Outsider

@Outsider (42)

Canada • Age 67

Joined myLot 17 years ago

A little less ego, a little more fight.

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what is it like where you live?

ladylily29 @ladylily29 (323) • United States 5 Feb 07

Where I live it is mostly hills,with alot of fields for cattle and horse, and farming. We usually have cold nasty winters and hot sweaty summers. My favorite seasons is spring and early fall. I love the smell of the apple tree and...

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Outsider My place of residence is in Alberta, Canada... and here it is mostly flat land with the odd rolling hills and not enough trees. Born and raised on the north shore of Lake Ontario in one of the oldest cities in Canada, I do not care much for this "younger"...

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are you a namesake

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 5 Feb 07

Are you named for another member of your family, or a beloved deceased relative, or even a dear friend of the family? Do you feel that your personality is like your namesake, or are you different in every way. Or, earlier in...

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Outsider I myself wasn't named for anyone... however I did name both of my sons after men I admired and respected outside the family... and each in their own way exhibits certain characteristics of these men. As to why... Upon questioning both young men; one is 18 and...

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Which famous person do you miss the most??

Rittings @Rittings (673) 4 Feb 07

I know that some are pretty unoticeable when they pass away etc... But some are just completely irreplaceable in our lives. I miss so many different famous people from my life. I miss the fact that there will never be anymore...

missing them

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Outsider For me it would have to be John Lennon. Given the fact so many others like him who were once considered "past their prime" by a huge majority of critics; David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss and The Rolling Stones to name but a few; have come back...

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Office Relationship

myl0taldwin @myl0taldwin (416) • Philippines 28 Jan 07

How does it feel to have your love one in the same company. Does your love affair can affects your work?

love

relationship

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Outsider I once had an affair with a fellow employee... and it was a nightmare due to the fact we tried to keep it secret from the rest of the company. Her uncle was the owner of the company... and was very much against relationships between employees. And as such we...

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What's the first site that you visit when using a computer?

hottie0728 @hottie0728 (1732) • United States 24 Jan 07

I used my laptop every single day. Our office has internet but it's all internal so I cannot access outside and it's not allowed. Whenever I got home from work, I open my pc, then the first site that I visit is of course Yahoo to...

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Outsider The first sight I visit on-line these days is usually MyLot... as it is now my homepage, and I like to review the most recent discussions and check my messages.

28 Jan 07

Should we work at one company for many years?

Irmateja @Irmateja (58) • Indonesia 23 Jan 07

I have experiences work at many kinds of job such as Human resources, Secretary,customer service and purchasing as well, but they are not very long periode.The longest periode of my employed at one company is only about 3...

career

work

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Outsider Hi again Irmateja, It is generally not a problem for an employer to consider hiring someone who has moved around a lot... unless that prospective employee has been forced to do so due to their inability to hold a job. Many of us will sample different...

28 Jan 07

Comment please to my new avatar...

Irmateja @Irmateja (58) • Indonesia 27 Jan 07

Today I change my avatar, hey guys please make a comment to my new avatar...please....thank you very much.

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Outsider Hi Irmateja, That is a very pretty avatar... most appropriate indeed.

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Cleaning Day

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 20 Aug 23

But not the way you think. First, a confession. I didn't get out of bed until 9 a.m. I don't know when K got up. Second, more confession. I didn't go downstairs for breakfast until lunchtime. In between, I started working on a...

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Outsider But not the way you think. First, a confession. I didn't get out of bed until 9 a.m. I don't know when K got up. Second, more confession. I didn't go downstairs for breakfast until lunchtime. In between, I started working on a major cleanup project. The...

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The nightmare of effexor.

Outsider @Outsider (42) • Canada 25 Jan 07

I've been on Effexor; 225 mg per day; since shortly after it's introduction to Canada several years ago... and it has worked very well for me. However recently I began to hear horror stories about known side effects which were...

effexor

side effects

withdrawl

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Do you know anyone like this...

medooley @medooley (1873) • United States 24 Jan 07

There is a guy that I work with who has a neat little sports car. It is real shinny and flashing, he has his windows tinted, and the amount of tint that he has on them is concidered illegal where we live. He is constantly...

foolish people

id10t

stubborn people

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Outsider Someone stupid you mean? Yes I know someone like that.

