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    October Signature Feature: Topher Lydon's Reunion

    By Cia

    It is said that at the end of this month the veil thins and a reunion of sorts can happen between souls and those they leave behind. What about reunions of a different sort and people that get left behind in our lives? Can those reconnections be made again?  Length:  3,756 Description: Two best friends. Ten years of lies. One reunion that changes everything. Kyle and Nile have spent a decade pretending they're fine—pretending they're successful, pretending their marriages weren't
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Trebs' Blog

Mixed bag

Today was a good day - first one since I got discharged last Wed. I've been really tired all of the time - it's been an effort to just get up and eat. Today I've done dishes, laundry and just generally been able to FUNCTION around the house - it feels great! Caught up on some bills and paperwork - including finally filling out my absentee ballot (Go Obama!)   Yesterday I had back to back doctor appointments. First was Dr Swanson (the surgeon) - he took out the drain, staples and dressing o
Trebs

Trebs

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Mark Arbour's Pride

Mark Foley Transcript

We were discussing Congressman Mark Foley's conversations with pages; one was posted online and was pretty explicit. In case you're interested, here it is. Maf54 is Congressman Foley.       Maf54 (7:25:14 PM): hey Auto response from Xxxxxxxxx (7:25:14 PM): scrounging for food...brb Maf54 (7:25:25 PM): ok Maf54 (7:25:35 PM): kep scrounging Xxxxxxxxx (7:31:51 PM): boo Maf54 (7:32:13 PM): bo dude Xxxxxxxxx (7:32:17 PM): lol Xxxxxxxxx (7:32:26 PM): whered ya go this afternoon Maf54 (7:
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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Mark Arbour's Pride

1968 and Criticism

I just finished writing the sequel to Chronicles of an Academic Predator, which is titled 1968 because it's, big surprise, set in 1968. In my yahoo group I've gotten some interesting feedback, some of it bordering on petulant, because I killed off one of the primary characters. I've attached the postings from two of them below. I guess when I started writing I hoped I'd simply get rave reviews, which would be a great ego stroke, and then I could go on with my life feeling just that much coo
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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Strife and Harmony

Life and testing

Well, there's not too much going on my life right now. I have decided that I have to seriously find a way out of my current life. I want something better for myself, and I don't really think I have a future here. School is fine, and I am about finished with a couple of classes. In fact, next week is the last week.   Recently, I decided that I need to go ahead and get tested. I just called the local health department. I can get tested for $20. I scheduled an appointment for Monday. I am a litt
Tiger

Tiger

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Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Russellville, AR

The good news is I'm not going to Massachusetts. The bad news is I'm not going to be home in time for the appointment with the shrink. The good news is I was able to get a new appointment next Tuesday. The bad news is my boss was majorly pissed that I didn't turn down the load to Massachusetts. The good news is I followed company procedure and advised the weekend dispatcher that I needed to be home before the 17th and all he did was send a message that said "Noted." The bad news is I'm going to
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Vic's Blog

I ran over a 'Yes on 8' Sign

I ran over a 'Yes on 8' Sign and I liked it...   It was blowing into the street (so it wasn't like I knocked it down), but it still felt good.   I usually avoid things in the road, but when I realized what what it was, I hit the gas.          
NaperVic

NaperVic

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blogage

I want it back

I've turned into what I always feared.   Friday night, during a much needed break from History class. ( 3 hours of hell every Friday night) I ventured outside. I normally don't leave the class during break. Simple as There is no where to go, so why even bother, right? Anyhow, this past Friday we had a test, I didn't want to hang around in class whilst the test was still going so I went out into the cold night air. I somehow got mixed up in a group conversation of how much this particular Histo
shadowgod

shadowgod

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Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Jonesboro, AR, Part II

Still here, well, I don't pick up the load until tomorrow so I'm supposed to be still here.   Jonesboro is on one of the north-south mainlines for Union Pacific RR and their trains seem to run mostly at night: rumble, rumble, rumble, whoo whoo, rumble, rumble, whoo whoo whoo. Yeah it's less than a mile from the truck stop. There seems to be a rule about siting truck stops: Look for an interstate exit near a railroad track and you get twenty-five extra points.   And, to think I like trains. I
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Jonesboro, AR

