grammabean

@grammabean (74)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 18 years ago

"It's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it."

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do you keep secrets????

krislouiebaby @krislouiebaby (2346) • Philippines 14 Feb 07

do you ever feel disappointed and cheated but you cannot tell it to the person for some reason? and you find your way to write it in a note and just keep it? is there anything you keep inside you and you do not bother to tell it...

relationships

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grammabean Secrets? There is something that every single person has that they don't want to (or can't) tell anyone. Why do you think that writing is so therapeutic?? You can put on paper what your tongue can't say!

15 Feb 07

What do you like best in the Closer?

berta67 @berta67 (176) • Virgin Islands (British) 31 Jan 07

I love to watch the Closer and somtimes I wonder why? There are so many crimeshows on the telly but this one is special for me. Whats your reason The lonley woman in a mans world or her skills in interrigation or?

the closer

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grammabean For me and my daughter, it's multifaceted: the accent, the unassuming air, the quiet display of intelligence, the artful skill of detection and perception masked by the outward display of absolute disorganization. And the pithy statements that always bring a...

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How do you come up with names for your characters?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 12 Feb 07

I was wondering if anyone had any specific websites or tips on how to come up with names from your characters. I don't want mine to be too commonly used names. I've been just picking some unique names at random, but I didn't know...

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grammabean Did you ever buy a house or need to get your credit report? There were pages and pages of people with similar names as we have, (which I thought were not too common at all!) Do you have any idea how many people have the same name you want to use for your...

13 Feb 07

Writing on the internet

indywahm @indywahm (808) • United States 12 Feb 07

I was wondering that if we do writing on the internet how do we copywrite it so none copies it and uses it for them selves?? I do some writing on some blogs and websites and was just wondering this.

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grammabean This is probably a "crazy" thought, but it just came to me now. I wonder if you can put some "physical" sign that the work is yours, (and even though this goes against my absolute best judgment!!!) misspell something (on purpose!!) Because a lot of times you...

13 Feb 07

Die in Disease or Die in an Accident?

davaoguy @davaoguy (319) • United States 11 Feb 07

This is a kind of morbid topic but I think it could spark up a veritable discussion among us. Given a choice, would you want to die due to a disease or die due to an accident? For me, I would rather choose to die in an accident...

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grammabean I cannot choose! My parents and two brothers were killed in a car accident in 1967. Sometimes it is as unreal now as it was back then. I have witnessed others of my loved ones linger in pain from disease. And I have witnessed (just this past year) two...

12 Feb 07

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Are your parents elderly .

weemam @weemam (13372) 10 Feb 07

As I look around this site there seems to be mostly young people , I am 64 and I still have my parents who are 88 years old , It will be my Dads 89 birthday tomorrow ( Sunday the 11th )and My husband ,My youngest son and myself...

are they old

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grammabean Yes, enjoy them!!!! I lost my parents and two brothers in an automobile accident when I was 14. So I don't know what it's like to have elderly parents. I am, however, a grandmother, with three grandchildren and many surrogate grandchildren!!! Every child...

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where do you stand?

epenner @epenner (162) • United States 28 Jan 07

The state of California has proposed to ban spanking. Anyone caught spanking their child will risk facing fines and even jail time. Do you think this is right? Or is this just another way for the government to take away...

children

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grammabean I am now a grandmother. When my three children were little, they were spanked. They were not beat. And I NEVER disciplined them when I was angry. I sat down next to them and explained why they were getting a spanking. Then they got the spanking. And then...

29 Jan 07

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Can't spank kids under the age of 3

lifeiseasy @lifeiseasy (2292) • United States 20 Jan 07

California wants pass a law that parents can not spank their kids unles they are older than 3. Who decides that you can't spank your own kids the government or you ?? How do you feel about this law??

cant spank kids

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grammabean "A firm hand attached to a loving heart" - And I promise you, the kids won't get a beating! My sister asked a wise old gentleman, "When should I begin spanking my son?" "How old is your son," he asked. "Nine months old," she replied. "Then you're...

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Want to start my own business

jewel76 @jewel76 (2305) • Canada 28 Jan 07

I've been thinking about this for some time now. I want to start my own business, but don't know where to start exactly. I had gift baskets in mind, where i'd make the gift baskets (something i love to do) and then sell them for...

gift baskets

make extra money

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grammabean This is a great idea and my daughter is also starting a gift basket business. Here's a couple of ideas (which were hinted at earlier). Make gift baskets for the real estate business. Agents often give new home owners, renters, etc. a gift. Create...

