I first met Walt D back in late November 2006 shortly after I found the 'vine.He is a sharp witted, maliable, yet thought-provoking soliloquist!
Silent laughter and smiles that our lives choose to share The love of a Father proud to be there Discretion and valor, ships critical mast With our history and future we're sure 'ere will last Through the torrents and tempest The silence and pain The times we all wish …
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You awake in a day like any other Go through your tasks as if no other Day was different than today But it keeps its secret in its own way You get a call and your mind starts reeling A shot to the stomach, no senses feeling We've made a decision and you're not in it A …
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Pencils demonstrative in their indecision not to demonstrate Pliers unbound and ab-heard, yet not gripping fate Still the babies cry and we all take note trying not to seem obscure One as all full from that which we wont acknowledge as if We are too bold to mind, yet too trus …
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Not exactly article length, but a great charity and a great cause! You dont have to like that I published this, but you could do a lot by taking your frustrations and money and actually GIVING instead of @!$%#ing! www.christmascaravan.com
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not one for taking lives i set the live mouse trap 4 weeks ago - but the @!$%#er was too smart to go inside it lived a life in our shadows his four feet like his poor heart beat flitting through time like a tree's million leaves blowing forever from a single breeze
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It came to my attention recently that there appeared to be a disturbance in the waters here at Newsvine. Now granted, under normal circumstances a slight rippling in the pool here wouldn't merit much attention, but this was different.
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Migraines challenge my very being and yet open me up to nature in its purest sense.
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Every great once in a while, in the moments once I get home; PRIOR to making dinner, cleaning, relaxing, or whatever else tries to attch itself to my time, I make my iPod decide on my playlist.
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Musically speaking, conversation regarding Washington State is usually reduced to a certain pair of grunge bands that made somewhat of a splash in the early 90s (Newsvine notwithstanding).
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If you were a child of that era, there's not much else to be said other than Toni Braxton was incredibly 'hawt' and vocally alluring in her amazingly powerful ballad "Unbreak My Heart".
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Across the Nightingale Floorby Lian HearnRiverhead Books, 2002
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There are some unusual issues with being the new parent/guy on the block that no one tells you about when you move into a new neighborhood. Ive been standing on the stoop out front and no one seems to want to acknowledge the new guy.
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The addition to a relationship of divorce adds a new unencumbered realization of the struggle, that of unabashed and unequivocal distance. The distance one with children never realizes or respects until such time as it is upon us.
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Even booze hounds need to have goals in life so, I decided to come up with a list of the 10 things that every true drinker should accomplish before they die. Not every item on the list requires drinking massive quantities of alcohol.
The day after "My day" and things are now clear It no longer matters what sentiments we hear Either Fathers not there Or Fathers whom don't care Or the Fathers that no longer want to be there.
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In 2004, a 19 year old Melody Gardot was struck on her bicycle by a Jeep making an illegal turn.
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I oft wonder what world my children will inherit. What will their leaders have to say? Oh that thou preach, otherwise? To thy I offer and require a response of quality and tolerance.
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What do you do when there's an article you want to write, but you have no friggin idea what its about? You feel something just screaming to get out of you, but you cant figure out what the heck it is? Writer's block, perhaps? Stubborn psyche syndrome? Compositionist constipat …
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Christine Ingemi, with four children under the age of 11, faced a future of hearing music in quadraphonic sound, even though her kids wore earbuds with their iPods. They played their music loud, and she could easily hear it.
In a post on the band's Web site, www.nin.com, the band's leader, Trent Reznor, said, "Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years — this one's on me."
There are few career opportunities that are more closely guarded than the soft underbelly of the mattress and pillow industry.
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Chronic heartburn is a daily acid bath for the esophagus, and complications from it are on the rise. New government figures show a worrisome increase in esophagus disorders from severe acid reflux. The worst one, esophageal cancer, is continuing its march as the nation's fastest-growing malignancy.
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When times grow tough and things give in and things again go back It's when our times do split again that makes us give for tact To times we make both understood And times we make for naught That takes us to a time when we cant give enough for naught.
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The DC Vinemeet is on for the weekend of April 11, 2008 and the party's shaping up! We'll be staying at Georgetown Suites (in 1 to 3 townhouses), at 1111 30th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel (800) 348-7203 or (202) 298-7800. See details below under Accommodations.
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Thanks for being a friend! I really love your headline because a kiss certainly changed my life on at least two occasions and I think hugs are indispensable!
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A kind sweet man whose articles and seeds are sophisticated, humorous at times, intelligent, and entertaining. Read him and learn something new!