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80Growing Organic Pineapples Commercially
Field showing the deep furrows My family and I got to travel to Costa Rica from 26 Feb, 2009 to 2 Mar, 2009, courtesy of Collins Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas. My wife won a drawing for a trip for four to...
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66Story Ideas
I am a writer who cut my teeth on Science Fiction and Fantasy. I write stories in both genres as well as Supernatural, Thriller, Horror and Mystery. Sometimes I combine genres. Right now I am playing with a...
5 comments55To Outline or Not - That Is THE Question
There has been and continues to be a division between writers over whether to outline a story and create a somewhat-rigid structure or just to let the ideas flow and the story meander to completion on its'...
3 comments72Diabetes from a Personal Point of View
I found out about a month ago that I have Type 2 diabetes. It was a bolt out of the blue since I had none of the classic symptoms. I am physically active. In my job I typically walk about five to eight miles each day, frequently carrying a case of...
2 comments55An Instance of Poetic Justice
Because of owning a retail flower shop, I end up driving deliveries quite often. This week I happened to see what I call a case of Karmic Retribution take place almost instantly. I could only shake my head and marvel as the events played out. I had...
3 comments63Hardest Task Ever!
I had to perform the hardest management task ever the other day. Because of economic conditions, I had to terminate an employee who was exceptional and had done nothing to deserve being let go. It is a...
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63Pura Vida!
Volcano Arenal taken morning of Saturday, 28 Feb, 2009 from about 4 - 5 Km distance. I returned from a trip to Costa RIca on Monday evening with my family. We had been there since Thursday and got to see some...
7 comments62The Promise of Recycling
Back when the recycling idea was first proposed and soon after people started buying into the idea, one of the arguments was that recycled materials would reduce costs over newly created items. Aluminum cans...
2 comments66My Grandfather's Snake Story
Since my grandfather passed away when I was only two or three years old, this story was passed down by my grandmother to us grandchildren. I have no reason to doubt the story's truth and so I pass it along as best I remember it. My grandfather,...
7 comments64What Does the US Post Office Have Against Mothers?
I have noticed an alarming trend in the past few years and it raises some serious questions. Postage increases are scheduled for Mother's Day, which is one of the highest-volume mail periods each year. Is...
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