Tag: people
group name: socallife
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June 09, 2006 10:06 PM EDT --
Despite the testimonies of ex prom queens and retired high school quarterbacks, no one expects their high school years to be filled with golden events ripe for romanticizing in your memoirs. This . . . more
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May 31, 2006 03:27 PM EDT --
Almost 47,000 California high school students will not receive diplomas this year because they failed an exit test designed in 2004 designed to measure standards that would insure graduates' diplomas . . . more
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July 15, 2007 12:41 AM EDT --
4 instances in the past 2 months required a "thank you." A simple phone call was all it would take. 30 seconds from their lives to dial my number, and at least thank my voice mail . . . more
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September 06, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Smoky wired banter,
Hanging crepe, raucous laughter,
Whispered asides unveiled.
Dreams flapping in the wind,
Like pages of unread books.
Books stained with coffee,
Dreams stained by fear.
Inhaling . . . more
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September 21, 2006 11:59 PM EDT --
I'll start off by saying that I don't have any kids, but they rarely bother me. In a restaurant, if a baby is crying, it's no big deal. Kids running around a mall... maybe not the best idea . . . more
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June 04, 2006 05:37 PM EDT --
My love of kids, books and reading inspired me to become a teacher, so I was tremendously disappointed to find that my middle school students hated reading. I was a first-year teacher full of ideas . . . more
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September 11, 2006 10:46 AM EDT --
"No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide" - Ceasere Powere
I've been surrounded by death for fifteen years now, mainly from my friends killing or attempting to kill themselves. I'm . . . more
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June 18, 2006 04:34 AM EDT --
There is a little shrine, a secret, sort of hidden thing you wouldn't notice just driving around L.A. Most people probably just see a heap of garbage - after all, lobster shells aren't usually . . . more
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September 10, 2006 07:57 AM EDT --
BIRTHDAY BOY
Late afternoon,, drinking stale coffee inhaling a freshly packed smoke
surrounded by businessmen and homeless souls seeking shelter
swish of the waitresses, clatter . . . more
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September 24, 2006 12:40 PM EDT --
Is it my imagination or is our own government forcing gas prices? I won't even mention how much tax is included in the price per gallon. The prices were down last Christmas so we would have . . . more
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October 05, 2008 02:21 AM EDT --
Las Vegas is all about luck.
O.J. Simpson ran out of luck there.
I guess that Vegas is not his kind of town.
Some people say that 13 is an unlucky number.
Simpson's football number was . . . more
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August 23, 2006 04:09 PM EDT --
I was happt to hear the story that broke yesterday on Paramount Studios not renewing their contract with Tom Cruise.
I say it is about time. Never been much of a Tom Cruise fan, . . . more
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August 10, 2006 10:30 PM EDT --
Once upon a time, I was younger...OK like a year younger, I lived with a Federal Agent, who worked under Homeland Security. Like most cops he was a jerk most of the time, although he had his amusing moments . . . more
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September 24, 2006 08:57 PM EDT --
People who oppose capital punishment tend to argue the point case by case. We opponents demand the death penalty shouldn't be applied because some convict has been 'reformed' and spews out . . . more
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October 08, 2008 10:09 AM EDT --
Just days after it got a federal bailout worth $85 billion, American International Group Inc . spent $440,000 on a posh California retreat for its executives.
It was all complete with spa treatments, . . . more
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June 05, 2006 04:07 AM EDT --
All those cold years
I brutalized coastal oak
with blows and gashes
to the bark
to bring it down
and take it in.
How I missed the point
of burnishing burl
by rubbing deep
with softest . . . more
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August 17, 2006 01:51 AM EDT --
Oceanside,Ca is a town in San Diego County which rich history. Oceanside's first inhabitants were the Luiseno Indians who were part of the Shoshonean tribe. They lived the San Luis Rey . . . more
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August 19, 2006 10:31 AM EDT --
Winner of Gather's Spring Essay Contest: The Good News From Your Public School
My love of kids, books and reading inspired me to become a teacher, so I was tremendously disappointed to find that . . . more
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May 30, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
“[Paris was treated] really unfair,” Richie said. “I don’t know if she necessarily could have done anything to stop that. I think sometimes people just get exploited and I hope . . . more
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May 30, 2006 12:11 PM EDT --
1. FOLDING CLOTHES
Barefooted in the kitchen
by coffee cups they fondly
fold the clothes.
Ladling water from the linty well,
their fingers touch. With bras and jocks,
the lovers snap themselves . . . more
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