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by KB.
Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:08 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Checking in on old friends and some shameless self-promotion
Replies: 4
Views: 9476

Checking in on old friends and some shameless self-promotion

Thank you, Mr. Mawr! I stop by for a peek no wand again. It's good to see you're still around.
by KB.
Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:36 am
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Checking in on old friends and some shameless self-promotion
Replies: 4
Views: 9476

Checking in on old friends and some shameless self-promotion

<t>Long time no post! I hope everyone is doing well. Last year I had a story published in the first edition of Jitter Press and I started this year off by putting the same shirt story up for sale via Amazon Kindle Publishing. I've sold a few copies so far but what I'm asking for here is for some fol...
by KB.
Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:33 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: New stories from an old member.
Replies: 5
Views: 4951

New stories from an old member.

Bryn, I'm splendid. How about yourself? AFTR, I'm happy you enjoyed the story. There are some new ones up.
by KB.
Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:21 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: New stories from an old member.
Replies: 5
Views: 4951

New stories from an old member.

<t>I'm not going to copy paste them but I'll send a link to a blog I've been keeping. There is no real particular order to read them in but it'll make more sense if you start at the beginning.<br/> <br/> Advice From a Reformed Vagabond<br/> <br/> As always comments are welcome and appreciated. I hop...
by KB.
Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Caffeinated Milkshakes.
Replies: 0
Views: 847

Caffeinated Milkshakes.

<t>Red lips combined with earthy black coffee. The cup was marked by her indulgence and it wore the mark like a badge of newness. It was a price tag. She raised the cup to her lips, it looked heavy and it was colorful. The lines of color on the cup matched various things in the room and on her. Noth...
by KB.
Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:31 am
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: As She Winked.
Replies: 2
Views: 793

As She Winked.

<t>That was fiction when I wrote it but was truth soon after. Thank you for the compliments and kind words. I'll get back to you on your PM; it is 430 am here and I have been out with an amazing, glorious even, woman who deserves to have stories written about her. I'm tired and I smell like sin. It'...
by KB.
Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:42 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: As She Winked.
Replies: 2
Views: 793

As She Winked.

<t>He sat listening to the slow beat of a fast Blues song. All around him people were puffing on cigarettes like they were former or current Alcoholics Anonymous members. His cigarette was burning slowly down to his fingers and he was drunk; inebriated by the sight of lips as red as the sweetest win...
by KB.
Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:04 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: The Walk
Replies: 8
Views: 1075

The Walk

Oh, Koan, you wonderful woman. Don't fret, there is almost always someone that gets me, sometimes for a long time sometimes for just a few moments. The above story was not a work of fiction.
by KB.
Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:37 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: The Walk
Replies: 8
Views: 1075

The Walk

The name was invoked and I showed up.
by KB.
Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:24 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: The Walk
Replies: 8
Views: 1075

The Walk

Where was I mentioned?! I missed some commas and the structure was a little clunky but it's been awhile so I figured I throw something into the mix.
by KB.
Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:25 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: The Walk
Replies: 8
Views: 1075

The Walk

<t>As she walked away he couldn’t stop watching. Her walk was ethereal. It reminded him of being on some dark and lonely country back road with an old friend and catching a glimpse of a falling star through a dusty windshield. It was hope packaged in blue jeans and sitting on the top of heels. Not e...
by KB.
Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:04 am
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Old grizzled Mainers who don't trust outsiders.
Replies: 1
Views: 1036

Old grizzled Mainers who don't trust outsiders.

<t>I know I've been remiss and neglected to post a few stories here and there. I think the last one I posted was before I left to go to Montana, or maybe it was the one below this one. I don't know to be honest. But here is a new one. <br/> <br/> It is four minutes until four, in the morning, and my...
by KB.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:58 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?
Replies: 10
Views: 1136

Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?

weeder;1354794 wrote: I remember you...............Do you remember me??


Of course I do Weeder! Tell me what has been going on. I'm about to go to sleep but I'll check in when I wake up.
by KB.
Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:45 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?
Replies: 10
Views: 1136

Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?

I wrote a few stories here and there.
by KB.
Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?
Replies: 10
Views: 1136

Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?

Me is Maine. I'm jealous of the Romans one though but that is for a few years in the future.
by KB.
Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:31 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?
Replies: 10
Views: 1136

Hi! Does anyone that remembers me live in the Bath, ME area?

Subject says it all, and hello peoples. How ya been? Miss you guys.
by KB.
Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:14 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?
Replies: 7
Views: 1848

Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?

<t>Yea, my diabetes is actually under great control. My doctor told me I was in the best shape he had ever seen me in and he has known me for 20 plus years. Of course I had just spent 5 months hiking and climbing mountains so it figures I would be in better shape. The neuropathy is just something th...
by KB.
Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:50 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?
Replies: 7
Views: 1848

Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?

Decent. I've had some health issues the past year and a half after returning from Montana back to Tennessee. Diabetic neuropathy to be exact. That has slowed me down and I haven't really been more than 40 miles from home since October of '09. I'm restless to say the least.
by KB.
Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?
Replies: 7
Views: 1848

Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?

