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My adopted People are the Unitarian-Universalists in a Southern Californian city. Wiki describes it as such: "Unitarian Universalism (otherwise referred to as UUism or UU) is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their...

I have a few decades of journals on the shelves at home. Most of them are simple marble covered composition notebooks with brown paper covering (i.e., a recycled market sack). Even though a period of 10-20 years had been expressed during the writing time, I could probably retell a few topics that would be repeated throughout that era: Sex (in...

"Feelings, nothing more than feelings "Trying to forget my feelings of ____" I got off the phone with a long-term friend (30+ years). We have a history and he has an even bigger history than I. He had written a book and during the time he was writing the book I had to listen to him talk about the process of writing the book (being told that...

In the middle of no way I am in the middle of no way, many people have surrounded me and standby at the crosswalk, waiting for the green light of the traffic light. It is the daily situation in New York cross street around 4 to 5 pm. Most ladies who stand around me, are well officially dressed, so fashionable, and put on high heel colorful...

[ATTACH] 49°F Precipitation: 94% Humidity: 88% Wind: 2 mph It might not seem like much to you (or you), but for a spoiled Southern Californian, rain, wind, and cold temperatures challenge my coping mechanisms. The normal (i.e., sensible) one would say, "Dress warmly. Put on some thermals. Wear thick socks. Drink hot tea." Easier said than...