doubledawn

@doubledawn (69)

Canada • Age 52

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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do you sometimes talk to yourself

hotsummer @hotsummer (13837) • Philippines 20 Nov 11

sometimes i would hear people t say something like they are talking to me, and if i ask them to repeat cause i didn't hear it well, they will just say like, "nothing, i was just talking to myself." i do feel weird when they would...

talking

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doubledawn I used to talk to myself quite frequently when I was a child (lonely and had no friends). Usually it was my imagination playing out some great scenario and I didn't realize I was talking through it out loud. As an almost-forty grown up, I do notice I...

20 Nov 11

Why NOT tax the rich more?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 17 Nov 11

Hey we have a budget to get into more balance... why not increase taxes on the wealthiest in a law taht would sunset soon. Like the way the Bush tax cuts were supposed to sunset. In Eurpoe the question is open there as...

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doubledawn The problem is that that more money you have, the more opportunities you have to hide from the tax man. The system is flawed to say the least, but increasing taxes sometimes doesn't work anyway. It would be more beneficial to have higher income earners pay...

18 Nov 11

Internet Censorship in America

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 17 Nov 11

I'd call your congress people on this one. The day after the OWS eviction and Bloomberg's media black out, censoring what we have access to on the internet has garnered bipartisan support. hinging on one single democrat holding it...

censorship

internet

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doubledawn It's appalling the things that so called "free countries" will try to do under the name of protection. It's another shameless attempt at control, which at some point will have a hefty dollar sign attached for somebody. There will always be piracy in any form...

18 Nov 11

"One black coffee please"

Pushhyarag2000 @Pushhyarag2000 (1416) • India 14 Nov 11

Back in the late eighties or early nineties [if my memory serves me right] when the cable televsion had just started [in India]. Advertising also started getting mature & creative. I hope many will have seen this visual ad for...

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doubledawn I tried to watch the video but couldn't get it to work. However, your description paints the picture very well. I have seen similar commercials for various products (most notable the blue tooth devices). I am always slightly in awe of people who have the kind...

14 Nov 11

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I want to earn money without doing anything...

yallit @yallit (3677) • Philippines 13 Nov 11

no investments, no clicking of ads, no article writing, no uploading, no blogging. Absolutely doing nothing. I can't count how many times I've seen such posts here in MyLot. I can't recall ever responding to any of them....

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doubledawn I guess those people get no satisfaction from hard work or a job well done. And people wonder why the economy is in trouble. Seems to me, lack of motivation is big part of the problem. And you're right. Even common sense isn't free anymore.

14 Nov 11

Can someone please explain this to me?

MagicalBubbles @MagicalBubbles (5103) • Canada 6 Sep 11

Im watching the news now and they're talking about fires in Texas, USA. 1000 houses were burned to the ground . I looked at the video and you can see whats left of the houses.....nearly nothing, its all charred....

fires in texas

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doubledawn Electrical wiring gives the fire a path, along with homes full of oxygen to give it good life and plenty of high flammables that burn hot and fast like insulation. It's kind of like the elements in a house act like lightening rods do to attract lightening. The...

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Rock 95 From Canada. It's Ace! You Aware Of It?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 27 Apr 11

Now, we all know the Canadians have great taste in music, especially the "rock" variety and, of course some wonderful bands have come from there. Anyway, I joined ClixSense a while back and included in the toolbar is a neat...

canadian rock

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doubledawn Wahoooo! My favourite radio station, Rock 95 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Listen to it every morning. Long weekends are the best if you like classic rock as Victoria Day weekend (yes, Queen Victoria) they do a top 500 of all time countdown based on listeners...

27 Apr 11

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Just moved from Canada to the U.S. and have major culture shock!!

boncie1 @boncie1 (24) • United States 7 Apr 11

Im from Vancouver, which is a good size metropolitan area, and I have Washington, which honestly is only a half hour drive to get to the border. Amazingly, even though they are so close together...they REALLY are different. One...

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doubledawn Absolutely! I am from Ontario, and grew up around Georgian Bay. Even moving to the GTA I was most shocked by two things. I the price of everything was higher, which is surprising since most of it is shipped from Toronto and 2. there is a lack of social...

