Tag: random musings
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 02, 2006 11:02 AM EST --
In a world of so many options, with choices made amid the yin and yang of the world, can any judgment be made that is not tepid?
The curse, or blessing, of seeing all sides (not just both there's . . . more
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March 25, 2006 02:13 PM EST --
My sleep patterns are sometimes rather strange. Having no need or desire to conform to any schedule, sleep comes when it decides. Yesterday, it came in the late afternoon.
I awoke at 11 p.m. after what . . . more
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March 28, 2006 10:30 AM EST --
Bed rests, made.
Clock ticks in hall.
TV, muted, waits for the game tonight.
Dishes drip; slow cooker bubbles.
Floors sparkle, bathroom gleams.
"Dear John" apologizes on counter.
Body perfumed, . . . more
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April 22, 2006 11:29 AM EDT --
With my brother being roughly twelve years older than me, I have few memories of him as a sibling in the home. He was out and about and then moved out by the time I was aware of my surroundings and building . . . more
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May 08, 2006 01:27 PM EDT --
So much of my life plays in my mind like a desert highway at night. Bathed in a desolate moon which illuminates the sagebrush and broken cactus along the road but nothing more. Dark monoliths loom just . . . 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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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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April 30, 2006 02:38 PM EDT --
Why do hot chicks always hang out with fat girls?
There are probably tons of deep psychological theories on this but I've never figured it out.
Anyway, here was this smokin' little blonde number . . . 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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June 12, 2006 08:43 AM EDT --
Allen stood, staring at the hole. His breathing forming crystalline clouds in the frigid air. Is that all that's left after ten years, he thought.
The ten years was coming to an end that day. He knew . . . more
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March 05, 2006 09:05 AM EST --
I was greeted this morning with my past.
When I signed on to gather this morning, I immediately noticed Ed Nudelman's word choice for this week's challenge. "Sublime Abandon." These . . . 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 08, 2006 08:06 PM EST --
Sublime Abandon: Finding Peace: Pam Freeth
(or recipe for peace of mind)
When I can forget all the things I did and said wrong as a teen
When I can forgive the ones I loved that . . . more
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April 27, 2006 11:23 AM EDT --
I want a new life.
I read an article here on gather by Lynda G. entitled "I miss the human touch". /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976747013
This article moved me. I too miss the human touch. . . . more
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May 09, 2006 03:24 AM EDT --
"Hey, you there – don't jump."
A short, balding man with a twinkle in his eye and appearing to be ageless, yet elderly, caught the younger man by the arm, and stopped him . . . 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 20, 2006 10:37 AM EST --
The sun rises on my island of clay. Stretching arms of light to tickle the morning clouds. Though the air I breathe is cold and stings my nostrils, it is waiting and willing for the warmth of the sun. . . . more
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April 17, 2006 08:00 AM EDT --
During my last pregnancy, I learned a hard lesson. Maternity jeans with snap closures just aren't practical. I mean....with an expanding tummy, how likely is it those snaps will do the . . . more
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February 06, 2006 11:26 AM EST --
In the show-biz world of stage magicians in the sixties, little brothers don't exist. They are merely "assistants" without the sexy costume and great legs. Although my legs aren't that . . . more
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