George and Linda

Here's a section of a story I am currently working on. It is a fictional story about a man named George and a woman named Linda, who have been married for almost 60 years. Let me know what you think:

Poems I Found--Part 2

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Time is an illusive adversary.

It creeps and sneaks while you cannot see.

And when it decides it is finally necessary,

it attacks you with endless glee.

It takes what you thought could not be taken,

what you thought to be your pride and joy.

And when it's done with you, you'll feel forsaken

for the whole of you it loved to destroy.

The moments you thought would last forever,

and the memories you gained through the years.

Those ties with the past, time will sever

and leave you on your knees in tears.

But those knees will soon start hurting

and all the bones in your body will crack.

At this point you cling to that yearning

for a youth you will never get back.

So now you can think that time has beat you.

You can think it's completely won.

But then, if you believe that that is true,

the entirety of you is gone.

Time may take away your beauty,

and the strength you had when young.

But it cannot take away your duty,

to the person you were all along.

Poems I Found--Part 1

Poems I found in an old French notebook of mine...

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Today I will have an adventure,

I will surely see something new.

As to what type, I'm not quite sure,

but I'll see something seen by few.

When I rise I prepare for my expedition.

I make sure to pack water and bread.

Of course I take a compass for direction,

and my coat the color of red.

After all the essentials are packed-

and my list double-checked-

I make sure the house is locked,

and step closer to the adventure ahead.

Midnight Rendezvous

The following isn't really a short story. And if it is, I suppose it is probably one of the shortest. It is, however, the beginning of a new venture I am trying out. Look forward to more literary pieces, as well as much more involvement in the site! Though I am busy with school, I decided I need to remember all the other activities that help me relax and enjoy myself! Hope you guy like it. Make sure to comment and let me know what you think.

Ventures Into the Kitchen--Making Sushi

As the title says, I made sushi today! Thanks to the lady at Cooking With Dog (if you haven't checked it out yet, I highly recommend it! Very entertaining and useful) I found a nice recipe. I even made a rice ball with the small amount of rice I had left over.

Hiking At Moraine Hills

So I did it! I actually managed to get away for a bit this weekend. And I'm sitting here, with a foot cut from the dirt and rubbing in my shoe, and a farmers tan I'm actually quite satisfied with. Leaving the suburbs to go to back to nature is as necessary as leaving the suburbs and going to the city. Sometimes, we all just need a change of pace--a change in scenery. I didn't get to see any animals, or birds for that matter. Next time, I'll try find a place that's far more "raw" than the one we went to today.

Reflections--Living for Yourself

It is inevitable, that the fate of all living creatures is death. Perhaps a rather “pessimistic” way of thinking about it is that the moment we are born, we begin dying. We perceive that the older we become, the more life we have—for the limitations that come with being an infant no longer apply. However, the reality is that though we are creating more neuron connections and we are learning, and our bone mass increases, our cells—at some point—will simply begin to die. The strength in our bones will diminish, and tasks we were so easily capable of achieving when we were younger suddenly become chores or impossibilities.  At this point we have lost brain cells, especially thanks the rather idiotic decisions we have chosen to make over the years. Or joints become less limber, our sight withers, and our skin inevitably sags. It would be delusional to believe that our youth will go on forever. And at some point we must all come to terms with our eminent end.