goldeneagle

@goldeneagle (6745)

United States • Age 47

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Did the Founding Fathers Have Mass-Media in Mind with 'Freedom of Speech'?

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 30 Apr 13

You'll recall that the Founding Fathers 'got their message out' largely by "writing each other letters" (although I imagine they also had 'town criers,' maybe crude 'newspapers,' preachers at churches & public-address audiences at...

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goldeneagle I don't really think they had mass media as we know it today in mind, because people in the 1700's could never have imagined the technological advances we enjoy today. As you stated, there were a few early versions of newspapers around, but slow delivery...

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views that takes away my stress

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90721) • Philippines 26 Apr 13

Whenever I feel stressed at work, I just go out of our office and go to the side of our office. In there, you can see the vast sea with boats coming to and fro to the Phil. Ports Authority deck, at the front of the entrance of the...

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goldeneagle I love the ocean, and I like to sit and watch the ships go by as well. Unfortunately, I don't live in a coastal city anymore. The nearest beach is almost 100 miles away, so I never get to see the ocean these days. I would like to live close to the ocean again...

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53 king cobra as passengers... would you drive the car?

dagami @dagami (1158) • Rome, Italy 28 Apr 13

police seized 53 king cobras (one of the most deadliest snakes in the world) in hanoi, vietnam. the driver claimed he was paid less than 50USD to transport his venomous passengers. they were kept in sacks. the destination of his...

king cobras

poisonous snakes

unusual passengers

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goldeneagle I hate snakes, so the answer is a definte NO. I don't want to be any where near a snake.

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Where should we put hardened criminals?

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 26 Apr 13

Here in the US, criminals are treated in relative luxury, which is NOT decreasing the prison population. So many states don't enact the death penalty, yet won't repeal it. So the death penalty isn't much of a deterrent. Sheriff...

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goldeneagle I have a better idea. We should bring back the old-fashioned "chain-gangs". I don't know about where you live, but a lot of the roads here are in terrible shape. Buying 1,000 shovels and forcing criminals to do the work would be a lot cheaper than buying ONE...

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rain... rain, come back again, please...

dagami @dagami (1158) • Rome, Italy 26 Apr 13

the most ideal season for me is spring. i love watching the plants come back to life. the trees and grasses become greener and soon the flowers start to bloom. even the people seem more happy. the temperature is just right, it's...

pollen

spring allergies

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goldeneagle I have terrible allergies as well. I am really suffering this time of year. I also have a field full of plants and seeds that were planted earlier this week. They could really use some rain right now. A good rain will also get rid of some of this pollen....

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You don't live in your own home anymore-stop hammering our common wall now!

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 26 Apr 13

I just got back from my next door neighbors. Next door as in we share a common wall. For the last hour, he's been hammering loudly-so loud I was having problems hearing the TV. I was texting with my boyfriend and told him what...

hammering at 10 pm

rude neighbors

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goldeneagle I don't have this to worry about. I live with my dad these days, and we have our own place out in the country. Our closest neighbor is my aunt who lives on the other side of our property. As long as my dad isn't asleep, I can hammer as loud as I want without...

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Are you kidding me? Someone stole the BOLTS?

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 25 Apr 13

I went out to mow my lawn today and about a minute into mowing the mower came to an abrupt stop and the engine spun halfway around. Upon investigating I realized that the bolts have been removed all around the engine! What the...

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goldeneagle When I lived in Florida, I went out to go to work one morning. I found that both front doors on my truck had been opened. They were pushed closed just far enough so that they would look to be closed, as if someone was trying not to make any noise by closing...

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Got To Love Colorado Weather

Sandy @velvet53 (22533) • Palisade, Colorado 23 Apr 13

It is snowing! Love it! I just love the way that the weather can change so fast here. We don't get that much snow where I live so I always welcome it. Now if you want to talk about tornado's... When I lived in northwest Colorado I...

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goldeneagle I live in Georgia. It was in the 80's here today, and there was barely a cloud in the sky. I went fishing this afternoon to enjoy the weather.

25 Apr 13

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My Son and The Eggss

Sandy @velvet53 (22533) • Palisade, Colorado 23 Apr 13

I should be ashamed of myself but I'm not. I am still too busy laughing to be. Yesterday I boiled the rest of the eggs so I could make some egg salad. My son got up this morning and I wasn't paying any attention. He asked me why...

eggs

hard

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goldeneagle Hahahahahaha you should have denied all knowledge and told him the chicken must have laid them that way lol

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I'm a mermaid!

Toni @toniganzon (72535) • Philippines 23 Apr 13

From the time I got home, I've been suffering from allergies. Watery eyes, running nose, sneezing, etc. I must be getting used to the new environment again, the dust, the heat and everything! Yeah, i'm finally in the Philippines....

