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 Stink, Stank, Stunk   


  


 Have you ever had this experience? You are looking at your past writing and you see something you know you wrote but can&#39;t for life of you remember writing it?...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11946-Stink-Stank-Stunk.html"  target="_blank" ><img loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geminigem', '', '', 'fox_1', '60', '', 'OFF', '101046779');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'geminigem', '', '', 'fox_1', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geminigem', '', '', 'fox_1', '60', '', 'OFF', '101046779'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: geminigem
Member Since: August 31st, 2013
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >🐦GeminiGem🌷</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/geminigem','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/geminigem" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'geminigem', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Today', 'Today', 'August 31, 2013', '', 'fox_1', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/comedy-9.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11946-Stink-Stank-Stunk.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Stink, Stank, Stunk   


  


 Have you ever had this experience? You are looking at your past writing and you see something you know you wrote but can&#39;t for life of you remember writing it?...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Stink, Stank, Stunk</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11946-Stink-Stank-Stunk.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Stink, Stank, Stunk   


  


 Have you ever had this experience? You are looking at your past writing and you see something you know you wrote but can&#39;t for life of you remember writing it?...

 [Click To Read More]">Digging up an old item in my port I&#39;d forgotten about.</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11946-Stink-Stank-Stunk.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Stink, Stank, Stunk   


  


 Have you ever had this experience? You are looking at your past writing and you see something you know you wrote but can&#39;t for life of you remember writing it?...

 [Click To Read More]">Do you ever take a look at a piece of your own writing and you don&#39;t remember writing it?</a></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div style="background-color: #f0f0f0;padding:20px;margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-radius: 5px;border:2px dashed #000;">Note:  <b>05-05-23 @ 8:32pm</b><div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;"><img loading="lazy" style="" class="emoteZ" src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/e21/right.png" alt="*Right*" title="Right" border=0  width=15 height=15> &nbsp; <font class="size4" style="">"Note: <a   rel="mllightbox" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/profile/note_id/917940"  target="_top">View this Note</a>"<script><!-- 

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 Imperfection   

 To err is human; to forgive, divine  ~ Alexander Pope


I have a lifelong problem: I&#39;m a perfectionist, but I&#39;m also human. :-P (I also have ADHD, but that&#39;s an enti...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11944-Imperfection.html"  target="_blank" ><img loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'spidergirl', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON', '100256153');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'spidergirl', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'spidergirl', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON', '100256153'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: spidergirl
Member Since: June 20th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >spidey</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/spidergirl','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/spidergirl" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'spidergirl', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Today', 'Today', 'June 20, 2004', '', 'peacedove', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/contest-1.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11944-Imperfection.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Imperfection   

 To err is human; to forgive, divine  ~ Alexander Pope


I have a lifelong problem: I&#39;m a perfectionist, but I&#39;m also human. :-P (I also have ADHD, but that&#39;s an enti...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Imperfection</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11944-Imperfection.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Imperfection   

 To err is human; to forgive, divine  ~ Alexander Pope


I have a lifelong problem: I&#39;m a perfectionist, but I&#39;m also human. :-P (I also have ADHD, but that&#39;s an enti...

 [Click To Read More]">No one is perfect</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11944-Imperfection.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Imperfection   

 To err is human; to forgive, divine  ~ Alexander Pope


I have a lifelong problem: I&#39;m a perfectionist, but I&#39;m also human. :-P (I also have ADHD, but that&#39;s an enti...

 [Click To Read More]">Are you perfect?</a></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div style="background-color: #f0f0f0;padding:20px;margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-radius: 5px;border:2px dashed #000;">Note:  <b>05-07-23 @ 6:02pm</b><div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;"><img loading="lazy" style="" class="emoteZ" src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/e21/right.png" alt="*Right*" title="Right" border=0  width=15 height=15> &nbsp; <font class="size4" style="">"Note: <a   rel="mllightbox" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/profile/note_id/917941"  target="_top">View this Note</a>"</font></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#11945:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11945-Towards-the-End.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I am not that old yet. Of a certain age, sure, but I should have a few more decades ahead of me. Unfortunately, my health is such that I’ve recently had to adjust my expectations. By how much I don�...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11945-Towards-the-End.html"  target="_blank" ><img loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF', '100245347');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF', '100245347'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: kittee
Member Since: April 27th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Kit</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/kittee','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/kittee" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'kittee', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'April 27, 2004', '', 'paw_prints', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/drama-8.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11945-Towards-the-End.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I am not that old yet. Of a certain age, sure, but I should have a few more decades ahead of me. Unfortunately, my health is such that I’ve recently had to adjust my expectations. By how much I don�...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Towards the End</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11945-Towards-the-End.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I am not that old yet. Of a certain age, sure, but I should have a few more decades ahead of me. Unfortunately, my health is such that I’ve recently had to adjust my expectations. By how much I don�...

 [Click To Read More]">We all have a limited time on this planet. What shall we leave behind?</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11945-Towards-the-End.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I am not that old yet. Of a certain age, sure, but I should have a few more decades ahead of me. Unfortunately, my health is such that I’ve recently had to adjust my expectations. By how much I don�...

 [Click To Read More]">My newsletter is somewhat gloomy, so, what&#39;s made you feel good this week?</a></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div style="background-color: #f0f0f0;padding:20px;margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-radius: 5px;border:2px dashed #000;">Note:  <b>05-06-23 @ 9:04pm</b><div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;"><img loading="lazy" style="" class="emoteZ" src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/e21/right.png" alt="*Right*" title="Right" border=0  width=15 height=15> &nbsp; <font class="size4" style="">"Note: <a   rel="mllightbox" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/profile/note_id/917942"  target="_top">View this Note</a>"</font></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#11941:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11941-Place-Names.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever looked at a river, mountain, city, road, country, building, or whatever, and wondered how it got its name?

Some are obvious, certainly. Long Island is a long island. The Equator runs ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Fantasy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11941-Place-Names.html"  target="_blank" ><img loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" height=12 width=12 border=0></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF', '100274184');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF', '100274184'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: cathartes02
Member Since: September 11th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Robert Waltz</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'cathartes02', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'September 11, 2004', '', 'vulture', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/fantasy-3.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11941-Place-Names.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever looked at a river, mountain, city, road, country, building, or whatever, and wondered how it got its name?

Some are obvious, certainly. Long Island is a long island. The Equator runs ...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Place Names</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11941-Place-Names.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever looked at a river, mountain, city, road, country, building, or whatever, and wondered how it got its name?

Some are obvious, certainly. Long Island is a long island. The Equator runs ...

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