Ainsley Jo Phillips

@AJ1952Chats (2332)

Anderson, Indiana • Age 71

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Born To Babble! My bio is currently under construction!

www.ainsleyjo1952.com

Ainsley Jo Phillips's Activity

I am still here

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 9 Sep 17

I heard Deazil has been asking about me. Yes Deazil, I wrote two books, now I just finished the third and I need to get a published. It is about my bout with cancer. I have had it rough lately, including having my wallet stolen...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips Glad to see that you're still on here. I've been away from here for awhile -- and I'm not even sure for how long at this time, but it's been too long to say the least. At this time, I'm working on something that I'm referring to as "THE BIG PROJECT" at this...

24 Oct 17

History in the making

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63594) • United States 4 Oct 16

Our friend here @winterose has a newsletter she puts out that I enjoy reading when it arrives in my inbox. Today, one of the stories was about how the writer watched with her mother Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips I remember Uncle Jim telling me that he always found it hard to read and had been diagnosed with a vision problem when he was in grade school, and that glasses didn't help. Had he been going to school today, I have the feeling that he would have received an...

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Update on weight loss

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 18 Feb 16

For those of you who do not know I had weight lost surgery in the summer. I was afraid to weigh myself until now. The reason being I overdid it at Christmas, but I weight myself tonight and I lost more weight. I have no lost a...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips Not sure exactly what I weigh at this time, but I know that the last time I was on a scales, I was 129 lbs. lighter than the highest weight I'd experienced when on a scales, and I've lost a whole bunch more since then!!! I'll keep you in my prayers. I know...

16 Dec 16

Odds 'n' Ends (AJ's Writing Exercise #2)

Ainsley Jo Phillips @AJ1952Chats (2332) • Anderson, Indiana 11 Sep 15

On August 31, 2015 -- after well over a year (and, likely, closer to two years -- or even more) away from MyLot for the simple reason that I didn't even know that it still existed (there being a long, multifaceted story why this...

This new site has my interest...

showpup @showpup (232) • United States 5 Jul 09

MicroWorkers. Just got a link to this and signed up. They have a variety of tiny tasks that you do for money. Like commenting on blog posts or using social bookmarking like Digg and Stumble Upon for someone's site. There's even...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips Thanks for the heads-up! I'm going to go there and check it out right now! Will let you know what I think...

6 Sep 15

Help Support an Army Soldier with Your Favorite Quotes

showpup @showpup (232) • United States 13 Dec 08

My 21 yr old son is in the Army, currently stationed in Iraq - while his very pregnant wife stays with us. When he was off at boot camp, I sent him a letter filled with inspiring quotes and I was surprised by his reaction. He...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips "A stitch in time saves nine." Benjamin Franklin "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon "HEY! Where's the beef!?!" Clara Peller

6 Sep 15

Pitchman, Billy Mays, is Dead at 50. Cause of death?

showpup @showpup (232) • United States 29 Jun 09

I just heard the news that Billy Mays, the popular infomercial pitchman was found in his garage non-responsive by his wife. I have not heard the cause of death but foul play is not suspected. He was involved in a plane...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips That is so sad. One of my friends recently lost her husband of 42 years unexpectedly. They were still relatively young (He was 61, and she was a bit younger.). This man was even younger and -- unlike Claude who had COPD for many years -- probably didn't have...

6 Sep 15

Seat Belts - Should Adults be Forced to Wear Them??

showpup @showpup (232) • United States 7 Sep 08

I think most, if not all, of us would agree that children should always be safely strapped in. After all, we are responsible for them. However, what about us adults? Should the law be able to dictate if we should wear seat...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips I always wear my seatbelt and require that my passengers do, too -- except for in rare special cases where the seatbelt might do more harm than good. Anyway, I think seatbelts should be worn. However, I've never thought it was right for people to be fined...

6 Sep 15

Working in groups in school...

Judy890 @Judy890 (1644) • United States 13 Sep 11

I've always preferred working alone in spite of teachers and the world telling me that groups are more effective, it's not always true. A whole group of people who are FOCUSED might be fine, but in general, one or two are...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips It depends on the situation. I'm a writer, and that's a kind of "alone" sort of activity. However, I also enjoy getting with other writers for not only companionship but, also, for actually putting something together such as an anthology, newsletter, etc. I...

4 Sep 15

Can some Down Syndrome people be independent?

Judy890 @Judy890 (1644) • United States 29 Oct 12

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if it is possible for an individual with down syndrome to be independent. What I mean by independent is for instance making their own food, washing their own clothes, or walking to school on...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips I've actually read about people with DS who have held local office; are motivational speakers; and even, with assistance, own and operate their own businesses. And, of course, there have been several who have become actors and writers. When it comes to...

