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100 Words: Shoes

Each year or two, after my old pair could bear no more the abuses of the schoolyard…. I cringe as I watch cute black dresses limp along on legs that if not for their jilted stride and a veiled grimace would be sexy-long.

Posted 25 January 2008 † Yuletide § Shorts ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Gyroscope: Definition

gyroscope |ˈjīrəˌskōp|noun a device consisting of a wheel or disk mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis that is itself free to alter in direction. The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting; so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems, automatic pilots, and stabilizers.

Posted 25 January 2008 † Yuletide § Exercises ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

You were the one who _______, who _______, who _______. She sings the old songs, _______.

You were the one who played safe, who kept cool, who made peace instead of war.

Posted 25 January 2008 † Yuletide § Creative Nonfiction § Shorts ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,