Tag: essays
group name: amusingmusings
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August 18, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
My first collection of essays,
Thinking The Lions, and 117* Other Ways To Look At Life (*Give Or Take)
Is available for purchase through Lulu.com; get to it right away by clicking . . .
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August 27, 2007 11:22 PM EDT --
My dad is anal retentive. Any time he comes to visit me I panic and make sure to clean before he arrives. I’ve noticed that most . . .
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August 24, 2007 08:03 PM EDT --
My mom was a very fastidious person when it came to logging the first few years of her children’s lives. I have a very comprehensive . . .
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August 22, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
When I was eight years old my mom was delusional enough to think that she would become a soccer mom. She had a full time job delivering babies, which . . .
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August 26, 2007 12:03 PM EDT --
F.O.B. is an acronym for Fresh Off the Boat, that first generation children like to use (I like to think of it as a term of endearment) . . .
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August 23, 2007 10:10 PM EDT --
I went to Japan for the first time in 1991 when I was 12 years old. My dad flew over about 1 week before my mom, brother and I joined him, so the . . .
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February 15, 2006 05:20 PM EST --
Okay - I'm removing the suggestions for posting for critique - you free-spirited bunch you!
Just put it out there.
If it's not an essay, but you think it's funny - share it with . . .
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January 22, 2008 03:38 PM EST --
Two of my favorite movies are "Back to the Future" and "It's a Wonderful Life". Both are heartwarming tales of how different the world and the lives of others would be if not for . . .
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January 25, 2008 01:41 PM EST --
Important notice to parents - tell your children in an emergency not to call 911.
There is a new emergency response system being installed across the USA. Right now it is being used on a . . .
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June 01, 2008 11:35 PM EDT --
It's Humor Monday again and we have guffaws galore at Gather Essentials: Writing - Humor Monday .
The theory is to provide enough humor here . . .
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February 25, 2008 05:55 PM EST --
He is an evangelical Christian, active in the church and always ready with a quote from the bible. His military career was an accomplished one. He also ran a successful business in the rural . . .
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November 19, 2007 02:11 PM EST --
Closer to God
Four weeks traveling across Italy. Much of that time spent visiting the great cathedrals. Monuments to the perfection and power of the almighty. Impressive structures all - . . .
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February 18, 2008 03:04 PM EST --
It's been a great day so far on Writing Essentials: Humor Monday.
Here's a sample of just some of what you'll find:
Featured:
Abe Lincoln speaks out on his birthday by John . . .
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February 11, 2007 06:01 PM EST --
Part One
Like Divine Right of Kings, there is, apparently, "divine right of social workers" because, according to my sister, she is Right about everything and I am Wrong. . . .
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November 27, 2008 11:37 AM EST --
Remembering the “Blizzard of 78”
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Will I ever be found or find my way out of here? The falling snow had covered my tracks and I . . .
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February 15, 2006 03:04 PM EST --
Please note: This article has been superceded by Amusing Musings SIMPLIFIED
Hello Everyone –
Thanks for your interest in this little group which I created on a whim this morning!
My idea . . .
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November 27, 2008 01:10 PM EST --
You are the light of my life - you even have a glow about you that is warm, welcoming and comforting.
Although there are those who are closer to me, you are, without a . . .
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January 23, 2007 08:30 PM EST --
I was a skinny, geeky 19 year old. This fact must be remembered, it will be important later. But where to begin? Shall I start with the cucumber in the silver lemay g-string? No, I need to give some background . . .
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March 27, 2008 01:00 AM EDT --
I follow the election. I follow it closely - I always have. I have a horse in this race - like I usually do. I sent him money like I usually do. I follow the polling closely - like I usually do. I even . . .
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