Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ode to a Neighbor

Posted on July 31, 2010 by mtewks

Friendly, caring, helpful and kind, Kim and Kris live across the street. The kind of neighbor their own bunisness mind, The nicest people you’d ever meet. Kim sells Avon; Kris recycles and scraps. Both make the neighborhood pretty Cleaning up … Continue reading →

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My Prophetic Dream

Posted on July 30, 2010 by mtewks

a matrix dream I can only remember one "prophetic" dream. I was doing something in my dream, can't remember what, and a phone was ringing. In my dream I couldn't find the phone. Then I wake up and the real … Continue reading →

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The No-Fail Way to Make Me Roll My Eyes

Posted on July 29, 2010 by mtewks

pink impatience 365.9 I don’t roll my eyes but I open them wide and give the annoying person the “get on with the story” look. I even have the tendancy to make a hand gesture to indicate “Get to the … Continue reading →

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Keep the Dream Alive

Posted on July 28, 2010 by mtewks

Keep the Dream Alive The story I’m about to tell was written by God. Now, there are a few characters in this story, mainly a husband, wife and their three daughters and a little boy in a country far, far … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Comfort Food

Posted on July 28, 2010 by mtewks

Vegan chocolate chip cookie My favorite comfort food is chocolate chip cookies. When I was a kid my mom made the best chocolate chip cookies. Even now, my brothers and I love mom's chocolate chip cookies. Occasionally she makes a … Continue reading →

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What Keeps Me Up at Night

Posted on July 27, 2010 by mtewks

Pickles, please let me sleep. Sleeping Pickles keeps me up at night. Not the kind of pickles you eat, my son’s cat, Pickles. My 14-year-old son got this cat when she was a kitten and he was 10 years old. … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of My Memoir

Posted on July 26, 2010 by mtewks

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. sibling revery In 1965, my mom made a choice. (No, it wasn’t whether to keep me or give me up.) “Do you want to have your baby on … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on the Death Penalty

Posted on July 26, 2010 by mtewks

I knew from the time I was young law enforcement was not for me. That’s another reason  I went into journalism. Crime Scene Although I don’t believe in “an eye for an eye,” I do believe in the death penalty. … Continue reading →

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Friend Numero Uno

Posted on July 23, 2010 by mtewks

Best Friends Forever My Best Friend award goes to someone I have known since the summer after 7th grade. Someone who was my maid of honor on that fateful day in July of 1984 and who's weddings I witnessed in … Continue reading →

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Dum Dum suckers and Mr. Hart

Posted on July 22, 2010 by mtewks

I love Central Michigan University. My dad went there and I knew from the time I was in middle school, I would go there. But little did I know, Mr Hart taught there. Leraar met gezag / Teacher with authority … Continue reading →

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