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Rubber Band 2008-09-22 02:00:37 Love is like a thick rubber band
When pulled by time or distance
It becomes unbearably taut
Though it will never rupture
It is still difficult to manage
The ever heightening tension
Until the separation ends and
The hearts are close once again
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The Cottage 2008-09-20 02:01:08 An oil painting of a little cottage.
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New Look for Kikolani.com 2008-09-20 02:00:50 For the past two weeks, I have been working on creating the new look for Kikolani.com. I wanted to make the layout easier to follow, while adding more features, such as the email subscription option, recent posts & comments, plus an informative footer. I hope everyone enjoys the new look! Please feel free to leave any feedback or suggestions in the comments, or email me at webmaster at kik
Southwest Mansion 2008-09-18 02:01:42 Mansion near the mountain top
I wonder what goes on
Inside those brick walls of yours
Vast amounts of space you give
Is there someone who makes use
Of every exquisite square inch
Or are there empty rooms
That just collect dust and darkness
Does someone take time
From their busy day
To walk outside on your balcony
Breathing in the fresher air
Soaking in the desert landscape
Tall cacti, red rocks, g Read more:Mansion
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Out on the Ballroom Floor 2008-09-15 02:01:57 Why don’t you take me
Out on the ballroom floor
And dance with me
Holding my body close
As we whisk, twirl and spin
Give no regards to footing
Or making the proper moves
For on this night, there are
No technicalities or faults
Forget anyone else is around
Romance me out there
Because when we dance
I feel as if we are flying
Soaring gracefully as eagles
Love lifting us up high
When secure in Read more:Ballroom
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Quail Walking Along a Wall 2008-09-15 02:00:50 I love watching quail. When a family runs out, one parent goes ahead to make sure the coast is clear, then the babies go, with one parent at the back to pick up any stragglers.
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The Life of an Emotional Sponge 2008-09-13 02:01:07 Empathy is a beautiful thing. I have always embraced the fact that I am able somewhat understand another person must be feeling in situations that I may not have experience with myself. And even if I do have experience with something similar, I am able to realize that I cannot fully understand what they are going through, as everyone’s emotions and reactions to situations are unique. But Read more:Emotional
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Getting Back On Track 2008-09-12 02:01:58 When life throws challenges our way, it’s easy to get off track in terms of our goals. Just like a true champion will persevere and go on to win a game despite a setback, a successful person will get back on top of things once the obstacles have passed. So what is probably the number one thing needed to get back in order to jump start working toward your goals again? Motivation. How do yo Read more:Track
Sleep Paralysis 2008-10-09 18:28:30 This was written during a phase where I had recurring bouts of sleep paralysis, something I have dealt with for years. Basically, I would feel like I was awake, lying in bed, and something or someone was coming after me, but I could not move to get away from it or scream for help - a combination of hallucinations and actual physical paralysis. Upon waking from this, I would be too filled with an Read more:Sleep
Beyond Sight - Appreciating Beauty 2008-10-08 02:01:14 digg_url = '-beauty.html';
When most of us think of something beautiful, we think of using our sense of sight. But what are the other ways we can appreciate a thing of beauty?
Beyond Sight
- Use of the Other Senses
Of course, we can appreciate beautiful things with our eyes, whether we are looking at people, nature, etc. But what can we do beyond that?Let’s start with the sense of smell Read more:Beauty
Artistic Rendering 2008-10-06 02:00:31 She cannot begin to express to you
how she truly feels, except
through her artistic rendering.
As a painter who places paint on
a canvas. As a photographer who
uses the lens of her camera to
capture the beauty of a single
moment. As a poet who writes from
her heart, ink like crimson, bleeding
onto the page. She paints her canvas,
utilizing her senses as brushstrokes.
She breathes in slowly the col Read more:Artistic
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Pretty Girl 2008-10-05 02:00:58 Written for the women who have been hated by some just because they are beautiful. For the ones whose intelligence and warm personalities went unnoticed.No one feels bad for her
because she turns heads,
gets the glances, the stares,
the attention, but from whom?
