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• Thirty-Two
  Tue, 16th Dec 2008 12:16 EST
  
  32A journey to a numberA feeling never returnFor once, word lossTime gone, merciless clock relentlessly tickingStrange things to the psyche happenForced concurrent states of disaffirmance, elation, glum, incense, despondencySo simple...
• A Pet's 10 Commandments
  Fri, 8th Aug 2008 12:47 EDT
  
  1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.3. Place your...
• Kim Phung
  Sat, 2nd Aug 2008 01:18 EDT
  
  Tea is not free! You know the really weak tasting tea that most Asian restaurants serve complimentary? It's so watered down that you barely get any of the essence of...
• Wet Pants
  Sat, 2nd Aug 2008 01:15 EDT
  
  Picture a typical third grade classroom…There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of...
• What I Make: A Teacher's Soliloquy
  Fri, 1st Aug 2008 01:10 EDT
  
  We were all sitting around the dinner table discussing life and the man across from me decided to show his brains. He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a...
• Making Pancakes
  Fri, 1st Aug 2008 01:09 EDT
  
  Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out...
• Good Karma
  Fri, 1st Aug 2008 00:35 EDT
  
  Some words of wisdom from his Holiness, the Dalai Lama.[Courtesy of Amanda VITamayo, Jersey City, New Jersey:: FW:07.14.2008]
• My Cubicle
  Fri, 1st Aug 2008 00:23 EDT
  
  Remember the James Blunt song "You're Beautiful," which became a huge hit a few years ago, to the point where it was being played every 5 seconds or so somewhere...
• Blonde and Blue Eyes
  Thu, 31st Jul 2008 15:56 EDT
  
  Pinay Wins It Big In London By Alfred Yuson Originally Published by The Philippine Star 05/16/2004 Patricia Evangelista, a 19-year-old, Mass Communications sophomore of University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, did...
• Kyle
  Thu, 31st Jul 2008 15:43 EDT
  
  One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he...