Good looking out Bryn. Thank you.
by KB.
Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:55 am
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Prudence can kiss my ass.
Replies: 5
Views: 995

Prudence can kiss my ass.

It wasn't that one but I read some of it in MT. One of the guys I worked with was reading it. I don't remember the name of the book I read so long ago.
by KB.
Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:53 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Prudence can kiss my ass.
Replies: 5
Views: 995

Prudence can kiss my ass.

<t>I've never been anywhere on the east coast. its in the plans for the near future and so is some of the Appalachian Trail. I read a book by a guy who walked the enitre trail, a technical guide with some stories thrown in, when I was 14 or 15 and have wanted to walk it ever since then. Huge underta...
by KB.
Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:29 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: TheRob
Replies: 4
Views: 466

TheRob

<t>Patsy Warnick;1246145 wrote: KB<br/> <br/> You've had beautiful weather in Seattle - my home town...<br/> <br/> Beautiful Pic from MT..<br/> <br/> Where's Mt. Rainier..?? looking forward to those shots..<br/> <br/> Good to see ya here on FG<br/> <br/> Patsy<br/> <br/> <br/> The weather was gorgeo...
by KB.
Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:43 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: TheRob
Replies: 4
Views: 466

TheRob

Here is a link to my Photobucket account. On the left are a couple thousand pictures I took in MT with more to come.

Pictures by kb3427 - Photobucket
by KB.
Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:54 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Prudence can kiss my ass.
Replies: 5
Views: 995

Prudence can kiss my ass.

<t>9/14/09<br/> <br/> “You ever wish you’d settled down? You ever still want to settle down?” “The only time I wish I had or still do entertain the idea is when I stop to think that very soon I’m going to pass a point of no return. I’m going to pass that point where I’ll have managed t...
by KB.
Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:40 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: TheRob
Replies: 4
Views: 466

TheRob

<t>I'm going to be going through your neck of the woods before long. I just left MT and am in Seattle now. I'll be driving down PCH to Big Sur before I head east. <br/> <br/> Here is a picture of my backyard for the last 4.5 months. Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National park, MT.<br/> <br/> Attache...
by KB.
Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:08 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Banks Get Bailouts And We Go To Jail
Replies: 10
Views: 1254

Banks Get Bailouts And We Go To Jail

<t>Child support. Now before anyone decides to verbally assault me I am not for a man or woman not paying their child support but two of the things that are done to people who don't pay it are being imprisoned and losing your drivers license. Both of which make it real damn hard to hold a steady job...
by KB.
Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:08 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Going to the sun.
Replies: 3
Views: 1099

Going to the sun.

<t>“The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.”<br/> <br/> ~Teddy Roosevelt <br/> <br/> “I think I’m about ready to get out of here again.” “It’s about time. I figured I’d been hearing that six or seven months ago.” “I just got to go.” “I know; itâ...
by KB.
Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:18 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Two more articles.
Replies: 5
Views: 641

Two more articles.

Nomad;1152101 wrote: Yea I mean its blatant stupidity. They drug test.

Hank Aarons record still stands.


Do you remember Howe? Do you remember his freakin left arm? What a waste.
by KB.
Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Two more articles.
Replies: 5
Views: 641

Two more articles.

I agree 100%
by KB.
Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:50 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Two more articles.
Replies: 5
Views: 641

Two more articles.

<t>Short and sweet, the both of them, at least by my standards. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> MLB Baseball: Will They Ever Make the Hall of Fame? - Associated Content<br/> <br/> The Lost Art of Letter Writing: Written Communication - Associated Content<br/> <br/> Click em, email em to friends, comment, et...
by KB.
Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:31 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: New Tech Article
Replies: 11
Views: 1689

New Tech Article

<r>dubs;1117159 wrote: That's a good idea KB, I might chip in with a few if I can remember them..<E>:D</E><br/> <br/> <br/> I'll probably do it a little later. I'll let this article get a week of views then link it into the new one about the subscription services. I'm probably going to do another te...
by KB.
Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:30 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: New Tech Article
Replies: 11
Views: 1689

New Tech Article

<t>dubs;1117142 wrote: I use Lastfm for my music Chezzter. The Gadget Show did a review of it and reckon it's better and easier to use than itunes<br/> <br/> Last.fm - Discover new music with free internet radio and the largest music catalogue online<br/> <br/> <br/> I used Amazon to download an old...
by KB.
Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:24 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: New Tech Article
Replies: 11
Views: 1689

New Tech Article

<t>Chezzie;1116864 wrote: I have them on cd but it was getting them on the iPod. Itunes sorts them into categories and does fancy things with them. I just wondered if you used anything like that. Have you been to IMEEM - what's on your playlist? Quite a good site I joined.<br/> <br/> <br/> Haven't b...
by KB.
Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:18 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: New Tech Article
Replies: 11
Views: 1689

New Tech Article

<r>jimbo;1116848 wrote: i showed er .....er .... er ......friend that did not know much about high tech stuff <EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:thinking:</EMOJI><EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:thinking:</EMOJI><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> and i'd like to thank you for your thread ..... i mean on his beha...
by KB.
Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:03 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: New Tech Article
Replies: 11
Views: 1689

New Tech Article

<t>Chezzie;1116606 wrote: Thanks KB, Very informative...<br/> <br/> My kids had the iPod Nano Chromatics for xmas. I using Itunes to store the music on my pc and for d/loading onto the iPods, just wondering what you use?<br/> <br/> <br/> I pretty much just stored all of my old cds on my hard drive a...
by KB.
Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: New Tech Article
Replies: 11
Views: 1689

New Tech Article

Pass it around to your friends.

