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[?]Submitted by Knocking from Inside Blog
Rainy light, grey-green as underwater,
fading into evening laced with flares of
sodium in streetlights. Something brought her
to the window. Laying down the cares of
family life, economies and juggling
needs against desires, she raised the curtain,
thinking she had heard a sound—of struggling—
or imagined it? She wasn’t certain.
Clinging to the […]
Faulknerian Specimens
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[?]Submitted by Knocking from Inside Blog
A Wordle prompt from Read Write Poem: leaking, hardscrabble, lunacy, veins, specimens, backward, nascent, impossible, wicked, cadence, crystalline, piggybanks
Streams bubble with toxins leached from mining tips
where there are no fish. The waterscape struggles to recover,
settling in ponds impounded by savage hairless beavers
who roam the banks kicking […]
Movies I liked better than the books they were based on
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[?]Submitted by Knocking from Inside Blog
It’s going to be a short list. Generally I like books as a medium more than movies, and the history of movie adaptations has been… spotty, to say the least. But there are a few, and I thought it would be worth looking at why they […]
Is that a Poem in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
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[?]Submitted by Poets Who Blog
Ready to take part in the second annual Poem in Your Pocket Day? Its on April 30th, 2009. The idea is to carry around a favorite poem all day and read it for co-workers, friends, waiters and waitresses, strangers at the laundry mat, basically anyone that might […]
Settling down with a voice like my own
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[?]Submitted by Ted Burke Blog
It’s strange to go through old bits of writing and see again what you once thought was simultaneously cutting edge and timeless. This isn’t the sort of thing I pursued in my writing life, and have vacillated between degrees of difficulty that at least read well, but […]
Pepsi - Quick Giveaway!
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[?]Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Who remembers growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70s? Who remembers as a kid sitting back enjoying a cold soda on a warm spring day and that being such a treat, you thought you were the best kid on the block?
Well, this spring, Pepsi and Mountain […]
Make It Monday - With Ragu Old World Style Sauces
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[?]Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Any dish that requires spaghetti sauce is normally a huge hit in my house. And we have always been faithful to the Ragu Old World Style Sauces.
And now there are two new flavors to add to our pantry - seriously, we normally have at least three […]
LaundryHE.com - and a Giveaway!
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[?]Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
When we moved to North Carolina three years ago, I was lucky enough to have come with my house a High Efficiency washing machine. Unfortunately, I knew nothing about them or the detergents to use with them.
And now, there is a great new online resource to […]
Little Pieces of Home
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[?]Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
The Air Force Link Web site reports, “One of the nice things about deploying is the outpouring of support given by family, friends and even strangers from back home through care packages and letters. However, without the people who run the post offices on base, none […]
Recipe Post: Super-Charge Me! Cookies
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[?]Submitted by Vive Le Vegan Blog
One of the best things about blogging and communicating with you through e-mail is that I get feedback of which recipes emerge as favorites that are regularly made in your own kitchen.
My Super-Charge Me! Cookies from ed&bv has become one of these faves, and so I […]
927 - The Tower II
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[?]Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Bad weather is here. This is an image taken yesterday afternoon. It did not rain, but that is about all that can be said in favor of that day
The church of Maria Gail is just on the other side of the […]
Brushes — Download Free Brushes
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[?]Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
Find a fantastic collection of free brushes for download here.
These are some of the Brushes you can download and install in Photoshop.
For these Brushes download them here.
For making your own Brush, please see here.
Beyond Graffiti
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[?]Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
With increasing frequency, the “artwork” we see popping up around Asheville is graffiti. While some graffiti demonstrates considerable artistic talent, it is still vandalism. We may be impressed with the bold colors and imaginative designs, but nobody wants graffiti on the side of their house or business.
Not […]
Photo of the Week
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[?]Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 6 sec (6)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Symptoms of Worms in Dogs
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
The most common among the worms that infest dogs are:* Hookworms
* Tapeworms
* Whipworms
* Roundworms
* Heartworms
The simplest manner in which you can confirm the presence of worms in dogs is by observing the animal’s feces. Roundworms are the easiest to spot as most of the times whole […]
Dog Nutrition - The Powerful Role Of Water In Your Dog’s Health
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
Dog Nutrition - The Powerful Role Of Water In Your Dog’s Health
Your dog’s body is made up of 70% water. He can live even if he loses all the fat and half of the protein in his body. However, he will die if his body loses […]
The Lost Dog - Don’t Let It Happen To You (Part 1)
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
The Lost Dog - Don’t Let It Happen To You (Part 1)
There is nothing more heartbreaking or distressing to the animal lover than the frightened, lonely eyes of a weary, half-starved animal trying desperately to find the owners he has lost or who inadvertently or intentionally […]
Dachshund Dog Breed
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
The Dachshund was officially recognized by the AKC in the early 1900s, and according the the current AKC registration list, this dog has become one of the top five registered breeds of today. This small sized member of the hound group has an unforgettable appearance, with […]
Dog Cancer Treatments
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[?]Submitted by Healthy Pets Blog
Medicinal Mushrooms, Tumor Attackers
I want to talk about cancer treatment for dogs. But first let’s be clear on what cancer is and the causes in our dogs. Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells on or inside the body. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, dogs […]
How to Live without Health Insurance
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
Many people are losing their health insurance due to unemployment. Lila Rajiva tells what to do if it happens to you.
I stopped carrying health insurance over five years ago for many reasons that I won’t get into here. It wasn’t a big decision, because I’d done […]
Baseball dreamin’ — Dominican style
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[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
If you’ve seen “Half Nelson,” a searing 2006 drama about a drug-addicted junior high school teacher who befriends one of his students, you know that it’s gut-wrenching enough to have earned its star, Ryan Gosling, an Oscar nomination for best actor. When you see “Sugar,” the story of […]
Round Here
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Talk was about a down turn in attendance. The economy, you know. Sure the attendance of Laughlin River Run was down (based on my unscientific estimate), but the beautiful weather, the awesome display of motorcycles, and the backdrop of events in the area brought out […]
Swine Flu and the GOP; president’s presser 4-29-09
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[?]Submitted by Stars Over Washington Blog
By now you’ve run across some quirky statements from Republicans on the outbreak of Swine Flu and its pandemic possibilities. Why, even Rush Limbaugh is manufacturing what he hopes are GOP-saving theories on this public health issue that requires more thought for the common good than […]
National Debt has Facebook page!
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[?]Submitted by Stars Over Washington Blog
NPR just reported that our national debt has a Facebook page and so do I but haven’t used it much yet because you’re not there…
pandemic flu, stim money, and political swines
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[?]Submitted by Stars Over Washington Blog
The following question concerns a political trickster’s grandstanding on behalf of the party but is not a trick question:
What do pandemic flu, 2009’s stimulus package money, and political swines have in common?
Hint 1: his initials are KR.
Hint 2: they did it on purpose to undermine our […]
