Most of the time, Open Salon times out. I either can't get to the site at all or if I do get to the site, I can't edit anything. Out of the blue, right now, I managed to get in and create this entry.

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From August 8, 2012

Here I am minding my own business when I see in my Inbox an email from one Lindsey Grant over at National Novel Writing Month. *looks at calendar* What? It isn't November yet, is it?

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Two years ago I moved into a one bedroom apartment conveniently located within walking distance from my place of employment. Nothing fancy, mind you. Being at the ground level at the back of the building, sort of a walk down that was partially below ground, I had a lovely view of/…

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Neck in neck. A dead heat. It ain't over till the fat lady sings. Can anybody call it? Whatever happens, on November 7th a lot of people are going to wake up wondering what they're in for. The old saying is that desperate times call for desperate measures and there is/…

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I've never forgotten a kids' version of Happy Birthday which ends with the lines "You look like a monkey, and you are one too." When I say kid, am I talking about 8 or 10 years old? I've been at family events where everybody sings Happy Birthday and after everybody has/…

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I hear your name whispered on the wind
It's a sound that makes me cry
I hear a song blow again and again
Through my mind and I don't know why
I wish I didn't feel so strong about you
Like happiness and love revolve around you

Trying to/…

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If there was a man I could dream of,
I'd dream about a dream come true.
If there was a man I could ever love,
I'd wait a million years for someone just like you.

All my life I've been belated.
Never taking any chances...always hesitating.
Where's the payoff?/…

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I'm an atheist, thank God.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

Praying is like a rocking chair: it'll give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere

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Stressed out, uptight, overworked, riled up
Unleash what you got let's explore your naughty side
Follow me, where we're going, we don't need no bread crumbs
Cant you see, baby? You're the only one

You are among the few hot women
Let me be your medicine
'Cause I got/…

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On October 7, 2012, 15 year old Amanda Michelle Todd posted a YouTube video (at end of article) in which she showed a series of flashcards describing her experiences of being the target of bullying both on-line and in real life that had been going on for years. Watching the video/…

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On November 6, 2012, you are going to cast your vote. It's your vote; it's your decision. But I ask you, is your decision an informed decision? Is your vote the right one? The United States is in a bit of a pickle right now, an economic pickle, and the Republicans/…

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You're in an airplane. The left engine, one of two engines, catches on fire. If left unchecked, it will get out of control and the plane will crash and you will die. You find a parachute. You have never used a parachute before in your entire life. If you fail to/…

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I've heard of zest for life; now it's Zestra for life? This is an old story about a so-called Viagra for women but it's probably new to you so let's start at the beginning.

Zestra is an "arousal gel". Applied topically to the outside of the female genitalia, it produces within five/…

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Does a goldfish know it's living in a fishbowl? Everything I tell you is a lie. Truthiness is a quality characterizing a "truth" that a person claims to know intuitively "from the gut" or because it "feels right" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts.

I get a new/…

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Lies, lies, you're tellin' me that you'll be true
Lies, lies
That's all I ever hear from you
Tears, tears
I shed a million tears for you
Tears, tears
And now you're lovin' someone new
Someday I'm gonna be happy
But I don't know when just now
Lies, lie-ies
A-breakin' my heart
You think/…

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Sunday, October 7, 2012. Is anybody paying attention to anything other than the American election coming up on November 6th? Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in Canada. (Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United/… Read full post »

(Punch it, Hurb
Yo, I don't think we should talk about this
Come on, why not?
People might misunderstand what we're tryin' to say, you know?
No, but that's a part of life)

Come on

[CHORUS]

Let's talk about sex, baby
Let's talk about you and me
Let's talk about all the/…

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Condom (noun): A thin rubber sheath worn on a man's penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as protection against infection.

What could be simpler than that? Then why isn't it as simple as that? What the heck is wrong with us, the collective we? Safety belts save lives and yet/…

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Each time
I look into your eyes
I see that there
There heaven lies
And as I look
I see the love of the loved

Someday they'll see
That from the start
My place has been
Deep in your heart
And in your heart
I see the love of the loved

Though I've said it/…

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I've joked about learning about sex from friends, porn or the graffiti on the walls of toilet stalls. While amusing, it begs the question how any of us learn about one of the most fundamental functions of the human body. Is sex competing with politics to be the topic with the/…

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I wish I lived in the Golden Age, giving it up on the Broadway stage.
Hang with the rats and smoke cigars, have a break with Frank and count the stars.
Dressed to the nines, with hair to match. Shiny jewels, casino cash.
Tapping feet,/…

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I was 30. She was nearly 43. I was a student at university and poor. She was financially independent and didn't need to work. I had nothing. She owned a triplex living in one unit and rented the other two out. I lived in a small dorm room on campus. She/…

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Reprinted from 2011-07-19, updated

Alan and I spent quite a bit of time together in high school. We chummed around, talked about chicks, did all the normal stuff guys do in high school. We went to concerts, drank beer at pub night and even played in a rock band together. When/…

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93% on Rotten Tomatoes? Holy cow, I had to go see this one. And it didn't disappoint, but... But I'll come back to that in a moment.

Set in 2044, this science fiction film centers on the idea of time travel. Our protagonist is a Looper, a killer for hire who dispatches/…

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References

Uploaded by Augustin Enache on Dec 15, 2011

I ran into this piece of music completely by chance. It was used as background to a video demonstrating a commercial product. I enjoyed its meditative quality and actually watched the video advertisement several times/…

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