I hate being away from the internet, especially when I'm spending the night in places like Houston, TX. That's where all of this started, three nights ago. The connection manager for my wireless card decided to take a sabbatical from reality. It tries to work, but just can't seem to get all the steps right.   So, I called Sprint and spoke to a Tech Support person (it was a guy or at least sounded like a guy, could've been a girl impersonating a guy, but as we weren't using our webcams I couldn
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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S.L. Lewis Many Thoughts and Updates

ARRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Okay, so between frustration with life, lack of reviews, ect, A Butterfly's Dream with be updated rather sporatically, or as I write them. I'm sorry those who read and enjoy, but I can't do this any more. It's frustrating me to no end and I don't need that!   *deep breath* Okay, I'm fine. Any story that I am writing with others will continue to be posted on time. I am sorry about this, really I am.
S.L. Lewis

S.L. Lewis

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Vic's Blog

No on 8!

So after a long day at work, I'm driving home and one of my neighbors had put up a 'Yes on 8' sign.   I'm so angry right now, I just don't know what to do. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, odds are that some of my neighbors had to be religisexuals. But to make a point of putting out a sign? Aren't there more important things to be concerned about, like the economy? Nope. They & their pastors seem to think that this is the most important thing to be dealing with.   I don't talk to this
NaperVic

NaperVic

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Strife and Harmony

Two Gripes

Well, this is the first order of business. I have a problem. A friend of mine calls me several times a day. She is so draining after a while, and I really don't know what to do. At the same time, she's going through a lot of shit these days. In fact, she lives down in the Houston area, and it looks like a war zone there. Thus, I do not know what I should do. Should I say something about it, or should I just continue to be "drained".   Now, for my second gripe. I realize that people don't alwa
Tiger

Tiger

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Trebs' Blog

HOME! (v2)

Just got home from the hospital - 15 days this time... But with my spleen successfully removed and clearer information on exactly what has been happening in my body and how we move forward to treat it, I feel both physically and mentally great.   Still a bit exhausted tho - been a long day and it's not even 2PM yet... but as DK loves to say - afternoon just means naptime for Trebs...
Trebs

Trebs

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Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Houston, TX

Upon further investigation it appears I may suffer from Fructose Intolerance. I had been doing a pretty good job of watching what I ate until a couple days ago when I had an apple (high in fructose), two bottles of juice beverage (30% juice plus a lot of high fructose corn syrup). It was a rather gassy last night and I woke up this morning with soggy drawers.   Basically what happens (from what I've read so far) is the small intestine does not properly absorb fructose, allowing it to pass into
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Blog Archive

Moving Out

For ages now I've wanted to move out but earlier this week I made the decision: I'm going to do it.   Today I got a call back from someone whose ad I had responded to. He's 37, buying a house, and looking for a room mate. The house is a two bedroom, one bathroom home with big beautiful trees in the yard. We've set up a meeting saturday afternoon to meet and look at the place. He also mentioned he might drop by my restaurant friday evening.   Its 500/month with utilities included.... more th
Demetz

Demetz in Demetz

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blogage

reflections on america

Time is dithering into the abyss, silly season is drawing to a close. Right on track with the death of this most wonderful quad-annual event, both Candidates have eschewed what really matters in an effort to smear their opponent. One ignores the issues and attacks, the other ignores the issues and counter attacks.   The sad irony is that they promised us change, they promised us reform, but at the end of the day its business as usual on the road to Washington.   America is still willing to p
shadowgod

shadowgod

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Read my blog

A labor of love

Wow, it's been around two months since I've been online long enough to log on to GA. That's a friggin record for me. Anyway, I took a self imposed sabbatical for a lot of reasons, most of them stemming from my own need to figure out what I want to do with myself. Not in terms of GA, but in terms of life in general. Looking back on the last few months, it's easy to see that I was spinning out of control. I was ranting and raving at the people I love at home, and even a few people I was fond of
NickolasJames8

NickolasJames8

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Strife and Harmony

Shadows of the past

I don't want to get into specifics, but when I was about 8 years old, I did something that I am ashamed of. I know that it is an age when our understanding is not the same as it is when we reach a mature age, but I was reminded of it yesterday. I was left wondering if it caused long-term effects that I was unable to foresee at the time. I probably knew it was not something I should have done, but I was at an age where impulses won the day. Now I am left wondering. We all do things we're not prou
Tiger

Tiger

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