Dear Puzzle Piece

Dial the numbers, type the letters, breathe, count to ten, say the words, leave.

Roll of the dice, it's a gamble I can't miss,
Seven letters I can't remember, dial anything, take the risk.

Ringring, you don't pick up.
Must've misdialed, beepbeep, try again, wish for luck.

No answer, heart's crushed, it's relieved too.
Hang up, exhale inhale, I still wanna talk to you.

Open eyes, grit teeth, write a letter.
Dear Puzzle Piece, it's been forever.

Close eyes, gnaw nails, empty mail box, re-write.
Dear Puzzle Piece, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it I never did. I wish you were here, it's a lonely night.

Second letter, no answer, drop a third line.
I wrote you once, I wrote you twice, I write you a third time.

Dear Puzzle Piece, pick up a pen, write a word, do I have to plead?
Pick up a phone, dial a number, you're the glue I need.

Wait around, harass the mail man, the letter arrives, read...



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Info On The Top Ten

Although I've read some interesting,informative, poetic, personal,unique, and eccentric blogs I've decided that this month is the last month that I will be listing The Top Ten. I appreciate everyone that submitted their sites and shared their knowledge and creativity with me, thanks bloggers and keep up the good work.

The Top Ten

I read blogs about business,romance, personal experiences etc.,but I managed to make my picks. Thanks for your participation.



1.absurdized.blogspot.com

2.thestarceleb.com

3.indiesmomma.blogspot.com

4.qimansworld.today.com

5.iblogdweb.blogspot.com

6.investorpitstop.com

7.monetizeblog.lyonxu.com

8.sheikhsarfras.blogspot.com

9.firstkiss-sites.blogspot.com

10.mycrazythin9z.blogspot.com

The Top Ten

I read and re-read some interesting sites and I whittled it down to the Top Ten.Thanks everyone for letting me read your work. If you didn't make the list this time, remember there is always next month.So, here are my picks.

1.kegofwisdom.com

2.thechicspot.wordpress.com

3.thecollegewarrior.com

4.alifeofrhyme.blogspot.com

5.badblogger.org

6.pautravels.blogspot.com

7.medicare-breastcancer.blogspot.com

8.kramn.com

9.friedpal.blogspot.com

10.bang-bum-bang.blogspot.com

The Top Ten

Okay, I'm a week late on the Top Ten but I managed to read most of your blogs and was able to compile my list.Oh come on, like you've never had to play catch-up after the holiday season. Now, between this and last month, there were a ton of absolutely great blogs. There were sites about business,food,poetry,politics, and there was even one about kissing, which you'll see on next month's list. Although I didn't encounter one bad blog, I could only pick ten for this month and it was tough picking them,and there's always next month.So if you didn't make it this time then you can still make the next Top Ten post.Finally, here are my Top Ten for January.

1.indiesretromomma.blogspot.com

2.typicalpinoyuppie.blogspot.com

3.insidemybubbletoday.blogspot.com

4.optimisticthinking.wordpress.com

5.lanieyu.blogspot.com

6.successlog.blogspot.com

7.road-safety.blogspot.com

8.www.sgfavouritefood.com

9.musichole.blogspot.com

10.aerospews.weebly.com

Thanks guys for sharing your pics, tips, writing, and everything else that makes a blog.


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A Family Thing

Now that I look back on it as I sit in this uncomfortable plastic chair in the emergency room, it does seem very poorly thought out. I mean, if you're going to steal a car why would you leave any identifying evidence behind? Say like, your own car-or in actuality your dad's brand new black-on-black sports utility vehicle. Hmm,maybe it was Marty's stolen bottle of top grade vodka that impaired my judgment, I had to have ingested at least half of the contents of that cool, slick glass container. Bad idea?

"Randy? Randy!" Great,my mother's storming towards me like a twister with Lawrence (my stepdad,not the guy with the newly acquired suv I borrowed) trailing behind her in the fashion of a confused puppy. "What the hell happened to you Randy?"

"I illegally drank stolen alcohol,stole a motor vehicle,and crashed it. Oh-and I think liquor works as a painkiller,because my head doesn't hurt at all."

"What happened to your head?" Lawrence asks,gesturing at the rolled up t-shirt I'm using to soak up the blood from a well-sized gash spanning the left side of my forehead.

"When the car made contact with the brick facade of the convenience store, the airbag was kinda slow coming out-so my skull slammed-quite violently-onto the steering wheel." I'm shivering now since I was forced to use my shirt as a bandage. Why the hell is it so damn cold in the hospital anyway? Are they trying to cryogenically preserve the patients until doctors are available?

"Randall!" Lovely,here comes Dad,even stormier than Mom. "You take my car without permission,smash it into a seven-eleven,and then have the nerve to have the hospital call me at three in the goddamn morning! You unthoughtful little sh-"

"Greg, maybe you should lower your voice and reduce your usage of profanity." Lawrence weakly suggests.

