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The Forge Of Life

My best friend Tommy lost his 92-year-old grandmother about two weeks ago. She was a real lady who was born and raised in a different era. She hailed from a family of Scots who voyaged ...

Letting Go... The End Of An Era

Today someone is coming to haul off our '96 Oldsmobile... it recently blew a gasket, and it's not really worth repairing, especially since there are two newer cars out front which burn less fuel. I ...

My Soul Belongs In Ancient Egypt

My soul belongs in Ancient Egypt, Deep in some forgotten tomb, Embalmed by decades of grief and sorrow, Wrapped in centuries of moldering silence, Desiccated by aridity And dry as the dust of a thousand ...

Internet Rambo!!!

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Internet Rambo!!!" "Falling off the Stratosphere Tower in Vegas after taking one too many shots of hard liquor while trashin' around!" SPLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

Random Poetry

RAINFOREST A wondrous hidden realm exists Within this world of emerald dreams, Where spirits of the forest sigh As ancient giants touch the sky And summon forth the swirling mists. Then Nature's mystery unfolds Inside ...

Small Craft Sailing As A Zen Exercise

I was born in the Emerald City 48 years ago and I've witnessed some drastic changes in this burg, none of them for the better. Crowds, traffic, heller noise, crime... the whole nine yards. When ...

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