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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 10 Jan 12

I went on a two-nighter in the deep woods this week. Temps were down in the mid-30's and the last night it was a cold, cold rain. I've never gone without a tent or backpack. I decided to go "jacket packet" -- everything I carry in...

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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 10 Jan 12

I'm so happy. Alabama won. Twice in three years. The national championship has been in the state of Alabama for three years now. The SEC has won it six years in a row. It's a dream. I woke up this morning and thought: "It wasn't a...

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 10 Jan 12

I have a friend and co-worker who is an LSU college football fan. I'm an Alabama fan. Alabama beat LSU to a pulp last night. If LSU had won, my friend would be a good sport. He would sympathize. He would not rub it it. This...

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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 8 Jan 12

where is a good source to buy tyvek, the building material that is used for ground cloths, rain covers, shelter and the like?

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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 8 Jan 12

yesterday I tried Zatarian's beans and rice and that came pretty close to the taste of authentic cajun beans and rice. I am looking for a recipe that is authentic. since moving from cajun country many years ago I don't have access...

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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 8 Jan 12

Once I asked a question on mylot about safe sleeping medicine. My wife started taking valerian and melatonin. But sometimes she gets up in the night and does things she doesn't remember... microwaves a dinner, carries on a...

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 8 Jan 12

That operation. The one that cuts off your "hangy down thing" in the back of your throat. Does that stop snoring. She's driving me crazy. Or those foam ear plugs. Do they work? What works?

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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 7 Jan 12

My brother and his whole family got Kindle Fires. They alread own IPads. They like the Fire better, they say, because it does everything they want to do with a pad / tablet computer and it 1. costs way less. 2. uses Android apps....

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brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 4 Jan 12

Each day I add one discussion question. I get two or three cents, I think. What are some better ways to make more by just doing something small each morning?

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brucemcclendon Well, you must be right. Your response got as many responses as my original post! I'll try that a while. I'll respond to twice as many of these discussions as I start. Thanks.

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 2 Jan 12

I'm looking at a piece on the Today show about divorced parents suing for custody because the other parent neglects the nutrition of the child... fast food, junk food, etc... the kid is way overweight. Should children be taken...

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brucemcclendon But pizza is a vegetable. I grow them in my garden on the pizza bush. It takes the same amount of cultivation as the other veggies. It helps to cover the ground around the young plants with newspaper. That eliminates the need for weeding. As the young pizza...

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 2 Jan 12

I'm looking at a piece on the Today show about divorced parents suing for custody because the other parent neglects the nutrition of the child... fast food, junk food, etc... the kid is way overweight. Should children be taken...

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brucemcclendon My dentist would agree with you!

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 2 Jan 12

I'm looking at a piece on the Today show about divorced parents suing for custody because the other parent neglects the nutrition of the child... fast food, junk food, etc... the kid is way overweight. Should children be taken...

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brucemcclendon The divorce factor. That does make parents look for problems that otherwise would not be mentioned. I wonder how much of this issue is a product of divorce processes.

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 1 Jan 12

Do you have any tips for extending battery life on a laptop? I found a good way to do it that works pretty well. I swapped the background picture on my opening screen to a plain black background. Before that I had a picture of a...

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brucemcclendon That's a new one on me, too. That explains (I guess) why my Dell laptop battery burned out after a year. I always kept it plugged in. Thanks

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 22 Dec 11

I am a big believer in working at a job that you love. Otherwise just quit. The problem is that what you love to do may not pay very well. There are many ideas for making extra money, but one of the most effective ways is to...

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brucemcclendon I feel pretty stuck in the system, too. Yet I am reading a lot on how to reduce that. My grandmother used to tell me that in order to get to that point of self-sufficiency it would take a lot of hard work all day. She should know. She raised her children...

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 31 Dec 11

nytol and unisom are too different compounds. Are they effective? valerian and melatonin have been recommended by a native american friend. What about them? And tryptophan. I don't even know if that is sold as a product. It's...

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brucemcclendon Thanks. That's pretty good advice. I could walk to work. It's only a mile or less to the office. And I think you are right that no activity during the day is part of the problem. We just sit and type and ride and do the couch potato thing. Again. Thanks

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 22 Dec 11

I was at WalMart the other day and they are selling a nice laptop with a 15" screen, dual core cpu, and the standard trimmings -- nothing fancy... regular price is $250. All I do on a computer is surf the net, watch ESPN 3, catch...

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brucemcclendon Now that I've read these comments, I realize that the way I go about it is to read all the comments on Amazon.com and buy one that is reliable. It's like when I buy a car. I always buy one that's been on the market for three or four years and I read industry...

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 29 Dec 11

Developmental psychology is the field that does research in stuff that most would find a bit boring, like the effect of liver enzymes on behavior. But here's some stats that you may find interesting. Baby boys are born with one or...

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brucemcclendon The heat is more stressful on newborns. Babies are bundled up and warm in the winter and they aren't taken out in cold and adverse conditions. Summer heat affects babies more because -- while you can bundle up a baby from cold you can't carry an air...

6 Jan 12

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 5 Jan 12

I like to earn a few dollars here and there with some of these points earning websites, but it's about $5 or $10 every 4-6 months. Is there a better way?

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