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2012: A Song of MirthA happy new year rhyme.
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Happy New Year Indeed: 40,000 New Laws in 2012I would like to slap Boehner and every other lawmaker in the photo in their ruddy, fuddy-duddy faces. Wheeling-and-dealing cheeks from both parties will do.
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First Person: The Retail Chain Store BluesDuring the first week of in-store preparations managers made it known that they were looking for a few shift supervisors and one assistant manager. Only the most gung-ho in the aproned and name-tagged bunch would be considered.
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My Daughter's HalloweenDaughters are an exquisite breed of flesh and blood. They get under a father’s skin, deep down in the fibers and tendons and pulsating veins and arteries of his heart.
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The LoathingIs Writing the Bain of a Writer's Existence?
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The World Wide Spider's WebAs bipedal soul suckers, arachnoids are ready and waiting to pounce on any and all unsuspecting Web bugs provoking their beady-eyed cross hairs, which in most cases is the succulent Internet insect known as the common cyberspace celebrity. -
Look, No FansPlease stop being my fan. Please refrain from becoming my fan. I know it feels good, but I refuse to be a chump, an easy corporate mark. -
The End of My Fictitious Pen NameIf you use a real pen name, play nice and by the rules, climbing the Associated Content clout ladder can be as easy as 1-2-3. -
My Life on the Father's Day D-ListMy daughter and I haven't spoken in four-and-a-half long years. We haven't seen each other since 1999, the year her mother moved from San Diego to Denver, Colorado. That's a long time no see situation in any forgotten father's playbook. -
To Veil the TruthMore agnostic poetry for those with the courage to face the truth of what it really means to rest in peace, that death is an endless dreamless sleep and nothing more. -
I Think I'll Write a Poem TodayA tongue-in-cheek poem for those who feel the need to preach to others about the gospel of pure mythology. -
America: Why I Loved and Left ItAs an American expatriate in China, I hardly care about America these days. I seldom worry about what's happening in the USA, about the lives of the 308 million Americans now making their homes there. -
The Ruins of EhrenfelsThat night, pigeons cooed and fluttered sleeplessly high up in the ghoulish towers. The wind whistled eerily through the secret stairwells and hidden passageways of the ancient alcazar. -
82 and Counting, the Gift of MeTwo poems for my father, 82 and counting and the man who gave the gift of me. -
Cars Are No Longer CoolIn the balmy May days in the year of our Fictitious Lord, 2010, any American who still thinks automobiles with oil-burning engines under their hoods are cool is another kind of cool altogether: an uncool fool. -
American Idol Season Nine Rockets to the Final 3They may not be the top crop of Idols in flight school, but as with other seasons of American Idol, if you keep watching the singers week after week you can't help falling in love.
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How to Be an EFL TeacherIf you're a college graduate, a native English speaker, and more than ready to jam-pack your dusty passport with a smattering of new visa stamps, then Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) might be the career move for you. -
The Losers: A Film ReviewThe Losers is a talkie that walks the walk. Loaded with military toys, jets, missiles, and plenty of guerrillas with guns, it's a thrill ride that aims to please every electron in the cinematic synapses of action-hungry moviegoers everywhere.
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That Was ItMichael Jackson's final stage performance in the documentary This Is It captures the last months and musical moments in the King of Pop's life. -
Made in China: Exposés Of an American ExpatReal life in the bustling metropolis of Shenzhen, China, as seen through the eyes of an American expat.
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SeclusionPoetry
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The Senior Citizens' Suicide Vigilante SocietyA scriptment about a group of senior citizens who form a vigilante society to fight against corporate and political corruption in America.
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A Sinking Ship: Top Ten Reasons Why America is HistoryTo spotlight America's appallingly popular addictions to the great societal ills of pro sports and entertainment (and the idols they create) here's my list of the top 10 most useless trivial pursuits in America today.
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The Teacher and the SharkHis nickname is Shark. He's one of my students. Shark is short, small, and wiry, genetically engineered for the hard, quiet life of a peasant farmer or laborer.
