aelfgiva

@aelfgiva (30)

United States • Age 49

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What are some good non-fiction books to read in your spare time?

bingja18 @bingja18 (30) • United States 27 Jun 07

It's summer time and just looking for suggestions of good non-fiction books to read to keep my mind sharp for my fourth and final year of college!

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aelfgiva If you like archaeology, I highly recommend 'Return To Sodom and Gommorah' by Charles Pellegrino. It's about his archaeological adventures in the Middle East. He is a modern Indiana Jones. I've had the book several years now and it's one of the few I reread...

28 Jun 07

Lucy is going to make an exam.

Katagiri @Katagiri (426) • Brazil 28 Jun 07

Lucy, my depressed cat, is old and she's losing weight. We are worried since she doesn't want to play and drinks too much water, my mother thinks she might has diabetes... a diabetic person feels thirst a lot. This Saturday we are...

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aelfgiva Definitely get her to the vet as soon as possible. My 13 year old cat, Aurora, had similar symptoms and it turned out to be diabetes. Luckily, we don't have to give her insulin. We just had to adjust her diet and it straightened everything out. Btw, has she...

28 Jun 07

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Have you ever seen?

Aurone @Aurone (4755) • United States 28 Jun 07

A kitten jump in a bathtub full of water? Thats exactly what my kitten, Carlye did this morning. My husband was taking a bath and she jumped right in. She is such a funny kitten.

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aelfgiva My mom's cat, Pete, did that once. He just ran and jumped right in. It was the funniest thing.

28 Jun 07

The place where the streets always smell like butt....

joejoe25 @joejoe25 (12) • United States 8 Jun 07

New Orleans, probably one of the only places where you can do just about anything. There's great food, alcohol, bars, strip clubs, alcohol, places to shop....oh yeah did I say alcohol. New Orleans did ok for bouncing back from...

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aelfgiva I love New Orleans. My friend and I went every summer for a few years. We even talked about moving there at one point.

26 Jun 07

MM, are you a solitary practioner or part of a group and

slaveeva @slaveeva (213) • United States 24 May 07

when have you found your Path and if you follow one your tradition? Pagan being an Umbrella term, what would you consider yourself if you choose to give it a label? I am a solitary Witch/Priestess/Mentor, I am ecclectic and do...

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aelfgiva I'm a hedgewitch. I'm mostly a solitaire, but I do practice with a couple close friends on occasion.

26 Jun 07

If you had to move to a new city, anywhere in the world, where would it be...?

jplumbl @jplumbl (67) • United States 11 Jun 07

If you, for some reason, had to pack up and move to any city in the world with your family, without taking monetary issues into account, where would you move and why?

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aelfgiva Tintagel, England on the coast of Cornwall. One of the most hauntingly beautiful places I've ever visited.

26 Jun 07

Do you prefer to read books or have them read to you?

paidreader @paidreader (5143) • United States 24 Jun 07

I love to read books and always have. In the last few years, I have been enjoying books on tape or cd and have to admit that I enjoy having someone else reading to me almost as much as I enjoy reading the books myself. Which do...

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aelfgiva I prefer to read them myself. I tried listening to an audio book once and ended up falling asleep about a quarter of the way through it.

26 Jun 07

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Books

burcun @burcun (504) • Turkey 26 Jun 07

Which book did you read last one .And did you like it?

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aelfgiva I just finished 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss. Absolutely intoxicating. I couldn't put it down.

26 Jun 07

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Do you have any good book recommendations?

ma_belle @ma_belle (1357) • United States 20 Jun 07

I have a long flight coming up soon. Do you have any good books that I can read during this flight? Thanks

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aelfgiva If you like fantasy, I would highly recommend 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss.

26 Jun 07

What do you prefer: Fantasy or reality?

Morganite @Morganite (36) • Netherlands 26 Jun 07

That's what I wonder. What do you prefer in reading, but also in movies? And why do you prefer this? I prefer fantasy, I like fantasy more then reality because in most fantasy good wins from bad. And good is obviously good and...

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aelfgiva I used to read non-fiction almost exclusively, especially histories and archaeological text. I viewed it as my time machine. It's fun to read about all the crazy things that people used to do. Recently, though, my husband has turned me on to fantasy and...

