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 Mountaineering   

  Let&#39;s climb that hill!  Wait, let&#39;s climb that bigger hill!  

Sounds a lot like writing, doesn&#39;t it?  Mountaineering or humans on mountaintops have been around si...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11359-Mountaineering.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" 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 alt="Open in new Window."></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, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: legerdemain
Member Since: January 14th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Leger~SoGrateful</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'legerdemain', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 14, 2004', '', 'turkey', '70', 'Senior 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-70.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></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/action_adventure-4.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11359-Mountaineering.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Mountaineering   

  Let&#39;s climb that hill!  Wait, let&#39;s climb that bigger hill!  

Sounds a lot like writing, doesn&#39;t it?  Mountaineering or humans on mountaintops have been around si...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Mountaineering</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/11359-Mountaineering.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Mountaineering   

  Let&#39;s climb that hill!  Wait, let&#39;s climb that bigger hill!  

Sounds a lot like writing, doesn&#39;t it?  Mountaineering or humans on mountaintops have been around si...

 [Click To Read More]">Climb that mountain...write that story.</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/11359-Mountaineering.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Mountaineering   

  Let&#39;s climb that hill!  Wait, let&#39;s climb that bigger hill!  

Sounds a lot like writing, doesn&#39;t it?  Mountaineering or humans on mountaintops have been around si...

 [Click To Read More]">Do you enjoy researching for your writing?</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>05-11-22 @ 12:10pm</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/841158"  target="_top">View this Note</a>"<script><!-- 

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 Hello folks! Welcome to another edition of the Comedy Newsletter, with yours truly, WebWitch.

Most of us I hazard to guess are quite connected to our cell phones. In fact, over the years they seem ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11349-Phone-Phun.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" 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 alt="Open in new Window."></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, 'webwitch', '', '', 'cornucopia', '60', '', 'OFF', '100530529', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'webwitch', '', '', 'cornucopia', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'webwitch', '', '', 'cornucopia', '60', '', 'OFF', '100530529', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: webwitch
Member Since: July 12th, 2007
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >WebWiԎch is Thankful</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/webwitch','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/webwitch" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'webwitch', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'July 12, 2007', '', 'cornucopia', '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 alt="Author Icon"></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-23.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11349-Phone-Phun.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Hello folks! Welcome to another edition of the Comedy Newsletter, with yours truly, WebWitch.

Most of us I hazard to guess are quite connected to our cell phones. In fact, over the years they seem ...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Phone &#34;Phun&#34;</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/11349-Phone-Phun.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Hello folks! Welcome to another edition of the Comedy Newsletter, with yours truly, WebWitch.

Most of us I hazard to guess are quite connected to our cell phones. In fact, over the years they seem ...

 [Click To Read More]">I tried to make a phone call!</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/11349-Phone-Phun.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Hello folks! Welcome to another edition of the Comedy Newsletter, with yours truly, WebWitch.

Most of us I hazard to guess are quite connected to our cell phones. In fact, over the years they seem ...

 [Click To Read More]">Have you ever had a humorous experience at the customer service desk at a Verizon, or any other phone service store when your phone went berserk?  </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>05-17-22 @ 12:10pm</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/841164"  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>#11358:</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/11358-I-Need-Help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I Need Help!   

Sometimes life likes to throw us a curveball.  It happens.  And sometimes people are unhappy because your contest or activity didn&#39;t go off as planned.  Well, let&#39;s plan!

...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11358-I-Need-Help.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" 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 alt="Open in new Window."></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, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'turkey', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: legerdemain
Member Since: January 14th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Leger~SoGrateful</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'legerdemain', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 14, 2004', '', 'turkey', '70', 'Senior 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-70.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></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-25.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11358-I-Need-Help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I Need Help!   

Sometimes life likes to throw us a curveball.  It happens.  And sometimes people are unhappy because your contest or activity didn&#39;t go off as planned.  Well, let&#39;s plan!

...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">I Need Help!</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/11358-I-Need-Help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I Need Help!   

Sometimes life likes to throw us a curveball.  It happens.  And sometimes people are unhappy because your contest or activity didn&#39;t go off as planned.  Well, let&#39;s plan!

...

 [Click To Read More]">A newsletter about using a group to help run your contest or activity.</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/11358-I-Need-Help.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I Need Help!   

Sometimes life likes to throw us a curveball.  It happens.  And sometimes people are unhappy because your contest or activity didn&#39;t go off as planned.  Well, let&#39;s plan!

...

 [Click To Read More]">What unique ideas do you have for a Group item?</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>05-15-22 @ 8:50pm</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/841168"  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>#11352:</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/11352-Magical-May.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 May is the month of Maia, who was the Greek goddess of fertility. Lily of the Valley or Convallaria majalis, one of the most beautiful flowers anywhere, is the flower of May. This beautiful and fragra...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Fantasy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11352-Magical-May.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" 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 alt="Open in new Window."></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, 'nfdarbe', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON', '100138826', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON', '100138826', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: nfdarbe
Member Since: October 31st, 2002
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Prosperous Snow celebrating</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/nfdarbe','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/nfdarbe" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Yesterday', 'Yesterday', 'October 31, 2002', '', '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 alt="Author Icon"></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-29.jpg"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/11352-Magical-May.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 May is the month of Maia, who was the Greek goddess of fertility. Lily of the Valley or Convallaria majalis, one of the most beautiful flowers anywhere, is the flower of May. This beautiful and fragra...

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