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You Have My Heart

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:31:43 +0000

Through the thick and thin, and the lonly nights.

I will remain by your side as I sleep and dream of you tonight.

My love grows everyday and has no hidden side.

It rises constantly as the oceans tides.

My feelings run deep inside.

To explain my love for you, one cant begin to try.

To dreams of this love, can only be sought out from high above.

A love that is felt from only my soul, hands grasping to feel it more.

just being away from my one true love will only take its toll.

A bond that nothing on this earth can tear us apart.

That’s when you know you truly have my heart.

The Morals of Cost

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:43 +0000

Prices of both healthy and unhealthy foods in grocery markets are negatively effecting the wellness of the American people. Healthy food costs more and unhealthy food costs less. This affects everyone in America, especially children and those among the lower economic classes. Many children are overweight because of how they eat outside of the home. Poorer classes eat less healthy foods because they are more affordable, which is why the cost of health care is rising so rapidly. Food industry executives have to know why food stores raise the cost of healthier foods and lower that of unhealthy foods. But they do not seem to want to know what would happen if they reversed the prices of these foods.
It is a well known fact that two out of every three Americans are either obese or overweight. The cost of health care increases each year because of this. Many people are trying to become healthier but the prices of healthy and unhealthy foods is the greatest factor preventing them from doing so, while other more minor factors prevent food industry executives from changing these prices. A compilation of experiments has been done concerning this matter that proves if they just decreased prices of healthy food and increased that of unhealthy food not only would people buy more healthy food ergo becoming healthier, but they would be making the same profit they have been.
Experiments have proven that people buy cheaper foods. It does not matter what kind of food is the cheapest. Two experiments were done by Leonard Epstein, Elizabeth Handley, Kelly Dearing, David Cho, James Roemmich, Rocco Paluch, Samina Raja, Youngju Pak, and Bonnie Spring, all psychological scientists in New York, to children ages ten to fourteen. The first experiment took thirty-two ten to twelve year olds, each child given five dollars to spend on whatever food choice they wanted, ranging from healthy to unhealthy. They noticed that the more expensive foods were purchased the least, the type of food was disregarded. In experiment number two, they gave twenty ten to fourteen year olds each one dollar, three dollars, and five dollars. They used both types of food but fluctuated the prices by twenty-five percent one time and fifty percent another time. They got the same results. This concludes that people will buy accordingly to the money they have available. This means that if industries and/or food markets actually did lower the cost of healthy food and raise that of unhealthy people will buy healthy food more often. So if industries/food market executives did reverse the prices of both foods and the industries may actually make the same amount of money they always have been and people will start making healthier choices.
Researchers at the University of Washington compared the prices of 370 different types of food sold in the Seattle region. They found that junk food prices have a small chance of rising because of inflation. Scientists researched this issue to compare calories in many foods and concluded that “Energy-dense munchies cost on average $1.76 per 1,000 calories, compared with $18.16 per 1,000 calories for low-energy but nutritious foods.” They also discovered that in a two year period healthy food prices rose nineteen and a half percent from inflation, while junk food dropped one point eight percent. Doctor Adam Drewnowski, University of Washington’s director of the public health nutrition center and the lead author of this study stated, “Although people don’t knowingly shop for calories per se, the data show that it’s easier for low-income people to sustain themselves on junk food rather than fruits and vegetables.”
“But it’s easier to overeat junk food both because it tastes good and because eaters often must consume a greater volume in order to feel satisfied. Still, even those who consume twice as much in junk food calories are still spending far less than healthy eaters. If you have $3 to feed yourself, your choices gravitate toward foods which give you the most calories per dollar. Not only are the empty calories cheaper, but the healthy foods are becoming more and more expensive. Vegetables and fruits are rapidly becoming luxury goods (Drewnowski).”
The rising cost of food majorly affects the healthiness of school lunches. Schools have been cutting back on healthier foods and using canned fruits and vegetables as substitutes for fresh. This can make children sick. Also, rising industries such as China, have been demanding more food from us and some harvests have been providing an inadequate amount of food. If China was not so “Americanized” they would not need or want our food and there would be more healthy food for us.
Both schools and homes also determine the food intake of children and that the eating habits of a child at school affect their eating habits at home and vice versa. If our teachers started teaching students to eat healthier and practice healthy eating habits in class, this would affect how they eat at home. This could motivate them to make healthy decisions in the future. But in order to do so, schools need to cut back on the amount of unhealthy food they distribute and use that money for healthier food. But since healthy food costs so much, they would only be able to buy certain kinds of food and a certain amount of it.
The “National Strategy to Combat Obesity”, issued by the federal government, is trying to change the fact that two out or three Americans are obese or overweight. It is sort of like a stimulus package that plans to provide schools with healthy foods and beverages, make healthy foods more affordable for everyone, heighten physical activities, limit the use of computers, and encourage employees to provide wellness programs in the work place. The biggest advantage of this “strategy” is the fact that it would lessen the cost of healthcare, one major issue our country faces today. Businesses have been trying to help by disseminating diet sodas and low-calorie snacks and other foods, but it is not really helping. In order for this “strategy” to work effectively, a major shift in the American mind set needs to ensue. But industries are worried about how they can help Americans lose weight while being able to make a profit as well. This “strategy” could get us one step closer to making the American future healthy. The federal government is actually acting on an issue and not just talking about it.
