Tag: personal stories
member name: Mandi -Watch where the chalk-white arrows go. To the place where the sidewalk ends. S.S.
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March 24, 2006 09:41 PM EST --
This evening as I was throwing trash out, a very large, rotund raccoon scared the living day lights out of me. I opened the lid and was getting ready to swing the trash bag in, when he popped his bandit . . . more
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March 26, 2006 11:34 PM EST --
Let's rip up the floor
I must be going crazy
What a mess we made
Layers of tile
Our backs and shoulders aching
1 layer to go
Is . . . more
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April 12, 2006 12:20 PM EDT --
Some people are saying that a certain poem on gather is plagiarized,(I won't say whose) and it got me to thinking...
There is so much in our life to write about, so much wealth, love, pain and . . . more
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May 24, 2006 01:41 PM EDT --
A few months back I wrote about cleaning out and unplugging an ancient fridge in my basement. A month after the unplugging my electric bill dropped by 20 bucks or so.
I was amazed that I was spending . . . more
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May 29, 2006 10:30 AM EDT --
Is it just me or are a lot of people bitching about Gather lately? It seems every few days someone is emailing a mass good-bye, saying in essence "I can't take it anymore, good-bye cruel world!!" . . . more
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June 06, 2006 10:32 AM EDT --
I have never been much for superstition, but today when I signed in I noticed I have 666 connections. I then looked down at my digital camera and saw 666 on the digital display. My daughter then reminded . . . more
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June 06, 2006 09:29 PM EDT --
I didn't know you'd be something to miss
Stored Away, returned on the whisper of the wind
The memory of one perfect kiss
The deliciousness of young love floods my brain
Rain washes over my . . . more
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March 25, 2006 10:20 PM EST --
*our house
6 years ago we bought our first home. It is 79 years old and it shows. Over the years many, many owners have moved in and did what they thought was remodeling; I'll explain.
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May 10, 2006 04:08 PM EDT --
I have made 6500 points in 4 months and have spent A LOT of time on gather. I do not think I can afford to give any more than I do, so I will not be trying to make 3000 points a month for cash! It is nice . . . more
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May 25, 2006 10:24 AM EDT --
When I joined Gather it was to write and meet other writers. When I discovered we could create groups I had an epiphany; creating groups, creates more writing ideas, which is a good thing. So I came up . . . more
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May 25, 2006 08:14 PM EDT --
Baba's Chicken Salad
Cheap and goes a long way!
Cook a whole chicken in a big pot of water for several hours, cool and then strip. (The chicken not you)
While the chicken . . . more
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May 27, 2006 07:12 PM EDT --
After 40 degree weather and non-stop rain it all went away and now it is an average of 90 degrees and 120% humidity here in northern Illinois. So I have been putting off opening our pool. I know that . . . more
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April 23, 2006 12:11 AM EDT --
My husband is in the Army and had to work today, but he came home just in time to go fishing with me.
It was warm but very windy so we didn't stay very long. We didn't catch anything . . . more
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May 01, 2006 09:35 PM EDT --
Well I did it... I jumped off the deep end and got my first professional tattoo. I know a lot of people don't like tattoos.. but I like them and I love art and to me that is what tattoos are... I always . . . more
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February 23, 2006 06:53 PM EST --
For many years I was very sick and didn't know why. I had a splitting headache all the time. I felt like I had a constant sinus infection which in turn caused severe nausea. My muscles were always . . . more
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February 28, 2006 08:48 PM EST --
After attempting to shop with my teen daughter today, I decided to run into Wal-mart for some basics; toilet paper, shampoo (why do we wash our hair with sham-POO??) deodorant and chocolate. YES chocolate . . . more
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April 28, 2006 10:34 PM EDT --
I have been nostalgic for the past few months...thinking about old friends, old boyfriends, Chicago the city I grew up in. I don't want to call it a mid-life crisis (I'm not that old!)
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April 29, 2006 02:12 PM EDT --
In March of 2003 my husband Bill started complaining of a stomach ache. Several doctors' visits yielded nothing. He was losing weight very quickly, was not going to the bathroom properly and the pain . . . more
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March 21, 2006 05:31 PM EST --
For many years I was very sick and didn't know why. I had a splitting headache all the time. I felt like I had a constant sinus infection which in turn caused severe nausea. My muscles were always . . . more
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August 31, 2006 11:46 AM EDT --
During the day while my husband is at work I have 3 men in my life.
One is very demanding and insists on getting it twice a day. He does not like his butt to be touched however.
One is . . . more
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