Tag: digital photography
member name: Mary Beth Magee
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June 18, 2007 10:39 AM EDT --
We have had a great time at the Short Story First Line Challenge with the creative stories being contributed. I provide a first line and the authors take off in all directions with it.
I'd . . .
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July 03, 2007 09:47 PM EDT --
Freedom —
Our heritage!
Under God — our prayer!
Remember and honor those who,
Through their blood and efforts,
Have given us this right — . . .
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August 13, 2007 12:59 PM EDT --
Our neighborhood supermarket has a floral department. There are frequently a wide variety of cut flower bouquets available, . . .
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June 27, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
On December 1, 1958, I was eight years old. I was one of those bookworm kids who read everything I could get my hands on and watched the news every evening. I loved going to school and learning.
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August 22, 2007 11:52 AM EDT --
The office complex in which my office is located (Lisle, IL) has a little cafe/bistro on the first floor of one building for the convenience of the people working in its two buildings. Going to the . . .
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October 24, 2007 01:06 PM EDT --
Meet Barnabas, a traveling zebra. He has a great time traveling around and getting to see the world.
He is a charming little fellow - the smallest of the stuffed zebras in my collection. . . .
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November 13, 2007 02:52 PM EST --
I remember fire hydrants from my youth as big, stocky silver things - fun to try to vault over if you could get a running start. Maybe my impression of their size came about . . .
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September 26, 2007 02:36 PM EDT --
The late Harry Caray is arguably the biggest sports star in Chicago who didn't play on a team. As the voice of the Chicago Cubs from 1982 to 1998, his heavy eyeglasses and exuberant "Holy Cow!" . . .
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September 20, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
I'm sure I've never, ever seen
A sight peculiar as The Bean!
Gleaming silver in its setting,
The cityscape it is reflecting.
Millennium Park is awfully pretty.
Visit, . . .
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June 30, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
People confined to wheelchairs usually experience the world from a “belt buckle” perspective, looking up to see the faces of others. The point of view shifts, however, for those fortunate enough . . .
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September 04, 2007 04:50 PM EDT --
As a nation, we should never forget the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families.
Perhaps the most famous memorial is The Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Patrolled by a . . .
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October 22, 2007 03:13 PM EDT --
In my "real" job (I am a trainer for the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois, aka MLSNI) , I spend a lot of time on the road. On any given day, I go somewhere in northeastern Illinois, . . .
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October 28, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
Sometimes God gives an absolute downpouring of His love at a time when you were expecting a little shower. That's what happened when I stopped in at a garden center, hoping to find a sundial for my . . .
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August 27, 2007 12:40 PM EDT --
The Brookfield Zoo opened a most unusual carousel in mid-2006 - a carousel without a single horse! Located near the north entrance, the carousel . . .
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August 18, 2007 11:57 PM EDT --
At the corner of Algonquin Road (IL-62) and Harrison, nestled against the Fox River just below the dam, is a tiny park. Part playground, part garden and part history lesson, this park pays tribute to Algonquin's . . .
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September 04, 2007 02:38 PM EDT --
Every occupation has its own tools - the implements which make the job easier and may even become iconic for the task. What are the Tools . . .
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June 25, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
If you missed them, here are the earlier chapters:
Chapter One: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976969176
Chapter Two (or Which Way Did They . . .
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