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MARCH 2010

 
Left Singing
Written by John Bostock
Here's The Deal
Written by Shannon Braden
John BostockAs I have now discovered that there is a law suit filed against the city on the smoking ban issue, I will leave that subject alone (hooray! I hear you shout). All I will say on the subject now is that, as I believe in freedom, I will be voting for candidates that wish to overturn the ban in the upcoming elections and hope that Danny Weber becomes mayor (he was one of only two that voted against it).

Shannon BradenMy son got Girl Scout cookies for Christmas... Six boxes of them: three Thin Mints (his very favorite) and three Samoas – the only other kind he cares anything about at all. And, mind you, these did not come from the depths of someone’s freezer in late December

2009; they were freshly purchased after Thanksgiving from an honest-to-goodness Girl Scout.

I Do Not Like This Council Sham
Written by Lyssa Graham
The Benchwarmer
Written by John Williams

Every so often, the citizens of Galveston get a chance to make a difference in the way the city is run. We call these great times “elections,” and on the island, your vote really does matter. That’s because only 2730 of us voted in the last Council and Mayoral election.

In District 1, the winner was decided by a whopping...

You have got to be kidding me; I cannot believe it happened again. If someone would have told me that this would happen a second time, I would have bet my whole paycheck, which is not very much, that no one would be that stupid again. And I would have lost that measly paycheck, because it did happen again. I know you have probably heard all about it, but let me refresh your memory
 
On The Trail of the Elderly
Written By Marsha Mellow
That Cold Water Feeling
Written By K-Hop

“If I had observed all the rules I never would have gotten anywhere.” I discovered this Marilyn Monroe philosophy while shopping at my favorite accessory shop, La Dolce Vita by Lauren. There it was the cutest charm framing a picture of the Goddess and that quote. For the entire day I could not get it out of my head. Then a fire in me began to burn, I was going to live like MM. Of course I am not going down the road of the not so happy ending where my death is made to look like a suicide, by a government official that could not stay loyal to...

I can’t really put my finger on it, but it’s there. You know the feeling that requires more than one factor to make you feel a certain way?

The culmination of several different emotions hitting you at once and making your soul smile is the best I can describe it.

When you’re surfing, this feeling hits a lot. Whether it’s pulling up to the beach with a couple friends, jumping out of the truck in excitement and throwing your wetsuit on as fast as possible; or simply walking down the beach, board in hand and wading out into the surf.

 
   
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