"Shut your damn mouth Larry,it's my son and I'll yell at him until I go hoarse if I want to." Lawrence sinks into a chair beside me,takes out his reading glasses,and begins studying a pamphlet on diabetes.Hmm,I can't wait for the day that he finally snaps and shoots the mailman.
I can imagine it now,he'll brandish one of those nifty handguns that is the cornerstone of Hollywood action flicks and blast the guy for knocking over his recycling for the hundredth time.

"Where is my car Randall?" Dad demands,his eyes bursting out of the sockets,his voice lowered but sharper than a machete.

"Uh-gee-somewhere in the burbs about an hour from here. And I'm okay by the way,just a minor concussion,thanks for asking."

"I need to ask? You're talking and being the smartass you always are.Now about the car,how bad is the damage?"

"Excuse me," a cop in uniform taps Mom on the shoulder,"is there a Gregory Parkins here? A red Miata was reported stolen and an suv belonging to a Gregory Parkins was at the site."

"Oh-Dad-it wasn't your car that I crashed." I stupidly grin and scratch my chest as he connects the dots.

"That's it! You're a thief, a delinquent-," blah,blah,blah. He jumps up and down,tears at his hair, and begins constructing sentences consisting entirely of profanities.Lawrence shrinks deeper into his chair.

"When you're finished here," the cop informs our little dysfunctional group ,"I'm going to have to escort you guys to the station."

I pluck Lawrence's sweater from his lap,pull it on,close my eyes, and wait to be called in by the nurse. This is going to be a long night.




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Forget Me

Forget me.
Push me away,throw me out,don't look back.

Forget me.
Shove me out of your thoughts,leave me behind,don't think twice.

Forget me.
Toss any memories of me into the fire,leave me to burn in my flames,look away.

Forget me.
Shut the door in my face,walk away,throw away the key.

Forget me.
Erase me from existence,dust away what's left,never come back.


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Why You Love Me

Why You Love Me
Because I keep my heart open even though I know it isn't safe...

Why You Love Me
Because I mop up the mess when others leave you to spoil...

Why You Love Me
Because you stick a million pins in me and I never grimace,just smile...

Why You Love Me
Because I might be the only one that sees the stars in your eyes and the sun in your smile...

Why You Love Me
Because I'm a jacket you can wear whenever the world turns cold,or a raincoat when the storm comes...

Why You Love Me
Because when I'm around you don't need words since I can read your mind...

Why You Love Me
Because ice cream melts and sodas fizz,and most of the time that's just the way it is.


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Welcome Winter,Welcome Cold

Winter comes but once a year,
Bringing ice and snowy gear.
Necks are wrapped with scarves and turtles,
Holiday feasts bring the need for girdles.

The wind grows cold so feed the fire,
While I'm at it better chain the tires.
On my sidewalk I slip and fall,
Giggles are stifled as to my mailbox I mutter and crawl.

My bones as brittle and icy as twigs in a blizzard,
Maybe I'll move to Arizona and settle for lizards.
Flakes tumble,glide,and blankets unfold,
Oh well,welcome winter,welcome cold.

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Cats

Jan bought a cat for her grandmother,how nice,or so she thought. Little did she know that her grandmother's home nurse would refuse to assist in caring for the feline on the basis that she was horribly allergic (she worked in a pet shop for six years and never so much as twitched her nose while in the presence of a dozen cats).That left Sir Whiskers in the reluctant but capable hands of Jan. As she packed the cat's belongings in the trunk of her compact she wished she would've adopted one of those lifeless porcelain knickknacks from the home shopping network. Surely the nurse wasn't allergic to those.

"You should know that I won't put up with you clawing my curtains or attempts at slaughtering my goldfish." She said as she drove to her modest apartment across town near the library, where she organized and shelved books as a librarian. "Do you understand Whiskers? I can't believe I go to the trouble of finding a companion for my grandmother and the nurse refuses to help a lonely old lady.Bitch."

That night was the first of many that Whiskers bounced off the walls (chasing the shadows of passing cars),knocked over numerous objects,and kept Jan awake for hours.Gradually,she began to grow accustomed to Whiskers and his shadow-stalking.She also became accustomed to his torment of Willy (her goldfish),his habit of scratching her legs whenever she ate a meal with tuna as a primary ingredient, and his incessant mewing.

Years passed and Whiskers became swollen and grouchy from both aging and neutering. Jan acquired two more cats and frequently contemplated on expanding her feline family. Eventually she housed thirteen,twenty-seven if you include the fourteen porcelain ones she'd purchased from the home shopping network.The town came to call her the cat lady,rather appropriate.

