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Gymnasty
Gymnastics is a nasty, ugly sport.So many injuries, so many child molesters among the trainers and coaches.And yet, mothers allow their daughters to participate in this body and psyche wrecking sport.All for what? Trophies? Medals? Ribbons?A documenta
They are not
I'm not close to my family.I don't even think of them as my family or family anymore.They're just people.So, every now and then, I get word somehow that something happens.A wedding. A baby. A hospital stay. A funeral.And then they ask "How are you?"
Weekly Challenge #963 – Finding
KingLestat71 (Dom Perignon)Lizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is Banana splitRICHARDFinding myselfI quit my job, sold up, bought a backpack, then disappeared for six years.At the time, lif
The Snowman
It has been a long time since I last made a snowman.Of course, people in tropics and deserts who have never made a snowman.Or seen snow.In Dubai, they're so rich, there's a park with snow machines and a ski slope.People pay to build snowmen and have s
Electricity Provider
Every time I go to Walmart, some chick gets in my way and tries to sell me on a new phone plan or internet provider or electricity contract."Who is your electricity provider?" she asks."I make my own," I say and walk past her."Solar?""Pig shit," I say
Bozhe
I'm used to the window screens falling to the patio.The kid that lives upstairs knocks those out all the time.When I hear running and stomping and yelling, I know a window screen is about to drop.But when a baby fell to the patio, that was odd."Bozhe
New feature
We're building a new feature at work.This is the third attempt to build something.The first two were cut short by management and then finished by another company for us.So why should I waste time caring about this feature?It will get farmed out like t
John Madden
John Madden had three rules for his team:Be on time, pay attention, and play like hell.And his players were on time, paid attention, and they sure played like hell.One of the Madden rules wasn't "Wear a suit and tie on the plane."He said that kind of
The Upstairs Neighbor
This apartment complex has gone downhill as of late, and the kind of people they're bringing in are getting worse and worse.We've had good luck with upstairs neighbors being quiet, but the latest is a single mother with kids that run and stomp around and
Weekly Challenge #962 – PICK TWO Lost in translation, Incapable, Wish, Chainsaw, Too long, Full of
KingLestat71 (Dom Perignon)Lizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is FindingKINGLESTATLast WishIt was a beautiful day. One of those days you wish you had nothing to do. Sunny, but with the rig