Not from ones who want to love,
to care, to be with her always.
Only from the ones that want
her body. They pretend to want
something mo Read more:Pretty
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The Weekend Puppy Post 2008-10-04 02:00:07 His official name is Dobby, after the house elf in Harry Potter. He was pretty quiet his first two days home, but now he is an adorable little ball of energy.
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The Blogging Process 2008-10-02 02:01:01 digg_url = '-process.html';
When I first started blogging, I thought that all I had to do was design my site, post great content, tell a few friends, and I would have a relatively popular site in no time. Little did I realize then all the things I would be doing now. In not-so-particular order, here are the almost daily things I do to keep my blog running at full steam.
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Beating Heart 2008-10-02 02:00:21 The beating
Of your heart
So fast, so strong
Rattles my cheek
As my face lies
Upon your chest
I wish I could
Take all this
Anxiety from you
Bear your pain
So you could be
Full of joy
Once again
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Lying 2008-09-30 02:00:54 How lamentable you were
Lying
in a bed of fallen leaves
Head twisted up to the sky
Gazing nowhere through
Those open lifeless eyes
I photographed you so
You would not be forgotten
Bittersweet in your state
Beautiful in your stillness
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New Photos of Dobby 2008-10-28 02:00:07 Some more shots of Dobby, including his bathtime, and first time out on the grass in the yard, now that he’s had his first puppy shots.
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My Grandmother 2008-10-27 02:00:48 This is a photo of my grandparent’s wedding in Japan in 1957. They had quite a love story. It began quite humorously with my grandfather making the mistake of giving her a friendly smack on the behind, which ended with him finding himself on the floor after my grandmother decked him. Later, he found out that she came from a prestigious family, and realized he had to make amends. He campe Read more:Grandmother
The Sweetest Drug 2008-10-22 02:00:35 Love is a drug
It comes in many forms
As there are varieties
Of potential loversYou begin feeling strong
That you do not need it
Until you get a taste
By choice or by accidentOnce you have the penchant
The craving will begin
It weakens in time only if
You can stop savoring itBut each time you do
The need, the desire for it
Grows stronger and begins
To drive you out of your mindIt makes you ecstati Read more:Sweetest
Backup Your Blog for Peace of Mind 2008-10-20 02:00:52 A month ago, I came across this post from a favorite blogging resource of mine whose blog was hacked, and all the content was lost. Fortunately, the author was smart enough to have backups, and was able to restore things quickly.After reading that post, I downloaded the Wordpress Database Backup plug-in and started having my database backup emailed to me daily, to two separate addresses, just in Read more:Peace
Dobby is Growing Up 2008-10-19 02:00:09 Dobby, our Miniature Schnauzer. He’s growing up fast - nine weeks old this Tuesday, and twice the size of when we got three weeks ago.
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Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty 2008-10-15 02:01:22 For Blog Action
Day 2008, the topic is poverty. There is poverty at every level: locally, nationally, and globally. When we think about that, the thought that typically goes through a person’s mind is what can one person do? In terms of monetary donations, bloggers are asked to donate today’s earnings through these organizations to track the fund-raising success of Blog Action Day. Read more:Poverty
Explaining Web 2.0 Features 2008-10-14 02:00:22 One thing I have noticed in my first few months of blogging is that I receive a lot of feedback, in terms of commenting, bookmarking, and subscribing, from people who also blog. But not so much from people I know in real life who do not. I came to the realization that, prior to my own entry into the blogging world, I never did much of these things on blogs I read either. I knew little about soci
Light Switch 2008-10-13 02:00:06 Like a light switch
flipped off
an illuminated room
quickly goes darkI cannot see
although so much
surrounds me
it feels like only
emptiness existsMy choices now
are to stay
in this darkness
or to fight to find
the switchAnd I am unable
to do more
until the lights
are on again
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