Every  British person that he knew complained about the  weather back home. Most of the year was cold, wet, and gray. He couldn't know for sure, since he had never been there, and had not even bothered to ever verify this account by checking the weather of that small island....

On a  Tuesday afternoon, Ray walked the sidewalk west under the  overcast sky. It looked like it would  rain soon, but this didn't deter people from being out and about. Or maybe that was why there was no shortage of people on the street? Because they were trying to arrive...

I had saved a hundred dollars for the final weekend of September . The plan was to buy a  quarter ounce for around 70 and then a  30 pack for a little over 20. The little extra left over was just a buffer. Some  liquor stores charged you more for ...

When it comes to learning something, it's the permission to do so that's primary at the beginning.

Without it nobody gets started. Why do you think so many local meetups for Ruby on Rails or Javascript exist? Is it because the organizers are such talented gurus who can offer insights that...

Always, all that is required is a  desire .
For if you have that, then everything else becomes secondary.

pain ,  fear ,  ostracism , they all become necessary but bareable payments for the only thing that's real.

80 years if you're lucky. 100 if you're blessed.
At the end you'll be dying...

Walk steady in life
for one day you will no longer be able.

Some will see it coming for years
while others will fall within a breath .

Notice the breath you have just taken. Remember it.
Now think of the next you are about to take.

Since you were born you have taken breaths
regularly....

Only the  international students were around on this  cold , wet day, when late in the evening a sharp hunger abruptly hit. I had been so exhausted from finals week that my fridge had nothing but old  condiments .

I had nothing on my schedule. So i put on my coat...

As he walked up the stairwell to the office, it felt eerie. Something had happened.

When he opened the unlocked door he already knew Vickey wouldn't be there.

He went in prepared, fist clenched. He would have to keep the intruder at arms distance in case they had a  knife .

Greco tiptoed...

When he saw the photo of the Un-Named man he felt a deep fear. The kind of feeling you only had once you were a  father . Because you didn't fear for things like that yourself. You only feared it for your loved ones. The  vulnerable people that you would...

police officer Dan Anderson sat in the employee lounge listening to the ceiling fan turn overhead. His break was technically up five minutes ago, but he knew that it wouldn't matter if he sat there for another extra five.

He enjoyed this part of the day. Sitting there, not thinking about...