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There was a bully by the name of Gary. He was the good old fashioned type who tried to intimidate anyone who would show any weakness. I met him in grade school. He was about twelve years old as was I. One day he was pitching softball in gym class. He made a slow pitch game into his own fast pitch game and started throwing balls at everyone's heads who came up to bat. He had a lot of kids scared to death.  He threw punches to our stomachs and heads. I was sick to my stomach with fear and he didn't even have me as a primary target.. No one hit back. He was like a blond haired, skinny monster who kept getting scarier and scarier as the school year went on. The day of reckoning did  come for Gary. He decided to challenge a really tough kid who was not a total bully but  a sometime bully who was a savage fighter. Gary told everyone he was not afraid of Jerry and wanted to meet him at the park to have a fight. The day of the fight came and it seemed that about 200 kids ...

My first day of school which was about about 60 years ago. I remember crying and screaming as my mother dropped me off at kindergarten. I walked toward the entrance timidly when she left me at the entrance with a bunch of other kids who were also just starting school. A boy named Larry walked up to me and said "hi". I'm Larry. I said hi back. He then asked me "have you ever been kicked in the balls"? I said "no". He then kicked me right in my 5 year old nuts. I started to cry hysterically from the pain and the shame. I used to see Larry each day and avoided him for the entire 8 years I was in grade school. I tried to get out of going back to school the next day. by telling my mom I was scared of Larry. She said "don't worry honey, just stay away from bad boys like that".  Larry wasn't even one of the cool kids or tough kids I later discovered.. He was just a kid who felt like he could get away with bullying me and he was right. ...

I started to write down the names of all the people who have bullied me, both physically and psychologically, in my life and I realize that I could write forever about those experiences. It all started when I was a very little boy. I was afraid to fight back when I was harassed and soon everyone had my number. Even though I was popular and a good athlete bullies would find me and pick up on my vulnerability. So, eventually at school, in the playground, at a party or the movies, anywhere at all, a bully would test me and see that I would not stand up for myself. So, besides the shame and disgrace I felt then I would have to constantly be fearful of being around that guy. Hyper vigilance and constant anxiety became the cornerstones of my existence. I am now 65 years old and things have not changed except the ages of the people who test me to see if I will become their victim. I can still be easily intimidated if a bully knows what to say or do to get in my head. I have used so much...

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I live in a convertible studio on the top floor of a high rise in Chicago. I treasure my quiet, insulated space because I get freaked out so easily by noise, barking dogs, or any other disturbance that upsets my tranquility. It is all from my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that causes me to interpret any intrusion as a threat to my peace of mind. Therefore, if a neighbor made noise by playing loud music or walking loudly on the floor above I would always be listening for the noise. I would feel I had to confront that person about the problem that I perceived. If it turned out to be a kind, friendly person who apologized I would no longer care about the noise. If it was a neighbor who acted angry or indifferent towards my complaint then the problem would only bother me more. This aspect of my OCD has led to endless anxiety and many confrontations with people. The problem is really not about the "noise". It is about me feeling victimized or bullied, my lifelong obsession. ...

                                               Bullied Int. David’s house-Day Tree lined middle class street-first floor of 3 story building. 5 little boys about 12 years old are outside David’s window yelling at him to come outside. David goes to window. Alan-C’mon out David. David-I don’t want to yet. Alan-We’re not gonna hurt you. David-That’s ok. Alan-We want you to play ball with us. David-I’m going somewhere with my brother Jerry. Int. Davids apt-continued Jerry-What’s going on David? David-Nothing Jer. Jerry-Those boys bothering you again? I heard them yelling. Jerry, David’s older brother is 18 and a known tough guy and a popular, respected athlete throughout the neighborhood. David idolizes him. He loves and prote...

                                                                                              Tips for Holiday Shopping Try to pay cash anytime you can. It's too easy to use credit cards which cause many people to over spend.  Set a budget and don't exceed it. That way the last ones you buy gifts for don't get cheated. If you are paying with credit cards take a minute to determine the cards with the least expensive interest rates. Get the easiest gifts purchased first. The less to think about the better. Make lists of e...

