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Looking through my sister's Eyes by Lorraine Lordi views: 147 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 56

October 31, 2006 09:04 PM EST --   I'm cleaning out the hall closet this morning. I come across her jacket. I had forgotten it was there. I think I wanted to forget.   "Here, you can have it." My younger sister . . . more

Mrs. Donohoe's Pruning Tool by Sandy Knauer views: 126 | rating: 7.8 | comments: 47

October 07, 2006 11:18 AM EDT -- Mrs. Donohoe was the original Edward Scissorhands, wielding a pruning tool like an extension of her hands. She took great pride in her lawn and flowerbeds, clipping ,digging, fertilizing, and transplanting, . . . more

Kid-free Zone by Sandy Knauer views: 204 | rating: 8.3 | comments: 91

December 06, 2006 03:19 PM EST --   When seen but not heard lost favor to never say no, the gap between parental and public expectations widened. Nerves shattered, tempers flared, and patience levels bottomed when seen but not heard . . . more

God Does Make Garbage - And Other Annoying News by Sandy Knauer views: 233 | rating: 8.2 | comments: 97

February 09, 2007 11:34 AM EST --     Six children and four adults—ten members of one family--died from smoke inhalation in a house fire in Bardstown, Kentucky on Tuesday night. Before the overwhelmed, desolate, surviving . . . more

She Was Someone's Little Girl by Sandy Knauer views: 153 | rating: 9.2 | comments: 52

May 15, 2006 01:52 AM EDT -- Karen has a room on York, a far cry from the mansion she lost on Winter. Maybe it isn't far. Three miles, give or take, seen differently by car, bus, or foot. It's far enough she can't . . . more

Rachaelle - I Like Your Article "On Hating Muslims and Media Inspired Fear" So Much I Want To Publish It Myself - by Sandy Knauer views: 69 | rating: 8.2 | comments: 27

November 01, 2006 01:13 PM EST -- Thank you so much for giving me permission to do so. I had a very interesting evening on Gather last night. I am relatively new to the community and I had the impression that it was a place for intellectuals, . . . more

Update on my daughter by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 61 | rating: 10 | comments: 22

February 05, 2007 08:19 PM EST -- This was actually written my my oldest son.  He sent this out to several hundred people in his address book, but I feel I can reach a broader audience here and on other boards I belong to. ------- . . . more

Ethics, Morals, Honesty - Seven syllables, three words, carrying the weight of the world by Sandy Knauer views: 226 | rating: 8.7 | comments: 74

May 19, 2006 05:04 PM EDT --             Most of us would probably agree that truth is delivering honest statements. Beyond that basic definition, I believe concurrence falls . . . more

Time Magazine's Person of the Year - You! by Aileen F. views: 30 | rating: 10 | comments: 16

December 18, 2006 04:32 PM EST -- We are the world, and we are also Time Magazine's Person of the Year! In the article online,  Time Magazine says that we, the individuals of the online world, are the ones who have actively made . . . more

Killing, War, and other things... by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 36 | rating: 9 | comments: 23

September 24, 2006 10:11 PM EDT -- Tonight I wrote something for a second time that I thought I would never have to think about again. A friend of mine's son was trying to enlist in the military for the education benefits.  I . . . more

What to do when Ed McMahon leaves by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 20 | rating: 9.3 | comments: 16

October 18, 2006 06:57 PM EDT -- Publisher's Clearing House has just left and you're holding a check for $4.8-million (yeah, that's all the government leaves you our of 10-million).  What do you do next? 1) Call your . . . more

Something cool that Xerox is doing by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 16 | rating: 8 | comments: 7

October 01, 2006 04:37 PM EDT -- I know this has little to do with anything, and I also know that all of you understand my feelings about this current conflict.   We currently have sons, daughters, wives and husbands in harm's . . . more

You might be a liberal if... by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 34 | rating: 10 | comments: 14

March 28, 2007 10:32 PM EDT -- Have a close look at the photograph & read the message from the photographer's diary. This was found in the photographers diary: "Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter . . . more

Hijabified concerns by wajid ali views: 278 | rating: 8 | comments: 111

May 25, 2006 09:25 AM EDT -- Hijabified concerns By Hafsa Ahsan Not long ago, I sat for a job interview, expecting to be questioned about my qualifications, strengths and weaknesses. But I was in for a huge surprise. What came . . . more

Death: Is It The End? by Donald H. views: 48 | rating: 10 | comments: 20

August 18, 2006 11:45 AM EDT -- Death: Is It The End?   We have all experienced death in some fashion or to some degree. We see it as an end. It is the finality that makes us all equal. We are all born & eventually we all . . . more

Passing With Dignity by Donald H. views: 34 | rating: 10 | comments: 14

April 20, 2006 10:16 AM EDT --                            Passing With Dignity                           . . . more

A woman by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 42 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 18

November 21, 2006 04:32 PM EST -- "A Woman " This is written in the Hebrew Talmud, the book Where all of the sayings and preaching of Rabbis are conserved over time. It says: "Be very careful if you make a woman Cry, . . . more

Homelessness is everyone's problem by AstroGirl S. views: 118 | rating: 10 | comments: 48

December 04, 2006 10:36 AM EST -- I made a new friend the other day.   I had walked to the drugstore.  I always walk, if I can avoid driving.  I don't like to give my money to the oil companies and I can use the exercise.  . . . more

Tuesday Morning, 8 a.m. by Lorraine Lordi views: 19 | rating: 10 | comments: 9

June 04, 2006 04:06 PM EDT -- He says my car will take about an hour.  I say that's fine.  I'm not in any hurry.   Every other time I've waited for my car's inspection, I've strolled over to the . . . more

November 11 is coming by Walker Bennett, SF Author views: 21 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

October 30, 2006 03:34 PM EST -- November 11 is coming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh1yiyPWo1k more