Food companies that state the healthy ingredients on the boxes of certain products are indirectly ‘lying’ because the unhealthy ingredients weigh out the healthy. Take cereal for example. General Mills cereals put their logo on their cereal boxes above the words whole grain. But on the side of the box, it is plain to see that the cereals are loaded with sugar and calories. Studies have shown that buying organic is the way to go.
According to Consumer Reports, “Critics argue that we’re wasting our money because there’s no proof that conventially produced foods pose significant health risks. Now, however, there are many new reasons to buy organic. First, a growing body of research shows that pesticides and other contaminants are more prevalent in the foods we eat, in our bodies, and in the environment than we thought. And studies show that by eating organic foods, you can reduce your exposure to the potential health risks associated with those chemicals.” Though buying organic may be a little more expensive than generic, it is way healthier. And the healthier we are the less money we’ll spend on health care, visits to the doctor’s office, and pharmaceuticals.
Healthy food is way overpriced in today’s economy while unhealthy food is under priced. There are many reasons why executives of food industries can reverse these prices and there are only a few reasons why they cannot. Though these reasons appear to be legitimate, they are not even remotely justified when the issue of American health comes up. The three claims that I would like to make concerning why executives do not reverse food prices include supply and demand, the fear of deflation, and the fear of their own power.
Supply and demand can be defined as the relationship between the availability of a good or service and the need or desire for it among consumers. As supply increases demand decreases and when demand increases supply decreases. Yet sometimes people will believe that price signifies quality and that a more expensive product is the better product. This creates the desire for people to sell larger amounts at higher prices. Some people are even willing to buy more expensive products for lesser quantities because of quality, even if the quality of that product is just as good as that of a similar yet lower priced product. So it is fairly easy to trick people into buying lesser quality products at higher prices. If executives of food companies switched prices of healthy and unhealthy food, supply and demand would change. They fear that if anything changes too much they might not be able to make the same profit they have been.
Deflation occurs when general economic activity is reduced causing lower prices and a reduced supply of money and credit. Food company executives ridden with debt fear deflation more than ever. According to Andrew Saunders, food analyst at Panmure Gordon, explained that debt would become even more expensive if deflation were to occur.
“If a large portion of the VAT cut is passed to the consumer, this could encourage the CPI (Consumer Price Index) to go into a brief period of deflation. But this would have no major bearing on the potential levels of prolonged deflation, which would be the result of a sharp fall in global oil prices, increased commodity availability and decline in consumer demand (Saunders 7).” If deflation happens food companies that are in debt would suffer the most because they would be spending more money than they would be making. If food industry executives reversed food prices then deflation occurs, these industries could crash and they would need a lot of money to build themselves back up again. Many people are making less money than they were a couple years ago, which means they are spending less money, which means deflation may be coming faster than economists thought it would.
One last reason food industry executives do not wish to reverse food prices is not because they do not contain the ability to do so, but because they are afraid of the results. People all across America have been cutting coupons and cutting down on unnecessary items to save money for food. They have even started resorting to private-label brands such as Shurfine-Central Corporation. Even though grocery stores throughout the United States adjusted their prices for inflation, they actually fell 1.1% from the previous year. Food executives are worried that they will not be able to sustain their prices and they are concerned about option of price wars. Many companies are considering and some even trying different strategies that seem appealing to consumers, such as two for the price of one deals.
These reasons for not reversing food prices seem to be reasonable but when the issue of the health of the American people, these reasons carry no justice. Supply and demand changes easily and frequently, but food executives do not really need to worry about it if they reverse food prices because they will be making the same, if not better, profit they have been. Supply and demand will not even be an issue. If the prices of food was switched, deflation would not be an issue either. More people would be buying healthier foods and occasionally unhealthy more often than they are with the cost of food now, therefore deflation would not even exist. With these two reasons ruled out, the third reason practically rules out itself. If they have the power to switch food prices so that healthy food costs less and unhealthy costs more, all of the evidence and supporting facts should be good enough reason to do so without needing to worry about the results.
The health of America is more valuable than money. Food industry executives need to realize this so that they can reverse the cost of healthy and unhealthy foods. This would not seem so difficult to do if they just realized that there would not be any major consequences to this action. It is evident that whatever happens after they reverse prices would be good for America with very few and minor negative effects.
What happened to my father is just one example of this greed. Just this summer he was diagnosed with pancreatitis, swelling of the pancreas, accumulated from eating spicy foods over the years. We were, and still are to a certain extent, very poor around the time I was born and had to live off of unhealthy, packaged foods because that was all we could afford. My father received a promotion when I was eight years old and since then we have been able to afford more healthier food products but it was not enough when he woke up one morning and felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He was in the hospital for about a week and a half. Though his situation was a mild one it was still scary. If I can do anything to make sure others do not suffer because of this avarice this is how I would start.

