With a Letter from the Writer.

H-OUR
Got a minute? We all should.

Quotes
Limelight on Lemons

Where did the day go?

Ever found yourself lost in thought? Think about some things that effect who you are.

Illusions Poetry

Jokes
Is it the clock, or is it just you?

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Letter from the Writer.

Hello everyone, its Mary here. The first Issue, finally. I am sorry I took so long. The thing is; I have another blog: www.marywantsalittlelamp.blogspot.com and the story I was posting there, My Sepmom and I, was coming to an end. I used to post a chapter each Sunday, and when I finally got it over with, I had to post two chapters and tell my readers about this blog. You know, once someone asked me what I would get out of all this. I thought about it and one dominating word came into my mind: experience. And apart from that, there are many other benefits of this. Well then, what do you think, am I right? I hope you like my Magazine and forgive me for the delay. Also, if you have any suggestions, complaints or anything like that, you can email them to me: www.maya.petlover@gmail.com and/or www.abc.xyz.123.infinity@gmaill.com . And tell your friends about it as well. If you want to send me a story or articles (even if it does not come under any section in this magazine) then find out how to do so on page 11. Im sorry that this Issue was so small (it did not even have an index!). I hope that next weeks Issue will be larger. Thank you people. Marry signing off.

Spotlight: The Real Deal

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Have an interesting article to share? You are more than welcome. How will you send it? Find out on Page 11.

H-OUR
Got a minute? We all should.

I wake up every morning and there is a ton of things that I have to do. I have to do my chores, do my blogging, go for a walk, take a bath, check my email, read a book and so on. But these things do not seem to matter as much as the list of activities that I Cant find enough time have to do. I wake up and I am bursting with ideas about so many things. But I never find the for that long mental time to actually do any of these things. Why is list of things to do? that? Well now that is an interesting question. I will step into a persons life to answer. The person (not me) is X. No, you have not stepped into school again. It is just a letter. Oh, alright, fine! Lets call this anonymous person A.

Well, time does not actually fly, you know. Remember, it is how you spend time.

So, A gets up and lazily goes to the bathroom. After As teeth have been brushed, the laptop is open, and A thinks, Ill just check my email. It will take a minute. It takes a lot of time. There may be a connecting problem, or that A has a lot of emails or that A is an internet addict. As mother calls out, A! Wash the dishes. A tries to make mom fall for some trick or the other, but mother is wiser. A wasted twenty minutes and has to wash the dishes in the end. A knew that there was no escape, but still. A does that a lot. A tries to run away from things that will not leave A alone, but A fails all the time.

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Issue 1: H-OUR The tutor is here. A grumbles that no kid has to study in the summers. Then A sits down with the tutor, but is inattentive and the tutor gives A a lot of work, and a lot of homework, which he will collect tomorrow. Oh no! A thinks that the homework can be done later, but As dad is home soon. There is no messing around with dad. But A is moaning and taking a lot of time to do the homework, even though if A would just concentrate, all would be done quickly, just like the dishes. A does not finish the homework. A takes a long bath, singing original songs. Now A has to go to the park. A goes, and spends a lot of time with friends from around the block. A had to read a book. A had to make a sketch. A had to complete the homework. A had to do a lot of other activities other then the main ones. But. So you see, time is ours (even the spelling says it), and we decide what to do with it. Either we use it or waste it. It is our choice. Choose wisely. Yes, I sound like a grandma. You got a problem? Well, you certainly do not have a minute to spare, so take my advice and youll get time. Believe me. Mary when the clock is her enemy.

Know some facts about something that others dont? Share them for the sake of knowledge. How will you send it? Find out on Page 11.

Getting To Know the Facts: Additional Knowledge

Make Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Lemon: A Local Hero- all this time
La La La, I am on my way to make some nice lemonade from a

I never knew that the lemon in my refrigerator was all that!

