Tag: family
group name: twowordchallenge
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February 08, 2006 01:41 AM EST --
I have two sisters and two brothers. All five of us are in our forties now. Television was still new to Australia in the late fifties and not many homes had a telly, so people had to find their own ways . . . more
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March 21, 2006 06:36 PM EST --
"There's a dead mouse in the cupboard"
"Then get rid of it."
"No sorry. It's in the daddy-to-be rule book that you must do it."
"What . . . more
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February 19, 2006 10:27 PM EST --
Being over forty, married, and the parent of a teenager, I often feel as though I need to be coddled. Webster's definition says, cook gently or treat tenderly, indulge, cater to, pamper. . . . more
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March 15, 2006 07:56 PM EST --
This article was written in response to the Two Words Group Weekly Challenge "Night's Revenge."
I am by nature, a caretaker of books. They line our shelves, stand in what I can only hope . . . more
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March 17, 2006 03:03 PM EST --
Just when I thought it was safe to segue to next week's Two Word Challenge – two of my family men decided to re-open the topic by making VERY BAD CHOICES last night.
Now, I should preface this . . . more
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February 22, 2006 07:49 PM EST --
Note: My oldest son, Jeremy was the inspiration for this story. It's his "round head" that bounces just above the bed at the end. The story was originally written in much shorter . . . more
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June 22, 2006 12:12 PM EDT --
Love lies next to me
His body old and worn
Yet the small of his back
Is soft and supple still
The fullness of his gray hair
Is ruffled by my hand
His arm swings easily over my breasts
We embrace . . . more
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February 24, 2006 12:52 PM EST --
The Valley's Fastest Indian
George Corneliussen
The year was 1967, and all my buddies were driving brand new Honda 50cc and Honda 90cc motorcycles. I would have loved to have a Honda myself, 50cc . . . more
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March 28, 2006 02:34 PM EST --
She falls asleep to the sound of flight announcements. "Flight 302 to Atlanta, now leaving through gate 12." . . . more
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March 02, 2006 04:54 PM EST --
The Face Of Morning Coffee
George Corneliussen
No Lie ! This morning (March, 2, 2006) my lovely wife made the morning coffee, exactly the same way she has for the last ten years.
She prefers the drip . . . more
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February 14, 2006 03:38 PM EST --
I found myself really struggling with an idea for this week's choice "fuzzy edges." My first instinct was to rattle off another chuckle or two about the "fuzzy edges" of my logic . . . more
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March 23, 2006 08:51 PM EST --
For a bit of a laugh Carol Voigts suggested I have a 'Name My Baby' competition so here it is.
Baby is due 12th of June and I have no confirmation on whether it is a boy or girl, although gut . . . more
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March 30, 2006 05:34 AM EST --
Seventy nine year old Florence,with her thinning white hair,was walking to her closet with a determined look on her face and a cane in her hand. It had been awhile since she had gone through . . . more
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February 07, 2006 08:06 AM EST --
You remember the cartoon. Big white bull dog and tiny annoying yapper. "what're we gonna do next, Spike? Huh? Huh Spike? Huh Spike?
Huh? Huh? Huh?" . . . more
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February 27, 2006 11:10 AM EST --
Handing your car keys to your teenager. Giving a cell phone to your teenager. Allowing your teenager to "hang out" with friends, unsupervised. Giving . . . more
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January 28, 2007 01:17 AM EST --
I have always thought of home as the place that I had grown up. As I have sat here wondering about my home and where it truly is, I have decided that my Forever Home is inside my heart and head. . . . more
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March 28, 2006 12:25 AM EST --
prior to departure, assembling travel outfits - the criteria include both non-wrinkle and cute (and an adherence to local customs), travel size toiletries (or just buy them when i get there, if i plan . . . more
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June 26, 2006 08:10 PM EDT --
To the Moon ~ Good Grief!
There I was fuming, sitting on the floor, with piles of papers strewn all around me. There was a box beside me that needed to be sorted and my wild 2 year old son . . . more
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April 09, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
I have been gathering thunder my whole life. I wrap my arms around it, stow it in a safe place and wait for the storm to hit. I have never felt that I deserve peace in my life. I know that I need to prepare . . . more
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March 07, 2006 10:16 AM EST --
Keys To The Highway: The Ultimate Road Guitar
George Corneliussen
In the years between 1976 and the summer of 1979, I pretty much lived on the road in my capacity as "monitor mixer" for the . . . more
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