All posts tagged "Relationships"

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 4- Part 21 “The Lion”

       “Amore,” He chided, “what are you doing up?  Did I wake you?” Graziella regarded her husband carefully, searching to see...

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  Entertainment

  Due to severe weather in Oregon’s’ greater Willamette Valley, until further notice, Misty Peterson Thomas’ column will be re-run from previous installments.

  The title of this piece in December of 2012 was, A Merry Christmas to All! This morning as I was taking my daughter,...

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  The Carnivore

  I have been good all week- that is to say, I haven’t screwed up any more than usual, but don’t get me...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 20 “The Lion”

       “Ma!  Che fai fuori?”  She demanded. Martin turned his head toward the canal and walked around the arguing pair of...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 19 “Idyll”

       Antonio looked at him in surprise. “Are you kidding? I need you with me to insure that I make no...

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  Billy Barker and the Cedar Trees

  Billy Barker was a hapless child. Everybody knows one. Everybody grew up with one. He’s the kid whose head is misshapen, whose...

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  The Power of Appreciation

  Thanksgiving is a holiday founded on “giving thanks” for what we have and those we love. It’s a time we’re asked to...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 18 “Idyll”

  Officer Peroni winced from the pain of having his radial-ulnar nerve mashed against his elbow.  He tried to pull away but Franco...

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  Thanksgiving 2009

  My telephone rang at 6:30 am. No one calls me at that hour except for two people and only for one of...

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  Window Shopping for a Cougar?

    As store windows are being dressed for the holiday season, I notice the people (headed somewhere else) who stop to ‘take...

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  Hell in the Pacific

  Rule 8367:iig-a of the GENERAL GOVERNING RULES OF LIVING: subsection, C: of the FORTUNATE MEN Chapters: of the big book of the DHMF, (DogHouse...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 17 “Idyll”

  It wasn’t the high pitched voice or even the veins that stood out on his forehead as he screeched like a fairy...

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  Attracting Love: Keep Moving Forward

  On the way to allowing (and calling in) your mate, a major requirement is to keep moving forward. By that I mean...