BrickShyOfALoad

@BrickShyOfALoad (266)

United States • Age 62

Joined myLot 18 years ago

If you can't forgive a person it's like letting them live in your head rent-free and my head isn't a flop house!

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Bisquik Mix- What do you make with it?

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 1 Jan 07

I am a hard time baker that prefers to bake mostly from scratch. A friend introduced me to the Bisquik Cookbook and I had to get one for myself. One of my favorite recipes is the Chicken Pot Pie. This is one easy recipe. When I...

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BrickShyOfALoad Rather than use Bisquik I make a homemade baking mix and use it to make crust for pot pie, dumpings for chicken and dumplings, cookies, pancakes, waffles, coffee cakes, etc. It's less expensive than Bisquik or similar mixes and healthier as it isn't loaded...

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Butter?!?

PatriotsChic @PatriotsChic (28) • United States 1 Jan 07

I am not known to be a great eater when it comes to finger foods. I drop salsa, ketchup, etc on my shirts. My questions is how to get butter and oil? There are times that my laundry detergent (Stainlifter All & Mighty) will work...

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BrickShyOfALoad I have the same problem as you and do a couple of things with oil stains on shirts. I use a stain stick called Stain Be Gone from Dollar General. If I get something on a shirt, I just rub some of that on it and wash it later and usually the stain comes out. If...

2 Jan 07

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Plus or Minus ratings...Do you use the icons or rate a person's response?

brokentia @brokentia (10389) • United States 2 Dec 06

I am wondering if this is how the new myLot payment system is rated. Do they pay those that get the + sign clicked by other users more than those that don't have any rating applied? At times, I thought it didn't make a...

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BrickShyOfALoad I use the rating system because mylot requests it. I'm not sure just what it's used for but it doesn't matter. If the response is good, I give the member a "+". If they give one of those canned answers or an answer that has nothing to do with the topic, I give...

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To circumcise or not to circumcise?

brokentia @brokentia (10389) • United States 21 Nov 06

Doctors and religion both say to circumcise. However, my partner just told me that it is becoming more popular to not circumcise. Is he right? Do you have your son circumcised? And if it is becoming more popular to not, why?

circumcise

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BrickShyOfALoad My sons are circumcised though their father isn't. My current husband is as are his sons. He did it for religious reasons and I had my sons circumcised for health reasons, mainly. My father had just always told me it was "cleaner" and better so when I had...

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Isn't that romantic?

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 30 Dec 06

My husband tells me that he "doesn't know how" to be romantic. I tell him that being romantic isn't about buying flowers and candy all the time... or even buying anything at all. Romance can be found in the smallest, most...

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BrickShyOfALoad My other half is very romantic. At least I think he is. He hasn't done this in awhile but he used to pick his guitar and sing for me. I love that. He also still sends me love emails now and then though his computer is just a few feet from mine. :) He gives me...

30 Dec 06

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Why you should quit smoking

arlerambabu @arlerambabu (1079) • India 30 Dec 06

Male smokers lost an average of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lost 14.5 years of life because of smoking. Smoking causes lung cancer and lung diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, but many are unaware that...

hazards of smoking

lung diseases

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BrickShyOfALoad And if you're diabetic as my husband and I are, it's shocking to learn that most of the amputations that occur in diabetics occur in smoking diabetics. January 1 is our Quit Day but I'm almost out of cigarettes and rather than buy more today I think I'll just...

30 Dec 06

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Greeting cards are a total ripoff!

Ashida @Ashida (1370) • United States 28 Dec 06

I found the perfect card, until I flipped it over. The thing was $6.95! seven bucks for an okay poem and a pretty picture. I think they're way overpriced, but what are you gonna do?

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BrickShyOfALoad I rarely send greeting cards but if I do I buy them at dollar stores or make my own. Hand-made ones are really nice and you can personalize them any way you like. Here's a great site for learning more about hand-made greeting...

28 Dec 06

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What are the things that money can't buy?

maloudanganan @maloudanganan (50) • Philippines 28 Dec 06

I know money is really important for us to live.. So, i'm wondering what are the things that don't cost anything.....

any

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BrickShyOfALoad Are you asking about tangible or intangible items? I believe you're referring to intangibles but will address both briefly. Hmm, some of the intangible things that don't cost are friendship, love, companionship, trust, faith, kindness, charity, dignity, and...

28 Dec 06

Teaching Values in Your Family

anchanvinay5 @anchanvinay5 (198) • India 28 Dec 06

Family is more than a place where we eat and sleep; it is the place where we learn what matters most. If all we do in families is manage groceries and sleeping space, we have missed the great opportunities to teach the great...

teaching values

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BrickShyOfALoad Children definitely learn by example and how we treat one another within the family is key to teaching children values. One can't expect a child to watch violent cartoons all day with little or no interaction with the rest of the family and demand the child be...

28 Dec 06

Does your partner know how to cook?

madonna143 @madonna143 (1737) • Philippines 27 Dec 06

Isn't it nice if your partner knows how to cook? Some say that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Do you know how to cook? What are the dishes you know how to prepare?

cook

cooking

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BrickShyOfALoad I do most of the cooking in our household but my other half knows how to cook, also. I can make just about anything basic except for pie shells. Making a good pie crust has escaped me for years! Most of my cooking is lower carb and pretty healthy. My other...

