Carl Halling

@CarlHalling (3617)

United Kingdom • Age 69

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Hi it's Carl, Stay Around Awhile... Photo from 2008

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Carl Halling's Responses

Making new friends

LISILAI @Lailisi (13) • Xiamen, China 6 Jun 14

The word, friend, covers a wide range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance, a comrade, a confidant(??,??), a partner, a playmate, an intimate colleague, etc. Everyone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life...

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Carl Halling One of the beauties of the internet is the ability to reconnect and communicate with past friends. It means a lot, although sad to say, I tend to be on the reclusive side, although I'm trying to change that. It's a tough one to overcome, and I blame it on a...

6 Jun 14

How do YOU determine when to trust Someone???

Janet Franco @jfranco1 (4) • Minneapolis, Minnesota 25 Jan 14

Just curious...what characteristics do you take into consideration when you are deciding if to trust a person with some personal experiences??? Some people are an open book as they feel that sharing their life experience will...

trust

maturity

life

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Carl Halling I'm pretty open when it comes to my life experiences, and am happy to speak of them to whomsoever might care to listen. However, there are some things I keep to myself; for example, I feel it's safe in saying I keep my more negative side to myself. I think...

27 Jan 14

To write or not to write

tanniebabe78 @tanniebabe78 (2934) • United States 18 Dec 12

I have had a keen interest in writing since I was a child. I wrote stories and essays for English class with pleasure. I was eager to embrace every writing assignment that came my way that required my imagination. Is this...

write

write a book

writing

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Carl Halling I originally started writing online via a Blog way back in 2006. After a while I just started posting autobiographical pieces online, and these eventually evolved into an autobiographical "nove" of sorts, a memoir, which currently exists in a variety of forms....

13 May 13

Enough Reality Shows

kittenclaus @kittenclaus (1393) • United States 27 Apr 13

Whatever happened to the days of plots and sitcoms? Now whenever you turn on the tv all you see is reality shows. I mean come on, do I really care who has the longest beard or want to watch some hog farmer! I know there are...

reality shows

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Carl Halling As a rule I don't watch Reality TV shows. The only one I've watched extensively unless I'm mistaken has been Big Brother UK. I watched part of the first series; and then parts of maybe two, three series after that; and parts of a couple of the Celebrity Big...

28 Apr 13

The Black Sheep of the Family

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 26 Apr 13

She has the face of a goddess, a face that landed her on showbiz, and on many a man's love bed, including the rich one she is living in with now, for two decades, and with whom she bore a daughter, the only reason perhaps, that...

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Carl Halling I don't know this lady or anything about her; I've never heard of her, but she's certainly striking looking: as for the Black Sheep syndrome...I'm not sure every family has a black sheep, or even most. Some yes of course. Who knows why. We are all born...

27 Apr 13

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Is Daniel Craig one of the most good looking actors?

internaty @internaty (257) • Chile 5 Mar 13

I have seen several of his films, and he has got those beautiful eyes, that I can hardly concentrate on the movie, ha, He also has a nice voice. What do you think of Daniel?

actors

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Carl Halling Speaking as a man, yes, I'd say he's a good-looking actor. I can remember seeing him on British TV in what I think was the late 90s; and he stood out, what I mean is, he had star quality. There was an "edginess" to him, a sense of unpredictabily, which was...

24 Apr 13

if its Bad why Smoke?

moon84 @moon84 (45) • Philippines 22 Apr 13

why do people smoke? i smoke but occasionaly, but some people really getting use to it. is it in the content? or for satisfaction..

smoking habit

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Carl Halling I think people start smoking when they're young. I know I did, I think I was about 10 years old or something...it's to seem grown up, or something along those lines. Or because it's somehow daring, or forbidden. Then of course, the develop an addiction. So...

22 Apr 13

What do you do when you are sad?

KhrystkaShandelle @KhrystkaShandelle (10) • Philippines 19 Apr 13

Being sad is a natural for us to fee as a human being. I think, we cannot avoid this feeling. It's either we failed to get something what we wanted, lose someone or something etc, etc. Well, there are a lot of reason why we felt...

sadness

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Carl Halling Well, as I see it, there is: sad; and there is: depressed. From my experiences, one can be sad without being depressed, which I would call melancholy; nostalgic. By the same token, one can be depressed without being sad. A heavy depression can leave a person...

20 Apr 13

Is it better to write everyday or only when the inspiration comes?

katie0 @katie0 (5203) • Japan 16 Apr 13

Hi! I'd like to ask not all writers but those who create stories, do you think which one is better for a writer? Most of professional authors tell us to write everyday but I never can do that, whatever comes up is really...

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Carl Halling If it's possible to write every day, then I think perhaps it's a good idea to write every day. But the way I see it - for some, perhaps most writers - this is not possible. What I mean is that without inpsiration, they cannot write, or rather cannot write...

17 Apr 13

Would you lie to get into heaven?

sarahruthbeth22 @sarahruthbeth22 (43143) • United States 15 Apr 13

Would you pretend you have been changed ? Would you pretend to follow all the rules? Would you lie to family , friends , and G-d to get into heaven? Me? I would not. Am I the only one who sees that once you start living a lie you...

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Carl Halling Revelation 21:8 makes it clear that liars will not inherit the Kingdom of God; it's an impossibility.

