brentjh

@brentjh (677)

Namibia • Age 56

Joined myLot 19 years ago

The wheel always turns.

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Does anyone still read newspapers on a regular basis?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 19 Feb 07

I'm taking a class in media and we've been discussing the decline of newspaper readership. So does anyone still read newspapers on a daily basis? Do you just read your local papers or a national paper like the New York Times or...

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brentjh I mostly read the news on the Internet or my mobile phone. Sometimes about once a month I might buy the paper. But then most of the time I will only buy the paper if i spot something of interest to me on the front page.

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comments please!

fianne @fianne (1057) • United States 19 Feb 07

we heard over the radio early this morning like 5am that a lady on plane asked for a coffee. the flight attendant came to her need but accidentally she poured the baby's feet a hot water. she was so sorry and told the lady she's...

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illegal drugs

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brentjh I can't get my head around what the "so called human being" is capable of doing these days. What is going on with the world? There are more and more cases of people doing the most inhumane things these days. Is the world becoming crazy or what. These sort of...

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Deleting my friends in myLot.....

nitsy_s @nitsy_s (1028) • India 20 Feb 07

I am really disappointed with some of the friends that i have added in myLot..They havent responded to any of my discussion. So i have deleted them from my friends list. Have u done anything like this before? or is it wrong on my...

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brentjh Well alot of mylot users use the messages fro some sort of reference to get you to join some website. I found I got loads of "hey you can make more money here!" type of messages. I just ignore those.

20 Feb 07

My Friends and Their Discussions

wmg2006 @wmg2006 (5381) • United States 19 Feb 07

I have noticed this past month my friends are no longer starting new discussions. Not like they did in the beginning. I am finding it harder and harder to find good discussions to respond too. are you having this same problem? I...

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brentjh I have a feeling that alot of people who were here in the beggining, have stopped or spend less time at mylot. Maybe people get board at mylot or go somewhere else. To make a little money on mylot takes a stack of effort and time.

20 Feb 07

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Do you think it's fare that if we don't log on one day we don't get paid?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 19 Feb 07

At first my thought was, well we didn't add to the site so why should we get paid BUT this isn't true. While I was absent a few days most all of my discussions continued to provide a place to hold discussions yet I didn't move on...

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brentjh Well here's an idea, hows about you get paid a certain ammount when your discussion get's a response from someone. Now that would be pretty cool.

20 Feb 07

Tsunami

kulanuwun @kulanuwun (1404) • Indonesia 16 Feb 07

What do you know about tsunami?

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brentjh Tsunami is a big wave when it gets to the beach. They are very dangerous. A Tsunami is created out at sea when there is an earth quake under the sea. Only certain earth quakes cause Tsunami conditions. For a Tsunami to form, one side of the sea floor has to...

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Does being a cop mean you deserve more respect then the average person?

4monsters4me @4monsters4me (2569) • United States 4 Dec 06

Yesterday we were out doing some shopping. We were getting into the car after going to Target and my husband accidentally tapped the car next to us with his door getting in. There was about 12" of clearance between the two...

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brentjh Well, being in the USA you are lucky he was not shot by the off duty cop! Not to be mean to the USA or anything but there seems to be alot of screwed up people there. I head about a 14 shot and killed because he threw a couple of eggs at a van! Then there is...

5 Dec 06

what if there is no religion ?

swappankumar @swappankumar (395) • India 4 Dec 06

religions guides the person the right path ,but these days people ,mainly the leaders you can say are taking advantage of this for their selfish mean..if their is no religion than all will stand for one god (i think this will be...

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brentjh If there were no religions and people new the diference between right and wrong and respected each other, this world would be apsolute paradise!

5 Dec 06

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I want a life

teenal @teenal (1400) • Dublin, Ireland 4 Dec 06

Ive just had my usual day. Up at 7.15 Leave at 8. Commute in heavy traffic for an hour. Work untill 5 with a half hour break. Commuted home which took over an hour. Cooked dinner and put on a wash and got to sit down with a cup of...

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brentjh Yip, we have the same problem. Work - home sleep - Work - home sleep! Ok we don't have the commuting in heavy traffic problems. But the rest is mostly the same. I am busy trying to find a nich way to start my own thing. As soon as I do... I'm outa here! Maybe...

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Annoying messages from MyLot users.

ruby1459 @ruby1459 (2600) • United States 4 Dec 06

Don't you hate some people send you a message that says "I want to be your friend,are you single?/What do you think about me?/Do you think you would date with me?/Hey gorgeous,I love to get to know you!/I love asian...

