Can we talk? (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1437803-Can-we-talk I'm sure you've heard someone mention the closet syndrome, or have even experienced it yourself. It occurs when you leave something hanging in the closet, or folded in the drawer, unused for an extended period of time, say a year or two, or longer. Clothes change when unused for a long time. First, you may notice that this really ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:19:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/664035 Finally, TV dealt with a difficult topic, and did it in an entertaining fashion. Topics like this are usually avoided, but The Philanthropist dealt with child slavery in Haiti. The slave trade is still very much alive in vast parts of the world, particularly in Asia and third world countries. Usually the slaves are young girls and women, but i...[Read Full Post] Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:37:59 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/663547 I remember the summer my baby brother took summer school. And the second summer as well. The first was for English literature. The second was world history. I wanted to be sure he at least got through summer school, so I coached him. His big project that summer was Tale of Two Cities. I hadn't read it, so we went to a second hand book store and go...[Read Full Post] Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:02:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/663101 "Doesn't" is not the proper form of the verb for this entry title. (It's a song title.) He's not what he once was, but who is? I saw him in concert last night. I'm not really a country music fan, but I like everything. Bluegrass, classical, opera, swing, jazz, Beatles, motown, beach music, disco, etc, I'm not t...[Read Full Post] Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:10:28 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/662917 The hoopla that has risen over Kevin Skinner has caused me some consternation, so I did a little research. And I have come to these conclusions about him and about our society. Kevin is what you see. A country boy, married, he's part of a close family that works hard and loves music. He and his brothers and sister and father all make ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:41:44 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/662729 Usually men design houses. I really haven't seen that many female architects or lead contractors. And it shows. Yet, women outnumber men as the managers of those houses. First, there are never enough electrical outlets. Or if there are almost enough, they are not in convenient locations. In a bedroom, the outlet may in the middle of t...[Read Full Post] Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:23:23 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/662633 I took a course in college under Professor Disraeli about the complexity of language. We had two sentences we always came back to review all semester. They were very simple, but made a good point; context is everything. The first sentence went like this: "The missionary is ready to serve." Now just what does that mean out of contest...[Read Full Post] Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:26:40 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/662089 Saw Red, White, and Tuna last night. The third play in a trilogy about a small Texas town called Tuna. It's a two man play that makes you roll with laughter. The first play is Greater Tuna. I say that one in another town a few years ago on a normal stage, played normally. I don't recall much except the two men played all the parts...[Read Full Post] Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:09:21 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/661701 Some things should be universal. We consumers love variety and uniqueness, but for some things, we'd like to have standard parts or procedures. Take cell phones and chargers. If you buy a cell phone today, buy all the accessories, too, because a few months from now, it will be obsolete, and the parts will unavailable. You will spen...[Read Full Post] Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:51:52 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/661421 Banks are there to make a profit, usually in the form of interest and bad check fees. But they can be very creative about many ways to make money off the average consumer. In this state, it's ok to charge up to $50 for a bounced check. Bad checks do require a small amount of labor to process. Considering the low wages paid to people who d...[Read Full Post] Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:17:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/661055