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toad stool tina
not until you put on some pants!
by d. earl kelly
topic: humor
3.10.10

I've always liked the old song, "Bubbles In My Beer". Bubbles was a waitress at a truck stop down the road and she was one thirsty woman. I don't know what that has to do with anything other than the fact that I've always had terrible luck with girls. I don't know why. I may not be the greatest looking guy in the world but I always tried to be nice and never abused anyone. Well, there was the mongoose incident but I was goaded into that one.

Despite numerous failures, I kept asking girls out and over time, heard most every excuse in the world. Here are some exa...
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the ballad of skeletor
do you miss your mommy?
by d. earl kelly
topic: humor
3.9.10
Is it human nature? Why do we barely survive a terrible experience and then spend the rest of our lives laughing about it? For me, it was military basic training. Despite the ye...

answering a case against mulitple book publishing
a case for more talking less writing
by ikpe nduonyi uno
topic: writing
3.8.10
I do not see what the problem with publishing several books even when they are not selling really is. Those who proliferate and abuse the writing and publishing industry, writing b...

letter from blighty
by richard cole
topic: news
3.7.10
Not Election Fever, more Election Snuffle I think what I’m going to do for a while is devote my columns to giving y’all some flavour of life here in England, good old Blighty. Now...

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clanking shots off the back of the irony
this season's offcourt sideshow
by dirk cotton
topic: sports
3.6.10
It’s easy to get caught up in the madness of college basketball and miss the entertaining sideshow just offcourt. Let’s take a moment to review some of the rich ironies of the 200...

dancing with the stars: the portal to oblivion
by binky and the misfit mimes
topic: pop culture
3.6.10
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how hard can it be?
by richard cole
topic: writing
3.6.10
So my first column and what to write about. Humm…I know...writing. After all how hard can it be? It's just a matter of selecting a few words and putting them down one after t...

a new beginning
by stacey chillemi
topic: writing
3.5.10
There comes a time when the meaning of life begins to make sense, At first we may not understand why things happen the way they do, The sky at first may look dark, The path one nee...

what are the red flags to look for in a writer
the things to look for when hiring a professional writer
by stacey chillemi
topic: writing
3.5.10
Anyone can call himself or herself a professional writer, but the trick is how to tell the difference between a professional and an amateur writer. Anytime you hire an outside sou...

mother earth's one tribe spirit
contribute recipes!
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
3.4.10
Contribute Recipes! I am creating a "Global Cookbook" with quick, traditional, easy, and inexpensive recipes that will enable us to share our special traditional sustaining dishe...

smucker's stars on ice minus johnny weir
adds up to one big clustersmuck
by binky and the misfit mimes
topic: pop culture
3.4.10
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the invention of lying
the most truthful film in years
by katherine l (aka clevertitania)
topic: film
3.1.10
Warning: The following contains spoilers from almost minute one. Sorry, but this is less a review and more of a discussion about the rather heady themes in this film. Just can’...

math, sex, and ice, or:
why evan lysacek is only a fraction of the skater that johnny weir is
by binky and the misfit mimes
topic: sports
2.27.10
Well, the 2010 Olympics are over. Last night was the figure-skating Champions Gala, usually one of the big draws for viewership. But I refused to watch. Without ...

robert elias ballard's books
by robert elias ballard
topic: writing
2.26.10
Hello, I am Robert Elias Ballard and a storyteller at heart. Having grown up in a rural farm community and cotton mill village setting, my early years were simple and filled with w...

roselawn
it's all that we have left of them now
by laura linger
topic: writing
2.24.10
October 31, 1994 HOT: Crewmember hot microphone voice or sound source RDO: Radio transmission from accident aircraft CAM: Cockpit area microphone voice or sound source INT: Transm...

the true weight of platinum
by jack perez
topic: general
2.24.10
Yevgeni Plushenko will forever be known as a poor loser, NOT as the incredible silver medalist who landed the ‘quad’ at the Winter Olympics of 2010. Is that really what he intende...