26 Jun 07

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Separate checking accounts

mhayes7 @mhayes7 (22) • United States 26 Jun 07

I was watching something on tv the other day and they were discussing the importance of separate checking accounts for the husband and wife in a marriage. What are your thoughts on this? I'm not sure where I stand.

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aelfgiva My husband and I have separate checking accounts. It's a very good idea in that if something bizarre happens to one account, we still have the other to fall back on. This happened with my parents several years ago. The bank's computer system went down and...

26 Jun 07

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The Pet Extinction Act

Katlady2 @Katlady2 (9904) • United States 26 Jun 07

Hi everyone. I am posting this because I am so outraged that anyone could even THINK to come up with a law such as this one. I realize that it is in regard to California (USA) only, but I would really appreciate it if you could...

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aelfgiva I've actually read the law. It is an attempt to enact mandatory spaying and neutering on all cats and dogs by 4 months of age. According to the law, registered breeders and service animal users can apply for an exemption permit. Otherwise, there is a $500...

26 Jun 07

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Do you smoke?

anetteh @anetteh (3590) • Sweden 26 Jun 07

Do you smoke? When did you start smoking? Why did you start smoking? I smoke, I started in my late 20. Very stupid. Why? Well, me and my in those days boyfriend did a travel and of course we bougt cheep cigarettes to bring home. I...

cigarett

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aelfgiva I don't smoke, in fact I've never even tried it. I do have lots of friends who smoke. One of them actually started when she was eleven.

26 Jun 07

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Do you like pets???

nandhinir @nandhinir (154) • India 26 Jun 07

I dont have any pets and also dont like to have because it may starve if it is under my condition as I dont have time to spend with pets.But I had some cats growing in my garden as there is some old woods kept in garden..one cat...

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aelfgiva I love pets. I have 5 kitties.

26 Jun 07

What Is The Age Gap Between You and Your Siblings?

eashoor @eashoor (307) • Canada 26 Jun 07

Im 31 and the largest age gap between myself and my sisters would be 26 years. Its funny but I do not feel I am her sister but more of a mother. Any others share this?

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aelfgiva There is an eight year difference between my brother and I. I'm 31 and he's 23, but I felt more motherly to him when we were kids than I do now. Now we are more like best friends.

26 Jun 07

What is a car for you?

arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 24 Jun 07

Really what is it? For some it is a wish for freedom. Others see it as a symbol of status. People sometimes spend all their savings buying their dream car, and thing that once they have it the world will be theirs. Some kids...

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aelfgiva A car gets me from where I want to go and back again.

24 Jun 07

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Won't global warming trigger another ice age?

judyt00 @judyt00 (3497) • Canada 23 Jun 07

If the ice caps melt, that will leave more surface area covered in water which will evaporate faster because of the increased temperatures. The evaporation will form into clouds which will block the sunlight from getting through,...

global warming

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aelfgiva There is an old joke I once heard about an old woman and a flood. She was approached three times by three seperate people who offered her help to safety. She refused three times. Then the flood came and drowned her. When she reached Heaven she asked God, "I've...

24 Jun 07

Will you read the final book really fast, or slow?

daydreamblues @daydreamblues (129) 24 Jun 07

Will you read it fast so you can find out what happens before other people or will you take your time, as its the last book and you want to make it last? Maybe you dont care because your just going to read it again and again and...

harry potter series

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aelfgiva I will read pretty slow, savor it a bit. My husband on the other hand will read it in one night.

24 Jun 07

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Won't global warming trigger another ice age?

judyt00 @judyt00 (3497) • Canada 23 Jun 07

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aelfgiva My husband and I have been discussing that as well and we think it is highly possible, especially with the ocean currents starting to breakdown and the whole global dimming issue.

24 Jun 07

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Do you believe that you were a cat in a former life?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 23 Jun 07

Do you think you would have lived a previous life as a cat? Or, do you wish you had? Do you think cats can be reincarnated as humans, or would that be a step down?

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aelfgiva My friend does. She can purr just like a cat. I've even heard her do it in her sleep. The subject came up around her mother once. Her mom told me when my friend was three she announced that she wanted to be a cat when she grows up. ::shrug:: Who...

24 Jun 07