Tag: random musings
group name: writealready
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July 05, 2006 12:51 PM EDT --
To write or not to write. That is the dilemma which has troubled me recently.
When I came to gather, I never imagined that I would end up writing for the "Jerry Springer Show" contestants. Yet . . .
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June 09, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
In every thing I write, watch or read there is one prevalent goal, inspiration. To seek that which reminds me of the beauty of the human spirit. To make even the smallest event feel as big as the heart. . . .
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December 25, 2006 03:06 PM EST --
Here's a recipe I got in an email that I thought might appeal to yall!
Here is something to do if you get bored. Have a very happy holiday season!
BEST EVER CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPE . . .
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December 17, 2006 07:19 PM EST --
While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by
a truck and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. . . .
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July 21, 2006 09:05 AM EDT --
Growing up in San Diego nearly my entire life, summertime meant many things. One thing that it included, though, was a day at the races.
The Del Mar Thoroughbred season was inescapable. The Del Mar Fair . . .
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January 06, 2007 08:35 PM EST --
What do you think when someone you haven't seen or talked to in a long time gives you a call? I had that experience today and was surprised at how quickly the years peeled away in the discussion. It . . .
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June 06, 2006 11:41 AM EDT --
The growing of weeds is a tenuous endeavor. Left alone, the thriving is easy.
Yet I long for the lushness they seem to lack. The design seems less than perfect. I must try to nurture them to the glory . . .
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June 13, 2006 05:33 AM EDT --
Fireside 8: Hot Chocolate
What a wild evening it is! Thunder and sheet lightning all over the place. Damn, I'll have to oil these squeaking front door hinges. Oh, . . .
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August 04, 2006 07:09 PM EDT --
Well, I went and did it. I cashed in a few thousand of my Gather points and splurged on $75.00 worth of Omaha Steak gift certificates. If you have never tried an Omaha steak, I wholly recommend . . .
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August 29, 2006 09:27 AM EDT --
There's nothing worse than a snotty doctor's receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong in a room full of other patients.
I know most of us have experienced this. You got to love the . . .
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November 24, 2007 08:38 PM EST --
A friend of mine died in a car accident Friday. We just found out late last night when my husband's mother called. News sometimes travels slow this far out on the rim of the world. While he wasn't . . .
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June 29, 2006 06:23 PM EDT --
When will Gather get the guts to change this ridiculous rating system?People should not be allowed to put ones on an article or image without revealing who they are.
It is grossly unfair for it to . . .
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June 08, 2006 04:45 AM EDT --
Fireside 6: Soup
This late at night, it just had to be you ringing the doorbell. Even though I haven't seen you for such a long, long time. I thought Luigi must have caught . . .
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September 22, 2006 06:27 PM EDT --
In first grade, I announced to my parents that I either wanted to be a writer or "one of those people who pushes the cash register buttons at the grocery store." Alas, the magic of pushing buttons . . .
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October 16, 2007 06:35 AM EDT --
The other night I had what is quite possibly the weirdest nightmare ever. While I was having it I was terrified, but the instant I woke up I though it was funny. Now, three days later, I still laugh when . . .
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June 05, 2006 05:10 PM EDT --
Gun metal gray and sunset crimson
Shades of life
Emotion
Pain, despair
Joy , elation
Swirling, blending
Competing
No singular hue
Hoping in shades of tangerine
For a few . . .
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December 20, 2006 02:02 PM EST --
I thought that it would be easy to ignore Christmas. My monastic life needs little decoration. My shopping list down to one, my daughter, and I send her what she can use most, money.
Then I noticed the . . .
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January 29, 2007 02:26 PM EST --
As I move into the second month of my resolution to lose all of the weight I’ve gained in my adult life, I’m starting to get cranky.
Every time that gushing woman in the Nutrisystem ad shouts . . .
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October 03, 2006 02:52 PM EDT --
It began simply enough. The next door neighbor was having problems with a clogged sewer.
I would see him out at the cleanout with a snake at times. Sometimes it was a water pressure type snake. He would . . .
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June 20, 2006 06:44 PM EDT --
Every time I hit the interstate I see a huge orange truck sporting the company name: Yellow.
Honestly, it makes me wonder. It makes me wonder a lot of things. Mainly if I'm color blind, but among . . .
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