25 Jan 07

How many times has your heart been broken?

88caira88 @88caira88 (77) • Philippines 25 Jan 07

Me, only once. My first love. lol Anyway, I noticed that a lot of people were posting about their love life, their heartaches. And I think a lot of you will respond to this discussion.

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Outsider Although I myself have never experienced a broken heart... there was a time I had the misfortune to break another's heart... and that in itself was a nightmare to endure as I witnessed the suffering I had caused. She was hurting so bad I couldn't bring myself...

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Rabbit is not naughty pet

Irmateja @Irmateja (58) • Indonesia 25 Jan 07

My favourite pet is rabbit, because it is so cute and sweety. Rabbit also easy to handle because rabbit is kind of domesticated animal,they are not naughty like cat or dog.What is your favourite pet? do you also like rabbit?

pet

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Outsider Hi Irmateja, My favorite pet would have to be my dog Heiress... She is half Labrador Retriever and German Shepherd... and yet despite her size (she is about the same size as a Shepherd) she is just a big lovable baby. As for rabbits, my oldest son has one......

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Where is the strangest place you have ever made love?

BlaKy2 @BlaKy2 (1475) • Romania 23 Jan 07

Where is the strangest place you have ever made love?

love

relationships

sex

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Outsider Wow, that's a tough one... let me think. Okay, the strangest place that comes to mind would have to be in the stairwell between the second and third floors of our General Hospital while I was a patient there.

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the Worst questions asked on mylot?? let us b*tch a bit!!;)

pix_trix @pix_trix (447) • India 25 Jan 07

come on.. we all like to b*tch;) dont we! those who said no are not tellin the truth!we all come across really awkward and at time stupid questions, posted just for the sake of posting. stuff like "how many sisters do you have, do...

fun

worst

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Outsider Being relatively new to MyLot the one thing I have discovered is that some discussions do in fact appear to be the result of desperation, and as you say, "posted just for the sake of posting". I will not go into details and take the chance of offending...

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Who is your "Hero"?

rosie_123 @rosie_123 (6113) 25 Jan 07

Everyone admires someone. Maybe a sports personality, a politician, a pop star..... or perhaps someone nearer home - your Mum or a family member or a teacher who has inspired you in your past. Tell us who your "hero" (or heroine!)...

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Outsider My grandfather has always been my hero, and remains so even after his passing. A World War II veteran, he kept me riveted as a child and young adult with true stories of his experiences overseas... But more than that he was a kind, loving and generous...

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Bad Egg

Erly Maglangit @cacay1 (83595) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 5 May 23

Yesterday, I bought 20 pieces of eggs. I bought them in the nearest public market. I saw there many egg sellers so I was encouraged to buy them that day. I do not have any idea if the eggs are fresh or not. I just saw them very...

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Outsider Yesterday, I bought 20 pieces of eggs. I bought them in the nearest public market. I saw there many egg sellers so I was encouraged to buy them that day. I do not have any idea if the eggs are fresh or not. I just saw them very white. Then in the evening, I...

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Drugging a Child to make her sleep....

nelltx @nelltx (277) • United States 24 Jan 07

I have a friend of mine who has a 1 year old. She told me one evening that she gave her daughter Benydryl to get her to go to sleep. We started talking about that and she told me that she does it once or twice a week, just half a...

baby

drugs

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Outsider You've done all you can do I'm afraid, by attempting to talk to her about it. Unfortunately she is right in her claim that it is her child... and if she doesn't want to listen to common sense there's nothing more you or anyone else can do. Yes indeed it will...

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Is the age of chivalry dead and gone?

BittyBiddy @BittyBiddy (2903) • Ireland 23 Jan 07

Today I took my daughter to swimming lessons. There were chairs for the parents to sit on, but not enough. I had to stand. There was one guy there and he was sitting in front of me. He saw me but didn't offer me the seat....

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Outsider No BittyBiddy there are still some of us out there who take great pride in being a gentleman... It is unfortunate you ran into one of the growing number of self-centered individuals who won't look beyond their own wants and needs.

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Repeating the process of abuse.

Outsider @Outsider (42) • Canada 24 Jan 07

Raised as one of seven children in a family without love... (never once throughout my entire childhood did I receive a hug or kiss from my parents... never once did I hear the words "I love you." from either of those two...

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