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ESCAPE
The war had taken everything from Rolf, his parents his kids, his wife. Now the German's wanted to kill him for desertion. Nothing was going to stop him from escaping. |
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Long-term plan is an illusion
Work on possibilities, not plans. Long-term planning is an illusion. If you can’t predict the future, how in the world can you make correct plans? |
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Of Mice and Men and their Wars and Businesses
While reading a book Every Man a Tiger by Tom Clancy (ISBN-10: 0399144935) on General Horner, the Air Component Commander of during Operation Desert Storm, I came across this statement: “Whe... |
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Random Thoughts
(As far as launching laugh-seeking missles go, I've probably had my share. Most were calculated and precisely aimed, but I'm not always that lucky. Sometimes these nutty concepts just bang r... |
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Angel
Cairo Egypt - 1941
The first thing Private Jeff Douglas remembered was a moan and he wondered where it was coming from. He was in a fog and it was slowly clearing and he realised th... |
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Horace the Horse
A fictional account based on the factual battles around Horace the Horse by the Australians on the Huon Peninsula in 1943. After forcing the enemy from Lae and Finchafen the Australians found the tenacious Japanese still hung on to fight to the death. |
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THE AWAKENING
After the darkness, there was a faint glow. He was living in a dim soundless world. He couldn’t remember the gloom but he knew it was there. What was that faint glow? What did it all mean?
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To Tickle...Or NOT To Tickle!
That’s my question! Do you hate to be tickled? Some people do. I am not one of those people. Do you like to tickle your lover? I do. It’s scientific name is : gargalesis! |
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My Daddy's rose garden
I recall the Easters from my childhood. The always-scratchy dress, white patent leather shoes, the hat that would not stay on my head no matter how many bobby pins my Mother dug into my scalp. She drew blood with those suckers many times but it really didn’t matter because the first small breeze that came along meant the end of the day for my Easter bonnet. |
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The ancient institution of marriage is at peril
Since the State of Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriages, there have been several attempts to follow suit and even to expand the idea in other jurisdictions. Court cases in other states have sought to legalize the union of same-sex couples and some even of three persons, two of which were of the same sex. |
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Travelin' Tales: Traveling alone
I have traveled as a hitch-hiker through Europe more than once. This summer I took up a hitch-hiking trip all by my own. What can you expect from this type of trip?
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Ask the Professor
Professor Nutbottom:I truly have a terribly vexing problem that
persists in bothering me horribly. I hope you can help me. The other
day I needed to talk, so I invited my very best friend ... |
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For Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer
What are they looking for in a partner? The conversation with one of my friends reveals the truth.
Last week Ive got a phone call from a friend of mine, Catherine (the name has been changed), my long time girlfriend I havent seen for a year. Weve met the next day, and soon as we got over the excitement of seeing each other, she guided me to a small and cozy restaurant in the beautiful downtown. After a short newsflash on our current lives, we continued chatting about usual stuff people talk after not seeing each other for a long period of time.
Suddenly, somewhere in between my first sip of latte and a bite of desert, Ive heard something I was completely unprepared for: Im so tired of dating, Alyona. I want to get married.
Let me give you a short overview of what kind of person my dear friend Catherine is.
She is a successful lawyer and co-founder of a well-established logistic company, which is quite an achievement taking into consideration that she is only approaching her 34th birthday this year. She is cute, fit, groomed, perpetually tan, stylish, likes to travel and a good company as well, learning Italian and taking guitar classes. The only problem is, as Catherine followed her astonishing confession, she can not find the right man. She has dates, she has friends, and she meets a lot of people through her job. But, as Catherine explained: It seems like all the good men are married! And I almost have no single friends. I have some divorced friends, though. But they are either tired of the whole marriage idea, or looking for a reliable partner themselves.
I couldnt believe my ears. My friend is the very icon of todays successful businesswoman who has it all. But, as she claims, more and more women find themselves in Catherines position: busy with their careers, one day they find their thoughts far away from the next investors meeting agenda. And if the regularly maintained pension plans and savings give us assurance in our financial future, where is no way to make sure, if that future will be warmed with much desirable family bonds. |
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