buffyb

@buffyb (14)

South Africa • Age 53

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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Do you make gestures while talking on phone?

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58678) • Delhi, India 13 Aug 09

Hi friends, I have observed that many of us make gestures by their hands, while talking to someone on phone. Some of us get so immersed in talking that we forget that the listener is not in front of us and s/he can just hear as...

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buffyb LOL!!! Yes, Guilty. I even use hand gestures whilst talking to myself!!

15 Aug 09

Who is your first ever favorite author?

sophisticated_boy @sophisticated_boy (1457) • Indonesia 6 Aug 09

Mine is Enid Blyton. I remember the first time I read books, I really enjoy her Famous Five books. It is just exciting to read about adventures about several kids who is trying to solve mysteries. Afterwards, I start reading...

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buffyb As a child, I LOVED Willard Price. He wrote a series of books about the adventures two brothers and their dad got up to researching wildlife all over the world. Now I read a wide range of books, but the one author that really stands out to me is James Herriet....

7 Aug 09

Cremation or traditional burial with a casket? Which one do you prefer?

Citychic @Citychic (4067) • United States 4 Aug 09

Hey friends, will you be buried in a casket or have a cremation ceremony when you time has come? Do you care which one that you loved ones will have for you? Have you given it any thought lately? Well I try to think about...

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buffyb I agree with you completely. However with land becomming more and more scarce, I have thought about being put into a concrete casket and buried at sea. I like the idea that I could become part of a reef, and a habitat for some of the wonderful creatures that...

5 Aug 09

My BF committed a mortal sin!!!

Theresaaiza @Theresaaiza (10487) • Australia 3 Aug 09

He forgot our anniversary. Two weeks have actually passed since our anniversary, and yet, I still feel so upset. According to him, he got so busy with work that he forgot all about it and in fairness to him,he...

anniversary

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buffyb oh! get over it!!!! some people remember dates, and some don't. Quite frankly, I find those who don't are more genuine. At least he loves you! Would you rather have someone who remembers every "date" but forgets to treat you speacial every day? To me it sounds...

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How Do You Cope With Insults and Bad Gossips?

zed_k4 @zed_k4 (17589) • Singapore 3 Aug 09

This is a general topic. I would like to know viewers of friends in mylot here regarding this issue. How do you handle insults hurled at you or knowing that so and so have gossiped bad things about you? [b][i]Would you...

advices

coping with insults and bad gossips

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buffyb An old and wise teaching says that you should treat an insult just as you would a gift..... Consider it, look at it, feel it......but at the end of the day, (if it truly dosn't fit), the insult, just like a gift, if not accepted still belongs to the GIVER!

4 Aug 09

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Pan frying

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 29 Jul 09

When pan frying do you use oil, Pam spray or butter. I love to use butter for almost everything but have been known to use olive oil. Do you think it matters?

butter

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buffyb funny, I just had this discussion with a friend last night! I am open to debate, but I believe that it depends on the heat you are cooking at. Both butter and olive oil can only stand low temperatures before they start burning. Once they start burning, they...

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The Great Power in "Little Things"

AngryKittyMSV @AngryKittyMSV (4317) • United States 29 Jul 09

Yesterday I was in a bad mood, and I went outside wiht a black cloud over my head to get some air, my head filled with dark thougts, when my glance happened to pause at something on the grass. I saw a gorgeous black butterfly with...

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buffyb My daughter used to get irritated with me, stopping on walks to look at the minutest, yet most perfect flower, and marvel at the creatures that "keep the coggs turning". Mother nature is wonderful, and it makes me happy that there are still people like you to...

30 Jul 09

do you prefer to say i love you to someone? or by expressing it by actions?

scooby29 @scooby29 (239) • Philippines 29 Jul 09

when i started to talk, i'm kind a shy of saying i love you, even to my mother or in the whole family! when i try to say the word i love you i stopped, then until i never intended by saying that word anymore but i prefer to do it...

expressing of love

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buffyb Hey Scooby, what a cool topic! I reckon that I say "I love you" to various people at least, on average, five times a day. My daughter takes 3 of those easily! My best friend - 3 times a week. My mom (this is sad) only about once a week. Sisters, other friends...

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What do you do with your books once you've read them?

joniebee @joniebee (182) 29 Jul 09

I always find this fascinating,Weather like me people keep their read books on bookshelves,Or like some people i know,They like to pass a book on,Weather its to a friend or a charity shop or something similar.So which are you?Once...

books

reading

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buffyb Well Hi! Interesting. I'm origally from Zimbabwe, and my Dad had a massive library stacked with all kinds of books - from shakespeare to wild westerns (his favs). We never lacked for something to read. When we were forced to leave, all the books went to...

30 Jul 09

Will you respond with a smile if a stranger smile at you???

thhoon72 @thhoon72 (1009) • Singapore 28 Jul 09

I used to be in customer service line for a few years. Maybe because of my occupation, until now, I still got the habit of smiling at stranger who happens to have eye contact with me. As I walk along the street, shop in the...

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buffyb Now you sound like my kind of person. I smile at people all the time, and I love seeing the dark cloud that is hanging over a person lift when they recieve your smile. It took no effort on your behalf, but you just improved a whole bunch of peoples days. You...

28 Jul 09

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Do you wear a watch?

kcoregon @kcoregon (302) • United States 26 Jul 09

I've never been much of a watch wearer or jewelry wearer for that matter. It just doesn't feel comfortable. Nowadays I use my cell phone as a watch to see what time it is. On a special occassion I may wear an old wind up Bulova...

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buffyb What a strange thing to strike up a conversation about! Yes I wear a watch - I would be lost without it. It must be a waterproof watch so that I can swim, shower, wash dishes, etc. without ever having to take it off. I love my watch!!! Now, here is something...

28 Jul 09

how many hours do you sleep

klwheretogo @klwheretogo (230) • Malaysia 28 Jul 09

i need around 8 hours per day in order to keep me energetic. Normally i will sleep from hour 2300 - 0700 daily. weekend may have extra an hour from 1400 - 1500. How about u? Do u think sleep 8 hours/day is a waste of time ?

awake

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buffyb Eight hours is perfect. I find if I sleep more than 8, its almost as bad as if I was sleep deprived. I can function for a day or two on less, but then I must catch up! I read somewhere that you cannot store sleep, so there is no point in sleeping 12 hours -...

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probiotics and swimming in chlorinated pools a lot

catbirdgirl @catbirdgirl (52) • United States 14 Jul 09

Hi all- I teach water aerobics 7 hrs a week, and I am therefore in heavily chlorinated pools for that time. A friend of mine who works in a health food store says that the chlorine in the pool is not good for beneficial intestinal...

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buffyb The human body is a pretty tough thing (most of the time) and it is only seven hours a week. You don't say how that 7 hours is broken up, ie. 1 hour a day, or 7 hours in one day. That would make a difference to how much chlorine is absorbed. I used to spend on...

28 Jul 09

What is the first thing you ever cooked?

dloveli @dloveli (4366) • United States 22 Jul 09

I remember when my mom first let me cook by myself. I cooked scrambled eggs, then fried hotdogs with toasted hotdog buns. I remember adding way to much milk to the eggs. When I would spend the night over my grandparents house I...

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buffyb When we were about 7 or 8, my mom would let my best friend and I make a camp fire in our "tree fort". We would take butter, sugar and milk, and make a toffe sauce. To this day I still use the same simple recipie, and my daughter loves it, but I still think it...

23 Jul 09

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