16 Apr 13

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I cry at movies

marguicha @marguicha (223720) • Chile 14 Apr 13

I used to cry at some movies many decades ago. But it seems that the older I get, the more I cry. It seems that in spite of my wishes, I`m getting old. I remember the first movie that made me cry. It was Walt Disney`s Bambi in...

watching movies

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Carl Halling I'm a guy and I cry at movies, although I think I've only ever cried in front of anyone once, and that was many years ago at the end of the Alan Ladd movie, "Shane", as he's riding away into the distance. I was watching this movie with family members, and had...

14 Apr 13

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All of my teeth are damaged

lady Di @lady1993 (27224) • Philippines 10 Apr 13

I now it is because of how i eat, i chew food so slow and the dentist said that it causes my food to become acidic and it destroys my teeth, but i just can't help it. I cannot change the way i eat, since i feel like i am chocking...

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Carl Halling I'm no expert, but I would have said it's good for your system to eat slowly; and that wolfing food down is bad for you. But I would never say you should eat less: you need to eat, and if you eat slowly, then so you do. And just drinking liquids would not...

11 Apr 13

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when When I have a proper and long sleep that is where i got sick???

fearlessgara @fearlessgara (1113) • Philippines 9 Apr 13

This is something weird for all we know when when we sleep our body repairs the damaged tissue of the body. and sleep is very important. but why after a few days I have lack of sleep. and then I do sleep for long hours. then I...

lack of sleep

sleepy

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Carl Halling I'm not sure why you are suffering; but if your body clock is "out", it could affect you. I think it's fair to say you; and everyone needs to sleep at night...regular hours...and wake feeling refreshed. And stay that way all day; until night, when they will...

9 Apr 13

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Candid or Rude?

grvdubey11 @grvdubey11 (1879) • India 8 Apr 13

Life is funny ,you get caught in funny but tricky situations.How many times it has happened that someone asks for honest opinion and when it is given they say you are rude.I would like to give few examples here, girlfriend of one...

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Carl Halling I think candour, or honesty is altogether a good thing; however, I also feel it should be seasoned by such qualities as tact, considerateness and politeness. the very word "candour" implies purity; and therefore should never include rudeness, which I don't see...

9 Apr 13

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Writing my bio. But why? Will people read it?

thescribbler @thescribbler (386) • United States 7 Apr 13

I'm 75 pages into my autobiography, and although I've had an interesting and quite unique life, I wonder who would want to read about it. Am I doing this for myself or for the reader? Do you read biographies? Whose lives are...

biographies

books

writing

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Carl Halling I've written autobiographically too. The first draft I was happy with was a straight autobiography; but I went on to change names of people and places. Then I wrote another version which was in the third person. I wanted it to read like a novel; rather than a...

8 Apr 13

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Success means...

bintang9 @bintang9 (196) • Indonesia 6 Apr 13

Being successful is a dream of many people. There are many points of view related to success. Every person has their own definition about success. One may think that successful means having a lot of money. Another think that...

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Carl Halling I'm no expert on success, never having been very successful myself, so these are purely my musings on the subject, and by no means necessarily true: I think it depends the way a person's mind works. For some people being successful is being popular with...

7 Apr 13

It's not stable

aubrey @averygirl72 (37845) • Philippines 5 Apr 13

Is your faith stable? I definitely have to have faith with a bigger life force because I see myself quite a weakling. I have confidence but it's not so big. I am always fearful too of new things so I really need faith. I come at a...

faith and life

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Carl Halling I'm a born again Christian; and I'd say my faith is stable. But I'm not always as on fire as I should be. Recently for example, I was in the Word of God a lot for a short period, and it was brought home to me just how vital a part of the Christian life:...

6 Apr 13

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Do you turn off your refrigerator at night?

Cutie18f @Cutie18f (9546) • Philippines 4 Apr 13

This is what some of my friends are doing in order to save power. Does this work? They say it is enough to turn it on the whole day, the coldness it creates in the day will keep the food fresh even when you unplug or turn off your...

refrigerator

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Carl Halling No, never, I'd never do this. I am a total puritan when it comes to food. I'd not risk it. Most foods that are supposed to be refrigerated say, "Keep Refrigerated" on the sides of their containers. For our safety. The risk may be nonexistent especially for a...

5 Apr 13

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Spring time

mawee79 @mawee79 (403) • Italy 4 Apr 13

I went out, yesterday afternoon. Since the day was absolutely amazing, me and mum decided to go out for a walk and to do a bit of shopping. We really enjoyed our time because of the warm sun. We are waiting so much the good...

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Carl Halling My favourite season is Spring. But sadly this year in the UK, ours has not yet begun, even though Spring is officially some fortnight old. It's still winter weather, and when I go out I have to bundle up in shirt, sweater, jacket, hooded top, padded...

4 Apr 13

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do you boil used toothpicks just to save money?

Cutie18f @Cutie18f (9546) • Philippines 1 Apr 13

A friend of mine almost had a heart attack when she chanced to open the pot her mother was using to cook "something". She got curious as to what her mom was cooking when it was already past lunch. She was shocked to find used...

boiling toothpicks

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Carl Halling I never use toothpicks, I have to say. I clean my teeth, and that seems to be fine for the purpose. There was a time I think my dentist may have recommended those little pointed wooden sticks; Ive also used dental floss. But I don't use either of these...

2 Apr 13

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