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A Sample of the Unexplainable- Spanish to English to Spanish Greetings Fellow Travelers ... As some of you may know, I work in the health care field as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. The location where I am currently employed is about three or four miles from the Mexican border. Quite a few of... ( added 2 days 22 hours ago.)

Rising Cost of Health Care- A Response for the New Yorker Greetings Fellow Travelers ... The June 1 st edition of the New Yorker featured an article by Atul Gawande, a reporter who is also a physician and a professor at Harvard Medical School, entitled "The Cost Conundrum." The article is available on... ( added 7 days 1 hour ago.)

Mourning the Real Michael Jackson Greetings Fellow Travelers ... Michael Jackson is gone. However, he has been gone for a long while. I'm talking about the boy born with an amazing talent and enthusiasm for his craft, then grew up to be a man with an unworldly talent for... ( added 7 days 3 hours ago.)

Abuse Victims Turn to Suicide for Relief. Question- Why Not Suicide? Greetings Fellow Travelers ... I was reading tributes to what was referred to as "angels" on a suicide prevention website a few days ago. It seems that the vast majority of these souls had ended their lives after having suffered sexual... ( added 8 days 13 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part IX Dear Reader, Thank you for your continued interest in this story. It is certainly most appreciated. But, I must give you a warning. Now, you can take it to heart or not, but, I would strongly advise that you do. It is an intense and... ( added 9 days 17 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part VIII Purity was sitting under the majestic oak when she came to. Her arms lay at her side and her legs splayed a bit as if she were a rag doll thrown into a corner. She was clothed only in a cotton gown, as in her bedroom, but she had been moved. She... ( added 19 days 12 hours ago.)

I Looked Into a Dying Man's Eyes/ Mexican Day Care Tragedy Greetings Fellow Travelers ... At times I find myself in a situation where words fail me- it's rare, of course, just ask my wife! But, there are times when words slam into me like a tsunami. This was one of those times. I have been in... ( added 26 days 22 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part VII " Death came for me once," said the murderer. This surprised Paul and Purity. How could an "eternal being," that could move about in another plane, draw living, breathing souls into a simple, but ornate piece of jewelry, be subject to the ravages... ( added 33 days 20 hours ago.)

Did You Take My Cow? Greetings Fellow Travelers ... I must say, I had never before been asked that question. After all, a cow is something only a "rustler" would take, right? Who else would want to walk off with another man's cow? Certainly not me. I get my... ( added 35 days 20 hours ago.)

Dangerous to Text and Drive? It Could be Worse! Greetings Fellow Travelers ... I just never know when I'll get an idea for an article, or, when an article will come to me. Such was the case tonight. I was at work. I had a few minutes to kill so I stood at the nurses station and was... ( added 42 days 17 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part VI Purity remained in that coma for six months. During that time her parents, their only child so near death, lost all semblance of sanity and normality and were as spectral beings. Neither even bothered to change clothes for weeks at a time, fearing... ( added 43 days 3 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part V Silence. No movement but that of the shadows cast by the flickering luminescence of the stone. " Purity!," the murderer said, "How could your parents have named you that? Your pitiful existence would never have come to being if not for the lustful... ( added 50 days 12 hours ago.)

Promise Kept- Janine, Lilly and Me Greetings Fellow Travelers ... Recently I told you guys about my new bike. I named it Janine after my granddaughter, Lillian Janine; Janine being a reference to her Grandma, my wife Janie. These pictures were taken on Easter, when the... ( added 57 days 20 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part IV He looked around as if there might be someone who could help him, but of course there was only her, and she was sobbing so much she could do nothing else. Although the pain was slow to build, it would reach heights and intensity the likes of which... ( added 60 days 19 hours ago.)

Getting a Divorce? Avoid Bad Advice Greetings Fellow Travelers I was talking to a co-worker today and he told me his wife wants a divorce after 18 years. I listened as he spoke of all the advice and suggestions and downright orders he has received from friends and acquaintances-... ( added 65 days 21 hours ago.)

The Sadness, Victory, and Honor of a Wonderful Opportunity Greetings Fellow Travelers ... There I was at 0130 looking at a photograph of a colorful bird that graces the hallway of the ICU at my new primary job. An opportunity presented itself that will help me retire earlier and therefore be able to... ( added 68 days 21 hours ago.)

A Poem of Leadership Advice Greetings Fellow Travelers... Speaking as a man With little sense of power I will try to make a stand I will try to save the hour. Our leadership today Leaves much to be desired Some should go away All others just be fired. Their own sense of... ( added 71 days 16 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part III Her jet black hair was interrupted by flickers of auburn and glints of silver. Her stride was easy and effortless, almost as if she were as subject to gravity as a duckling and as carefree as a child. He knew he was either dead or dreaming... ( added 71 days 18 hours ago.)

The Amulet- part II The only thing left from his uniform was the patch that identified him as a transit cop, and it was faded beyond recognition. The layers of clothing he had accumulated over the years had been worn away and not replaced, merely covered over with... ( added 76 days 12 hours ago.)

One of the Most Important Things in My Life- Going Home Greetings Fellow Travelers Tomorrow I am going home. I live 140 miles away, and while there are plenty of folks who are much, much further from their home, I feel as if I am on the moon. Down deep, I am a homebody. I love to travel and see... ( added 79 days 20 hours ago.)

The Amulet- A Work of Fiction "Time was when you could trust people," said the old man, still denying the theft that was evidenced by the video tape and the turning out of his pockets. "Why are you picking on an old man?" wafted in from the crowd gathered in the back of the... ( added 80 days 17 hours ago.)

Skulls and Flames- My Own Motorcycle Diaries Greetings Fellow Travelers... I want to start off by saying I really like my bike. It's a 2009 Harley Davidson Super Glide Custom- Vivid Black and Pewter Pearl. This has been a dream of mine for so long, as evidenced by my poem "To Write and to... ( added 85 days 18 hours ago.)

No Time for Despair-Learn to Live your Life from One Who Has Died- The Conclusion (?) That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John 1:9 KJV Greetings Fellow Travelers... I was thirteen when we moved to Corpus Christi, in the summer of 1975. I spent a great deal of the first part of 1976... ( added 89 days 13 hours ago.)

Writing for Success- Heres My Plan Greetings Fellow Travelers There aren't many of us writers who do not dream of a successful career as a paid, published author. What does it take to be a success in the world of writing? Why am I, an unheard of Stephen King wannabe, writing an... ( added 94 days 20 hours ago.)

No Time For Despair- Learn to Live Your life From One Who has Died, Part 3 " I cried out to God, Seeking only His decision, Gabriel stands and confirms I created my own prison." My Own Prison from the band Creed Greetings Fellow Travelers... Sitting in a laundry truck while someone who presented... ( added 95 days 9 hours ago.)