Lostinoz

@Lostinoz (145)

United States • Age 58

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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floods,hurricane

ceciliamilgate @ceciliamilgate (157) • Australia 20 Feb 07

MY daugtherinlaw work's as a nurse in Florida. my son and her 2 little kids still in the Philippines. she's asking me to keep company her family when boarding the plane. rigth now I'm in australia with my husband,who's not too...

florida

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Lostinoz I'm not in an area that has hurricanes, though we do have tornados. I would think that she will be okay as long as she keeps an eye on the weather and listens to the recommendations to evacuate the area if it is supposed to be really bad. I hope that she...

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about emails

ceciliamilgate @ceciliamilgate (157) • Australia 11 Feb 07

I'm very thankful about internet,way back home never learned about computer.But when I come here down under I started learning to send e-mails.and bought my self computer now I use webcam to talk to my children and grandchildren...

internet

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Lostinoz Isn't wonderful that we can stay in touch with family and it does not take days or even weeks to receive a letter! I am so grateful to be able to speak with family that lives across country at any time, day or night. When I was traveling with my job, I...

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What do you like to snack on?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 2 Feb 07

When you go to the kitchen for a snack, what kind of thing do you usually end up with? I try to eat mostly fruit, yogurt, and cheese as snacks, but sometimes it's just too tempting if we have cookies or something like that, to...

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Lostinoz My favorite snack is peanut butter and crackers. My second favorite would have to be popcorn.: ) My kids enjoy fruits and raw vegetables for snacks. They also enjoy cheese and crackers, salsa and corn chips and fresh fruit smoothies. No one in our family is...

18 Feb 07

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What do you do with coupons you get but don't use?

carlaabt @carlaabt (3504) • United States 22 Jan 07

If you get the paper on Sunday, there are always lots of coupons on them. Most people don't use nearly all of them. What do you do with the ones you don't use? Do you give them away? Trade them with someone? Sell them on Ebay?...

coupons

saving

trades

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Lostinoz I usually pass the coupons that I cannot use to someone who can. I have friends who use certain brands of items that I do not use and we always swap. I hate throwing coupons away, too. There is only one person in my group of friends with a baby and we give her...

18 Feb 07

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Are you a duck? Why?

Wanderlaugh @Wanderlaugh (1622) • Australia 9 Jan 07

In keeping with the spirit of Christmas or whatever it is that makes it OK to start using up that quarter second of your life to look at kindergarten level "discussions"- I thought it'd be nice to retaliate, and generate...

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Lostinoz I wanted to respond to this topic with the grace and beauty of a duck. I thought perhaps I could wing it and somehow make it work. No matter how hard I try I cannot change who I am. With much regret I cannot reply for I am only a goose.

17 Feb 07

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Are you a pack rat???

happymommy3 @happymommy3 (2012) • United States 16 Feb 07

Are you one of those who when you go in your house your house is just cluttered with stuff? I don't mean if you're dirty, but do you like to keep everything and your house is just so full of stuff? My brother is an example of one....

home

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Lostinoz I was just about to type my response of "No way, there is no clutter in my house," when I looked around at my desk and wondered if you were looking over my shoulder. : ) Normally, things are pretty organized in my home, however it seems my desk has become a...

17 Feb 07

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mother in law

ceciliamilgate @ceciliamilgate (157) • Australia 17 Feb 07

I heard many stories that inlaw's are the worst people to get along.about your's. mine I mean my mother in to be honest the BEST I think, she's so good to us in everyway,she's spoil's us.share everything she got.In return oh,...

mothers

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Lostinoz I adore my mother-in-law. She is a wonderful person and very giving in so many different ways. My husband loves my parents, too. We are very blessed in that even though we were young when we married, we always had the support of our families.

17 Feb 07

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how did you choose your mylot name?

astromama @astromama (1221) • United States 7 Feb 07

I think mine is obvious... I'm about to be a mama, and I do astrology charts.. how did you come up with yours?

mylot

name

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Lostinoz I have been using mine online for the last 13 years or so. It represents how I feel about the world in general and as Dorothy would say, "There is no place like home." Sometimes I wished I could click my heels together and be there. : ) I am not traveling near...

17 Feb 07

A disturbing myLot "feature?"

Denmarkguy @Denmarkguy (1845) • United States 17 Feb 07

Occasionally, I like to just "see what's here" so I use myLot's search feature. Something slightly disturbing just happened. On a search, one of the search results was one of my own PRIVATE MESSAGES to another member. I...

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Lostinoz Well, I hope this isn't the case, but I will stick to advice that was given to me years ago concerning this very subject. Anything and everything posted on the internet or through the internet could eventually be read by all. Doesn't mylot has access to all...

17 Feb 07

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Do you still talk to real world people?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 17 Feb 07

The internet has become the hottest thing in socializing and making new friends. But do you regularly talk with people in your own area offline? Do you spend more time with real world friends or online friends?