28 Dec 06

Do you prefer the cold or the hot weather?

brokentia @brokentia (10389) • United States 27 Dec 06

My partner and I were having a disagreement the other day about weather. LOL He prefers to live in a state that it does not get so cold and I prefer to live in a state that does not get so hot. I can not stand the heat of the...

hot or cold

weather

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BrickShyOfALoad I'm in east texas where the winters are generally pretty mild but the summers are killers. If I have to have a lot of cold or a lot of heat, I'll take the cold because it's easier to get warm than it is to cool off. At least for me. As for a state for...

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Has anybody heard of this? Blood type and diet

onestepahead @onestepahead (285) • Canada 27 Dec 06

I have heard recently that the type of blood you have should effect the type of food you eat or rather require. For example if you are A type it means Agra and it means you would be well suited to be a vegan. O types are...

blood

blood type

diet

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BrickShyOfALoad This is an idea that's been around quite awhile. My mother follows this plan and I've read the book but don't follow the plan because what the Dr suggests for my blood type isn't really good for my blood sugar. The Dr. who wrote the book, Eat Right for...

27 Dec 06

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Recipe for diabetes

jiffys_frog_woman @jiffys_frog_woman (4050) • United States 27 Dec 06

Peanut Butter Pie 1/2 cup peanut butter 4 oz cream cheese 1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup sugar beat all in with 9 oz sugar free cool whip and the cream cheese was 1/3 reduce fat and so was the pie crust . you need graham cracker pie...

dessert diabetes pies

peanut butter pie

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BrickShyOfALoad The sugar in this recipe isn't the best option for diabetics. Nor is the crust. Those items make this recipe high enough in carbs that it isn't really a good choice for some diabetics. Not just that, most peanut butter brands have 1 tsp sugar for every 1 to 2...

27 Dec 06

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What is your biggest genealogy pet peeve?

MadameLaCouyan @MadameLaCouyan (149) • United States 27 Dec 06

In doing research I have two major pet peeves. 1. People who just vanish off the face of the earth...the kind that make you wonder if you descended from aliens or something. 2. United States Census Enumerators!! Only they could...

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BrickShyOfALoad Ohhh, let's see. I think my biggest pet peeve is people on the internet who make claims that so and so is the father/sister/brother/child/spouse of such and such and offer absolutely no documentation. Now if it's just a couple of generations back that's one...

27 Dec 06

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best friends are forever?

alina @swissheart (6482) • Romania 13 Sep 12

well I tought so. but sadly I was wrong. we've been friends for over 7 years and I tought our relationship would stay that way. but as we grew we went to different colleges. still I wanted things to be the same between us. I would...

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BrickShyOfALoad well I tought so. but sadly I was wrong. we've been friends for over 7 years and I tought our relationship would stay that way. but as we grew we went to different colleges. still I wanted things to be the same between us. I would call her because I missed...

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How to control diabetes

kamalcpc @kamalcpc (704) • India 26 Dec 06

how to control diabetes

diabetes

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BrickShyOfALoad The other person who responded implied that all diabetics must take injections but that isn't true. Type I diabetics need insulin but diet and exercise are important, too. Type II diabetics can often control their blood sugar with diet and exercise...

27 Dec 06

What is the difference between ' Knowledge ' and ' Wisdom' ?

narayan sahoo @narayan2006 (2954) • India 25 Dec 06

What is the difference between ' Knowledge ' and ' Wisdom ' ?

knowledge

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BrickShyOfALoad I believe knowledge is knowing something and wisdom is knowing what to do with knowledge. Here's a site that quickly addresses this very question: http://www.rickrichards.com/questions/Answer22.html I love the response to it!

27 Dec 06

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Freegans

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 26 Dec 06

Any freegans here or people who use some of the techniques and approaches? Freegans try to never buy something if it can be got free, usually by reclaiming items from skips, using the Freecycle network, swapping items with...

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BrickShyOfALoad I'm not quite a Freegan but ask me this question in a year and the answer might very well be "yes!" I love freecycle and have been known to curb crawl once in awhile. I also talk to the local grocery store about food they're about to pitch out, mainly fresh...

27 Dec 06

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Where are Your Ancestors from?

FraYFaN09 @FraYFaN09 (1558) • United States 26 Dec 06

Mine are from England, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Germany. How about yours?

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BrickShyOfALoad On my mother's side, they're from germany and my father's side they're from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. I love genealogy and have researched a lot of the family history. It's a great hobby!

26 Dec 06

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Depression-- toughest part of the day.

Jshean20 @Jshean20 (14348) • Canada 26 Jul 12

Well we all know that with feeling depressed, there normally aren't many happy moments throughout the day. Myself, I notice that mornings are the toughest for me. Every time I wake up I think about what I have to face and the...

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BrickShyOfALoad Well we all know that with feeling depressed, there normally aren't many happy moments throughout the day. Myself, I notice that mornings are the toughest for me. Every time I wake up I think about what I have to face and the thought of even getting out of bed...

26 Jul 12

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