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Poetry: Parnassus, Best Band, and Birth

Birth

He modern seaman

done not with duty, gone godly,

dunking into the crucible,

served up the father for the mother

release.  Having served he

understood my gang

With him then, when they all dove in,

riding plastic but detailed porpoises.

My purpose left to sacs, foam

forming,

                    
leavening waves,

loving their rip

swell hit.  I swam sideways,

and got out.  Then still

him.  Hope lapping up

and in that following,

all our music loosed and free. dots

 

by Katherine Factor

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Scorpio 08 - The Money Issue

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October 14, 2008, Vital Voices Board Member, world-renowned fashion designer and passionate women's advocate, Diane von Furstenberg, joined Warner Brothers and DC Comics to launch a new clothing line inspired by super-heroine, Wonder Woman.

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Is It Really About Dieting?

For years I drank three cups of coffee per day combined with three to four sodas per day and basically ate anything and everything I wanted during the day. I was the epitome of a couch potato. As a result the pounds increased and I felt sluggish with absolutely no energy at all.

Virgo 07

Staying Together for the Sake of the Children

Yesterday I was sitting in the kitchen of a young mother of three children talking about her family and marriage. I was there in my professional role because she has been having difficulty with the defiant and aggressive behaviors of her middle child, a three year old boy. Our conversation got around to marriage and she openly shared with me that she and her husband were at a cross roads in theirs, and they are both questioning if they should stay together. She said they do not love one another as they once did. What she used to love about him, now really irritated her. Sex no longer held the excitement it once did. Their personalities and behaviors were very opposite. With heightened emotion she said to me, “We can’t just stay together for the sake of the kids!” 

Leo 07

Living with Canine Osteosarcoma

I moved to Vermont in 1997 with three short-term goals: get an apartment, get a job, and get a greyhound. Within six weeks, all three had been accomplished. A little red brindle girl, Katie was the perfect combination of spunky, sassy, and lazy. Initially, I didn’t give much thought to getting a second grey, but exactly two years later, we welcomed another little red brindle girl into our home. Ellie easily fell into our routine, and more importantly, she didn’t challenge Katie’s status as Alpha Dog.