dragon54u

@dragon54u (31634)

United States • Age 70

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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The Odyssey Within

Roberto Rossi @RRossi (275) 19 Nov

Good morning everyone, always hoping to do something appreciated, I share another poem from my first book of poems. Title: The Odyssey Within I welcome your thoughts on this. The Odyssey Within An odyssey unfolds within my...

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dragon54u That really is beautiful and I like the rhythm of it. The odyssey you are writing about is a life-long undertaking and we still won't know all the answers since we are forever changing!

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deciend on the kids big Christmas Presents

C @ShyBear88 (59347) • Sterling, Virginia 16 Nov 23

I think my husband and I have decided on what the kids will get for their big Christmas presents. This is one we get for them that Santa won't be bringing. Yeah, we do save the big expensive present from him that wouldn't be very...

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dragon54u That sounds like they will have wonderful gifts! When my boys were growing up, we also gave them just one from Santa. That way, if we had a bad year, they weren't disappointed. Of course, Santa only lasted about 8 years but it was a nice tradition and they...

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If you send out Christmas cards, how do you pick them?

Amber @AmbiePam (92474) • United States 19 Nov

I know some of you don’t celebrate Christmas, and a lot of you don’t send out physical Christmas cards. I was wondering for those that do, how do you pick them? Do you go to The Dollar Tree, and get a different card for each...

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dragon54u I sometimes go to Dollar Tree but in recent years their boxed cards have become exclusively secular, at least in my area. Too bad, the prices were great! I will choose individual cards there sometimes for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas but rarely. I...

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No more Christmas decorations.

Always smiling @allknowing (136089) • India 14 Nov 23

For years we have been decorating for Christmas - a crib, a star, lights and a Christmas tree. I will be only concentrating on that party I will be throwing for those kids and that's it. I put all those decorations in a huge...

no more christmas decoratons

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dragon54u I live alone and although I see my grandchildren often, they rarely visit my apartment. I quit the lavish decorating years ago. I put up my Nativity scene and a hanger on my door and that's about it. With my arthritis it's too painful to put up and take...

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Saving Water is a Bit Ridiculous Actually

Jim Bauer @porwest (90118) • United States 10 Nov 23

Water. It's an amazing thing. It has been on the planet since the beginning of time practically. And there is as much water on the planet as there was from the beginning. Because, you see, it is self contained. Sure, it moves...

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dragon54u Nice to hear some common sense. I've been talking about this for years but no one outside my family and friends thinks it's a valid point. My dad commented years ago that soon water will be the new oil, not for lack of it but for a manufactured shortage of...

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This is an article for you to read about how the IDF does not shoot at the people of Gaza

Hanni Harel @Hannihar (130218) • Israel 7 Nov 23

The IDF tries everything to not harm the people of Gaza. They tell the people to evacuate or to leave by flyers but Hamas will not let them go. They like to use them has human shields and suicide bombers but do not treat them as...

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dragon54u Our media like to show the dead and injured in Gaza with little or no mention that Hamas won't let them leave. That's probably why there are a lot of protests against Israel's self defense. Our media here is responsible for a lot of destructive actions and...

8 Nov 23

Do you believe in your dreams?

Diana @dya80dya (36619) 8 Nov 23

Something weird happened to me. I had a dream in which an online friend was in trouble. We always talked on the phone in real life. In that dream, he told me that something happened to him and he couldn't talk. I was left alone....

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dragon54u I do have dreams like that occasionally. Most of the time it's about something happening to me or someone I love. For instance, I will dream that I am driving to an appointment or to a friend's house and am involved in a car crash. When I set out to that...

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Digging and Scraping

Jim Bauer @porwest (90118) • United States 8 Nov 23

It's a Porwest thing. Don't ask me why. Perhaps I suffer an endless curiosity. Or maybe I am just perpetually bored. But I dig and scrape the bottom around here often. Do you ever do that? What I mean is, go back. Sometimes go...

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dragon54u I am doing that now. I have been absent for a few years now and just returned to myLot. Catching up on things is a slow process but I'm enjoying it. Since I'm not as active as I used to be it's also a source of education and entertainment.

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Thanksgiving Memory

celticeagle @celticeagle (166761) • Boise, Idaho 7 Nov 23

I was listening to an ex-Scientologist about her plans for Thanksgiving and setting up traditions. It got me thinking about the years when I was a child and the wonderful Thanksgiving spent with my grandparents. Gram was a great...

thanksgiving

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dragon54u I remember Thanksgiving with my grandparents, too. It was wonderful and grandmas are always the best cooks because their food is full of their love and kindness. Thanksgiving is my favorite secular holiday. It's a shame it's rushed through by so many, just...

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Retired firefighter rescues a motorcyclist who was injured in an accident

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (102624) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Nov 23

Terry Myers who is a former Seminole County firefighter was at the right place at the right time on Friday when a motorcyclist fell off of a bridge and into Lake Jesup Florida after an accident with his motorcycle. Terry was in...

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dragon54u As a country, we are so blessed to have such first responders as Mr. Myers. Most of them consider themselves always on duty and gladly step in when needed, anywhere and anytime.

