Author: Garnetjewel
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The Melody of Life
One of the first college experiences I had at my first college dealt with music in my English class. I spent just under 2 weeks at this place. I took a cue from one of my cousins who finished a year and who sang in the college choir. We were guests for one of her…
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Something To Marinate On
Writing is being vulnerable and intimately personal with readers. Today has been exceptionally emotional for me in a couple of ways. This morning I woke up knowing I would have to deal with one issue head on. The second came out of nowhere essentially. My bank issue is still pretty frustrating for me. It is…
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Writing Prompt
As far as I know I have never broken a bone. In the past few years though I have had problems with one bone. My ulna bone has been a troublemaker for the past 3 years. Granted it didn’t happen by itself, it took a very specific job and in a very short time my…
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Writing Prompt
This is the adaptable piece of our lives that’s always changing. While we were farmers we were always busiest at Springtime and Fall due to Planting and Harvest Seasons. Taking vacations was difficult between school and farming. Where there’s a will, though there’s a way. The balancing ability is different for each person and what…
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Something To Marinate On
The past week has been intriguing to say the least. My world was altered when my Grandpa Leo died. I have always had the loving cocoon of my family and their support. This may have been the beginning of my ability to adapt and begin analyzing my decisions, well pretty much everything. Ideas started to…
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Writing Prompt
What does that word mean to Americans? The word sacrifice brings a lot of emotions and several ideas that come to mind from research I have just recently looked into. Honestly though, in my life I don’t feel that I have sacrificed anything. I have a loving family, I was born into two families that…
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Editing Note
Do you have ideas that take a while to marinate? Sometimes I can’t just right away have the ideas I need to write. The past 48 hours have been busy. Two Congressional committees have begun and the information disseminated was extensive. Sitting through the over 2 hours for one and then an hour of testimony…
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17 Centuries In Between Governments
History Class was pretty awesome in high school. Watching movies in class meant no homework right? Not always though, especially in my college classes. Movies actually meant taking notes for a discussion, papers or reports were coming. Mr. Benson had us watching movies to get the feel of the epic time periods in American or…
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17 Centuries In Between: The Proconsul
Do we really grasp the enormous differences in culture and time at that age? Period films do allow me to imagine, but reading also complemented watching those movies. I have already mentioned Gladiator, one of the movies my high school teacher had us watch. Troy came out after I graduated from UHS; there was a…
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Writing Prompt
An interesting question. My mother and I were walking this morning. So probably the answer to that inquiry would be my footwear. I have already gone back and forth between my sandals and my walking or working shoes this morning. These sandals have been used as house slippers for several years now. Slippers out in…
Jewells of Thought 