George Shirk sits in his office at the Mammoth Times on a Saturday afternoon‚ with his dog‚ Fido‚ who writes his own weekly column for the paper‚ curled up underneath the desk. Early December is the quiet time between the Thanksgiving and Christmas rushes at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area‚ and Shirk‚ a 60-year-old news veteran with a sandy smoker’s voice‚ has kindly agreed to give me an armchair tour of his adopted hometown. Mammoth Lakes is perched in the Eastern Sierra‚ a half-day’s walk from some
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Memoir My love for computers has been with me for as long as I can remember. The passion started with my father giving me a flash drive. It was a 1GB flash drive‚ and I would carry it everywhere‚ and put everything on it. Because I could not carry my computer with me to school‚ but could carry my flash drive‚ I sought ways to make a portable operating system that could be as portable as me. That’s is where Ubuntu came in. Ubuntu is a free community-driven operating system coded in Linux. It is
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Soaring down the highway‚ I began to hear a ringing noise. My mother answered the phone to my grandmother crying hysterically that my grandfather was in the hospital. Stunned by the news‚ she frantically turned the car around and drove straight to the hospital. We walked into the melancholy yet high paced emergency room to discover my grandfather hooked up to an array of strange machines. I was petrified of why he suddenly became so sick‚ but also intrigued by the ill patients the doctors continued
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I knew stealing was bad. I knew that if you stole you would get sent to this lonely and scary place where you don’t get good food and you have to stay behind cold bars‚ where you have to use the bathroom in front of other strangers because you are not allowed to leave your area. I only heard stories about this horrifying place. My mom always told me stories and reasons why not to steal or commit any other sin. To be honest I thought this was a fable I had never seen this place and I know many people
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Oh‚ I remember that trip! Chloe had gotten drenched because her younger brother had emptied a bucket of ocean water on her‚ while we were tanning at the beach. I reminisce while looking through the old pictures of me and Chloe. These photos are like snapshots of the most amazing times of my life. I can’t stand the thought of losing her so I decide to go see her while she is at rehearsals for the play that she is directing. I reach 2 hours before the play is scheduled to start‚ so I can get the chance
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I am the mentor to Krystal Lamphier. I don’t know if this should be brought up to you‚ the freshmen teachers‚ or Mrs. Webber‚ I figured I would just email you and get guidance. Near the beginning of the year she told me that she has dyslexia and is worried of not being able to read or keep up with schooling. I comforted her and told her I would do everything in my power to help her. She has tried different methods of learning and believes she wasn’t helped. I don’t want her to give up on herself
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Drowsy morning‚ like always. Waking up in this hole of an apartment doesn’t get easier with the years‚ like I thought it would. Watching the sun try and fight its way through my blinds always reminds me that I should be waking up earlier. After all‚ the package isn’t gonna deliver itself. Getting out of bed takes an eternity. As soon as I got up‚ I went straight to the bathroom‚ and tried to freshen up. Looking into the mirror‚ I saw a face that hasn’t seen care in a while. -„I look worse than I
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When I was in fourth grade‚ there was a girl named Katya‚ she had dirty blond hair‚ glasses‚ and a colorful outfit. The first time I talked to her she seemed really kind‚ so of course we became good friends. There was another girl named Emily‚ she had brown hair‚ a headband‚ and pink shoes. I had known her since first grade‚ so we were even better friends‚ best friends. But I could tell that Emily was jealous of Katya‚ because every time I looked at Emily when I was with Katya she looked at me like
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Crack! The sound of my bat hitting the ball echoed throughout the stadium. Dust went flying everywhere as I took off running towards first base. I dropped my head‚ concentrating only on putting one foot in front of the other as fast as I possibly could. Everything else seemed like a blur to me. I rounded first base‚ praying for my feet to move faster. Dust stung my eyes‚ but I couldn’t stop now. The only words I heard from my coach were‚ “Run! Run! Run!” My lungs burned‚ but again‚ I couldn’t stop
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Date: 15th December 2010. F.AO: Parking Services at Thurrock Council Re: PCN number TK00741299 I have received a parking charge notice that I wish to challenge. I had parked on the corner of Stanley road where it meets The Retreat in Grays at approximately 10.45 am. I am a Taxi driver and I was called to pick up an old lady living at the top of Stanley road‚ I would have parked in the car park opposite but I was told by my taxi firm that I have to help the old lady out of her home as she
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