicans? (Updated)
How the Tea Party is faring? Are they losing seats. And what it means to the rest of us. No ending Obama Care/AHCA, end the "Bush Tax Cuts" for the rich, and no cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
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Ann Romney Equates 'Serving on Morman Missions' Equivalent to Serving in the U.S. Military?
Ann Romney equates serving on a Mormon Missions the same as serving in the United States armed forces. And, she wants her husband and sons to serve in the White House?
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Did You Think You Were Voting for Obama in 2012?
How the Romney family invested in e-voting machines, like the Debolt e-voting machines that helped GWB get re-elected to a second term. Did the Romney family invest in these machined for insurance?
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Did You Vote for Romney Because You Believed in His Policies? but, What Policies? (Update See: Romney's Ironing Board)
This hub is about Romney's none existent policies, and his disdane for the majority of the American people, and what he planed to do to us had he been elected.
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Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate of 2012? Do You Think the Truth Won?
This search for the truth of the first of the Presidential debates for 2012. What is the truth and why was the liar not called out?
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Did Mitt Romney Really Suggest That Iran Attack Chicago? (Update) Will He Still Suggest This in 2016?
Secret video shows what Romney thinks of people he considers inferior to himself. The video that was discovered by the Grand son of Jimmy Carter and given to Mother Jones magazine, to make public.
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Was Mr. Romney Trying To Goad President Obama, Into Starting Another War?
I feel that Mitt Romney was using the murder of 4 Americans to say that President Obama was not doing a good job on foreign policy. Would Mr. Romney take us to war with Iran? (WMD?)
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Countdown to a Total Hip Replacement (Continued and Update)
A total hip replacement, post surgery. From the hospital to walking again. With hip precautions. I hope this will help anyone who will go through this surgery, and let them know it will get better.
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Did Your Vote Count? Mine Did Not
This hub is about voter suppression and votes denied. If a person is in a Red State votes Democratic, will the vote count. If the person in a Blue State votes Republican, will their vote count?
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Do You Need a Hip Replacement? - What to Expect If You Do!
This is how I went from an auto accident to a hip replacement. I am counting the days until my surgery. I understand that If I do not have the operation, I will end up in a wheelchair.
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Is Michele Bachmann a Bigot or Just Wanting to Target Huma Abedin?
Could Michele Bachmann's careless accusations agains a staff member of the State Department cause another shooting, like the one that took place in Arizona, when Gabby Giffords was shot? Is her hatred for Muslims such that she would cast aspersions on someone, without proof positive? What does...
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Did Barack Hussein Obama Trash George W. Bush's Legacy?
Debunking an e-mail that claims George W. Bush was blamed for what Barack Obama is to blame for and all the bad things that GWB did in his last two years.
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Tea Party Hero, Joe Walsh Made It Official: He Ran Against, (a Real Hero) Tammy Duckworth in Illinois, and Lost!
How Joe Walsh used negative ads to smear and denigrate Tammy Duckworth, A National War Hero, and it cost him the elcction.
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Romney Wanted Obama out of the Out-House! a Slip of the Tongue, or Romney Thinking out Loud?
The outhouse story of March 6, 2012. How I re-read this and had it turn my stomach, the dis-respect for our White House and the presidential position.
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What Would Mitt Romney Have Done to Us Had He Bought the 2012 Election?
Be careful what you vote for, you just might get it. Remember: You can fool some of the people all the time. And all the people some of the time. But you cannot fool all the people all of the time!
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Do You Still Think a Corporate Raider Would Have Been Better for Our Economy? (Up-Date)
How could anyone think that a corporate raider would have make a good president? How could anyone vote for a man who will not tell you what he will do for our country? Only what he will end.
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Did Hilary Rosen Really Need to Apologize to Ann Romney, as Wolf Blitzer Demanded?
Question, Did Hilary Rosen need to apologize to Ann Romney? If so, why? Should Wolf Blitzer, have left Hilary Rosen alone?
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A Statue of Jesus with a Heart Beat and Warm to the Touch
How my search for a Religious Magazine led me to an article about, miracles, moving statues, and memories. And a statue of Jesus that felt warm to the touch had a heart beat, and Rosary turned gold.
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Fire Ant Season Is Here! How to Get Rid of the Smallest Beast With the Biggest Bite.
Fighting fire ants, and the danger if you are alergic to their venom. 3/18/2013 They are back again. What to do?
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Learning how to drive a 4 Speed Manual Stick Shift (A True Story)
True story of how I learned to drive a 4 on the floor and the problem and solution to getting a driver's license. How I qualified my husband's hot-rod at US30 drag strip in Gary, Indiana.
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Does Tight Underware Cause Nightmares?
When Cherokee mom, received a new underwear sample then went to sleep wearing them. Could that have caused the terrible nightmare that she had?
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Count Down to a Miracle -What Almost Killed My Husband Saved His Life
I know that it was divine intervention that helped my husband off the post he was impaled on, and getting impaled in the first place the way that he did is what saved his life.
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Poem for Mom
A poem, written for Mom, when she was sent from the hospital to rehab, after an illness, and the sadness that she felt.
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Mama and the Prowler
How Mama protected her family from a potential rapist. I say rapist because he (the prowler) was intent on breaking into our house when we were there knowing my dad was away in service.
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Squirrels - Adventures of Chip, Dale and, Bob (It Is a New Generation)
How to keep squirrels out off the bird feeder How hubby protected the birdfeeder from the squirrels. Now he misses the squirrels, who were playing 'Dare games' with me.
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What the Hill Is a Hillman (Minx) Convertible- a Teen's First Car (a True Story)
How buying a first car can put a person at risk for all kinds of problems...and adventures.
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Memories of Our Wedding/The Dragon Tattoo
A poem, written by my mother for my brother's 35th wedding anniversary. I don't know about the tattoo, but my brother and his wife did have to have parental consent and he was about to go off to war in Vietnam. Diane was still in school, and they decided to keep their marriage a secret for now.
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My Bad Hair Day
This is an example of Murphy's law, if anything can go wrong it probably will or like the old saying 'when it rains it pours.'