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Halloween is here so it seems appropriate to publish a very short Halloween story. Dead isn’t always dead He sat alone in the viewing room, admiring the handles on the coffin. She was laid out in her simple dress, her face, eyes closed, had a blank look on it. He thought she wouldn't be there if she only listened to him, if she hadn't disobeyed him. It served her right....

I was in the Express line at the grocery store recently. At this store were you were allowed up to ten items in that line. There were four people ahead of me. Immediately in front of me was a woman well past her 65th birthday. In front of her were two other women similar in age. The man being checking out was in his late forties. What was interesting is the man clearly had over ten items....

My girlhood friend and traveling companion Judy was in a foul mood even before our plane landed in Athens. By the time the overnight ferry arrived at Rhodes, she barely spoke to me. Judy had been dumped by her boyfriend only the day before we started our vacation. She was hurting. I understood. I had recently gotten over my broken engagement and two unhealthy rebound relationships. I finally felt...

If ones life is measured by ones passion then Dr. William Dement is one of the most successful people alive. His passion for increasing knowledge goes hand in hand with his desire to educate everyone about the need for adequate sleep. Dr Dement has been teaching and researching for 57 years and has been with Stanford’s department of psychiatry since 1963. During this time he was the first...

IrongeezelleSays™: “Ablution confessional” By Tatjana Eggink Remember the movie, As Good As It Gets? Remember the obsessive-compulsive (OCD, in psychology speak) character, portrayed by Jack Nicholson, who washes his hands over and over with fresh soap ? Remember Howard Hughes, an over-the-top compulsive, who also began as frequent hand washer? Well, I am that type of person, too,...