cripfemme

@cripfemme (7698)

United States • Age 48

Joined myLot 18 years ago

My mom and I marching for justice with the ADAPT Community in October

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Discussions (676)

cripfemme's Discussions

There are a quarter million mylotters!

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 8 Mar 13

According to the Mylot population counter, there are a quarter million of us from all around the world. I think this is amazing! Very rarely do we ever get the option to participate in such in such a global experiment/community....

amazing oportunity

how many

mylot members

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The Biggest Loser is bad

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 13 Feb 13

I'm listening to this horrifying podcast about The Biggest Loser featuring Kai (A Biggest Loser finalist) about how the show is bad for people. You listen here if you don't believe me-...

biggest loser

negative

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Northeast residents, are you ready for the coming blizzard?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 7 Feb 13

I am. Here in Massachusetts, we are expecting up two feet! I've got food, medicine,pet food, all my supplies, an emergency $20 in cash (in case credit card machines and ATM's are out of order. I feel very prepared. How about you?...

blizzard

northeast

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Have you ever used Facebook as a data source for a project? Did it work out?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 5 Feb 13

I'm thinking of using Facebook and my friends' statuses to create a new book of found poetry, which is poetry comprised of texts from other sources, like books, menus, short stories, or whatever. I was wondering if anyone had ever...

data collection

facebook

success

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When the weather forces you to stay inside. how do you cope?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 28 Jan 13

In much of the Northeast and various airports it is not the best day. There is ugly weather already and more is on the way. Luckily, I don't have much to do in the outdoors. I have enough work to keep me occupied. Two articles and...

coping

weather

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How do you write? Alone, with others, or both?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 27 Jan 13

They say writing is a solitary career, but because I'm a social person by default I love to work with other writers. I especially love this when such efforts raise money for good efforts. For the last four years I've participated...

situations

writing

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Why do some people think only gov. has power to make and enforce regulations?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 22 Jan 13

I have been wanting to comment on this issue since I posted a discussion on gun control. Everyone who responded seemed to think I was just another person wanting to give the government more control over who owns what sort of guns....

rule making

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Who needs more than one gun a month?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 16 Jan 13

I don't know why anyone would need to purchase more than one gun a month. However, apparently some firearms advocates are having trouble with this legislation proposed by President Obama. I don't think any rational person who is...

guns

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Have you heard of 3elove?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 11 Jan 13

It's a wheelchair user owned apparel company that makes clothing that supports disability inclusion. They make postcards, jewelry, clothes, and my absolute favorite thing- "the proud series". They say proud mom, dad, grandma, and...

3elove

business

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Have you ever had (or heard of ) costochondritis?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 24 Nov 12

It's a chest inflammation that is very painful. At first, I thought I was having a heart attack. I couldn't really breathe when laying flat. My chest hurt like two tubby cats were on it. Ouch, then the doctor hit me in chest (not...

costochondritis

getting better

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2 people

A moral question on by buying cigarettes...

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 7 Oct 12

I have a rule. I never, never buy anyone cigarettes. If they smoke that 's their thing (as long as they don't do it in my house), but I won't sponsor anyone's addiction. As a longtime health educator, employer, and friend of the...

cigarettes

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Do any of you watch Finder?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 21 Mar 12

I do and love it. Walter, Leo, and Willa are a riot. I also enjoy Isabelle and Teamo. I especially loved the part where Willa tells her "cousin" to "grow a set and marry the girl" rather than going along with the gipsy way. Do you...

finder

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Does it seem like intelligent TV doesn't get made anymore.?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 13 Jan 12

When I had regular cable I didn't notice this as much, but since acquiring Roku I've noticed that a lot of the programs from a couple years ago were much more intellectually stimulating actually made you think about issues that...

intelligence

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Does anyone here use Kickstarter to decide what to donate to?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 13 Jan 12

I use Kickstarter all the time. It lets me find great projects to fund that would not know about if I didn't use the website. So far I've help fund a book, a film, a poetry project. It feels very communal because everybody gets...

People assume I have notihng to do but wait

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 10 Jan 12

It seems I'm always waiting. Today I'm waiting for the carpet replacement man to come. I am refusing to disconnect my Internet and phone until they actually get here because it could be two o'clock in the afternoon and I do have a...

assumptions

waiting

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Am I the only person who takes pride in their work whenever it is?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 8 Jan 12

I'm a writer and I want to be the best writer I can be, but if I flipped burgers or sold insurance I would also want to be the best burger flipper or insurance salesperson I could be. Am I alone here? Or do other people feel like...

pride in work

whatever it is

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2 people

Have you seen "Bicycle Dreams"?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 31 Dec 11

It's a documentary about this bicycle race called the "Race Across America" Ir's a 3,000 mile plus bike race that must be completed in maximum 12 days, 12 hours. Men and woman compete together. The documentary is an amazing...

bicycle dreams

documentary

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Have you seen "You Deserve It"?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 29 Dec 11

It's a very nice game show where people play to earn $ for deserving people. One was a woman who gave up her house to keep a soup kitchen and shelter running, a woman with two little girls who lost her husband, and a medic solider...

game show

you deserve it

Have you read Mira Grant?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 15 Dec 11

I love her Newsflesh series. It's about life post zombie-apocalypse. The things I like about it are that all oppressed minorities are represented as functional, multifaceted people. They guy who saved the human race was an Indian....

mira grant

ombies

seanan mcguire

What would you do?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 13 Dec 11

I have an interesting question from the book I'm reading. If you live in a zombie post apocalypse land were the public protocol is to shoot the people who test positive before they convert (because they will become zombies and...

zombie

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