Stringbean

@Stringbean (1273)

United States • Age 93

Joined myLot 17 years ago

The Fool Hath Said In His Heart, There Is No God

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Earn An Extra $5 For Joining AC and Publishing Your First Article By April 15

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 26 Mar 07

This is a great deal. Not only do you get paid for your article, but you get an extra $5 by meeting Associated Content's April 15th deadline. Associated Content is a great place to write. I have written for them for several...

associated content

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Which would win in a confrontation -- a cat or a squirrel?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 25 Mar 07

We have a lot of squirrels in our backyard and our cat, who is about 3 years old and weighs 10 pounds, loves chasing them. Several times she has come close to catching them, and it has made me wonder what would happen if she did....

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Do you have a treadmill or exercise bike gathering dust around your house?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 25 Mar 07

It seems as though everyone I know has, at one time or another, purchased a treadmill or an exercise bike with good intentions. I purchased one treadmill and quit using it after a short time with the excuse that it didn't have any...

daily exercise

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What do you do about people who invite you out or over and you don't want to go?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 24 Mar 07

There is a couple we know that every time we see them, they invite us over to dinner, or out to a restaurant, or to a movie, and we really don't enjoy being with them that much. If we do accept an invitation, then we feel...

relationships

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Do you often fly in or have you often flown in private airplanes?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 24 Mar 07

My husband and I used to own an A-lon Ercoupe double passenger plane and took lots of interesting trips in it. The most memorable was the day that Mt. Saint Helens in Washington State errupted. We had flown in to a breakfast...

airplanes

volcanoes

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If money were no object, what kind of car would you buy?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 24 Mar 07

We have a 99 Chev. Lumina which fits our present needs very well, but if I had unlimited funds to spend on a second car, I would be tempted to search out one of those little restored Model-A Fords. My husband and I saw one going...

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Rating People On MyLot

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

What things do you consider when you rate a person on myLot? I try to be encouraging unless I think the question is just a silly thing made up to earn another few pennies on myLot. I never rate a person down simply because...

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Are you, personally, doing anything to reduce your reliance on gasoline?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 16 Feb 07

We still have two cars, but have tried to work our errands out so that we both go in one car at the same time for most of them. You have to get everyone to co-operate if this is going to have a chance of working. Most Americans...

conservation

fossil fuels

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Do you argue about politics?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 10 Feb 07

I have a friend I have known for more than 30 years and we meet once a week for coffee. Over the years we have found plenty to talk about with church, kids, hobbies, etc. Recently, we found ourselves on different sides of the...

friendship

politics

reconcilliation

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Do you count the number of pills you receive when you renew a prescription?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 10 Feb 07

I recently called two different prescriptions and each one was for 30 tablets. It wasn't an expensive prescription so I didn't bother checking to make sure there were 30 tablets in each bottle. I'm sure I would have taken time to...

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How do you teach children not to be greedy in a "gimme, gimme" world?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 10 Feb 07

It seems to me that more and more children have a very greedy nature these days. Is it due to already having so much that they think they should have everything they ask for or is it just something that all children experience as...

character traits

children

greed

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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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Should boys and girls be separated in the classroom?

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

As a teacher, I really think education would benefit if boys and girls were segregated from about the 6th grade on. There is plenty of time after school and on week-ends for socializing.

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What is appropriate punishment for a child who repeatedly bullies other children

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

Does time out work better than depriving the child of something they like. Is there a point at which you should resort to spanking or some form of physical punishment to curb bullying?

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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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Do you think terrorists would stop targeting Americans if we left Iraq?

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

I really think that the terrorists are determined to rule the world, and it wouldn't matter if we pulled every service person we have stationed around the world and brought them home tomorrow, it would only convince them that we...

iraq

terrorists

war

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When is a child old enough to go to an overnight summer camp?

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

There are summer camps galore out there for children of all ages and every conceivable interest. Many of the camps, especially for younger children, are day camps. Other camps may be overnight for a week-end, 3 days, or even a...

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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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Does magnetic therapy really work?

Stringbean @Stringbean (1273) • United States 3 Feb 07

At one time, I suffered from severe balance problems as a result of an inner ear infection. Months went by and nothing seemed to work until a friend suggested magnetic necklaces as a possible solution. Of course I was skeptical,...

alternative health treatment

magnetic jewelry

magnetic therapy

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