Now you may very well be wondering what in the world the moral of this story is.It's simple really, cats are interesting pets, either you begin to become so incredibly obsessed with them that you begin collecting them like snow globes,you have only one cat but start to humanize it to the point that those dreadful cat-clothes one frequently sees have made their way into your closet,or there's always the possibility that the cat will drive you utterly mad and your facial expression regularly resembles that of the feline in the above photograph. In short, before you go out and purchase a little furball all your own, make sure you are a chemically balanced individual who will not under any circumstances become a cat collector,force the animal to wear degrading articles of clothing,or lose your sanity due to an inability to cope with the rigors of befriending a feline. If an excessive number of cats appeals to you or you're rather fond of kitty wear,then turn on the nearest television set,locate the home shopping network,and order one of those shiny,abnormally frightening porcelain figurines instead.

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The Top Ten

Here are my top blog picks for December.

1.haiku-poems-blog.blogspot.com
2.realitiesandrealizations.blogspot.com
3. spittinginkorporated.blogspot.com
4.grassrootsmothering.blogspot.com
5.bookcalender.blogspot.com
6.bebekohblogs.blogspot.com
7.stock-photography-blog.blogspot.com
8.hackersenigma.com
9.thehoneymoonvacations.blogspot.com
10.bluxia.blogspot.com

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It's Not Poetry

When syllables form on my tongue,pass my lips,and roll over my ears it may sound like poetry,
It's not.It's me rearranged in puzzle,hidden by verse to blur my face.

When letters roll across the page,morph into words,and whisper a secret it may sound like poetry,
It's not.It's last week's fight,yesterday's scab,and today's scar.

When sentences build paragraphs and paragraphs paint stories it may sound like poetry,
It's not poetry.It's everything I can't say.


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Crack My Shell

10,9,8 I'm stuck,call for help

7,6,5 Forget the chisel,get a hammer,I'm already shaped I just need to be uncovered

4,3,2 Don't look yet,I'd prefer that you see me when I'm whole

1 Tap,tap,breathe.Armor scattered around my feet.Congratulations,you cracked my
shell...now put me back.


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The Top Ten

Okay,I read some really fantastic blogs but I could only pick ten.Why?Because if I picked eleven or say fifteen it would completely defeat the purpose of calling my monthly list The Top Ten,and I'm rather fond of the title The Top Ten.Anyway,if you didn't make the list don't worry,until you do you're still in the running for any of the following Top Ten lists.So,with that in mind here are my top blogs for this month:

1.blackthoughts-jb.blogspot.com
2.vege-tales.blogspot.com
3.empoweringthoughts.blogspot.com
4.newandoldrecipes.blogspot.com
5.syjane.blogspot.com
6.news.septagonstudios.com
7.greennotmean.today.com
8.mytrampingview.blogspot.com
9.self-improvement-article.com
10.slim-and-health.blogspot.com

There's my list,if you made it congrats,if not there's always next time just keep writing.


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You Close Your Eyes and I'll Close Mine

If you walk away I'll follow your lead,
You surf,I ski

If you say you don't hear it I'll cover my ears,
We'll let the alarms blare until they fade with the years

If you claim not to see it I'll slip on a blindfold,
You say the sun's out,I won't wonder why it's cold

If you close your eyes I'll close mine,
But only if our problems don't intertwine


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How To Break A Heart

The key is to pluck the heart from the victim's chest.Pretend you're going to stow it away somewhere safe,but really stuff it into your backpocket or purse.

Smile like everything's perfect but get your hands ready to shape,like a potter.Spin the poor fool around and around in your hand while constantly applying false sincerity in order to preserve naivete.That's right,shape the target into anything you please;a clingy sap,an envious monster,a lapdog,or maybe something that'll just stay put and keep quiet,like a scarf or watch.Just drape them around your shoulders or wrist.You pick their shape?Good,next phase.

This is going to involve some acting,but don't be intimidated,your line's only three words long,just smile sweetly when you say it and maintain eye contact.Then when they believe you,absolutely without a doubt believe you,you chuckle in the privacy of your home.After you've had a good laugh call them up and say you need to talk,sound sad and concerned and above all innocent.When you meet up at a restaurant order a lemonade,wait for it to arrive,take a sip,then another and then end it.

That's right,end it right then and there.But make sure you say something like we can still be friends or you'll find somebody nice.Then,right before they distraughtly stalk out of the door,muttering slurred curses under their breath to ease their burning throat,return that barely beating little keepsake they so willingly entrusted you with.It should be oddly shaped by now,with bits and pieces missing here and there from constantly sitting on it or toting it around.Don't worry,just toss it back to the previous owner and resume sipping your beverage.After all,you shouldn't be wasteful.And don't ever under any circumstances feel guilty,you did the person a favor,I mean,next time they'll know better.