I  recently got hooked on a morning radio talk show which airs on WGN-AM radio in Chicago from 9 am to noon Monday through Friday. The hosts are Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder. It's called "Bill and Wendy" I got curious about Snyder because she is so sarcastic yet comfortable with Bill Leff. Snyder started her career in Northbrook, Il in 1985 on a Christian radio station. She the scoured a publication called "Radio and Records" and landed a position in Peoria, Il. After that stint she came back to Chicago and got a position at WLUP-FM that started at 4 AM on Sundays. She was successful and in 1992 she was teamed up with Kevin Matthews. Then, in 1993 Wendy was paired up with Garry Meyer when he and Steve Dahl split up. In 1994 she started to host shows with several funny men one of whom was Bill Leff. They became popular and developed a following.They were together until 1999. After a 14 year separation  Bill and Wendy were reunited on WGN-AM in 2013.  I got ...

I recently ate dinner with a friend at Brazzaz  Brazilian Steakhouse. I had purchased a Groupon for $25.00 providing $50.00 of food. Unfortunately, I printed out the receipt instead of the actual coupon. When it came time to pay the bill the people at Brazzaz could not accept the receipt. They said I needed the actual coupon. So, I was stuck. Two people on the staff, Carlos and Samra were amazingly sympathetic. They tried to print the coupon and tried to figure out whatever else anyone could think of . No luck. Finally, my friend made a plea to these two concerned people to give us a break and just give us a reduction on the bill. They did!! Just because they cared. So, hats off to you Brazzaz at 539 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago, Il. # 312-595-9000 email info@brazzaz.com You have wonderful employees especially the two who went above and beyond the call of duty to relieve our stress. We will be back for more of your wonderful food that I could not get enough of.  I must have...

George Clooney made hi acting debut in 1978. he made his mark on ER, the popular TV series that ran from 1994 to 1999. He has had leading roles in films such as Batman and Robin, Out of Sight, and also had the lead role in Three Kings, a movie about the Gulf War. He won an Academy Award for producing the film Argo in 2013.. In 200 5the very handsome Clooney was ranked by TV guide as one of the "sexiest stars of all time." He is a big time liberal and one of the great ladies men of all time. Despite the countless romances he has been involved in his sexual orientation has still been questioned..

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Pete Cashmore is the young founder  and CEO of the fabulously successful blog Mashable. He is just a baby born in 1985 and is only in his thirties He started Mashable in Aberdeen, Scotland as a one man blog in 2005 on Word Press and he now employs over 60 people. He travels between Scotland and the U.S. He has a presumed net worth of 95 million dollars. He has no private investors and makes money through the sales of display advertising. The site covers everything from social media, to technology, to celebrities to you name it. Yet, Cashmore has tweeted he is bored! Poor guy. Supposedly, CNN was interested in buying Mashable for 200 million dollars. Mashable attracts 22 million viewers each month and it is one of the premier social networking sites in the world. Cashmore has a live in girlfriend Lisa Bettany who is a photographer. All that from a single 19 year old guy with an idea. So boring!!

Barbra Streisand was born April 24, 1942 in New York. She has done well to say the least going from a singer in Gay clubs to a world famous singer who has sold more then 145 million records and over 70 million albums. She got here start with the help of her boyfriend by singing in Greenwich Village at The Lion in the early 1970,s. She is famously self absorbed once getting into an angry exchange with deceased  interviewer Mike Wallace about being such an egocentric. She has had a lot of boyfriends and 2 husbands. One boyfriend, her ex-hairdresser Jon Peters, made her the godmother of his 2 children. she helped make him rich. She married actor James Brolin in 1998 and they are still married for better or worse. She has raised 22 million for her women's cardiovascular center personally contributing 10 million dollars. She has also been very active politically getting behind Bill Clinton and providing her fundraising ability and money to help him to get elected. She has that fam...

Here's some good information about a Home Depot store located at 2655 N. Halsted in Chicago.This is not a paid plug but comes from the bottom of my heart.  I went to this store on December 2, 2013 just as they had closed. I walked up 3 flights of stairs because the elevators were off. I was determined to buy a kitchen fire extinguisher. The lights were being shut off as I yelled to a man who looked like a manager.  I told him I had to buy the extinguisher and and asked if he would  help me? He smiled, walked me over to the fire extinguishers, put the one I was looking for in my hand, and had a cashier open her register and check me out. He then got the elevator working so I would not have to walk back down the steps. Now, mind you, I'm am not sickly or handicapped. I don't look like a guy who needs any special treatment. He was just a good employee and a good human being.. I just called the store and spoke to Erin who gave me the name of Joe who  was the man wh...

Katy Perry had more then 48 million followers on Twitter as of December 2013. Pretty good.