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Issue 1: H-OUR sashay, but I realize that I am out of it. I decide, lets make it the natural way. So, I get out a few lemons, cut them up in quarters and remove their seeds. I squeeze their juice out and add a bit of water and a few ice cubes. I return to my computer and open Chrome. My homepage is google.com and now what to search? I want to show off my knowledge to my dad when we have lunch together, but I dont know much. I sip my drink while thinking. Heywhy not lemons? Okay then, lemons it is! And boy, what do I stumble upon! o Lemon trees produce lemons all year. Each tree can produce between 500 and 600 pounds of lemons in a year (wow). o Add the juice of one lemon to an equal amount of hot water for an

anti-bacterial gargle for a sore throat (will try it next

winter). o During the European Renaissance, fashionable ladies used lemon juice as a way to redden their lips (will recommend it to my teacher- extra credit?). o Ancient Egyptians believed that eating lemons and drinking lemon juice was an effective protection against a variety of poisons, and that recent research has confirmed this belief (Ancient Egyptians were that smart?)? Whats your o Whether you use them in the form of favorite juice, teas, drinks, dressing, and fruit? poultices or in the bath, take advantage of lemons natural healing power (tell me about it). o Juicy, acidic, and flavorful lemon is the most widely used citrus fruit worldwide. It is the smallest among citrus fruits yet contains more health benefiting nutrients than oranges, pommels etc (note to self: size never matters). o Use lemon with salt to scrub brass, copper and stainless steel, and plain lemon will shine up aluminum! They are also good for helping to lighten your hair and whiten things as well! Got freckles (really?)? o Lemons can last up to 2 weeks on your counter. In the refrigerator, though, they can last up to 6 weeks (as long as theyre not cut)! (What? Mom needs to know that!)

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Lemonswhere were you my whole life? Dumped into a corner of my fridge, you modest fruit you! Mary as a heath freak.

Difficult times: Stories that touch the heart

Through teary eyes.

How can you have a moments peace,
Dont wear her clothes, when wondering where they are? she will come I had just started my back, she will internship at a welfare scold you

organization. A little, ten year old girl who was part of my English Communication Class came up to me and said, I had a sister named _____. One day we went somewhere with our moms

brother and she got Did you experience or hear about someone who experienced difficult times? You lost. We are more than welcome to share. How will you send it? Find out on Page 11. tried to find her, we even asked the police but we did not find her. We used to be five sisters, now we are four. My Uncle was banging his head on the wall, because he thought it was his fault. My mother told him that it was not his fault. We wear her clothes but mom tells us not to. She says, Dont wear her clothes, when she will come back, she will scold you . Her mother has not lost hope yet.

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It is the core or the world that is bad. This is one story. There are many others.

Narrated by Marys Sister.

Pondered: Questions that trigger thoughts

Are You Worth Being Called Human?

What is a human? The human race consists of creatures that are the most intelligent of all, and superior to animals. Humans are supposed to be humane. And what is humane? Humane is any characteristic that belongs to a member of the human race. So, are you a member of this race?

Are we all really sane?

Remarkable sanity is the specialty of this race. Are we all really sane? There are some crimes that are so evil, so bad and so wrong in every way that anyone who hears of these crimes is baffled and wonders how, simply how anyone could ever do that. How can anyone do all those things? An article is empty without facts, but I will not add incidents of really, really surprising crimes because some readers will find it too disturbing to take in. I will never advise anyone to know too much with the exception of knowing to avoid it. It is madness, how the world does some things that are just so. And it is happening now, at this very moment. Think about it. Is every human worth that name? Are you worth that name? Are your actions humane?

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Issue 1: H-OUR Mary when she wants to save the world.

Ordinary with a touch of extra: Short Stories

In my corner of the spherical world

What happens around here.
Jane was disgusted with kids who said that they were not talking to their parents because they were not letting them go to the newly opened club alone. She hoped that she would never become like that. So many kids get kidnapped, so many are homeless, so many have nothing to eat. So many are ill- and this is no common cold. There are things in this world that you may never know about. But that does not mean that they do not exist. Give charity, and sleep peacefully, knowing that you did something to help. That was what Jane did. She stopped wasting her pocket money and gave it all to the poor at the end of the year. And she hoped to do the same with her money forever.

She hoped that she would never become like that.

How much do you give for charity?

