beckish

@beckish (641)

United States • Age 62

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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My Sister In Law Got her First COVID Vaccine Today

Belle Starr (Iz) @BelleStarr (61102) • United States 13 Jan 21

My brother called me this afternoon to let me know his wife Diane had gotten her first dose of the Moderna Vaccine. He should get his next Wednesday if his application went through. They live in Georgia where these 65 and over can...

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beckish I am happy that you are your brother and his wife are getting their vaccines. I fully support people who want the vaccine getting it. I will choose to decline it for myself - I prefer to let my immune system work and at the very least wait for a few years to...

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Who should feed your children ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (1784) • United Kingdom 28 Oct 20

There is a lot of hoo haa about this at the moment and I am sure that my view is not going to be a very popular one....but I am entitled to my opinion …. I believe that if you have a child or children then it is YOUR...

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beckish I agree with you. However, I do believe that social programs like food stamps are there for when people hit hard times to help them get through it. The ultimate goal should be to get off of food stamps, not consider them a lifetime benefit. Our society needs...

11 Nov 20

What are you having for dinner tonight?

The Horse @TheHorse (218921) • Walnut Creek, California 29 Oct 20

Last night, I was feeling unambitious and not very hungry, so I just redid breakfast for dinner: two slices of bacon and an egg. No toast. Tonight, I'm not sure what I'll have. Perhaps some Thai soup with rice. I haven't done...

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beckish Breakfast for dinner is always a good choice. Yum! Tonight we had a simple dinner of pasta, marinara and garlic bread.

30 Oct 20

Here We Go Again: Hurricane Delta

Kareng @kareng (59206) • United States 9 Oct 20

It seems like this Hurricane season doesn't want to go on vacation and wait until next year. We now have Hurricane Delta off the coast of Louisiana and set for landfall later today/tonight. Delta is currently a Category 2...

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beckish Hoping everyone stays safe!

9 Oct 20

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What are some of the best books you've read?

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119638) • United States 23 Jul 20

You know the ones I mean--the ones you recommend to a friend when they say they need something good to read. Maybe we can all help each other out with ideas for new books to go through. Mine would be: The Glass Castle, Water for...

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beckish I have too many favorite books to list. I reread my books over and over again. I especially like the Mists of Avalon and Wizard's First Rule.

23 Jul 20

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I have a question: How did you decide on what user name you wanted to use here?

Hanni Harel @Hannihar (130218) • Israel 10 Jul 20

There are many user names here and very interesting ones. I was just curious how you decided on what name you wanted to use here for your username. Mine is part of my name. I just like that one so use it.

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beckish My user name originally came from when I wrote for the Epinions site and I have kept it all these years with other sites. It is a combination of my first and last name (at the time). I can't even remember how I came up with it at this point.

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Today's reassuring message from the President of the United States.

The Horse @TheHorse (218921) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Jun 20

During times like these, when we're dealing with Covid-19, racial tensions, riots and looting, and a troubled economy, it's good to receive words of reassurance from the President. If you read between the lines, you can tell...

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beckish I get a lot of emails and see a lot of tweets and I have never seen this one before. Both campaigns are sending mega-donation request emails. As for the President - I think he is doing the best he can considering he has been relentlessly attacked since he was...

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Man-flu and mulberries

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340210) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Oct 19

I think I must have man-flu. Have you heard of man-flu? It’s the name given to colds and flu that men catch. Many women think men make a lot of fuss about having a simple cold, whereas the men affected think their complaints about...

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beckish I hope you feel better soon. No fun being sick. For what it's worth... my second husband was a huge baby when he had a minor sniffle but I was never allowed to be sick lol. I remember being horribly ill in bed one day - he came home from work and had the...

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Manterrupting Mansplaining And Manspreading

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 26 Mar 19

I only heard the expression Mansplaining a few days ago though it has been around since 2015. Mansplaining is where a man addresses others, most often women, in a patronizing, condescending way, as if feeling a need to sound...

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beckish I find all of these terms degrading. When someone doesn't like what a man says or does, they often try to shut them down with one of these terms. I believe that men and women should both be responsible to treat each other with dignity and respect without...

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Throwing Cheese at babies

C @ShyBear88 (59347) • Sterling, Virginia 4 Mar 19

Apparently a new parent trend is now to throw cheese at your babies because it’s apparently funny. I don’t think I ever threw food at my kids. Typically if I’m throwing things st my kids it’s a ball, or blanket some times...

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beckish There is simply no way for me to comprehend why or how a parent could throw cheese at their baby. Something seriously wrong with them. Poor kids.

5 Mar 19

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How often should you clean your fridge

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111938) • United States 29 Jan 19

Tuesday is our groceries day. While Mike is shopping ,some reason I decided to clean the fridge. It has been awhile. The fridge was partially empty . i am ashamed to say that it was not very clean. This is one thing that do not...

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beckish I clean it once a month and try to make sure to wipe spills right away so they don't get hard to clean. I also try to get rid of left overs and old food at least once a week so it does not build up. Not my favorite job!

30 Jan 19

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Hi, Newbie here

Diane Borg @DianeBorg (785) • Malta 23 Jan 19

Hi, I am a new member. I am from Malta and I am a stay at home mum of two boys. I really love crafts and gardening.

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beckish Welcome! Iive in Spokane, Washington in the US. I hope you enjoy it here!

23 Jan 19

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Back at the farm Chez Horse

The Horse @TheHorse (218921) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Jan 19

It is a cold, windy and rainy day out here in Northern California. I am glad it did not rain on us in Southern California. I checked my farm today and things look good. If you look closely, you can see that there are several snow...

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beckish It is chilly up here in Spokane, Washington but it could be a lot, lot worse. We are having a light snow year which makes me happy. I hate driving on icy roads. Looking forward to spring, though. Days aren't getting longer fast enough!

5 Jan 19

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Mylot earnings.

Jonny Aughe @jonnyartist (437) • Anchorage, Alaska 30 Dec 18

So, what happened to mylot website and it's earnings becoming reduced? It's sort of a bummer to see this happening on mylot. My lot has been my main way of earning from online. Does anyone know if my lot is going to go back to...

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beckish I haven't noticed anything but my earnings are small anyway. I need to find more time to be on this site. Real life keeps getting in the way sigh.

30 Dec 18

Is MyLot taking a long time to load for you?

The Horse @TheHorse (218921) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Dec 18

MyLot has been taking an unusually long time to load for me recently. It's reduced my activity, simply because it takes so long to get from one post to the next. I've deleted my cookies, cleared my cache, and done all of the...

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beckish Very slow for me too. Must be a glitch in their server. Hopefully they will get it fixed soon. Take care!

20 Dec 18

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That Insomnia Thing

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160696) • United States 19 Nov 18

I am up. I woke up at 1:50 or so. I stayed in bed an hour, then got up. It may be that my tummy is hungry, who knows? So, this time I am trying a remedy of instant hot chocolate, sprinkled with a little nutmeg. Nutmeg is...

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beckish I used to have trouble falling asleep because I couldn't turn my thoughts off. I resolved that problem by reading before trying to go to sleep - but now I am waking up in the middle of the night and having trouble falling back asleep. Grrr. Haven't solved...

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