allisonbrk

@allisonbrk (155)

United States • Age 39

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Woman Jailed for Blogging About Police

worldwise1 @worldwise1 (14885) • United States 10 Aug 09

I found an article on Washingtonpost.com about a Virginia woman who has been jailed because she would not stop blogging about the local police. Specifically, the drug task force. It seems that she got herself on the wrong side of...

woman jailed

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allisonbrk I absolutely think the police were in the right. There is a difference between making your opinion heard and endangering the lives of police officers. These officers work hard to keep us safe. Sure when we are doing something wrong we maybe think ill of them,...

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Charitiable Organizations - What do you think...?

Chalea Hutchinson @zoey7879 (3092) • Quincy, Illinois 10 Aug 09

A few days ago, I started a discussion about charitable organizations, private organizations, and churches giving away free school supplies. Today in a local newspaper, there was a nasty letter in the editorial in which the writer...

wrong to accept charity

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allisonbrk I work in retail and it always really drags on me when people use their food stamps to buy things like chocolate and soda instead of things like milk and bread. It also really drags me down when people buy food with food stamps and then try to return it for...

10 Aug 09

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what type of cheese do you like?

yelrihs @yelrihs (298) • Australia 6 Aug 09

well, i have been making pizza the whole afternoon today, so i felt like talking about cheese a little. LOL. i think everyone loves cheese (im not trying to stereotype, but really whoever doesnot eat cheese is missing out so...

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allisonbrk heh, I like velveeta. I don't even think its real cheese. Or is it? I dont know, but I love it. On sandwiches though I prefer gouda or cheddar, but even good ole fake american cheese is good. I like string cheese, too. hah I'm like a little kid. And cheese is...

7 Aug 09

Are you required to recycle in your area??

bookreadermom08 @bookreadermom08 (5614) • United States 5 Aug 09

In my city, they provide a red recycle bin...in which we put at the curb every garbage pick up day and everything goes into it... cans, aluminum foil, plastic, card board.... etc... some weeks it is very full and some weeks it...

recycle

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allisonbrk Not required, but highly encouraged. We are given 1 large trash can and 1 large recyling can (both are same size) Those are the only waste receptacles you can use. The recycling is all single sort, so you can just throw everything in it. But we have small...

5 Aug 09

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How would you handle this situation with your bank?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 4 Aug 09

2 days ago, a good friend of mine went to the nearby Credit Union bank ATM machine to withdraw some cash. The amount he intended to withdraw is $200, and the ATM machine only dispensed $160 for him. The receipt he got was...

atm machine

credit union

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allisonbrk I would definitely threaten to switch banks. I once had someone somehow get ahold of my credit card information and used it to pay their $250.00 cable bill! I called and they immediately (temporarily) put the money into my account while they investigated and...

5 Aug 09

What a super spammer!

silvercoin @silvercoin (2101) • Lithuania 5 Aug 09

Today I've found so many discussions started by person with female avatar.And all these discussions was just a few sentences simply copied from various articles and forums on the net.I was amazed to see that the replies also were...

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allisonbrk I know exactly who you are talking about. Does her user name start with an 'S'? There are multiple discussions like that which have been posted in the pizza and chocolate categories within the last 10 minutes already... all by the same user. Its just...

5 Aug 09

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What's your opinion about a student earning money?

HeidiD @HeidiD (167) • China 5 Aug 09

I'm a university student now. Some of my classmates think doing some part-time job is good but it may interfere our study. Most of them don't have a job. I believe it is necessary for me to know about the world, But my parents...

frustrated

student

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allisonbrk Well... When I was in college I was working three jobs at a time. I worked at an after school program at a local private school, I worked at a copy shop, and I was an adminstrator of an online community. I would do the online job while the store was slow at...

5 Aug 09

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Biting... How to Stop it

vkondrad @vkondrad (47) • United States 4 Aug 09

Ok I have a wonderful 2 1/2 year old daughter who I love with all my heart and soul. I believe that she saved me when she came into this world.... ok that's besides the point... she's been biting me since she was about 6 months...

biting

toddler

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allisonbrk I used to work at a preschool and if we saw a child about to bite another child we would clap our hands together loudly and firmly, loudly, say "NO BITE!" as if we were talking to a dog. It shocks them and sometimes they cry, however it is the only time we...

4 Aug 09

Which is the funniest movie you have seen?

vamsimajeti @vamsimajeti (934) • India 2 Aug 09

I think the funniest movie which i have seen is epic movie.What about you?

funniest

movie

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allisonbrk Oh my goodness. I absolutely LOVE Drop Dead Gorgeous with Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin and Kirsten Dunst. Its dark, small town humor, but oh my goodness I laugh through the whole movie every time. If you haven't seen it... its a 'mock-umentary'...

3 Aug 09

Do you find some useless things are actually useful?

