I have a confession to make.

I'm cheating.

But it's not just me!  Dynamaso is doing it too!

We are posting various and sundry writings at abctales.com.

This is a British writer's site, so lots of "pissing myself" and other expressions I have to research to understand.  Heh.

BUT...generally this is how it works.

You sign up for an account.  It's free.

Then you post your stories, poems, whatever.

The editors choose the best selections of the day and give them...

How far do you go to help a stranger?

This is a point of contention between my husband and me.

This morning for instance.

I took my 5 year old to Target to buy a birthday gift for a friend.  On our way, I saw a man in his late 50's walking along side the busy road (no sidewalk),  using a cane and carrying a package.

It's not unusual to see people walking and riding their bikes more these days.  I attribute it to the price of gas.  I see several bikes on th...

I am going insane.

There is just no other explanation.

Today I took my digital camera, the one with all my photos on it, the one that cost a fortune, the ONLY digital we have, yeah THAT one, out for some photos of our progress on the yard.  To date we have 100 tons of dirt dropped and spread.  I think its way too much, but that's another blog.

So I was on the phone with my aunt and taking pictures with my digital.  I can remember taking the photos, turning to walk t...

One of the best features at JU is being able to read about other people's lives.  What they think, work for, love for, ARE for.

I also understand multiple posting is not frowned upon by the admins.

But man oh man, I HATE it when done with blatant, arrogant disregard for other users.  Almost as if TRYING to annoy, living to do it actually.

It's one thing to write several articles about different things in one day...but to take what is essentially a "what I believe" article and ...

Hey, I see the comments now have a thumbs up option...adding +1 Karma....and a "report" feature.

Cool.

Lets test it.  Whenever you see a comment by me, hit that thumbs up button...and lets see if my Karma gets any better....hahahahaha.

Loving the upgrade to the forums....

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Went to a baby shower a few weeks ago.

Don't worry this isn't about that.

We played a game, and I thought it would be a great JUWC challenge, but I am mixing it up a bit.



Below is a list of words.  There is one word for every letter of the alphabet.  Read through the DEFINITIONS first and see if a storyline jumps out at you.....then write a short story, scene, act, whateva...while using every single word.  (Sometimes when I am having writer's block I will open...

Went to the dollar store today.

I wonder how long it will stay the dollar store with the cost of everything going up.  The Dollar and a Quarter Store just doesn't have the same "It's a Bargain" ring.

I like to get alphabet workbooks, stickers, construction paper, paint, puzzles, all the fun stuff for my 5 year old there.  A while back they carried dinosaur wall stickers.  I painted his wall with a big ugly volcano, some landscape, and stuck those dinosaurs up.&...

Spring is here.

At the beginning of warm weather I can't wait to go outside and get my hands in the soil.  There is something precious about greeting my yard and garden as it awakens from a long winter's nap.  I look at each bud, each new leaf, and mark its progress each day.

Two summers ago, I ripped out all the old landscaping.  Our house is 40 years old and the foliage was original.  Lots of those boxy looking green bushes.  So sexy.

Not. ...

There is an older couple close to my home who are for various reasons raising their grand children.  The man was medically retired years ago because of massive heart problems.  The woman is long past retirement age, close to 70, but still works every day so they can support their grand children.

I speak with the woman often.  She describes the horror of not having enough money for anything but the essentials, and those only most of the time.  The devastation of sta...

"The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone _ including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites _ to publicly incite extreme thinness."

Story Here

 

2007 Spain banned the ultra thin models from cat walks.

 

I read this yesterday and couldn't get it out of my head.  I don't know how any legislation might be enforced...one woman's skinny is another woman's fat.

The picture associated with th...

What's up with head shot on the home page?

Why is Erath's avatar all over the place?

Just wonderin.

 

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