Buying an MP3 Player - Associated Content

Thanks as always,

KB
by KB.
Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:23 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Requests
Replies: 5
Views: 1412

Requests

True, I could do that as a start and see what kind of views it gets before continuing.
by KB.
Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:18 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Requests
Replies: 5
Views: 1412

Requests

Kindle;1109818 wrote: How about understanding diabetes.


Actually working on that one but filtering 23 years of first hand experience down to 500-1,000 words is proving very hard for my long winded ass. I might do a series.
by KB.
Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Requests
Replies: 5
Views: 1412

Requests

<t>In an attempt to build a "portfolio" I have been writing articles for an online e-zine of sorts. The website is called Associated Content. <br/> <br/> Kevin Blankenship's Content Producer Page - Associated Content<br/> <br/> So far I have had three published (Blu-Ray review, Book review, and an a...
by KB.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:03 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Another article.
Replies: 1
Views: 4455

Another article.

Three Books Every Man Should Read - Associated Content

Remember to share with folks through email and other forums. Thanks.
by KB.
Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Metaphors, ugly socks, walking in the snow, and how to be frustratingly lovely.
Replies: 1
Views: 4456

Metaphors, ugly socks, walking in the snow, and how to be frustratingly lovely.

<t>“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.”<br/> <br/> ~James Earl Jones<br/> <br/> So today someone told me that all they know of me is from the stories I write. They called them brilliant. Then they said it made them think I am either a genius or ...
by KB.
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:20 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: I blame Jack Kerouac
Replies: 3
Views: 1146

I blame Jack Kerouac

<t>My life can be summed up by a piece of cheap leather. Nothing fits me anymore. My belt included. I stand up and my pants are falling off of me, with my belt on, and then I loosen my belt and attempt to make it a little tighter. But it won’t go any tighter; there are more holes there, in the bel...
by KB.
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:17 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?
Replies: 7
Views: 1848

Chess Pie, Guitar Hero, and ah who cares?

<t>I am a little eccentric; well if I had any money I would be a little eccentric, but since I'm broke I guess I'm just crazy.<br/> <br/> It is 2:30 in the morning I have been up for 18 hours, I just got finished making some Chess pie squares which have 25 minutes left to cook, I drove 40 miles roun...
by KB.
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:14 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Kahlil Gibran
Replies: 8
Views: 3118

Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran is one of my favorites. He has been since I was five or so and found his books in an old trunk of my dads.
by KB.
Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:31 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Where did the old photo thread go?
Replies: 8
Views: 716

Where did the old photo thread go?

by KB.
Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:31 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Where did the old photo thread go?
Replies: 8
Views: 716

Where did the old photo thread go?

<t>I'm not getting any younger and my eyesight isn't getting any better. Neither is my grammar but I don't consider a double negative to be a bad thing. <br/> <br/> Here is a picture to show a few of my old friends what I've been up to lately. <br/> <br/> As per proper etiquette I will post it in a ...
by KB.
Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:50 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Best Blu-Ray movies of 2008.
Replies: 9
Views: 852

Best Blu-Ray movies of 2008.

Wow; thanks for the diligence. I moved up a level from the page views. 240 or so from yesterday. I appreciate the support. I'll try and get a couple more articles done this weekend. Probably a movie review and maybe a gumbo recipe. I'm a veritable renaissance man.
by KB.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:35 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Best Blu-Ray movies of 2008.
Replies: 9
Views: 852

Best Blu-Ray movies of 2008.

<t>Odie;1078299 wrote: my son has the Godfather in blue-ray, stunning!<br/> <br/> We have Hancock, Kill Bill 1 & 2, and a few more.<br/> <br/> <br/> Big Fish is one I left off the list that I should have put on there. Amazing movie and beautiful in Blu-Ray. 300 is just spectacular and Twister, i...
by KB.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:48 pm
Forum: Health Wellness
Topic: Diabetes during the holidays.
Replies: 10
Views: 1720

Diabetes during the holidays.

Odie;1078289 wrote: Spenda tastes good in baking!


If you are making the cake w/o sugar due to diabetes then don't use Splenda. It has the same basic effect on the body of a diabetic as sugar does. When Diet Mt. Dew switched to splenda it broke my heart and nearly killed me.
by KB.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: Health Wellness
Topic: Diabetes during the holidays.
Replies: 10
Views: 1720

Diabetes during the holidays.

I love yall. I might even put a picture or two up later somewhere around here. So you can see what I've been up to lately.

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