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The Top Ten

I went back and forth with myself on whether or not to continue posting The Top Ten blogs according to me,I decided not to for awhile but I read so many great blogs that I restarted The Top Ten.All good things are supposed to come to an end but this good thing hasn't run its course yet.So,with the exception of this post I've decided to list my Top Ten blog picks the first Tuesday of every month.Finally,here are this month's Top Ten.

1.www.thefourohfive.com
2.www.funniestbloginamerica.blogspot.com
3.my-noob-blog.blogspot.com
4.inkkungfu.blogspot.com
5.blog-for-a-living.com
6.www.roentarre.com/blog
7.www.thoughts.com/romeosmadworld/blog
8.www.epicurista.com
9.cherrypal.blogspot.com
10.www.telach.blogspot.com

There are The Top Ten,if you didn't make it,don't worry there are many more Top Ten posts to come.Just keep blogging and I'll keep reading.

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What Happened To My Monopoly Playing Cat

So,someone asked me what happened to my cat that beat me at monopoly,good question.But just to let you know right off the bat, I did not begrudge my feline friend for his good fortune in board games.How could I ?He was a great pal,an Egyptian mau that never told any of my secrets,endured my endless whining throughout the ninth grade,tolerated my twisting and turning as I slept,and greeted me everyday as soon as I walked through the door after a long day of school.
Okay,okay,I admit he wasn't the epitome of perfection,he had a few shortcomings.He jumped on the counters,stole a fried egg directly off my father's plate( gobbling it down within seconds),he had a slight addiction to food,and he would always place a paw over one of my siblings' mouths when he tired of their yapping.Not to mention he hid behind doors and under furniture vigilantly waiting for an unsuspecting human to pounce on,he always took great joy in attacking me first thing in the morning.But I'm getting off track,back to what happened to the cat.
Well,it was towards the latter part of my freshman year of high school.My parents convinced me to allow him to become an indoor/outdoor cat.Although,I strongly protested my mother and father let him outside while I was in school.For some reason my cat never came back and although I madly searched I never found him.There are two theories as to what became of him.The first is that our neighbor,a middle-aged woman with a fluffy ,white cat of her own stole my cat.It's not that farfetched since she always seemed so fond of him.The second theory is that he joined a rough crowd of alley cats and ditched his life as a pampered housecat.
Although I still have old photos of him I've become the human companion of a pair of black and white kittens.They steal food,sleep on all of the furniture,and pounce on eachother instead of me.And no,they don't play monopoly or any other board game.


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The Top Ten

So, I read some blogs and as I promised I ranked the top ten and here they are:

1.land-of-roses.blogspot.com
2.jonnyha.blogspot.com
3.ideru.kansaiblogger.com
4.expeditedrop.com
5.demiworks.com
6.craziestgadgets.com
7.healthzones.blogspot.com
8.letusgrow.blogspot.com
9.samokan.wordpress.com (this blog had some really cool pics)
10.new-scients.blogspot.com

Okay,if your blog didn't make the list it doesn't mean that it was bad,it's just that I could only pick ten.If your blog did make the list,then congrats.

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Summer Finale

I sit at the lake's edge,my legs ankle deep in the murky water.Tadpoles encircle my feet and race away like olympic swimmers when I kick my legs.The sun is setting and Aunt Bett is calling everyone to the picnic area,a clearing in the woods a few yards from the lake.Me and my cousin Ian don't rush,we won't have to be at the picnic tables to see the big finish.We ignore our aunt and continue to sit.


"School tomorrow," Ian says.

"We still have the afternoon," I reply lazily.

"Nope,the sun's already setting,soon as it comes up we have classes and homework and-"

"We have the night." I kind of snap at him without meaning to,but he doesn't say anything about it.He knows I'm just sulking over the end of summer vacation.


"You're right Bell,we have the whole night.Only...my mom wants me in bed early."


I don't pay attention because the sun,a blood red ball,rapidly sinks until it's out of view.The lightest portion of the sky is navy blue and the rest is black with globs of stars appearing around the moon like a quilt pattern.


"Everybody,everybody,get ready for the finale!Keep your eyes on the sky!" Aunt Bett's booming voice orders.


"Bell?" Ian whispers.


"Ssshh," I reply,keeping my eyes glued to the night sky,waiting,waiting,waiting-



"Here it is everybody!"



"Boom!" It sounds like a cannon goes off inches from my head, my ear canals vibrate, and the night explodes into a dozen shades of purple,green,blue,red,and orange.Smoke curls around everyone's legs and fills my nose.Additional fireworks pop and crackle and burst into flowers and twists of color.One in particular explodes directly in front of the moon so it looks like an iced sugar cookie.The sky momentarily goes blank while Uncle Will and some of the other kids prepare to launch the next batch of fireworks.



"You know what else we have Ian?"



"What?"



"The Summer Finale."


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