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robritt

living in Ft Worth, TX
   
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A polio survivor, but active person that swim three times a week and believes in living life to the fullest, no matter what your age. I'm an author of two books; a mystery "Dead Men Don't Deal" and a poetry book "A Box Of Mixed Chocolate",plus working on another mystery.

Education/Experience: Some college have 26 credit but no degree

Interests: writing, crafts, art, sculpturing, cooking, swimming, people

Motto: Can't Never Did do Anything

Affiliations: Teacher of Senior Citizens at Tarrant Communnity College

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Kim Sunee wrote a book called "Trail of Crumbs" that will move almost everyone with her story
Henry Ward Beecher was very controversial and a man bent on telling it like it was in his opinion.
There are many interesting places to visit in the Fort Worth area that are free of charge. The one I enjoy the most is the Fort Worth Water Gardens.
Mark Twain said it like it was and most f us remember some of his famous sayings. I wonder if you know this one?
Lysander Spooner came form New England and was the 2nd child of a farming family
A quote about thinking and wisdom, which is not alway a given quality
Thomas Jefferson was one smart man and knew what he was talking about
Nellie Bly had to change her name to write for a newspaper as it was considered improper for a woman to write using her own name back then. Her boos at the paper picked this name for her and she cont...
Claude Levi-Strauss is an interesting man who thinks we will alll become extinct and not even leave traces of ourselves behind.
Satchel Paige was an amazing man and even played baseball at the age of 62 and served as a coach for the Atlanta Braves.
Vladimir Nabokov was from a wealthy Russin family and his father was a politician but he became a professor and novelist
Henry Moore refuse the queen when she wanted to knight him. He didn't feel he had earned it.
If you are speaking of Enchiladas in Mexico and in Cuba and Spain they are different types of food. In French insensé mean insane, Loco means insane in Spanish, but it means only to be upset...
H L Mencke named the Scopes trial the "monkey" trials
Where do any of us stand?
On this Mother's Day I am missing my own dear mother even more, she died at 94 in 1995
Peter Ustinov did it all and did it with grace; from being a talk show host to a great actor, while working for children through the United Nations wit UNICEF.
Tai Pei dinners were both delicious but over done on a couple of points.
Mother's are special in more than one way
Mother Teresa, at 12 years of age had a calling to serve Christ and when she was 18 finally entered the Nunnery
Born in the Us he became a British citizen at the age of 39
Why do they not really give us a choice in the matter? If they wanted the publics opinion wouldn't they put "None f the Above" on the ballot?
Alfred Lord Tennyson 's life was far from happy
Texas has many unusal things besides cowboys and cattle.
I love AC and it is a pleasure to be here, but sometimes odd things happen and it still takes me off guard.
Old Proverb for Sweden
Cinnamon is an herb, that we often use in foods and even in toothpaste and gum. It is also being used by diabetic for lowering their sugar, but it can be very harmful if you are not aware of some of t...
With Money so tight, gas is out of sight, but food prices are soaring, here is how to help beat that cost of some foods by making them yourself. Pinching pennies can be fun even when it is necessary.
Lu Xun never became a communist but was admired by all the top leaders and their followers in China
Looking out at the sea we see many things,
A Japanese garden makes you relax to the max
He is said to have been responsible for our modern moral and values
How I feel about my daughter as I grow even older
Kroger puts out Meals Made Simple in several types, this is one great meal if you two people if you are not a big eaters
Ireland and the Troubles were a bad time for the Irish people and to this day they have not overcome that time.
Henry David Thoreau an unusual man who wrote his thoughts and expounded them to all who would listen to them.
Everything happens for a reason even when we anticipate the outcome it sometimes comes out different.
I poem about memories and love lost but not forgotten
Aristotle was one of Plato's students and also taught Alexander the Great
Always wanting to fight and fly in a war, this person joined the French Tricolor to do it, during the beginning of World War one
Here Carl Schurz expresses what ideal are and how they can bring you to your to your destiny
Observation is the key to really enjoying your life and environment more if you but take the time to stop your world and smell the roses
I made this trip one a few years ago and nothing much has changed out there, even today
Time is relevant to what age you are.
Abernathy is a distant town not far from Lubbock where they grow potatoes and such. It is cold in winter and hot in summer
Her feeling about the war in Iraq will move you whether you agree with this war or not. Please read her feeling on the matter, you won't regret it.
Albert Camus was a fascinating man with many talents but he ruffled some people's feathers the wrong way sometimes. He died in an automobile crash in France at the young age of 42
We all have a right to our opinion and if this ruffles some feathers, I'm sorry, but this is how I feel.
Poem about Spring and rain
Writing a novel is rewarding in many ways, but not necessarily to your pocket book. The satisfaction you get from accomplishing writing a book is beyond belief though
The Irish love their sweet as well as their corn beef, here is a different one for you to try that uses potatoes to make a crust for the pudding type pie.
His life was as much in turmoil with the war and all as was this quote.
Obama is having a lot of problems trying to separate himself from his church and preacher
Saint James was one of Jesus apostles and a brother to John the Evangelist
Hot blueberry popover will melt in your mouth on a cool winter day or any day
Many scholars and researchers believe it was not the common apple that Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge
Educated at home he went on to England where he perfected his ideal and shared them with the world to receive the Nobel Prize in 1913
