Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
United States
Joined myLot 9 years ago
Black sheep of the family
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218828)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jul 17
Yesterday, as I was driving East on Highway 4 to meet a kid client, one off those big semis was just to my right. Suddenly, he started veering into my lane. He was half way into may lane and I was both slowing down and turning to...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218828)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jul 17
I heard on the radio today that former football running back OJ was granted parole today, and that he will be released in October, at which time he intends to start a high-end cutlery business.
OJ Simpson was an American...
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Carol Brown I don't think he did it (the murder) but I'm not especially fond of him or his subsequent behavior.
However, I'd invite him to the celebration, just for the novelty, and go to a cooking class with him, and if I see an affordable opportunity to buy his...
21 Jul 17
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218828)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Jul 17
Today at the preschool, some of my kids and I noticed that the green bean plants were yielding fruit.
I had the kids "help" me pick the green beans, and we also harvested various herbs my colleague had planted with the kids.
My...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 17
I think most of us would agree that we've learnt many things from myLot. Being Australian and belonging to a site where most members are predominantly from other countries, I have had my horizons very much widened.
After over...
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Carol Brown I think a lot of the U.S. perception of Australia was formed by those Crocodile Dundee movies. Not to mention the Nature specials showing the snakes, etc.
I've lived around snakes in the southwest U.S. and seen very few, but the idea of snakes, especially...
16 Jul 17
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
11 Jul 17
Some of you are aware of my plans to travel the Australian Ghan railway journey next year. Well, I can finally advise this is now a definite event. The trip may be ten months away, but it is now booked and paid for.
I'm going in...
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Tanmay Ghosh
@tch12345 (17)
• Lucknow, India
13 Jul 17
Its an amazing season :) best to travel . the western ghats are awesome, just stand under the tree and imbibe the beauty of nature , explore around see natural beauty.
Share your stories of monsoon :)
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Cat1993
@Cat1993 (511)
• South Africa
15 Jul 17
It's 6am on a Sunday morning and this is the kind of things I think about. I've traveled alot in my life and packed many 30kg bags. Have you noticed that even when you pack everything you need you always tend to forget something...
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
15 Jul 17
I had read a short article that majority of Americans love a road trip. It can be seen through their shared photos and blogs on the internet. The common reason why they love road trip is simply having the freedom to travel...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jul 17
I just came across a hilarious clip from Wimbledon, so I thought I'd share.
During a women's doubles match, a male spectator was pulled from the crowd and handed a racket. The man was wearing blue shorts and a green shirt.
Of...
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Carol Brown That was better than the entire men's singles finals! Thank you
16 Jul 17
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youless
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Jul 17
Most of the time I will prepare for it so that I will not waste time to pick my clothes in early morning.
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Carol Brown Before I retired from working, I always prepped thoroughly for the next day. Clothes laid out, breakfast and coffee ready to make with little thought or effort. Getting up early for work made this a necessity for me because getting up any time before noon...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218828)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Jul 17
When I was little, my dad taught me to tip 15%, 20% if the service was particularly good. I've done that pretty much ever since. My "tip-o-meter" generally varies from 13% (lame service) to just over 20% (really friendly and good...
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Aditya sharma
@spaceseed (2843)
• India
16 Jul 17
This discussion is different from my other discussions, I really hate one bad habit of my wife which is keeping lights switched on. And I have asked, requested, pleaded before her to stop torching me this way but it looks she give...
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Carol Brown No partners here anymore and life is good. It's my way All The Time.
16 Jul 17
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 May 17
In light of all the posts about movies and series lately I am interested in hearing about my friends preference. Many have already steered me toward some great shows here. I recently discovered on Netflix they have started a...
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Carol Brown I would love to see a series based on Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.
16 Jul 17
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
16 Jul 17
I turned on hulu to watch this the other day but didn't finish the first episode. I just finished that first episode and paused it to write about it here.
I have to say that I am grossly fascinated by the show, and while there...
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Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
16 Jul 17
I think I have gone on about this before but well it has just happened again and so I need to vent again! I got caught again! But then for months now they have been behaving! So actually, Shame On Them, I might have said that...
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youless
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Jul 17
It seems that stars are interested in watching WimbledonTennis tournament as you can see from the attached photo. It is a hot day. And it is outdoor. These celebrities still wore in suits and but they seemed to feel...
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Carol Brown I've noticed that the rich and privileged classes don't sweat.
16 Jul 17
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jul 17
How much would you pay for one of the fanciest cars in the world? How about $3 MILLION (2291475.78 pounds). The Bugatti Chiron is made by hand in France; has a 1500 hp-16 cylinder engine that can pull 2 g's and go from 0-60 in...
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112877)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Jul 17
It just burns my butt.
K, many of you know I shop online and usually I do not have problems.
Most of the time I stick to buying non perishable food items from sites like Walmart, Target, Vitacost and Kmart and...
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Carol Brown I think the last clothing items I ordered were mail order items (before the internet!) from the JPeterman catalog. They fit beautifully! From trying on clothes in the brick-and-mortar shops I can testify sizes are definitely not the same from brand to brand....
16 Jul 17
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