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brentjh Well I think what you should do is take some note of who is sending you such rubbish and then simply delete them from your freinds list - this way they will not be able to send you mail anymore - only approved friends can send mail to you.

5 Dec 06

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THE WORLD WITHOUT WAR

scaunel @scaunel (71) • Romania 4 Dec 06

Me and some friends have been talking lately about an interesting topic: what would the world look now without world war I and world war II. My friends said that it would be a very advanced society with advanced technology but i...

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brentjh Well for one thing there would probably be alot more people on this planet. Think of all the people who died without having any children and those childrens children. Aircraft would probably be less developed. It was the jet engine that was developed as a...

5 Dec 06

Couple murdered their 3 sons

euniceeleanor @euniceeleanor (5966) • Singapore 4 Dec 06

In the news yesterday, there's this couple who murdered their 3 sons and both failed at their attempt to commit suicide. both husband and wife is now at the hospital recuperating but gone is their 3 sons (aged 12, 10 and 8). dont...

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brentjh Well I aslo dissagree with what the parents did, and now the whole suicide thing is a major stuff up! So from that point I feel sorry for what they have to go through now. But on the other hand, I think people who commit suicide have alot of guts to decide to...

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My 6 month old's father is confusing me

Tatsuya @Tatsuya (1149) • United States 4 Dec 06

I was engaged to this guy, found out I was pregnant. He said he wanted the baby, but when I was 6 weeks pregnant, he broke up with me, kicked me out of his house, and hasn't called in months. I had the baby, and then all of a...

absent fathers

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brentjh Well in my opinion if this case ever makes it to court, there is no way in hell that he will get the baby, unless he owns the judge and the juory. I just can not see any court taking the baby away from you and giving custordy to this psyco! I hope all goes...

5 Dec 06

The World Trade Centre - Terrorism or Demolision?

sand_man @sand_man (246) 30 Nov 06

There's alot of speculation as to what really happened... what do you think?

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brentjh Well for one building to come down so perfectly is apsolutely pure luck... but three? No ways! If you watch the fist tower going down you will see what looks like shape charges exploding out the side of the building just one floor at a time. I also read an...

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Is it practical to have 3 or more kids nowadays?

browneyedfatima @browneyedfatima (481) • Philippines 1 Dec 06

I love kids so much and as far as I can remember, I've always wanted to have at least 5. My fiance thinks it's not practical at all to raise that many kids. We have to consider the costs such as their education, clothing, etc....

babies

motherhood

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brentjh Well, in todays world and ever growing population, families should have no more than 2 kids. Another point is cost. I see so many people who struggle financially and they just have more and more kids! What is with that? If you can't support your self and the...

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Are You Afraid Of Storms?

wmg2006 @wmg2006 (5381) • United States 30 Nov 06

Do you like it when it storms, lightening, howling wind, pouring rain? Some people enjoy this but I am always very scared, I have almost anxiety attacks! It is storming here now and I am a wreck. What do you do to stay calm?

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brentjh You should have seen the storm we had in our area yesterday! It literally cam down in buckets at angles because of the strong wind. Lightning was all over the place and we had about 10 strikes at about 100 meters away, which is way close! I film lighting, but...

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tornado in November

lilttownmommie @lilttownmommie (1473) • United States 30 Nov 06

OMG we just had a tornado come through, it was up in the air when it went over us Thank God, but some people a little south of us were not so fortunate. In Demopolis, AL there were some rain showers and all of a sudden a tornado...

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brentjh I am also glad you are ok. I am not from the US and don't experience things like tornadoes, but I would love to see one (obviously without getting hurt or anything like that), it must be apsolutely awseme to see and hear! I just don't understand one thing. Why...

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The only "us" and "them" is US - the people - & THEM - the politicians

katran @katran (585) • United States 14 Feb 09

I just, quite unfortunately, read a couple of very hateful discussions, one from a conservative perspective and one from a liberal perspective, and I have to say that I am pretty disappointed with humanity as a whole right now. It...

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brentjh I just, quite unfortunately, read a couple of very hateful discussions, one from a conservative perspective and one from a liberal perspective, and I have to say that I am pretty disappointed with humanity as a whole right now. It seems that the only thing...

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how much are you willing to sacrifice to save the environment?

doc_alma_jones @doc_alma_jones (822) • Philippines 13 Feb 09

a lot of our activities are anti-nature, without us even realizing it. i know that a lot of people are trying to minimize their carbon footprints and are trying their best to "go green." but how far are you willing to go to...

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brentjh a lot of our activities are anti-nature, without us even realizing it. i know that a lot of people are trying to minimize their carbon footprints and are trying their best to "go green." but how far are you willing to go to contribute to saving the...

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