Amazing sometimes how a single card can make your heart feel so alive, how words can make memories to last a lifetime....and no matter how far, no matter how long... I will always be happy... Read More
Posted by: phoenix704 on 2008-06-27 15:24:54
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How can a picture,       bring back memories....            of happiness.....and of sadness. How can your... Read More
Posted by: phoenix704 on 2008-06-14 18:33:38
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I have feelings of terrible nostalgia as I come to terms with the end of my freshman year.  I need drugs.  How will I survive without the delicious midnight snacks from our friendly dorm... Read More
Posted by: Kovo on 2008-05-15 19:10:36
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I just finished watching an old movie entitled "serendipity", actually I already watched it but after some shots of vodka, the movie made me feel so nostalgic (or maybe it was the... Read More
Posted by: phoenix704 on 2008-05-11 00:59:58
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We moved into our new home in Jan 1971, it was a rather large home in a big neighborhood, the biggest street we lived on so far. I thought this would be a good thing, turned out not to be so... Read More
Posted by: shemelts on 2008-04-21 09:08:41
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Apparently I was not clear when I advised I would be posting the Memoir in a second. The Memoir is actually a picture that I uploaded, but when I stick it in the middle of a blog it looks weird.... Read More
Posted by: pastorshannon on 2008-04-19 12:48:42
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Pulling into the drive of our new home in Tennessee was an amazing thing for a seven year old. It was 1970 and it was Christmas time. My father had secured a trailer(imagine that, 10 people),... Read More
Posted by: shemelts on 2008-04-18 08:26:41
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Now I'm supposed to tag someone else. I tag Alicia , and uh...I don't know anyone else with a blog. But if someone who reads this wants to play - do it! I would love to see Mary Alice's... Read More
Posted by: pastorshannon on 2008-04-17 18:20:48
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I was tagged by Lea  to write a six word memoir. I will be posting the picture with the memoir in a second. It simply says, "When I awake, You're still there." Most... Read More
Posted by: pastorshannon on 2008-04-17 18:15:26
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My earliest memories take me back to my birthplace, Montgomery, Alabama. I was born the sixth child of eight children, the fifth girl to be exact. My father wa Read More
Posted by: shemelts on 2008-04-17 13:10:41
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What is it in the darkness of the night that makes a lonely heart even more torn apart? Is it the wind that gently wraps our whole being or the stars that pierces ones heart with their... Read More
Posted by: phoenix704 on 2008-04-03 22:50:00
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They say " time heals all wounds ", but why can't it heal the scar he left me? It's been years, but still, I feel the same way as before. I saw a picture of him and then there it was,... Read More
Posted by: phoenix704 on 2008-03-16 21:07:12
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Well this is my first blog entry, and i am trying to make something spectacular to write but i guess its pretty much difficult to do so when im feeling kind of nostalgic. I love to watch movies... Read More
Posted by: phoenix704 on 2007-11-21 20:45:10
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  My current place of employment is in Boston, near Kenmore Square. When I began twelve years ago I'd often go to the Square for lunch. It was a seedy spot then, with cheap pizza, burger... Read More
Posted by: lgmcd on 2007-09-15 15:40:31
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       Johnny and Georges: Two Bad Boys   Read More
Posted by: lgmcd on 2007-09-15 15:28:34
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The young wonman had been sick before, many times. Fought through it all, toughed it out. But this was worse. An infection, Dr. Smiley said. The way he said it, she thought, it should be... Read More
Posted by: lgmcd on 2007-09-15 15:21:59
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The midsummer sun hits the squares of bone-colored concrete on the Manhattan sidewalk until the bouncing light blinds the eye. The air above the street shimmies and wiggles; you could... Read More
Posted by: lgmcd on 2007-09-15 15:12:58
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