Jo Ann

@akalinus (43209)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I am a freelance writer now living in Florida. I am interested in missionaries, special needs children, writing. I like writing science and animal articles.

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A Really Bad Dream

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 19 Nov

Last night, I dreamed that I was at a school. I think I was working there or it was a college where I learned things. I got a phone call on the school landline. It was a guy who said I hurt his dog or hid it. I told him I love...

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Crazy Days

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 15 Nov

I have been trying to walk at least a few days a week. I try to make it interesting by looking for things along the way. I found nothing of interest, feathers, a losing lotto ticket, and a metal handle for something. Yesterday,...

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I am not a Novel Writer

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 9 Nov

I have been gone working on a novel for NaNoWriMo. It is going so slow. I have to look up everything and that slows me down. I am now trying to find out who my villain is. I dreamed up three but I have no idea how that is going to...

not a novel writer

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It's NaNoWriMo Time Again

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 31 Oct

I am attempting NaNoWriMo again this year. I am trying to write a basic outline but it is not that great, so far. I am just making it up as I go along. It is a lot harder now than in earlier years. NaNo has changed a lot, too....

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Just Too Weird

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 26 Oct

I just got a strange phone call from a phone number with an unknown name. I googled both, and they don't exist. It gets weirder. As soon as I hung up from searching, I heard someone saying hello. It was my best friend. She said...

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I Talk to Squirrels

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 23 Oct

I am trying to walk every day. There is a little park not far away. Yesterday, I sat on the bench under a tree and started taking photos of it. A little squirrel would come out and look at me. I pointed the phone in his...

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Autocorrect Mania

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 22 Oct

How do you feel about Autocorrect? is it helpful to you or is it a bit wicked? To me, it is not helpful. I know exactly what I want to say but it thinks it knows better. Here are two examples. 1. Oxford Languages states that...

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Has Anyone Ever Ghosted You?

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 16 Oct

Someone I know has been ghosting me. That means they have shut me out, pretended I don't exist, and never talked to me. If I message, they don't answer. I have been pleasant to this person and don't know why she is doing...

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I'm Back

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 11 Oct

Hurricane Milton is gone and we have cool, partly sunny weather. May there never be another. We almost evacuated twice and then when it got scary, they said it was too late. Our area dodged a disaster but I feel sorry for those...

hurricane milton

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Evacuation Plans

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 6 Oct

Our area is supposed to get a direct hit from Hurricane Milton. If this happens, my friend and I plan to evacuate north with her best friend, her dog, and our cats. If the predictions hold steady, the storm is life-threatening....

evacuation plans

hurricane milton

life threatening

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Pasta is Good for You!

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 5 Oct

We went shopping last night. Pasta was on sale. We bought macaroni and spaghetti, a lot of it. I was carrying it in a reusable bag and carried a couple of heavy items in my hands. I fell in the kitchen. The reusable bag flipped...

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Argument with Co-Pilot

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 4 Oct

I asked Co-PIlot if it could draw me a simple graph saying 1 in 36 children are autistic. It said that it can't do that because some of my words are blocked because they are not safe for the community. I would not have used it but...

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Thursday Glitches

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 3 Oct

Is there a solar flare going on? Today is Thursday but it should be renamed Glitch Day. Today, I cannot access PayPal, and my external apps were gone from my bank. I could not pay my rent. My credit card company would not let me...

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Her Sweet Love

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 1 Oct

“Dad, I am a woman now. I will marry Stefano whether you like it or not. Why do you hate him so? I know you think he drinks a little too much. He sometimes gets angry and hurts an enemy. That should be expected from real men who...

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What do you Wear When You Write?

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 29 Sep

I once joined a writer's group where someone made it a rule that we had to dress professionally to attend meetings. That meant suits and ties for men and office wear for women. They said we could never write and sell anything...

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The Trees are Crying

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 28 Sep

I did not know Cole very well. I changed his name for this discussion. Something made me think of him today. I volunteered at my kid's school many years ago. I sat in the hall with different kids and helped them with spelling and...

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Helene is Coming Soon

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 24 Sep

There is a massive hurricane headed toward the Florida Panhandle. It is named Helene and it could be a category 5. The center could land there or turn more toward us. We will get weather from it no matter which way it goes. We...

hurricane helene

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My Phone is Scary

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 23 Sep

I was typing up my last discussion. My friend works at home. Her office is a few feet away. She told someone they will get a free first aid kit as a gift. My phone jerked to life and started talking about first aid kits on...

always listening

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I Got so Dizzy

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 23 Sep

I decided to do something outside today. I wanted to walk and see what I could find along the way. Sometimes, I find feathers, fossils, money, or whatever. I take photos or videos to put on my photography group. Today, I was...

outside look for things

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All the Lives We Lead

Jo Ann @akalinus (43209) • United States 17 Sep

I was thinking about life. We have different lives at different times. There is our real life of mundane tasks and worries. Then there is our secret life that we don't tell anyone. We also have a dream life and an online life....

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