7 Apr 11

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Saving for a new house

TeamCholent @TeamCholent (2832) • United States 3 Apr 11

As many of us have the great dream of owning our own house one day(when we are in a better economical position of course) it brought me to thinking about where to store all that hard earned money I have worked and slaved to...

house fund

money market

saving

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doubledawn These days it seems like under the mattress is the only safe place to put your money so you won't lose it. If it were me, I would put it into a savings account or a term deposit. They are usually predictable, although they don't generate as much money, they...

4 Apr 11

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Feeling reluctant to post my story here and not sure how to handle it

motorizedmillie @motorizedmillie (138) • United States 19 Mar 11

Good Morning everyone, As some of you may know, I posted a question about length of posts yesterday because I wanted to post a bit about my life here and didn't want to risk going over the character limit if there was...

my story

posts

reluctant

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doubledawn My suggestion is, if you want to write a longer, more in depth post, then go right ahead. Keep your sentences short and break it up into paragraphs to make it easier and more comfortable on the eyes. Remember, people are reading over computer screens and...

19 Mar 11

Telephone Etiquette

MandaLee @MandaLee (3764) • United States 19 Mar 11

I think failing to return phone calls is rude, thoughtless and inconsiderate. Do you think it is rude when people don't return phone calls? Why or why not?

etiquette

rude

telephone

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doubledawn I guess it depends on whose calling and why. I have certain friends that can call and leave a message and won't be upset if it takes me a few days to call back. I'm very busy, and phone calls tend to tie me up for a bit, so my friends understand I can't call...

19 Mar 11

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Should a woman hide her past relationship to her future husband?

EdnaReyes @EdnaReyes (2622) • Philippines 5 Jan 11

A friend of mine is getting married and she's torn between being honest about her past and keeping them secrets from her future husband. Some think it's very to be honest than regret later. Some think past is past and as long as...

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doubledawn I think it's okay to mention who your ex is, but stay away from all the details. Her future husband doesn't really need to know, and he probably has details in his past that he's not sharing. Honesty is good, but it should be tempered with common sense. Men...

7 Jan 11

Sorry teacher I forgot my child....?!?!?!?!

MarappleStiffy @marapplestiffy (2182) • Philippines 6 Jan 11

Gosh!!! What kind of a parent are you to forget your child??? Today a parent said that, not to me but to my co-teacher, the morning class ends at 11:30, the parent was able to fetch the child at 1:05 something and...

the height of irresponsibility

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doubledawn That's nothing. I had a friend, many years ago, who left her newborn at the grocery store. Her and hubby got all the groceries packed up and put into the car, got all the way home and realized they'd forgotten the baby. Rushed back and baby was fortunately...

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Today is the day I quit smoking.

kris182_2000 @kris182_2000 (5469) • Canada 1 Jan 11

I am determined to make it work this time. I have one left, once I smoke it, that's it for me. This will give me a few days to go through the painful withdrawal that I've experienced in the past with it, but if I'm not...

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doubledawn Good luck! That's a tough thing to do. I have tried and failed multiple times. My quit day is Monday.

1 Jan 11

Paid to Write

defcon505 @defcon505 (919) • United States 31 Dec 10

What sites could I use to publish the same articles to each of them. I have a lot of articles here in my laptop and I want to use them to generate income. I have lots of books and magazines as resources of information. If you know...

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doubledawn If you're concerned about running into duplicate content issues by posting the same content, try bookmarking it or linking to it. I'm not as dedicated as I could be to this, but I know someone who is. Xomba has a bookmarking link, so you have to write a 50...

31 Dec 10

i just sign up in triond,is anybody can tell me more of it?

aprilsong @aprilsong (1884) • China 29 Dec 10

This morning,i sign up in triond.Because lots of friend recommend me this site. As i am a newcomer there,who can tell me more about it?It says we can write what we like,is that mean we just write what we like then submit it?Are...

artical

triond

write

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doubledawn Good luck with Triond! I will look you up there, are you aprilsong there as well? Triond is a lot of fun, with some really great writers. I tend to get lost in reading others articles. A couple tips I learned from other Trionders, include links to your...

31 Dec 10

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How to get my life back on track??

M3xiroqstar @M3xiroqstar (8) • United States 30 Dec 10

So I'm a single teen mom. To this point in my life I have been doing pretty good. I have 2 jobs and I'm currently still trying to achieve my hs diploma. I think it's safe to say that my son is pretty much set. He never is without....

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doubledawn First of all, good for you for having such focus to begin with. Most teens don't have such direction, yet alone those with children, so I commend you wholeheartedly. Second, focus on the high school part first. Try taking some personality tests and...

31 Dec 10