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How to be a Happy Person?

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:32 +0000

There are few people in this world who are always naturally happy. Some people grew up in a family of optimists and have a habit of happiness. Other people, grew up in a family of cynics and are miserable not matter what. So the reason why most people find themselves unhappy these days is because they feel overwhelmed with their daily problems. It seems like all they see is problems everywhere to a point where they are not able to experience any true joy in their lives. But our life is too short and we should make the best of it while we can. So to all the cynics out there, I just want to say that you will always have problems and your life will never be just perfect. But you have to focus on enjoying the nice things which you do have in your life and try to at least temporarily forget about your problems. That is the way to live and acquire new and fun experiences. That is the way of the optimist. Do not let daily struggles get you down. Find happiness anyway in small daily pleasures like coming home to a warm meal and watching your favorite show. Talking to a friend or reading your favorite book.

Taste of Honey

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:28:22 +0000

your lips are sweet as sugar, and your kiss sweet as honey.

your skin smells of a scent from a rose that leaves me wanting to

kiss you more.

Your eyes are like two bright stars in the evening sky that leaves me

gazing into them in a daze.

Your hair reminds me of the morning sunshine that brings me back

for more.

The love in your eyes that aroused me to the heighten levels

of ecstacy.

The warm kisses that traced down my body to forbidden places.

The feel of your fingers that traced down my neck to my breasts

kept me in a daze begging to stay in that day so sweet

as honey.

Pipe Dreams

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:28:09 +0000

The Pipe Dream

We are all born to this world as a blank page; a new book with a basic beginning ready for our story to be written. As children we grow through life being amazed and impressed by every new thing we hear or see; the world is our oyster and we dream of the different things we would like to do when we get big enough to do them.

