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Compassion by Paul Cuenco 2/7/2012 10:10:54 PM
I was standing at my post at a Costco when by happenstance, I saw a child with tear in his eye sitting on the cart. He was not whimpering. He was not even throwing a fit. Deep within me, I would wish him well and that was that. That was the exten... more
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The letter she saved by Lucille Bellucci 2/7/2012 9:25:51 AM
I said that?... more
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The Day Paul had Two Parties and other things by Paul Cuenco 2/6/2012 5:42:52 PM
The Day Paul had Two Parties and other things
Today was a very good day. Whatever I set out to accomplish, I accomplished. I started my day with alarms setting off – my phone and clock. With the television blaring, you would understand ho... more
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Love by Dorien Grey 2/6/2012 4:15:09 AM
Looking at why we all need and expect love, yet sometimes find it hard to express to others.... more
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When I Die by Paul Cuenco 2/5/2012 9:52:31 PM
Suddenly, I have this premonition that I was dead. So how will I die? Where will I die? What will be my wake be like? Where will I be buried?
I really don’t know how I will die. I may die with some disease or die a natural death. I cer... more
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Sleeping and Dreaming by Paul Cuenco 2/4/2012 9:57:18 PM
I just love sleeping; lying in bed, lounging about among the sheet and my down blanket or watching television as I winked towards closing my eye and drifting off to some world I nor anyone else knew about. I wallowed in soft pillows like sinking in ... more
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800 vetoes! by David A. Schwinghammer 2/4/2012 9:24:17 AM
Mitt Romney's political ad brags about all those vetoes he signed when he was governor of Massachusetts.
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The Loneliness of a Country Road by Paul Cuenco 2/3/2012 10:28:44 PM
A country road. The road to Mt. Adams was definitely a lonely country road punctuated by rolling pastures, cows and horses at a distance and homes torn apart by the wide open spaces between them. I was alone on the road trying to get to Mt. Adams, ... more
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Jordan by Paul Cuenco 2/2/2012 10:30:03 PM
I like to work alone. Except for people I like to work with (which is a few of them) I like to work alone. Now at Leaf Guard, there seem to be more people I like to work with more and more. There is Charlie*, Karen*, Davidson* and Jordan*.
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Issa Hounding Holder over GOP program by David A. Schwinghammer 2/2/2012 10:45:57 AM
Darrell Issa, Chairman of the Congressional Oversight Committee, has been harassing Attorney General Holder over his role in "Fast and Furious" which got Border Patrolman
Brian Terry killed.
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A letter from the past by Lucille Bellucci 2/2/2012 9:24:32 AM
to my sister... more
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Someone Open A Window! by Edie M. Batstone 2/1/2012 5:34:15 PM
Hope cannot spread through closed doors and windows.... more
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Taxes Galore by Paul Cuenco 2/1/2012 12:23:45 PM
Taxes Galore
In this world, there really is no escaping, death and taxes.
Let’s talk about death first. Well, it’s plain and simple; someone had forgotten how to breathe. Someone in this world was enjoying life, took advantage of w... more
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It's almost Valentines by Paul Cuenco 1/30/2012 4:40:57 PM
It's almost Valentines!
Treat yourself or loved ones to any of my books, “A Cottage in Another Country” and “Poetry in America”.
The first book will set you up in a world wrought in a feverish betrayal of trust. He will explore l... more
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Mind Boggling by Dorien Grey 1/30/2012 4:02:53 AM
Of all the things there are to wonder about, why do we not wonder more?... more
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Habits We Indulge Ourselves In by Paul Cuenco 1/29/2012 7:18:37 PM
I wonder how playing chess stop people from smoking; or knitting or typing, for that matter. In this bar, like in any bar throughout Oregon, smoking cigarettes is prohibited within 10 feet from any window or door of any establishment. But bars like... more
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To Cruise or not to Cruise by Paul Cuenco 1/28/2012 8:09:53 PM
A friend greeted me asking how I have been doing. I answered that all was well and how about he? I have not seen him for two weeks or more. Sometimes, he would have an extended business trip. But that only last for a few days. On other occasions... more
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Pill Pockets by Lucille Bellucci 1/28/2012 9:01:42 AM
Pussycat guile... more
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Blah, Blah, Blah by Paul Cuenco 1/27/2012 9:54:01 PM
Bridget, a little buoyed by our win at Trivia Night invited me outside for a drink. I was about to type in my blog that I thought that I could avoid her invitation. Besides, it was cold outside. Although I felt hesitant, I obliged her. We approac... more
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Rain by Paul Cuenco 1/26/2012 10:30:51 PM
It’s raining again in Portland, Oregon. The clouds stream by like a fast-clipped sailing ship lambasting the skies. Of course, no sun had shown except on some occasions when rain clouds were segmented into cells. But this time, the clouds were uni... more
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