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Issue 1: H-OUR Mary when she realizes that she should help/

The Ha Ha section: Jokes

AnD wE sHoUlD aLl LaUgH: hA hA

Dude, take a break, its the weekend and you are making an analysis? Come off it, I know youre just showing off. And now youre saying that you are bored and have nothing to do. Alright then laptop switched on Google Chrome www.alive-magazine.com The Ha Ha section: Jokes And we should all laugh: Ha Ha- here it is! I told my wife that a husband is like a fine wine; he gets better with age. The next day, she locked me in the cellar. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were going camping. They pitched their tent under the stars and went to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see." Watson replied: "I see millions and millions of stars." Holmes said: "And what do you deduce from that?" Watson replied: "Well, if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have planets, its quite likely there are some

Have an inspirational story to tell? You are more than welcome. How will you send it? Find out on Page 11.

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Issue 1: H-OUR planets like Earth out there. And if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life." And Holmes said: "Watson, you idiot, it means that somebody stole our tent."

Funny English sentences: 1. Don't dare talk in front of my back! 2. Both of you three get out of the class! 3. Why are you so late? Say yes or no? 4. Take 5 cm wire of any length! 5. I have two daughters, both of them are girls! 6. All of you stand in a straight circle! 7. Quiet... The Principal just passed away. 8. Everybody stand lengthwise 9. Why are you looking at the monkey outside the window when I am here? Mary when she really wants to laugh.

Sight: Photography

Picture of the Week

This week it is all about Illusion.

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Mary with news. If you would like to email me your ORIGINAL poetry, stories, quotes, and other Literature works then you are more than welcome. Send me your poems on the following email address: abc.xyz.123.infinity@gm ail.com I will require your name only- but if you wish to stay anonymous, then I suggest that instead of sending me a false name from a fake account, you can just write anonymous. The formatting does not matter. Ill edit it (not the poem- just where you write your name and the heading, font size and color. If you have your own ideas regarding this, then please send it to me in that format, or mention it at the end of the email). Dont trust me with your email addresses? If you really do not trust me, just comment your poem (write a comment with that poem in it- you can comment anonymously, you do not need an email address for that. There is no word limit, writing style limitations etc. I will only edit the spelling mistakes that Microsoft Word detectsunless they are made on purpose (regarding your Mary story). Thank you.

The Explainers of Life; Quotable Quotes

Quote of the Week

Learn from those who have learnt before you. Quotes are a way to do that.
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Read more at: www.brainyquotes.com

Mary when she wants to learn the lessons of life.

Words and the Heart: Literature

wants to tell you about www.123greetigs.com (NOT ADVERTISING) There is a wide variety of FREE cards. Happy sending. Mary when she is surfing the web.

wheresigningcan even find a card to send to your friend if you forgot their Mary you off birthday. - hoping that you send her something.

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Who says that actions speak louder than words? (Poetry)

The reality of the English Language.
This week it is all about poetry. The following poem is by Mary- yes thats me. I hope you enjoy it.

New City
Written by Mary on the 9th of June, 2012
Bright are the lights of this city Drowning in fog, it is all a haze The rich give to the poor, leveling The lantern is set, lit up in a blaze From here on the city will progress A new era and a better start Will sweep the streets, corner to corner And will form in the heartless, hearts Feel the fresh air against your flesh Drink, and drown your thirst at last Fly while you walk on the solid ground Now is what we called future in the past Even the lantern cannot at all compare To the light in the eyes that I see Brush all regrets out of this new city Go or stay, you chose, for you are free

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Issue 1: H-OUR And wait, return to your old worn town And start sweeping away the dirt and dust All rich men, at first, were all poor men Now for later, we will for me must Mary when she is emotional and has a pen and paper in front of her.

Letter from the Writer.

Hello everyone- again. This is just to repeat my words and add a few new ones. I am really sorry about the size of this Issue. I hope this wont happen again. Also, I will add more interesting things and add a theme, which would provide a foundation for most of the magazine to be built on. Well then? What do you think? Regards and lots of expectations, Mary- finally signing off (the much awaited momentNo, no, that was just a joke I really hope to see you next Week).

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These online pages are not an official magazine. They are names magazine and the site is a web log- blog.

Mary wants to tell you about: Blogs. (NOT ADVERTISING) If you want to make your own blog, then go to: www.blogger.com where you can create a blog for free. If you do not like the templates that Blogger provides you, visit http://thecutesblogontheblock.com/ where you can find a lot of great templates! Have fun.

A production of:

Maria Card Co-operation

Mary when she finds a great website.
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