As a child we see infinite choices that are only available in the grown up world. In a Childs eyes anything is possible

It is not until we are told it is time to grow up that the expectations of the adult world are imprinted into our future plans; this is where our dreams start to fade. Pipe Dreams are a typical analysis of anyone who tries to bring their childhood hopes into the adult world. Expectations from family; teachers and peers to assimilate to the ‘norm’ is when we push these dreams aside and start to grow up. Quite depressing when you consider this is the reward for turning of age. Most peoples Dreams stay just as that; pushed aside as a childish fantasy; A pipe dream.

There are many stages throughout our adult life where new dreams arise in our adult mind; but that little voice in our head stands wagging its finger laughing; many people call this a mid life crisis or mental break down. Once again our secret dreams are pushed to the back of our minds and we solider on with life. We follow all the rules that meet the ‘adult criteria’! Yet why is it we still feel that something is missing. We keep searching for the answer; usually within the boundaries of money; material items and success; yet the more we gain the bigger the void!

If we do not fulfill some of our inner desires due to expectations of becoming an adult, we then become one of those people who live with regrets and bitterness; life is not what you expected no matter how well you have advanced. You find yourself starting sentences like ‘if only I was born to a better family’; ‘if only I had the luck of that person’. It is commonly believed that it is only those who have amazing luck or rich parents; quality education or know some one high up that really get to live their dreams. We end up growing up to envy these people and wishing that we had the opportunities that they were handed.

In reality life is what you make it at the end of the day. The luckiest, wealthiest, smartest people can still sit back and live a life that is expected of them while their dreams wither away. People who have a dream; whether it be a childhood dream or an adult mid life desire; and choose to work toward it despite what others say are the true Heroes. Those who follow their hearts desire within the boundaries of Adult responsibility will live a full life whether their venture succeeds or fails.

Why is it such a rare occurrence for people to really pursue what their hearts desire in life? Lack of confidence in their own ability is usually the first cause; the minute the idea enters their head they dismiss it before they risk making a fool of themselves. Even though your idea is very private and only you and your subconscious are aware of the thought; the fear of you laughing at yourself and feeling foolish is enough to stop you considering your idea any further. This generally destroys any chance of dream exploration beyond this point; if you’re scared of what you may think of yourself; there is no chance of ever pursuing the dream any further.

If you consider sharing your dream with the ones you love; you have beat your own inner negativity and are bursting with enthusiasm. To share your very precious dream with others means you are seeking support of those closest to you. You are not revealing the dream to get negative feedback or are genuinely expecting ridicule from those you confide in. Yet it is most common for people you least expect, to knock you down faster than you could ever imagine. When you are knocked down in flames by your closest relatives; friends and partners; it can determine the end to any ambitions you ever had.

If people who care for you are not impressed by your risk taking then it must be ridiculous. This is absolutely wrong. When you ask people why they laugh at some one taking risks to fulfill a childhood dream; they do not know what to answer because it is mostly due to a defensive mechanism that triggers sub consciously that if you succeed with your secret dreams that means that they have failed. The fact is we all had dreams and if we can’t live ours then no one else should.

Congratulations if your living your dream!!!!

We Want to Own The Third World

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:28:09 +0000

Introduction

Let me first explain who the first, second and third world is.

Look at this picture. It shows us the different countries and what world they belong to. So why is the world split up in these three worlds? Without telling along story about all this, I’ll just shortly tell you that the three worlds were separated during the Cold War era, each with its respective allies. Colors do not represent current economical development.

The first world: The United States and it’s allies.
The second world: The Soviet Union and it’s allies.
The third world: non aligned and neutral countries.

The first worlds help to the third world

As you all probably know, the first world (and maybe also the second world, I don’t know) is trying to help the third world by donating food and money. There’s been a lot of talk about how much of the money that people donate will go to the actual families in the third world. Because a lot of people have studied this and found out how it really happened. More than 50 % of the money is going to the company. I know, I know. A non-profit organization must get money from somewhere. But if you ask me. This is not the way to do it.

