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tinym8 @tinym8 (420) • United States 18 Aug 10

Hi Everyone! My husband and I used to read the book "All Around Cozy Cottage" over and over to my son when he was little. It was a fun, interactive book where you opened "doors", pulled things, etc. to see what was behind and...

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gladread petersum-- The point is not tinym8's age, it is your relationship with your child. By the way, did you ever see the classic film "Fahrenheit 451?" It is set in a future society where books are burned. It affirms the value of books far better than I can. I...

19 Aug 10

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tinym8 @tinym8 (420) • United States 22 Jul 10

Hi, Did you receive a degree of any kind. Which degree was it and in what subject or subjects? Do you think the degree has helped you in your job or in life in general? If you haven't received a degree, do you wish you did...

biology degree

college education

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gladread Hi tinym8-- You asked me whether I was looking for another job. The truth is, I'm looking for any half-decent full-time permanent job that I can find. And in the part of the country where I live, the pickings are pretty slim! If I can build on my knowledge...

24 Jul 10

tinym8 @tinym8 (420) • United States 22 Jul 10

Hi, Did you receive a degree of any kind. Which degree was it and in what subject or subjects? Do you think the degree has helped you in your job or in life in general? If you haven't received a degree, do you wish you did...

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gladread Hi davidgn and tinyn8-- I'm taking a free Arabic course and two free Spanish courses right now! There's a tremendous wealth of materials on the Internet, free for the taking!

24 Jul 10

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gladread @gladread (30) • United States 28 Jun 10

I have been trying to improve my knowledge of Spanish by watching Spanish-language movies on VHS and DVD from the library. I have seen some absolutely great Mexican films such as MARIA CALENDARIA, NOSOTROS LOS POBRES, LA PERLA and...

cine espanol films peliculas

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gladread Hi tinym8, In fact, I recently saw Pan's Labyrinth. I liked it so much I watched it twice! See it and you will never forget it. I highly recommend this film to anyone over the age of 14, even though it is sometimes painful to watch. It is available with...

9 Jul 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 28 Jun 10

I have been trying to improve my knowledge of Spanish by watching Spanish-language movies on VHS and DVD from the library. I have seen some absolutely great Mexican films such as MARIA CALENDARIA, NOSOTROS LOS POBRES, LA PERLA and...

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gladread Hi jehadh-- Thanks for the tip! I enjoyed the "Cuando Me Enamoro" video and will look for more Enrique Iglesias songs. I hope I can find the lyrics, too, although I found the video pretty easy to understand. Gracias! gladread

9 Jul 10

tinym8 @tinym8 (420) • United States 6 Jul 10

What are some of your favorite places to go on the Internet? I'm curious to find out what people's interests are and learn some great new sites.

favorite internet sites

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gladread Hello Everyone Fiverr.com sounds extremely interesting--gotta check it out! There have been a lot of other interesting sites mentioned that I plan to check out, too. I'm planning to try maybe one social networking site--so far I really haven't gotten into...

8 Jul 10

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tinym8 @tinym8 (420) • United States 6 Jul 10

What are some of your favorite places to go on the Internet? I'm curious to find out what people's interests are and learn some great new sites.

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gladread Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try next time I'm searching for something where I would ordinarily use Google.

7 Jul 10

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gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread I agree! This is the ultimate test of his leadership so far, and I'm skeptical of how things have been going. Mrs. O'Leary and her cow might have been the "responsible parties" in the great Chicago fire, but only a fool would have expected them to put it out....

29 May 10

Jankar @Jankar (583) • Philippines 27 May 10

Last night, I feel so humiliated when I was force to do something that I don't want to do. I cant even mention it due to humiliation. I've just noticed it that after doing it, I could see it in everyone's eyes, what I did was...

humiliated

humiliation

shame

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gladread Whatever you did, you did at someone else's behest. Now you are worrying about how you are perceived by other people. Saying "no" always gives you more power than saying "yes." In other words, develop a habit of not being ruled by other people's suggestions....

27 May 10

bloggeroo @bloggeroo (2167) • Philippines 23 May 10

If 20,000 words cover the main message of a book, how should those 20,000 words be subdivided further? I should probably answer two types of questions with regards to the main ideas of the book: what and why. So, that will...

book project

main message

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gladread This sounds like a good plan for nonfiction. But for my planned novel, I cannot conceive of counting words. I will use exactly as many words as I see fit to tell my story my way. I used to be verbose, but my writing is now much more spare. I am confident,...

27 May 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread BP's reputation has already suffered from their understatements concerning the amount of oil pouring into the Gulf. Was it simple incompetence or were they deliberately lying? President Obama will be on the scene tomorrow. I don't think all options have been...

27 May 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread I found a great link where BP is explaining its strategy to plug the leak. It's at htpps://bp.concerts.com/gom/kentwells_update24052010.htm. I no longer have any doubt that BP is making an all-out effort. This still begs the question of whether they shouldn't...

26 May 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread The oil is poisonous and flammable. If there is too much of it around the Louisiana Offshore Oil Platform, foreign oil shipments to the U.S. will be be curtailed for fear of accidentally touching off an inferno. (A vessel full of flammable oil riding in a sea...

25 May 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread The President is responsible for national security. The fact that that oil spill was accidental and not caused by a foreign enemy is immaterial. It is as serious a threat to the security of the United States as was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor or the...

24 May 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread Thanks for your replies, peavey and tinym8! I'm only hoping that something can finally be done to contain this environmental nightmare. We'll have to live for decades with the effects. Maybe President Obama can offer resources to BP to help get the job done,...

23 May 10

gladread @gladread (30) • United States 23 May 10

It's been going on for weeks now: perhaps the worst disaster to hit the USA since the Civil War. The GLOBAL HORIZON oil spill continues almost unabated, and nothing the British Petroleum (BP) Company has tried so far has made any...

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gladread Thanks, nonersays! There really may NOT be anything President Obama can do, but he had better not leave any stone unturned or his presidency will end up in shambles, just like the Gulf Coast and perhaps, the Caribbean and places beyond. (By the way, I got the...

23 May 10

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