Always believe in yourself and take to heart the axiom "Can't Never Did Do Anything"
From a bird, to a baby to old age, all life is all connected
Animals are very special to mankind and we have a special link to them.
This wonderful writer thought we were all sinner and is known for being harsh on paradoxical truth
How women are not always as they appear to others
Sometimes what we DON'T know can surprise us
I understand form the new that Bush says we don't have a recession, I suppose if you are busy traveling all over the world, you can't see what is going on in your own country
This man was one of the most stoic philosophers of his day and his words ring true even though they were said hundreds of years ago
Some people don't want help or depend on others when they need to be self reliant
Every country has philosophers and wise man, here is one from Tibet, a gentleman of great wisdom
Sometime we meet people on the internet that fascinate us, but that should be as far as it goes.
Some people always remain with you, even if time and worldly bodies pass away from us
We all know Benjamin Franklin for his political strategy but he was also famous for his wisdom
He talks a gretatshow and is a great orator, but that doesn't make a good President. Hitler had the same charisma but look how he ruined Germany and their reputation.
When winter ends Spring is not far behind
A short story about right and wrong and how evil always gets its due..
Do any of you have a bird that sings all night under your window? I wish you will as mine is a pain.
Baltasar Gracian was a Spanish preacher, teacher and a writer of prose
Margaret Thacher broke a lot of records in the United Kingdom by being one of the longest running Prime Minster
Friends are the most valuable thing we can all have
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803 but today his words are as important as they ever were. He was a great orator and his speeches captured his audience where ever he spoke .
A poem about how even the lovely butterfly has its shares of trouble.
An amazing man who was made into a legend although he never considered himself to be one.
This delicious apple streusel mix hits the spot
A poem about deceprion and lies
MIchael Connelly has written for TV and the had a book made into a move which starred Clint Eastwood
At the Cross Trail Church in Fairlie, Texas this is the Cowboy Ten Commandments, they are posted on the wall of the church this way. It means the same thing as the original but puts it in Cowboy terms...
Do you like reading, recipes, games and puzzles. Well Acramax has them all in their email newletters.Check out their website at their book club Arcabook club
The Guy In The Glass, this short poem really hit home where you live and says it all
What would you do in this given situation?
What would you do if you were stuck on an island and needed help, maybe put a note in a bottle, like this person did.
There is nothing better than Chocolate truffles for those who love chocolate
The tall spadix of this Amorphophallus plant can grow over seven feet tall, while the Drakaea plant fools male wasps into thinking it is a female wasp.
There are two types of Fagaa, the fungis that istreasured for its wonderful delicate taste and the fact it is hard to come by. Not all truffles come from France.
Our animals, be they dogs or cats ask little from us and give so much. Be sure to appreciate your little angel in fur.
This great Cajun recipe for stuffed mushrooms stuffed with crab or shrimp will melt in your mouth
Happiness come from within not from the outside or other people.
How things can just get to be too much sometimes especially for housewives
A woman goes to get flowers for her Mother's birthday, learns a lesson about human nature and gains a special friend.
Change can be any number of things and we don't all see it the same way.
Magic seems to go hand in hand with Love
Change is defined as a transition between one thing and another, but if the change is not defined how do we know if we will benefit? The young and old should all ask this question before stepping int...
This wonderful Cajun Casserole will melt in your mouth be it on Mardi Gras or anytime of the year.
What CHANGE? There will be no change until congress learns to work together and that will be when Hell freezes over.
From the smallest to the largest flowe orplants that eat beetles, all are strange to us but some of them can grow in the US.
A man killed his two daughters in Dallasbecause he didn't approve of their dating people beyond his religion. Did he have to kill these sweet teen aged girls to get his point across?A poem about usele...
A short fiction story that will make you think about how you believe and live
Our world is a fascinating and wondrous place with species that most of us never know anything about. Her are a few extraordinary plants to learn about
Texas, the name makes images in the mind, but wait until you read the name of some of our towns and ask yourself how did that come to be?
To learn more about this fascinating woman who played an important part in American History, go to http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=1
Texas is a vast land with lots fo different opinions, these are some I have acquired while living here this past 35 years
John Sandford was a reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner before he became a fiction writer of great mysteries
Quote on the Good Deeds from the Talmud
A poem about friendship and love
Do you believe in the unexplained? Maybe you will, after you read this short story with a strange ending.
The two bacterias that cause Cellulitis kill hundreds of people in hospital and at home every year. It is not something to mess around with.
From libraries near you, to taxes and selling price of a home, you can find all sorts of things on the internet and web.
I even have it on my computer to remind myself not to worry about failing and to keep trying. As they say if at first you don't succeed, keep trying.
This poem goes from one extreme to the other while being shaped like a diamond
We need to think about how lucky we are and be grateful for what we have, not complain about what we don't.
Maybe if other countries have the problem they won't be so judgmental of the United States immigration problems.
The Listening heart, a poem about how the heart can hold on to what fate can not.
With winter here and cold weather, it is hard to get out to shop. If you h