CAUSE for PAUSE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 11:26AM

Poem: September 11th

 

Twin Towers

 

Every year I asked high school juniors to construct  a traditional and often dreaded Poetry Project. The mere mention of it caused half the class to tremble, as no doubt many of you remember well.

 

Before 9/11, the finished projects were literal, showing the poet's

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 10:39AM

Texas Letter to the Editor

Galveston Daily News masthead

My letter of outrage went out this morning. Hope they don't bomb my house....

BR

 

Dear Editor:

 

I certainly hope that the Galveston Daily News is going to give print and equal time to those of us who are outraged by Texas school districts at the… Read full post »

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AUGUST 21, 2009 2:48PM

~Just gimme the dang job, willya? UPDATED

Every day a new post or email appears from friends who have hit the brick wall of a job loss.   I've been through the Job Search process and know well how gut-wrenching and paralyzing that State of Impecuniosity can become.

Bin nair; dun

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AUGUST 2, 2009 2:00PM

Worst Open Call

 

1. Who was your WORST prom date? 

If I told you his name, I'd have to kill you. He's grown into a reallly good-looking man and may have learned how to dance. Dunno.

 

2. Who was your WORST love and do you still talk with him/her? 

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JULY 27, 2009 10:34AM

THE COST OF 5 DAYS OF HEALTH CARE IN CANADA compared to US

"As the current bombardment of misinformation being shared about Canada's universal health care system heats up, I feel the need to speak up."


By Kimberley (A Canadian)

Co-contributor, Linda (Blue Roses)(US Citizen living in Texas)

Tue at 8:01 am

Thank you Linda for providing the estimated
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JUNE 27, 2009 10:18PM

Rogues


OPEN CALL: Write a complete story using only 10 words which is not an easy task.

Here's mine which is all I can muster in this southeast Texas heat:


 
 
Rogues
 
 
 
Two rogues:
one bad;
one worse.
Wreaked havoc;
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JUNE 3, 2009 12:28AM

It's Hurricane Season on the Gulf, Y'all!

RITA CAT 4
 
I live in southeast Texas, near Galveston and 50 yards from a tidal bayou that ultimately feeds into the Gulf of Mexico. Several years ago, we lost everything in a  hurricane.  All of our belongings, including vehicles, were stenched in mud and
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MAY 25, 2009 5:26PM

Survivors - 1945

  Rotterdam 1945

 The following letter was sent to my mother in 1945 by a high school penpal she'd been assigned from the Netherlands. In the rush to move from her parents' home to marry my father, she tossed it away... fortunately, retrieved. Their handwritten letters continued for over 60 years… Read full post »

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