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Lostinoz I spend much more time talking with real world friends. I have very few online friends and the online friends I have are actually online friends because they moved away from my location. : ) I would miss the personal interaction of facial expressions, tones...

17 Feb 07

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Have you changed beliefs?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 17 Feb 07

How many have had a change of heart regarding their faith or core values? What prompted the change? What level of proof was needed to overcome your established beliefs? How long did it take you to realign your actions to your new...

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Lostinoz I haven't changed my belief in God the Father, however I did change many of my beliefs that had been taught to me since childhood. I realized one day while sitting in church that I had never questioned the teachings I had received. The knowledge I had came...

17 Feb 07

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Would you go on DR.PHIL to get help for your problems???

crispystuff @crispystuff (404) • United States 12 Feb 07

Would you accept going on the Dr. Phil show to receive the help you are in need of??

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Lostinoz I most definitely would not because first of all it is a television show and their first concern is ratings. I would probably be the least of their concern. I know my mom is crazy about his show and never wants to miss an episode. Me, I just don't understand...

17 Feb 07

Do you look forward to the holidays?

crispystuff @crispystuff (404) • United States 16 Feb 07

As an adult I no longer look forward to the holidays. I feel that as an adult, all the fun has been sucked out of it, with family politics.

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Lostinoz I do look forward to the holidays. I enjoy every minute of them with my own family. I understand the family politics you are meaning, the outside influences that try to drain every ounce of enthusiasm from your mind. : ) I believe that most people have to deal...

17 Feb 07

Reputations - good and bad

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 16 Jan 07

As my kids have grown, I've tried to instill in them both self-respect and respect for others (of ALL ages). If they behaved poorly in a given situation, I know I've said, "do you want to have a reputation for being someone that...

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Lostinoz Yep, I had a reputation of being a snob. In reality I was extremely, painfully shy. I blushed whenever I spoke to someone or someone spoke to me. It was AWFUL. When in junior high school I had a very best friend who told me about my reputation of being...

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Your slip is showing

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 4 Jan 07

When I was in college, I was in the cafeteria one day and it was packed to the brim with students. A really attractive girl walked in and headed for something to eat. She drew attention from most of the guys at my table. As she...

embarrassed in public

embarrassing moment

humiliation

mortified

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Lostinoz I was in a similar situation but it was with an elderly lady at our church. She had went to the restroom and when she came out her dress was tucked inside of her pantyhose. She sits on the very first row of the church and had made it almost to her seat before...

17 Feb 07

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Funky first dates

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 4 Jan 07

OK I'm married, so this doesn't apply to me at this point in time... but I thought it could be fun... if you're not dating either, think back to when you did... What is the absolute worst or most annoying thing that someone...

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Lostinoz While in high school there was a particular boy I had my eye one and wanted to go out with. He asked me out and I was very excited about it. We went to a party where he then started drinking and got extremely drunk. I called my parents to come and get me as I...

17 Feb 07

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Somniloquy or Sleep-talking. Do you have homies who do this?

Jemina @Jemina (5770) 16 Feb 07

I've had a couple of homies who sleep talk and it's hilariously annoying sometimes when you're in the middle of your REM cycle and suddenly you hear them talk or sing. People said you can ask their secrets and they would be open...

parasomnia

sleepwalking

somniloquy

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Lostinoz My husband and I both talk in our sleep. : ) HOWEVER, we actually talk to each other. : ) One night I can remember waking up and we were both looking for a tool he needed to fix the truck. Apparently it was under the blankets somewhere and we were both looking...

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Family Vacation Disputes

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 5 Feb 07

Is there a time when kids should be able to exclude themselves from family vacations? When my girls were teens, one of them definitely did not want to go. We tried to get her input on the vacation destination, but she just thought...

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Lostinoz Oh the joy of teenagers. : )My oldest daughter did this a few times, too. We always made it mandatory for her to attend and boy, did she cast a pall as you say. : )My husband actually took care of this situation as I was extremely saddened by it. Once at the...

17 Feb 07

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Do you think kids should be required to wear uniforms to school?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 7 Feb 07

I have read about studies that show kids that attend schools where uniforms are required do better academically and that such schools have less conflict on campus. Yet, when you ask students if they want to wear uniforms,...

kids

schools

uniforms

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Lostinoz I am very much torn on this topic. On the one hand I can see the point being made about less competition amongst the students when it comes to clothes or attending a private school where uniforms are required and it is in their guidelines. Government...

17 Feb 07

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Do you think the town where you live is fairly free of racial prejudice?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 9 Feb 07

The town where I grew up had only one family that was other than Caucasian. Today I live in Eugene, Oregon, a city made up of a large number of different races, although still predominately white. There is an occasional flare-up...

diversity

racial tension

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Lostinoz The town I live in is made up of many different races and cultures. Is there racial prejudice? Yes. Unfortunately. We don't have riots or anything like that, but it is like an undercurrent of rancid emotions that can be felt and expressions on the faces of...

17 Feb 07

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