It is seen that a lot of people creates fake websites to donate money to the third world. This way they scam people and get the money for themselves. This was also seen after the Haiti catastrophe. My home-country is Denmark. And I’m not proud to say, that a week after the Haiti catastrophe happened, approx. 250 websites had been created.

Well this was a siding. I don’t believe that the way the first world is trying to help the third world is the right way. Of course it’s a great help to the people in need of help to get both money and food, but there must be another way. We need to get them to earn money themselves. Because even though it helps them a little, it’s not close to be enough.

A man named “Kristian von Hornsleth” from Denmark recently did a project in the third world. The project was to show the whole world how the first world roughly were thinkig…

Kristian von Hornsleth made all the inhabitants of a small village in Uganda change their second name to “Hornsleth” in exchange for a sheep, a pig or a goat. The inhabitant’s portrait photos with their new ID cards in hand were exhibited in 2009 in Denmark’s “House of Politics”.

Kristian Hornsleth tells us that his project is designed to emphasize throughout the first world’s view of the third world – as a reaction to globalization and the way the West wants to help the third world, but also own it.

He also says that he does not believe in donations, but on free trade as the way to a better world. He has therefore acted with his name. The inhabitants was each given a pig, a sheep or a goat and Hornsleth got a lot of beautiful photos and a documentary (film).

Do you think Hornsleth’s actions is OK? Is it all right to give 500 people a pig if they just want to change their middle name, even though it’s only a project and kind of an experiment? And what could the consequences be? The, lets say African people, might not really have a choice. If they need food, they cannot refuse this deal, even though their name might be their identity or even their honor.

I hope you’re getting what I’m saying, as I personally don’t think this is all right. When that is said, I think this is a very interesting project, and a good way of showing how the first world wants to own the third world, in exchange of donations and help.

Leave comments below, and I hope you enjoyed my short article.

-Anders W. Hegelund

Not Tonight

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:27:58 +0000

Alvin’s point of view

***

“There she is,” Ernie said.

We were both watching Brittany make a fool of herself dancing on a long table in her short red slip dress. God, she looked so good. She was barefooted and looked like she was about to bare it all in front of everyone.

“How many has she had?” I asked.

“I don’t know,” Ernie exclaimed. “But way too many if you ask me.”

Well, it was up to me to rescue her, before she made a complete fool of herself. I raced over to her as she was about to slip her dress off, but she lost her balance and fell on her knees. I helped her off the table and on to her feet. She leaned her body against mine. God, I wish she wouldn’t do that, but I guess she was about to fell. I wasn’t about to to let that happen.

She looked into my eyes and steadied her gaze. “Alvin?” she said with a giggle. “What are you doing here?”

“Taking you home,” I said.

“No, no, this is a party. I wanna have fun.” She was pouting a little while slurring her words.

“Looks like you had a little too much fun,” I said.

“Dance with me,” she said. “Then we can have another drink and get this party going.”

“No, Brittany, I’m taking you home,” I said, desperately trying to hold her up.

“You want to take me home, huh?” she asked. “Sounds good to me.” She pulled herself up and gave me a hard sloppy kiss. “A sample of things to come.” There was something about her I couldn’t resist. I forgotten for a moment why I had come to the party and returned her kiss.

Brittany lost her balance again which pulled me back to reality. I scooped her up in my arms and carried her out.

As I carried her out into the night air she began to sir in my arms. She looked up at the night sky then back at me. “Hey, where are we going?” she asked.

“Like I said I’m taking you home.”

“Take me home?” she giggled. “Yea, I want you to take me home.” She nuzzled on my neck which drove me completely crazy.

“Brittany, come on,” I said in and attempt to put her down.

She was leaning up against my car at that point when she grabbed me and pulled my into another kiss. I would have loved to have stood there kissing her all night, but I had to concentrate on the task at hand. I opened the door and helped her inside.

She was only half conscious and half slumped into the passenger’s seat. I helped her on with her seat belt and got into the driver’s side. I started the car and drive off.

