Tag: tall
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May 29, 2008 07:00 PM EDT --
The Goslings
I waited weeks for them,
I waited by the willow as it wept for winter's last hurrah,
I waited by the pond as ripples spread near the edge,
I waited under the footbridge, . . . more
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June 05, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
"Chief, I have a preliminary report on the 68-year-old man who died on on the bench at 117 S. State Street."
"From the ME? "
"Yep. And some passersby who saw him there." . . . more
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June 27, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, while playing "airplane" with my grandson (now a hefty 23 pound 11 month old) I experienced what can only be classified as a life-changing event. My body decided . . . more
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July 10, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
I was busy taking my morning nap, nestled underneath cool cotton sheets, with the robins, chickadee and mockingbirds cheerfully chirping outside. The cats were at my feet by the air conditioning.
. . . more
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July 10, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
The following is a real letter written by a real animal written for my real daughter.
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Mama, where are you?
I looked in your bed underneath your covers and under your pillow; you were not . . . more
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June 27, 2007 11:53 PM EDT --
As I said in my previous article, the City of Newport, RI is hosting the Tall Ships Festival of 2007. I was all over the place taking the pictures you saw in the other article, and while waiting for the . . . more
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April 07, 2007 09:10 PM EDT --
There are so many things to do in Chicago, anyone can tell you that. Chicago has a huge list of museums, beaches, jazz clubs, theatres, and festivals.
The list of things to do can go on and on. I have . . . more
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May 15, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
All is not well in suburbia when at midnight you rise to find a jackhammer tearing the street and a backhoe lunging into the asphalt. You block your ears to the noise and know you will not sleep . . . more
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July 19, 2007 06:28 AM EDT --
Of course we have all heard about the fabled money tree. Our parents often mention it when we ask for some green. For some reason it seems, a parent will mention this tree, but why they do so has often . . . more
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April 18, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --
Grandpa's House
Right over there on that hill, that's where the house sat. It was a big two story white clap board house. Fancy for these parts it was. Had a nice back . . . more
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August 01, 2007 04:21 PM EDT --
Standing outside in the heat, I looked over my notes about Barbara B. I poured over this list, but there wasn't one mention of her first kiss, but there were quite a few theories. This . . . more
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August 27, 2007 04:20 PM EDT --
Carpenters carving cartons of carrots
On a carousel at the carnival
Made precarious careless carving cuts
Then discarded scarce carbon knives with us
As a cartoonist drew caricatures
Vicariously . . . more
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May 08, 2008 12:57 PM EDT --
Play On Words challenge for pen
Everyone in Benny's hometown knew he was a stu pen dous pitcher destined for fame and fortune and no one was surprised when he made the big leagues. . . . more
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July 17, 2008 11:57 PM EDT --
On the pulse of this new day
The perceptive sculptor ,
Desires to sculpt a timeless statue.
Calloused hands brawny
Yet tender, fervent and fantasist,
Gently stroking the limestone. . . . more
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June 20, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
Dateline New York 12:57 a.m.
Home owners have increasingly been complaining to local officials throughout New York State about a rash of dandelions that have overtaken their lawns, choking off normal . . . more
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June 22, 2007 06:12 AM EDT --
Recently, the CDC (Center for Disease Control) has identified a new growing health threat to some Americans. It is a strange disease because they have not yet identified a possible viral or bacterial . . . more
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June 27, 2007 11:09 PM EDT --
Tall Ships have once again invaded Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. The Tall Ships festival really starts tomorrow (Thursday June 28), but I only had today off in the entire time they're here, . . . more
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August 24, 2007 01:31 PM EDT --
About a month ago I was at the airport and I saw a group of women standing by the information counter seemingly in a bit of distress. A sign on the counter said, 'Return in 30 minutes'. Thinking . . . more
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September 11, 2007 03:15 PM EDT --
I guess some would call it fear and some would say it's paranoia, but since I've joined Gather I've stopped looking at paintings by Goya. I'm being rather careful in the daily things I . . . more
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October 31, 2007 10:30 AM EDT --
There was an author named Philip A Bailey who wrote a book entitled "Desert Mirage" back in 1941. It is a collection of stories about that portion of the Sonora Desert that is known as the . . . more
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