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shannariley
Shanna Riley 
http://skatoolaki.com/
United States, LA, Baton Rouge
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Teens and Plastic Surgery

This morning, I read a disturbing article at ABC News that stated teens-those under 18 years of age-were getting plastic surgery at an alarming rate these days. In fact, that the number of teens...

Essays|  Updated:10-11-08
Words:952|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

A Logophilia's Opus

I love to read - I grew up in a house full of books reared by...

Prose|  Updated:10-11-08
Words:866|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

You'll Put Your Eye Out (And Then You Can Sue)

When the pain-wrought screams of 52 year-old Los Angeles traffic cop...

Blogs|  Updated:10-11-08
Words:369|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

Lighter Skin Gets the Guy

One of my favorite things to do when I have time to kill is...

Essays|  Updated:10-11-08
Words:459|  Comments:1|  Status:Public

Hurricanes and Cemeteries
Though we are all aware of the disastrous effects hurricanes cause persons and property, not a great...
Blogs|  Updated:10-11-08
Words:849|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

Before P.C.
Doing some genealogical research on my family lately, I came upon my great-grandfather's sisters, Mildred, Hazel, and Salonie. They were all alive when I was young and I remember each of them fairly...
Blogs|  Updated:26-11-07
Words:400|  Comments:2|  Status:Public

A Story Behind Every Marker
Stumbling upon the markers of two family members this past weekend was a fruitful and exciting find. Yet it also brings to bear my “story behind every marker” concept. The graves of James Doherty...
Essays|  Updated:02-11-07
Words:675|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

Embalming - To Be or Not To Be?
Embalming a body for transient preservation is an archaic practice that can be traced back to the...
Essays|  Updated:02-11-07
Words:568|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

Secrets of New Orleans Burials
Growing up in southern Louisiana, I never thought to question our traditions of above-ground burial...
Essays|  Updated:02-11-07
Words:571|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

To The Whore In The Four Door Jeep
The days of common courtesy and earning your own way are long dead. Instead, we're stuck with a burgeoning new generation that contains a frightening large majority of whiny, useless, spoon-fed, punks...
Blogs|  Updated:02-11-07
Words:929|  Comments:2|  Status:Public

First Love
Innocent, new love...
Poetry|  Updated:26-10-07
Words:52|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

Sitting Alone
No one calls...
Poetry|  Updated:14-02-07
Words:96|  Comments:7|  Status:Public

Negative Remembrances
I no longer remember...
Poetry|  Updated:14-02-07
Words:50|  Comments:7|  Status:Public

Does This Make Me Look Fat?
It's a well-known ritual in households across America. Woman has gone through half of her closet,...
Essays|  Updated:14-02-07
Words:544|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Perfection Perception

The problem with perceived "perfection" - and the pains one goes...

Essays|  Updated:14-02-07
Words:358|  Comments:0|  Status:Public

Founding Fathers - Christian or Not?

Founding Fathers - Christian or Not?
Was the American Government Based on Christian Principles?

Foreword:
I was unsettled...

Essays|  Updated:14-02-07
Words:5266|  Comments:2|  Status:Public

Mouthpiece for the Masses
Maybe I am meant...
Poetry|  Updated:14-02-07
Words:48|  Comments:1|  Status:Public

Mom, You May Have Been Right After All
In some of my random web-surfings, I came across the story of a teenage boy - Jonathan Capewell -...
Blogs|  Updated:13-02-07
Words:413|  Comments:1|  Status:Public

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