con1c2

@con1c2 (6)

United States • Age 58

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Should the money from the education lotteries be divided equally in the schools?

con1c2 @con1c2 (6) • United States 5 Feb 07

I live in NC, where the education lottery is still fairly new. I know the lottery has made millions and millions of dollars, but I haven't seen the result of this in the local schools yet. I would especially like to see these...

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con1c2 I can understand how the money would be divided in a way that schools with more of a need would receive more funds. I do hope to at least see that it makes a difference locally. I occasionally buy lottery tickets as a fun way to support education. I know that...

5 Feb 07

Should we let her do it?

Bev1986 @Bev1986 (1425) • United States 5 Feb 07

My daughter came to us last week and said she wants to get the cartilage in her ear pierced. She already has two holes in each ear. She's a really good kid, and gets great grades. At first, I said yes. I figured a cute...

ear piercing

earring

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con1c2 I agree that the bar across the top of the ear doesn't look that great. My daughter had the cartilage in her ear pierced, but she chose the stud. She doesn't even wear it now because the piercing kept getting infected. If you don't like the bar, ask your...

5 Feb 07

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Should the money from the education lotteries be divided equally in the schools?

con1c2 @con1c2 (6) • United States 5 Feb 07

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how did your parents choose your name

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 4 Feb 07

My Mother told me that she was at a fair and one of the gipsies had a daughter who was very attractive and lively and she was named Sheila, and that is why she chose the name. She didn't tell my Father and his family lol. It is...

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con1c2 My mother named me after my Grandmother. It's tradition in our family to name the first born child with an extra middle name, instead of the usual first name, middle name, and last name that most others have. I just have an extra middle name! So my first name...

5 Feb 07

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How do you choose which discussions to respond to?

vega83 @vega83 (6342) • Bahrain 4 Feb 07

well i've been here over a week now, and i still don't get it. i've seen so many discussions, that have nothing special about them that have so many responses and are in the 'popular discussions' category, so i decided to check...

discussions

how to choose

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con1c2 I just joined here today and I'm amazed that there are so many discussions about so many different things! Obviously, there are a lot of people out there with something to say. Someone mentioned writing 50 replies in 4 hours. Is that typical, or are there...

4 Feb 07

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I just had a photo published in the local paper

Jim @jayperiod (870) • United States 3 Feb 07

Today marks the second time I have had a photo published in the local paper. The first was from a school program at my daughter's school. It was a picture of her playing her clarinet with the band. It was printed in the...

freelance

newspaper

photography

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con1c2 Photography is a great hobby and for many people it is a rewarding career. Photography can be a hard field to get into at first, but having one's photos recognized in a local paper does help. Building a portfolio of the photographer's best work is important...

4 Feb 07

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