man to man
sometimes, you can't segregate friends.
by d. earl kelly
topic: general
2.23.10
My dad didn't have to go to war but he did. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, he was 34 years old and had three kids. However, like a lot of guys of the era, he and his brother...

prayer helps in many ways
faith
by robert george yokoyama
topic: general
2.23.10
Prayer is a way of communicating with God. It also raises my empathy for other people and increases my level of patience in tough times. Prayer helps me relax and focus on whatev...

r-e-s-p-e-c-t
you don't know what it means to me
by reem al-omari
topic: writing
2.22.10
It is not often that I find myself getting swept off my feet by a man. I know only this half-and-half reason as to why that is: Either I want something that perhaps doesn’t exist,...

a lesson in empathy
by carrie deahl
topic: general
2.21.10
The last relationship I was a part of ended 4 months ago. It wasn't the worst break-up in my life, but it certainly wasn't a healthy one either. We had done the "we'...

this is a response to ralph byran’s article :
my personal experience
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
2.19.10
satan's 200 million man army exposed they have begun to assemble It is a bit lengthy, but the truth be told, it will be worth the read! Dear Ralph ~ So glad to have stumb...

singular “soulprint”
~ we all have one ~
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
2.18.10
We, each and every human being, have a singular “soulprint”. A “soulprint” is just like a fingerprint. Just as each and every human being has an individual and unique fingerprint...

the "indigo" kids
~ a hundred years later ~
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
2.18.10
There has been talk within the last ten years or so about the “Indigo” children. There have been some wonderful books written on them and I highly recommend that every parent and...

collective vendetta
written at 17 years old!!
by matteo h maciel
topic: writing
2.17.10
As authors, many can agree that writing is a life long passion, In my case it has started young. Allow me to introduce myself as Matteo Maciel, I'm a senior high school studen...

parched monkey brains
why me?
by d. earl kelly
topic: humor
2.17.10
Why is it always me? On the day in question, it was cold. It was freezing. There was snow and high wind so I had no plans for any outdoor activities. The penguins could ice ska...


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robert george yokoyama
contributor since 2.23.10
Location: Mililani, HI

I like to write. Poetry is the best way to express myself. I hope my poems resonate with other people. Poetry gives me a chance to reflect on things. I write about special people, places and unique experiences in my poems. I also write faith based articles for the newspaper. I would love to meet new people through this website.



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re: smucker's stars on ice minus johnny weir
This is oh so right on the nail. I discovered this forum by searching the net to find out if Johnny would be touring with SOI. I did not know SOI wa...

re: singular “soulprint”
Lori, I find your column to be interesting to say the least. I seems that so many people will not allow themselves to at least explore more of what i...

re: tiger caught in love embrace with "the situation"
The day Mark McGuire came out and admitted steroid use, Goose Gossage was on ESPN radio commenting on McGuire's revaltions. He said, "I used to s...

re: pearl harbor:
Candy, you are amazing. My new husband won an Emmy in 2005 for script writing in a documentary. Do you need some assistance with your project?...

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1. dixie snowstorms
grab some beer and a toilet seat, we're going sleddin'!
by dirk cotton
2.2.10

2. sticking the landing
by dirk cotton
1.18.10

3. a horse called h bomb
by randy stensaas
1.10.10

4. math, sex, and ice, or:
why evan lysacek is only a fraction of the skater that johnny weir is
by binky and the misfit mimes
2.27.10

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by carrie deahl
1.23.10


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smucker's stars on ice minus johnny weir

I love anyone who coins a new word. "Clustersmuck" must be included in everyone's vernacular. I decided....

math, sex, and ice, or:

Wonderful column. The Evan/Math Johnny/Prom analogy is one of the best I have ever read. And while I am thrilled by your kudos, you didn't have...

roselawn

Wow. And damn. And holy cow. The truth just has to tell its own story, doesn't it?...

dillard hawkins and the whiskey cure

danny,LOL!You made my day with this story,ROTF! The best method for curing some of our society problems,while nothing else works,is being 'severe...

tiger caught in love embrace with "the situation"

great article...

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