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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
United States • Age 55
Joined myLot 13 years ago
I'm a photographer and professional writer who is taking a break from the stresses of article writing and trying to get a start in the world of blogging.
Kristie Benjamin's Discussions
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
22 Apr
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Tipping is kind of a controversial topic in some venues. People have differing opinions on the subject, some reasoning that the perfect tip amount is 30%, while others prefer 20%, 15%, or even !0%. I tend to tip at 20% in...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
19 Apr 23
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So where I live the temperature keeps going up and down. One day it's 30 degrees and the next it's tee short and shorts weather. The day after that another ice age begins and ends by noon. Welcome to the wild and wooly midwest....
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
9 Feb 23
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So now eggs are so expensive there are entrepreneurs out there who are renting out laying hens to people who can't afford to buy eggs. As goofy as that sounds, it's definitely a thing. At the same time, we can go in the store and...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
6 Apr 16
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I just got my first smart phone... (yeah, I'm a bit of a tightwad...LOL) and it brought back to my mind a problem I've noticed for a while now when trying to call people who only use smart phones.
Namely this... it's really hard...
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4 people
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
23 Sep 15
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Me? I'm cat people myself. Have raised cats my whole life, or should I say I have been raised by cats my whole life. I like the interior "plumbing" feature that cats have...they use a litterbox indoors and all I...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
21 Sep 15
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I, unfortunately, do not. I have always maintained that I could easily get lost in a walk-in closet, but my hubby has this weird power over the universe where he knows exactly where he is no matter what. On our honeymoon he was...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
20 Sep 15
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Three hours! That's how long we have to drive when we visit my parents. We only do that drive once a month but we stay all day and have a real good time. When you visit family is it a long trip? Do you drive? Fly? Take a bus or...
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5 people
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
18 Sep 15
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Eat fast food, that is. Do you? I know a lot of people who refuse to admit that they have ever darkened the door of a fast food joint. (What a shock it must be to them when they first discover that nobody really cares. LOL) My...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
17 Sep 15
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You buy a family member a nice gift for Christmas. They open it and they say something sarcastic like, "oh, just what we need, more knick-knacks to dust", or something like that. Then, six months later they invite you over to...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
17 Sep 15
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I found a penny on the sidewalk today. Yes, it came home to live with me. I always try to pick up coins that I spot when I'm out and about. Sometimes it's just a penny, other times a dime or a quarter or a nickel. Do you pick up...
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5 people
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
16 Sep 15
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Hmmm. I seem to have vanished. Someone mentioned that my list of activities is gone, and when I try to see it for myself I get a timeout, please refresh error message. I refreshed, same result. I...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
16 Sep 15
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In 2009 I spent three weeks in the Philippines where I hung out with a bunch of my Filipina friends. I encountered the differences in culture, and thoroughly enjoyed it! I spent a few days in Dumaguete City where I spent a lot of...
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Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
15 Sep 15
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I visit YouTube a lot and there are tons of tutorials in there that teach you everything from how to do dance steps to how to make wire wrap jewelry...a skill I've dabbled in for a while now myself. I learned how to do a knitting...
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11 people
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
13 Sep 15
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No, I'm not the one getting a divorce, but a member of my family is, and his wife either stole or destroyed most of his clothing while he was at work one day, leaving him with almost nothing to wear and winter on its way. Now the...
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3 people
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
13 Sep 15
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I am off to start my lovely day. Going out to eat for lunch and then a nice stay-at-home day with my hubby. We will watch some movies, do some internet stuff, hang out with our kitty...maybe take a walk...it's nice to have a day...
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5 people
Kristie Benjamin
@Novelangel (394)
• United States
12 Sep 15
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I've always heard that when you get married you also marry the family of your spouse...meaning that they are ALL now a large part of your life. But how true is this, really? When you marry into a family where everyone is vastly...
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