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The Best Dramatic Movies of 2008What are the best dramatic movies of 2008? Which films are the most memorable and showcase the genre with the most realistic characters, settings, and life situations? -
The Dunce and the WhoreThe John McCain/Sarah Palin republican ticket is an absolute joke and the embodiment of the sheer insanity of American politics. Here then is my Limerick ode to this ridiculous pair of political misfits.
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Making Comments at Associated ContentPosting negative comments on Associated Content and other websites where earnest writers are allowed to share their views and perspectives is a game for losers. -
Gas GuzzlersToo many Americans are gas-guzzling goons who think oil is a plentiful commodity that is being unfairly controlled by the evil empires of the Middle East. These lead-footed fools have no idea why the price of gasoline is so high
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The WorldA poem in three stanzas.
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Motherly LoveA poem for my mother.
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Why Reverend Wright is so RightI'm a big fan of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. The man makes me feel proud to be an American again. He also makes me feel ashamed of succumbing to the evils of white racialism. I'm ashamed of allowing my heart to turn black and foul like a dead thing rotting in the gutter.
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Half Full, Half EmptyA poem about two different ways to live our lives. -
The RoadA poem about my quest to find the right road in my journey through life.
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Just a ManImagination gallops; judgment merely walks - Proverb
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Sucker Punched in CyberspaceThe moment I saw his big, black, ugly mug I knew I was in trouble. He had that look of smoldering anger in his eyes; the dark, menacing look of a miscreant who'd slit your throat in a New York minute if you crossed him the wrong way.
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End GameA poem dedicated to the real hatemongers inspired by words of my own undoing.
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The Land of the Free is DeadA poem, perhaps a song, about the seclusion, confusion, illusion, and dellusion of the real America.
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Famous Quotations to Change the WorldI like reading famous quotations from some of the great minds in human history. I love the wisdom and intelligence found in the famed quotes of renowned writers and philosophers who shared their wise and intelligent ideas with the world. -
Mother EarthIn the spirit of Mother's Day, a poem for our dying planet.
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The Great American DelusionI don't hate America. I don't hate my fellow countrymen and women but I do feel angry and annoyed at them and wish I could knock some sense into their minds with my words. I wish my writing could make a difference in the world.
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Why I Hate AmericaI'm sick of my country. I'm sick of the arrogance, ignorance, and overindulgence of the American people and I'm sick of the brainwashed Yankee Doodle dimwits who still think it's appropriate to wave the flag of patriotism in the faces of intelligent Americans...
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The Truth About Gods and AngelsI can talk to God. God wants me to tell everyone that He is not an invention in the mind of man. God wants me to let people know He is a true being. He also gently reminds me to use capital letters for any pronouns I use for Him. This makes Him very happy.
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How to Save Your Life on the Dying Planet EarthWelcome to the human race, population 6.6 billion-plus and rising exponentially on a fixed playing field of diminishing natural resources filled to capacity with cutthroat players and rabid fans from the modern and third world countries of the planet earth.
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How to Sell Out and Become a Prize-Winning Content Producer OnlineThe walls of your writer's workspace will be covered with prestigious content-producing awards from the biggest names in the cyber publishing world. You'll have more brainless and backward wannabe-writer types as friends and associates than you'll know what to do with. -
Tales of the Traveling TwinsI got my first job teaching English overseas at the end of a painful and pathetic period of my life as a drug-addicted degenerate barely surviving in Eugene, Oregon USA. I was 42 years old. My preferred pick-me-up at the time was methamphetamine
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How to Be a Deadbeat DadI have a dirty little secret and it is time to spill the beans: I used to be a deadbeat dad. What is a deadbeat dad? According to dictionary.com a deadbeat dad is "a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring.
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Top 10 Romantic Songs from the 1990sOf all the romantic songs from the 1990s, Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," is as close to perfection as it gets. From the juggernaut movie "Titanic," it reigns without question as the top tune on my list.