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Tuesday Dinner

Tina Dalasinski @Tina30219 (81899) • Onaway, Michigan 7 Nov 23

Tonight for dinner we had a pizza from a place called BC pizza it is a place we go after we go grocery shopping we were not happy with this one my boyfriend will be calling to complain their was hardly any toppings on it and at...

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dragon54u With prices as they are today, I would also be angry if I got short-changed like that! I haven't had dinner yet since I'm in the Southwest. I love Michigan, snow and all! I will be having some chicken and a baked potato and green beans. Walmart had a...

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Okay, I'm gonna look for a cave in the woods!!!!!

Toni LoCicero @BearArtistLady (6037) • United States 7 Nov 23

I posted about the intensity of my pain a day ago. I hated to vent because we have enough bad news and bad things happening in our lives, I thought that venting about the pain would be the end of the vent. [b]Boy was I...

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dragon54u That's an awful situation. I had to look up to the top to see where you are from because I couldn't believe you could be harassed like that in this country. I think a cave in the hills is looking good to a lot of people these days!

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Where Are You From Should Not Be So Complicated

Jim Bauer @porwest (90118) • United States 7 Nov 23

Whenever I am asked where I am from, I typically say Wisconsin. I generally say that because at least in terms of years, it was the longest I lived anywhere. Plus, I have strong family ties there. But the real answer is not quite...

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dragon54u I live in Arizona but I'm from the Midwest. After my divorce I headed back home for 8 years and it was great, although I missed my adult sons. Then my first grandchild was on the way so back I went. I am now back in Arizona. But I've lived in Florida, too,...

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A decent way of dying.

marguicha @marguicha (222844) • Chile 6 Nov 23

Humberto and Dixie have had no life of their own due to the impending death of one of Humberto´s aunt who is now 103 year old. The sons of the lady are waiting to get the money and don´t care for her. And there is a young woman...

assisted death

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dragon54u This is a subject that I feel very strongly about. Yes, we should have the same rights as animals when it comes to letting us die or putting us out of our misery. I will write of this in another post but my son recently died and I authorized them to withdraw...

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Price Check Complete

Jim Bauer @porwest (90118) • United States 7 Nov 23

I finally trekked my butt over to the Aldi store and I would say my impression was meh. Some prices are better. Some are not. Granted, that's pretty much anywhere you go. But it was not better enough overall for most items I would...

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dragon54u I was so excited when Aldi came to my town and shopped there a lot for awhile. Then they started raising their prices, as all the other stores did, and the difference in travel costs vs prices made Aldi no longer worthwhile for me unless I shopped there on...

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Have you ever felt like you were forgotten?

B Santiago @mrsb21 (60) • Philippines 4 Nov 23

I feel forgotten. I don’t post on social media, especially my problems. I also turned off my “active status” because I don’t like people messaging me so they can borrow money. I got married in 2018, but I feel like my friends are...

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dragon54u You need to find new friends! Does your spouse have married friends that you could be social with? Do you go to the grocery or other places where you can strike up conversations and perhaps turn it to friendship? I used to have friends like that, they were...

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Corporate Greed at Guitar Center.

The Horse @TheHorse (218548) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Nov 23

A new rule: We have to sign in at Guitar Center no more than five minutes before our first lesson and sign out no more than five minutes after our last lesson. I reckon "corporate" wants to save money by not paying its teachers...

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dragon54u I have felt that way at nearly every job I had before I retired. I still feel that way with the inflation and all. I can see where you feel taken advantage of. When I was taking guitar lessons it wasn't like that--I went to a privately owned small shop. A...

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I Bought Some Dough

Jim Bauer @porwest (90118) • United States 6 Nov 23

I can hear you now. "Oh no," you're saying. "Here he goes again talking about money." Hey, I try to sometimes make it fun and entertaining. You know, get my point across or not, but still allow you to have some fun with...

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dragon54u When I have a little extra I buy silver. It will always be worth something. People think that when precious metals go down in price they have lost money but that just means the currency they bought it with is less valuable--the metal still holds its value no...

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Samples

Tina Dalasinski @Tina30219 (81899) • Onaway, Michigan 6 Nov 23

Today in the mail I got me a couple of samples I requested from a site I am no longer doing once I write the review on the products I am waiting on and there is a reason for it. Here are the reasons it takes to long to get the...

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dragon54u I used to participate in that site but quit long ago. I don't do samples anymore, although I used to order them from a lot of sites. I've found that my spam has gone WAY down since I quit ordering samples. And yes, they want an awful lot from the...

7 Nov 23

One of the reasons that I hate winter

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119543) • United States 6 Nov 23

The end of Daylight Savings Time. We "fell back" on Saturday night and now it is dark at like 5:30 pm. Soon it will be dark by 4. I cannot stand it. So depressing. I firmly believe in the importance of sunlight to boost mood...

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dragon54u It certainly is ridiculous. Especially when studies show that the change is responsible for pedestrian/jogging deaths, suicides because of the early darkness, and even pets suffer because their humans change their routines. I'm glad my state doesn't comply...

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