The Bluff - 1946 - A Shannon O Day Sketch
(Margaret-Rose Ramsey and Shannon O'Day) As told by: Mabel O'Day (Widow to Gus O'Day) And so Otis Wilde Mather took off to Ozark, Alabama, and he'd wait sixteen-years before he'd return to Minnesota, whereupon, he'd meet Margaret-Rose Ramsey, Shannon O'Day's second wife to be. (Mabel O'Day :) If I recall right, Otis Wilde Mather, that there nigger he liked, come up from Alabama one summer, the summer of 1946, after the second war, and he and that nigger gulped down some wine in the cornfield together, like they used to, he was now thirty-six years job, and looking for work. Shannon was forty-six at the time, and still working part time here and there, actually he gave $500-dollars more to Gus from that money he won at the horse races a while back in I think 1940 or 1941, when they hit the jackpot for $5000-dollars.
Interview With Latina Poet Luivette Resto
My guest today is Puerto Rican poet Luivette Resto. Although Luivette was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, she was raised in the Bronx. She graduated from Cornell University with a BA in English Literature and a minor in U.S. Latino Studies. Later, she earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Currently, she teaches English at Citrus College and Mt. San Antonio College. Her poems have been published in publications such as Latino Today, Mija Magazine, Harpur Palate, The Furnace Review, and Falling Star Magazine. She most recently published her first collection of poetry titled Unfinished Portrait.
Where to Get the Latest News on Pinay Celebrities?
Philippines is a country of good story tellers. Even before the 16th century when the Spaniards colonized the thousand-island country, indigenous Filipinos were already very good story tellers. Historical records say that at night, the community gathered together around the fire and exchanged stories. If you haven't visited the country for years, you might be missing this tradition of exchanging stories. Lately, thought the stories that Filipinos share are what we call now Pinay scandals. Where can you get the latest news from the Philippines? First, check out the online sites of Philippine newspapers and television networks.
Miss California
For pageant lovers the recently concluded Miss USA was a delight. The show's opening was spunky and fun as they arrived at a winner on the night. What was different about this pageant is that no 'world peace' answer would be have been given or even accepted. The questions were current political discussions that you would typically hear on news stations. How did these enter pageants? In the final answer segment gay judge Perez Hilton asked Miss California Carrie Prejean her personal opinions on gay marriage in America. With an answer that would disgust persons who support gay marriage Miss California went on to say 'no offense' but she believes that a marriage should be between a man and a woman.
A Hamlet in Minnesota Gray Cloud Island, 1962, a Chick Evens Story
They drove out of the city limits (of ST. Paul) all four teenagers, drinking in the car; they seemed to have driven out of nothing into nowhere. And all of a sudden there was a crash, and Chick Evens standing looking down at the car, his car, a 1952, Desoto, and three bodies in the car, the car smashed to smithereens, totaled (he was in stone black stillness, as if high up in a tree, looking down), everything unmoving, his brain was numb, curious. Then he appeared in real time, his brain now tired, and angry. He was a fellow who loses his temper. Sometimes smashing things; in this case, he kicked the car and kicked it hard, smashing the front headlight out with his kick, mad as the devil.
Lincoln s Cabinet - Did They Cause the Civil War and If So, How and Why?
Shady Deeds on a Dark street It was just after dark in Washington D.C. and the streets were mostly deserted. The three men moved with stealth. They must not be recognized. When they reached the house with two lamps in the window, one of them rapped out the signal. Soon the door opened and a wizened face with a mustache, a pointed beard and reading glasses down on the nose, peeked out at him. The crack widened and the man reached out and took his arm, bringing them swiftly in. He led the three men through the dim-lit house and to a study with the blinds drawn. A large lamp gave ample light for them to see.
Guessing at Balderdash
Balderdash is a game that allows you to either show off how smart you are by knowing the definition to weird words or to make good guesses and hope that someone else picks your guess as the correct definition so you can at least get some points. More than likely you will have to guess a few times during the game, and when you guess you want to make the definitions something someone would pick. Here are some tips to doing just that. 1. Use Short Definitions Most of the words in the game have pretty short definitions. Making your definition short is a good way to make your guess look like it might be the actual answer.
Lotteries, Making You Rich Or Making You Poorer?
Seems to me that lotteries are a great idea and at the same time a terrible idea. The big prize lotteries such as the classic six-ball lotto or the real blockbusters like Powerball and Mega Millions offer the chance to millions of people of winning life-changing huge prizes. Of course the odds against this happening are astronomical but the chance is there. There is no real justification for buying more than one ticket. It's just a case of being "in it to win it". For many people (most of us) this is the only chance they will ever get of becoming super-rich. On the other hand some lottery games are just a way of making poor people even poorer.
How to Master Chess Through Personal Development - Part 3
Phase 3 - Building a Task List Welcome back! When last we met, we discussed constructing two lists with the end purpose to reduce those lists to Listof flaws which we now need to go off and fix. All-righty, then. You currently have one single list - and its contents attest quite loudly as to why you are not the demon of a chess player that you would like to be. The items on this list are - and have always been - barriers to your progress. But cheer up - because the list of the issues before you offer up a choice. You can play ten thousand games of chess per year - for many years - and get past these problems.
Interview With Marta Stephens, Author of Silenced Cry
Tell us a little about yourself, Marta. Although I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Indiana has been my home for nearly fifty years. My husband and I have a daughter and son who attend my almamater where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Public Relations and where I've worked for the past three decades. I work in human resources as a program coordinator/event planner and often get involved in the development, marketing, and promotion of special projects. My first love was art and one of these days I'd like to get my oils out again. In many ways, writing has been a major part of my life, but discovering a desire to write fiction was as expected as a landslide.