Brittany was quiet through most of the drive mostly being out of it from the alcohol. She had a way of making my life interesting. Finally I made it to her apartment building. I parked the car in the parking garage.

“Brittany, you’re home,” I said, trying to nudge her.

She just moaned a little and closed her eyes. “Come on, baby.” She wouldn’t budge. “Okay, I’ll just have to do this the hard way.”

I got out of the car and walked around to the passenger’s side and opened the door. She suddenly opened her eyes seeing me standing over her.

“Yea, Alvin, what are you doing here?” I undid her seat belt and helped her out of the car. “Hey, what happened to the music? Is the party over?”

“Yea, babe, the party’s over.”

“Doesn’t have to be,” she said. “I can think of a few things.” She giggled, while giving me a seductive stare. She put her arms around me wanting to lean in for another kiss, but instead she whispered in my ear. “Can you think of anything?”

“Brittany, stop that,” I said. She just giggled. “Let’s go.”

“Go? Yea, I’ll go anywhere with you, baby,” she said, giggling once again.

I led her to the elevator. She was leaning up against me almost the entire time. We got in, and I hit the fifth floor button. The elevator was taking forever, and Brittany was drifting out again. I had no choice but to lift her up and carry her. I made it to her door, but by now Brittany was really out of it. I set her down on the floor and looked through her little red hand bag for her keys. I found them without too much trouble. I unlocked the door and squatted down to where Brittany was sitting.

“Brittany, you’re home?” I patted her gently on the face to wake her up.

“What?” she said coming to. It was almost a whisper. “Home?” He lifted her up and guided her inside.

“Come on, let’s get you to bed,” I said.

“Great idea,” she said, giggling. “Let’s go to bed.”

“Brittany, be serious. You’re in no condition…”

She suddenly gained her strength back and started dancing around the room. She reached her bedroom door and clumsily opened it.

“Okay,” I said. “I’m going to go now.”

“Hey, I thought you were going to put me to bed.”

She walked over to where I was standing. She kissed me, while pulling off my jacket. “You really want to go?”

I didn’t say a word. I just lifted her up in my arms and carried her into the bedroom. I placed her on the bed, never once did my lips leave hers. Her touch, her smell, everything about her was driving me crazy. Suddenly, I realized I couldn’t do this, not now, not like this.

“Okay, Brittany, we have to stop this.” I jumped up off the bed and headed for the door. Just when I was about to reach it I heard her voice.

“Oh, Alvin,” she said in her sweetest voice. “You haven’t tucked me in.”

I looked back at her, which I knew was a mistake because that’s when I noticed she had taken off her dress. She was in nothing but her strapless brae and panties and in my favorite color. Red.

She signaled for me to join her. The sight of her made me weak in the knees. Oh, god, Brittany, don’t do this! I thought, but she just looked so good. On instinct I raced back over to her.

She planted another kiss on me, before removing my shirt. Her hands, lips and tongue glided up and down my chest. Her touch was making me so damned horny. I wanted her so bad. So I started kissing her, going for her neck down to the tops of her breasts. Suddenly I stopped and looked into her eyes.

“Are you sure this is what you want?”

“Yea,” she said, a little breathless. I kissed her again, holding her close in his arms. Suddenly I realized her body had gone limp. That’s when I when it dawned on me that she passed out.

“Brittany?” I said, trying to wake her up, but she was out cold. I laid her down on her bed. At that moment she began to stir.

“Alvin?” she said through sleepy eyes. “Don’t go.”

She grabbed me and fell asleep in my arms. I kissed her forehead and turned out the light. “Goodnight, Brittany.”

**************************************

Brittany’s point of view

***

I wakened the next morning to a throbbing pain in my head. I tried sitting up in bed, but the room started spinning, so I laid back down. That didn’t help much, because I couldn’t get comfortable enough to go back to sleep.

Then I heard the shower turn on. Someone was here. But who? I desperately tried to remember what happened last night, but I couldn’t. After about ten minutes the shower turned off. Only then did I realize I was in my underwear.

“Oh, god, what happened last night?” I whispered.