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Headless Body Found In Manhole

Lifez2short @Lifez2short (4962) • United States 30 Nov 07

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14693688/detail.html Wow now that is just nuts. I hope they will be able to do some kind of DNA test or something to find out who it is.

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Ainsley Jo Phillips As it turns out, there have been at least three bodies (one female and two male) who turned up decapitated with the man and woman found in the sewer and another man found decapitated and burned...

4 Sep 15

Headless Body Found In Manhole

Lifez2short @Lifez2short (4962) • United States 30 Nov 07

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14693688/detail.html Wow now that is just nuts. I hope they will be able to do some kind of DNA test or something to find out who it is.

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Ainsley Jo Phillips This ended up going to a page that couldn't be found. Will attempt a Google search...

4 Sep 15

Headless Body Found In Manhole

Lifez2short @Lifez2short (4962) • United States 30 Nov 07

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14693688/detail.html Wow now that is just nuts. I hope they will be able to do some kind of DNA test or something to find out who it is.

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Ainsley Jo Phillips I hope this will hyperlink with the story... http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14693688/detail.html Hopefully this person will get identified soon...

4 Sep 15

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the headless baby

rhane7315 @rhane7315 (5649) • Philippines 31 May 08

i know that this news was kinda bit late to post on this forum. but i wanna just wanna share this news to all of you. happy mylotting! Amy and Abe were excited to have a baby. That's why when they found out that Amy was...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips Not only did the url not become a hyperlink but, also, when I copied and pasted it into a browser, it took me to an article that had been removed (wonder why). However, I did a Google search and found this article containing lots of information. Imo, the...

4 Sep 15

How Not to Choose A Password: Compliments of Ashley Madison

Phyrre @phyrre (2317) • United States 27 Aug 15

I found this article this morning on Yahoo, and I found it rather interesting. For those that don't know, Ashley Madison is a hook-up site for married people to have affairs on their spouses. Pretty shady stuff. Probably why it...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips @phyrre That's exactly what I go through! I guess that means that great minds sail along in the same cloud of fog! L L

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How Not to Choose A Password: Compliments of Ashley Madison

Phyrre @phyrre (2317) • United States 27 Aug 15

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Ainsley Jo Phillips Personally, I'm so creative when designing strong passwords that it isn't uncommon for me to forget them and have to ask for new ones. However, I believe that I have that problem pretty well solved now. "How?" you might ask -- to which I would...

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Daily Challenge: Day 1

TLChimes @TLChimes (4822) • United States 24 Aug 15

So, I'm going to try out a little game or challenge for us all. Everyday I will ask a question... some will be fun and others may be hard. Some may be silly and other educational. I will try hard not to repeat them but if you...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips It's all God-given and comes to me in various ways. For instance, I was driving through New Castle, Indiana many years ago and happened to notice the courthouse on the square, and a phrase came to me: "gingerbread courthouse" (a description of its...

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Homeless

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3573) • United States 28 Aug 15

Elvis Summers has raised more than $85,000 in crowdfunding for a project called "Tiny House, Huge Purpose" and has received an overflow of volunteers and building materials. But it seems as though the city members of Los Angeles...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips I read about this project earlier today, and I think it's wonderful and think it's either fear, ignorance, or just simply meanspiritedness that would make people object to them. Tiny houses aren't even always about homelessness. There are actually people who...

31 Aug 15

Songs that can make you cry

inkyuboz @inkyuboz (1392) • Mandaluyong City, Philippines 29 Aug 15

Whenever I hear Hallelujah as sung by Jeff Buckley, I can't help but feel sad. There's just something about the guy and his voice that made that song even sadder than ever. And then there's Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. Man....

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Ainsley Jo Phillips I'm Already Home by Tim McGraw -- which is about an in-case-I-get-killed letter being read by the pregnant widow and mother of a fallen soldier. Ebony Eyes by The Everly Brothers -- which is about a soldier who didn't have enough time to go home to marry his...

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As an adult, do you still enjoy watching cartoons?

inkyuboz @inkyuboz (1392) • Mandaluyong City, Philippines 29 Aug 15

Off the top of my head, there's Family Guy, The Simpsons, Futurama. But right now, I've got two words for you: Bob's Burgers. This silly cartoon series is just so addicting to watch. I love every last one of them, even the side...

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Ainsley Jo Phillips Daffy Duck is a really top-notch toon-type actor! I especially like his dynamite nude scenes! LOL

31 Aug 15

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