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May 25, 2007 10:40 AM EDT -- Another holiday is here, which often translates into a day off of work and a long weekend for many.  A few years ago, after one too many Memorial Day picnics, I decided that this would be the weekend . . . more
January 01, 2007 10:42 PM EST -- I went through and found a few new quotations for the first day of the new year-   1. "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love." ~by Goethe 2. "To accomplish great things, we . . . more
January 01, 2007 02:56 PM EST -- Back on December 26, 2006, I started thinking about this topic. In the past, I've been much more environmentally aware, more involved. In my 20s, I interned with an environmental group in Washington, . . . more
January 18, 2007 11:13 AM EST --    My sister forwarded this to me and I thought I'd pass it on to all those parents with boys.  Do any of these sound familiar?LOL  Do you have any favorites?   A few  interesting . . . more
60s to Snow'cember
by Visionaerie B.
views: 6 | rating: 8 | comments: 4
December 03, 2006 12:06 AM EST -- We watched each day's unending flight 'til all our 'scapes were deep and white A string of balmy temps so fine Then down from heaven it came divine To blanket all in this new month Where . . . more
January 14, 2007 11:43 PM EST --       There was an interesting story on CBS (TV) News tonight. In San Rafael, California, birdwatchers congregate to watch "European starling" formations! They swirl . . . more
December 27, 2006 02:48 PM EST -- Here's my challenge-I have to pick 3 movies to rent from Netflix and I would like to find 3 of the must-see movies of 2006 that are out on DVD.  What are your recommendations?  Are there . . . more
January 07, 2007 02:46 PM EST -- I turned on the tv this afternoon to hear that there was a Middle Eastern man driving a semi to the Port of Miami, who apparetly wanted a day pass.  He said he was alone, until authorities found that . . . more
Unrequited Requiem
by Visionaerie B.
views: 20 | rating: 10 | comments: 16
April 21, 2007 11:14 PM EDT -- In between the sweet spring scenes Lies a plot that’s rarely seen Stones in ruin, love that’s been Abandoned on this wind-swept fen. All the words we shared, breathe out But no one’s . . . more
First Snow
by Visionaerie B.
views: 6 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
December 22, 2006 11:36 PM EST -- (From November 16, 2002)   Crystalline lattice appears Tumbling light in tears Fluffy as hen feathers Wobbly whitened weathers.   Like a bright ice spiral Each flake unique, vital Hitting . . . more
April 29, 2007 11:09 PM EDT --      Reports have been flocking in, about a beautiful yet bizarre blossoming vine -- the akebia. It features a magnificently heady fragrance, petite flowers, and finally -- an uncanny . . . more
January 06, 2007 05:12 PM EST -- I sporadically keep journals, and one of the things that I like to do every few years, is go back and read through old entries. Sometimes I find something of interest. Last night I was reading a journal . . . more
December 26, 2006 07:11 PM EST -- I used to be a lot more vigilant about recycling, belonging to environmental organizations, participating in thinking about my actions as they relate to planet earth. I have fallen away from some activities, . . . more
February 17, 2007 11:51 PM EST --      The incessant drive of governments and megamedia has taken an already-overbureaucratized system and injected it with carcinogenic steroids. Government programs that help generate . . . more
April 01, 2007 11:09 PM EDT --      It was the trip that would change my life forever. And I was not even sixteen years old. On July 16, 1978, my brother Ross and I embarked on a journey into history -- and a future . . . more
April 06, 2007 12:14 AM EDT --      The last summer semester I spent at Northern Illinois University (before graduating) was actually more like a vacation to me. My friend Dave (aka "Sherlock") had managed . . . more
April 22, 2007 11:43 PM EDT -- (This was written on April 16, in response to the VA Tech shootings).        I was going to write about enhancing our garden, but it seems like there's a larger garden . . . more
Life in the Trenches
by Andy Z.
views: 33 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 14
January 22, 2007 09:35 AM EST -- I drive my car through trenches carved in snow, I park it in a trench and I walk through trenches.  Exchange the ice for mud, throw in some moldy canvas and mustard gas and I would believe that I . . . more
May 23, 2007 05:10 PM EDT -- Each Memorial Day weekend, the Southern U.S. World Championship Woodchopper title is won at the annual Webster County Wood Chopping Festival in Webster Springs West Virginia. This is my hometown and it . . . more
Juneruption
by Visionaerie B.
views: 23 | rating: 10 | comments: 22
June 02, 2007 11:24 PM EDT -- The weathered winds that Marched through May Set every creature into play A furry flurry of emotion Like tidal pools upon the ocean.   When all at once, the thunder clattered And quiet pause . . . more
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