Then I heard footsteps coming out of the bathroom. I wanted this all to be a bad dream. Then someone stepped out. I couldn’t believe it.

“Alvin?” I questioned, still holding my head.

“Hey, babe,” he said, taking the toothbrush out of his mouth. He had one of my pink monogrammed bath towels around his waist. He went back into the bathroom and rinsed the toothpaste out of his mouth. He then came back into the bedroom.

I looked up at him and said,” What are you doing here?”

He slid right up to me on the bed. “Don’t you remember?” he whispered in her ear.

He put his hands on my shoulders. I felt shivers run all over my body and realized I was half naked. I quickly covered myself with a blanket.

“I don’t remember,” I said. I was half frightened thinking of why he was there in my bedroom. Then I remembered something. “I was at the party,” I said. “And I… uh… I was drinking… then… um. I can’t remember.”

“Well, I’ll tell you the rest.” A part of me didn’t want to hear it. If I did do something stupid, reckless or insane, I didn’t want to know. “Ernie called me and said you had been drinking too much, so I came and picked you up, literally.” He laughed at that. “I brought you back home, and put into bed. And…”

He stopped. Why did he stop? I thought.

“Then what happened?” I asked. I was almost afraid to know.

“You passed out,” he said.

“Is that it?” I asked.

“Just about.”

“Then we didn’t…”

“No,” he said. I was a little disappointed, and I think he saw that because then he said, “Hey, if you still want to…”

“No!” I said. I shouted and almost regretted saying it.

“Okay, then,” he said and got off the bed. He looked hurt.

“No, Alvin,” I said, pulling him back down, “I just meant that if we did… If we do, I’d want to remember it.”

He sat back down next to me and put his arms around me. “Well, babe, I don’t think it would be something you could forget.” I looked deep into his eyes and knew he was right. He kissed me, a sweet tender kiss. “Why don’t you take a shower and get changed? And I’ll order us some breakfast”

“Okay,” I said. He got up and handed me the robe that was laying on the chair near my bed. I put it on and walked into the bathroom.

I smiled at him all the time knowing that this wouldn’t be the last time he spent the night.

The Second Day

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:26:46 +0000

The title says it all. I’ve made a nice forum, but I need some people actually using it. Please make an account and try to post some threads!

You can post anything you want, it is not for anything in particular.

Just sign up for an account, edit your settings, and do whatever.

The only thing is that it is just one of those free forums.

Even if it is a free forum though, you can still post anything you like.

I don’t have much to say, but please make an account.

I told my other friends from another forum, they all liked it!

But they didn’t make an account.

A lot of my friends liked it and I hope everyone else that visits it will like it too!

Remember, sign up for an account!

Tell your friends!

My Darling

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:26:21 +0000

My Darling,

You have and always will be my love.You hold the very heart that God made for me in your precious hands.The air you breathe is a fresh wisper on my skin.When you pass by the flowers in our yard you and God help them to bloom.My eyes are truly becoming weaker and If I were to loose my sight tonight your eyes as I will remember them will help me to go where I need to go.You,with the help of the Lord is what keeps me going.We have beautiful children,they are so much like you it is almost perfect.When the sun shines on your face I am reminded of how much I miss you when your gone.Your eyes of emerald green,your olive skin,your Elvis lips,your body of a God,just makes me want to work ever the more harder to please you with a nice home to come to and home cooked meals for your belly.Theres nothing I want more than for you to be happy.

This is a note to my husband who is beautiful in eveything he does.I love you more than life hunny.

Candy Kisses

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:25:04 +0000

your candy kisses that trace down my body.

Your soft touches to forbidden places.

The heat, the passion that arouses out of you.

The sweet, the thrust the feel of your skin on mine.

Wanting ou more than anything in the world.

making you moan and scream out for more till you

can’t handle it no more.

The feel of your skin as you make love to me.

The whispers of I love you, and them soft candy kisses

that trace all down my body.

It makes me want to go back and stay in that day.

Under the stars, outside in the dark so romantic, took me

out of this world.