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goldeneagle Swimming is good for your allergies because the water goes up your nose and cleans out your nasal passages much the way a neti pot cleanses them. It will provide temporary relief, but will not solve the problem.

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Boston bomber kid confesses....... or does he?

mariaperalta @mariaperalta (19073) • Mexico 24 Apr 13

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Confession Came Before Miranda Rights Were Read: Seems the order came from Pres. Obama, but why? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-confession-miranda_n_3142731.html I hope this...

bomb

boston

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goldeneagle They should have read him his rights regardless of how he was going to be charged or tried. They were stupid for not reading him his rights. If for no other reason, they should have done it just to make sure it wouldn't come back to bite them later. Now, if...

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It's going down and down and down

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 24 Apr 13

About a week and a half ago, I took our car out to a business meeting. I noticed it was driving a bit strange, but didn't pay too much mind. I only go out once a week if I'm lucky, and my boyfriend Jim didn't say anything. But...

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goldeneagle Multiple things can cause a tire to leak air slowly. Dry rot or a faulty seal in the valve stem are two likely culprits if no obvious punctures from a nail or other foreign object is present. A bad seal around the edge of the rim could also be to blame....

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Party Invitation Wording Sounds Off

Kat C. Sebastian @katcarneo (1433) • Philippines 24 Apr 13

So today I got a party invitation for a 6th birthday party and it says "Instead of bringing gifts, please bring school supplies that we can donate to kids who are not as priviledged as us!" While certainly it is great that this...

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goldeneagle I am sure they didn't mean anything negative by the wording...they probably didn't give it a second thought.

24 Apr 13

I HATE my allergies!!!

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 22 Apr 13

It just seems to get worse and worse every year. I have bad hay fever, but since I don't have a news station that shares the pollen count anymore, I don't know what triggers it. I know fresh cut grass forces me back inside, but...

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goldeneagle I am having a really bad time with allergies this year. I am taking claritin and another OTC allergy drug. I also using vick's nasal spray and visene eye drops. Some days are worse than others, but every day seems to be bad...

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Would you buy Something Broken?

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11833) 20 Apr 13

We've been looking for a professional sized wood chipper for a long time, but they're hard to find and very expensive. We have just taken the opportunity to buy one at a knock down price, BUT it's broken. The clutch is broken and...

broken

risk

wood chipper

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goldeneagle I would probably try it if the price was right, and if the parts to repair it were not going to cost too much...

21 Apr 13

Do you use work-planners, weekly, monthly ?

greenline @greenline (14838) • Canada 21 Apr 13

With many things to finish at the work place, I have been using work-planners, weekly and monthly. They are indeed very helpful in keeping matters on schedule, and to meet the target dates. How about you ? Do you use...

planners

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goldeneagle Since I am not working any more, I have no need of a planner most of the time now. However, when I was working, I found it hard to get anything done without a planner to help me keep things organized...

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Trying Something New Starting Tomorrow

Sandy @velvet53 (22533) • Palisade, Colorado 21 Apr 13

I like to keep track of how I am doing on each of my sites but didn't really have a solid plan. I think I have came up with something that will work. Each day when I go to a site for the first time for the day I will write my...

sites

track

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goldeneagle It sounds like a good plan to me. I would say to keep track of it for a week or so, but after that, I wouldn't put much time into it. It is a good idea to track your earnings like this a couple of times per year though. This will also help you to see if there...

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Have You any Personal Experience of Coconut Oil??

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 21 Apr 13

I just learned something new - for me - that, if it is true, may help a lot of people with health problems. The special thing about the fat in Coconut seems to be that it is so easily digested. It does not need bile released...

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goldeneagle I have heard a few peoplie on the DR. OZ show talk about the benefits of coconut oil, but I haven't done any research on it myself yet. I have been thinking about getting some and trying it just to see if it will help me lose weight. You can go to www.droz.com...

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Thinking about a life change

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 21 Apr 13

I'm considering going back to school again. I'm getting a lot of conflicting advice from others, so I figured I'd talk to the people of myLot, and see if the advice I'm offered is clearer. When I graduated high school in 1989,...

giving college another try

need a career

student loans

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goldeneagle I can't say for sure that I know how you feel, but I can say for certain that I can sympathize with you, because I have been there. I have spastic diaplegia, which is a form of cerebral palsy. I haven't worked in over a year due to a back injury. I have...

21 Apr 13

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Garbage all over the place here.....

mariaperalta @mariaperalta (19073) • Mexico 21 Apr 13

Im a very clean person.. I hate trash or garbage. Here in Mexico city, the trash collectors have gone on strike since last Monday. Today, I walked outside and there is garbage all over the place. On the streets, people lawns...

garbage

trash

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goldeneagle My theory on strikes is to get someone else who wants to do the job while the others are on strike, then do not let the other ones come back to work. If they appreciated their jobs, they wouldn't try to go on strike. Labor unions are one of the main problems...

21 Apr 13

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