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It was an old cannon, set aside in an infrequently-used municipal park, that got her thinking about a divorce.The violence inherent in war led her to dwell on the cruel events of her own life.
"Maybe I'm amaze at the way you'r with me all the time," a voice sang over the divider.She heard him clearly before she saw him. "Oops!" he said, as they almost collided.
I salute the people who work so hard to keep things going. That includes teachers, parents, soldiers, government workers (yes, I wrote that), tradesmen, public safety officers...the list can go on and on.
I hate the trend of animal prints. They all look cheap and tacky. Who invents this stuff, anyway? Who is the fashion dictator who decides what women will wear, and when, and how? This nameless, faceless person - who probably shops at Target - needs to be deposed and the position eliminated, NOW.
Take a leap of faith and buy that car.
Take a leap of faith and ask her out on a date.
Take a leap of faith and do something you've never done in your professiona life.
He was driven by an unseen force to succeed.
It was unseen by the outer world, but he knew exactly what it was and where it came from. Sadly derivative as it was, he wanted to overcome everything that had happened at the start of his life.
She waved her magic wand and it was all over.
I was in love - completely, deeply, and totally. In a way that had never happened before.
Of course, the wand in question was a roll of paper towels, and we were in my local Wegman's supermarket.
The long line of cars pulled into the station. It was a high-speed Acela train, one of the newer ones that could get him to Washington in under three hours.
Dimly, he remembered the first time he'd ever been on a train, though it certainly wasn't as fast and snappy as this one.
"So, you seem to be a pillar of the community. What is there to do around here that's interesting?" he said, leaning against the doorframe.
I looked at him and then downed the rest of my drink. "What the hell gives you the impression that I'm a 'pillar' of anything?" I said incredulously.
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