Zhu Huifen @zhuhuifen46 (3483) • China 31 Jul 09

Expired milk can be used for brushing shoes, with good result. Skin of oranges and leman is good to get rid of odor in micro and regri. Sampoo you do not like any more can be used to wash dirty socks. Do you find usesless...

frugal life

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allisonbrk I always save empty milk gallons and refill them with water so there is always cold water in the fridge. I also use old containers for saving coins/buttons/etc. Also the other day a mylotter gave me a tip for using a rubberband between a screwdriver on a...

31 Jul 09

Lost our two months' embryo!!!

tonytt2009 @tonytt2009 (1706) • China 31 Jul 09

Don't konw how to express my feeling now,our baby last week when I have saw many of mylotters said congrat to me in my last post~ Maybe the window period,many many issues~bad mood,working stress~I don't know,we just found our...

embryo

lost

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allisonbrk I am so sorry Tony. Have you seen a doctor? Do you know why it happened? This is just awful and my heart breaks for you. I wish you the best and I hope you can find the strength to overcome this. I just don't understand why bad things happen to good people....

31 Jul 09

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Should I change my job?

sunstar402 @sunstar402 (676) • India 31 Jul 09

Hi All, Recently i got a job offer from one company which is ready to pay double the amount of my current salary. Is it good to change my job now in the current situation? This also to be noted that, i am working in my current...

job change query

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allisonbrk I dont know. On the one hand you are bringing in a lot more income for the same hours you are putting in, but if you give up your current job... that you actually like... and end up in a job where you are not so happy, thats a pretty big trade-off. But you may...

31 Jul 09

Moving Tips

Jennlk84 @Jennlk84 (4205) • United States 31 Jul 09

My husband and I are in the process of moving to a different state. The big move is actually tomorrow morning. I swear we've been packing for at least a month. It's to to point now that I'm going INSANE! I so want this to be done...

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allisonbrk Actually the reverse... To save money when moving BUY ON CRAIGSLIST! I just moved about 2 weeks ago. For about a month prior to my move I was buying everything on craigslist. I bought my washer and dryer (new place didn't have them). I bought a sofa, two...

31 Jul 09

Have you ever met someone with the same name as you?

jellymonty @jellymonty (2352) 31 Jul 09

Well the other day I made a new friend and when she introduced herself to me as the same name as mine I was very astonished as I've never met anybody with the same name as me.. I was so excited (and so was she) so we ended up...

sharing the same name

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allisonbrk I have not met anyone with the same exact name as me, but I did go to college with a girl who shared both my first and middle name spelled exactly the same. We ended up being in the same sorority and she even moved into my room in my apartment when I graduated...

31 Jul 09

This Has Got To Be The Weirdest E-Mail Scam Ever

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 30 Jul 09

Not a few minutes ago, I got an email from a person whose name is identical to a friend of mine that I met at Ciao and she's a MyLotter as well (not here often though) Here's the email to me...I've omitted the last name of the...

fake email

near identical email address of friend

posing as a real friend

scam email

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allisonbrk I heard of that scam being used on facebook. The scammer would hack into someone's facebook and message all of their friends with a similar story hoping that one of their friends would "care about them" enough to send the money. Meanwhile the real person was...

31 Jul 09

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deal breakers?

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 31 Jul 09

OK I probably did this discussion before, maybe... So you're in the market for a relationship. Do you have a list of deal breakers? Like if you're a non-smoker, would you go out with a smoker? If you love cats, would you...

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allisonbrk Anyone who is overly jealous is a deal breaker. Anyone who is overly clingy is a deal breaker. I need my space and that doesn't mean I am cheating on you. But petty things? I once dated a guy who wore jean shorts. Total deal breaker and to make it worse, he...

31 Jul 09

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My Husband is having an affair.. with my Mother!!

jellymonty @jellymonty (2352) 31 Jul 09

Relax it's not me.. but it's happened around my family. I only thought this sort of thing happens on TV but I almost choked on my donut when I heard my poor cousin weeping her guts out on the phone to me.. We all knew that her...

absolute madness extra marital affairs

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allisonbrk oh my goodness! It is aweful that this is happening to your family! I have no idea what I would do in that situation. Its bad enough that he is is a liar and a cheater but with his wifes MOTHER? And how does she even carry on like that while she is busy...

31 Jul 09

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HR says "Edit your Facebook page"

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 29 Jul 09

My daughter has a friend who is working her first full-time job - at a telemarketing company doing telephone surveys. At work the other day, she was called to Human Resources. She had no idea why but, when she sat down, she was...

employment policy

facebook

human resources policy

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allisonbrk My company has been doing this as well although for a lot more petty reasons. One of the higher-ups in the district got fired for complaining about work on his facebook (understandable... but still) and my boss advised myself and other employees to remove the...

30 Jul 09

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