29 Jan 07

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is going to school really important?.

Mylot member @patrice7 (1191) • United States 19 Jan 07

i just wonder. this bothers me a lot since i have heard of people excelling and successful who havent gone to school. so i wonder, is it really important?. i want to stop going to school and work. what do you think?.

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grammabean This is a great question! Why not ask some of us 50-year-old's if going to school is important! I'd be almost willing to bet that -most- of us, if we had the chance to do it all over again, would stay in school to learn as much as possible! As a matter...

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What u feel....Does` money matters?

072006 @072006 (1276) • India 23 Jan 07

When one says money is not everyting....at other side finds money matters everywhere?..wht u think?

friend

money

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grammabean Money is not everything. Without money, there is nothing! Money does not buy happiness, but it sure helps!

23 Jan 07

Your Weirdest Teacher

blogyourself @blogyourself (1577) • United States 22 Jan 07

I will never forget my home ec teacher in 7th grade. From the time I was in 5th grade I heard rumors that at one point she had a nervous break down. Whether or not the rumors were true, this lady was loopy! She was constantly...

homework

teachers

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grammabean I responded to your worst/best teacher questions. My post to this one is the same teacher as the worst. He was very weird, and the littlest thing would set him off. One day a student asked a question. The teacher didn't know the answer. They stood...

23 Jan 07

Your Favorite Teacher

blogyourself @blogyourself (1577) • United States 22 Jan 07

My favorite teacher in school was my 10th grade English teacher. It was kind of funny because pretty much the rest of the school hated her. She made us work really hard and had previously been a college teacher. She started...

favorite teacher

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grammabean I will always remember my sixth grade teacher. As was her name, so was she. Mrs. Kindness. A well balanced sense of learning and fun. You knew when each of those times was! She was my favorite teacher of all time.

23 Jan 07

Your Worst Teacher

blogyourself @blogyourself (1577) • United States 22 Jan 07

My worst teacher was my 5th grade Math teacher. I was already bad at Math but if we got a problem wrong she made everyone feel like an idiot. One day as I was leaving the classroom my backpack hooked onto this filer on her desk....

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grammabean My worst teacher was 7th grade math. He had a pointy nose that stuck off his face two inches. (I'm not kidding - everybody called him "The Nose.") He got angry because the student in front of me was talking - just showing another student the page we were on -...

23 Jan 07

The pastor's wife is a dog lover too.

Suryati20 @sinari (4997) • Indonesia 9 Dec 21

Approaching Christmas, people are busy decorating their homes, streets, shops, offices, malls and churches with various beautiful Christmas decorations, as well as a beautiful Christmas tree. This priestess is also posing near...

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grammabean Approaching Christmas, people are busy decorating their homes, streets, shops, offices, malls and churches with various beautiful Christmas decorations, as well as a beautiful Christmas tree. This priestess is also posing near the light tree. In addition to...

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Homemade/handmade gifts!

SaraCate @SaraCate (184) • Canada 12 Jan 07

Christmas is over, but there are birthdays, anniversaries, etc throughout the year! Who has ideas for frugal gifts with that special touch? And - what homemade gifts did you give this year? I gave handknit cabled scarves...

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grammabean What a great topic! I love to receive and give gifts that have a piece of heart attached to them! I wish I was more adept at knitting, crocheting, baking, cooking, etc. You all make me appreciate your skills and crafts so much more! My talent is...

13 Jan 07

Are you a reflective person?

jtmblossom @jtmblossom (470) • Philippines 29 Dec 06

I treasure my mornings! I've learned that if you want to win the day, you've got to win the mornings. That's why I wake up earlier than anyone else does at home. And in the darkness of the room and the stillness of the wee...

a person

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grammabean Ahhhh! Another reflective/morning person!!! Yes, what a great time to witness the wonders of God's creation and ask Him for help for the day and blessings on His creatures. Yes, I love to get up early and get a cup of coffee, sit on the porch swing and welcome...

13 Jan 07

Are they calling you by your name? or with contempt?

jtmblossom @jtmblossom (470) • Philippines 11 Jan 07

There's an old saying, "Sticks and stone may break my bones but words can never hurt me". It isnt true.Words can hurt us most of all.In my case the hurtful word was "skinny-bones," a name I was given in the 4th grade. I chuckle...

name

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grammabean It is very true that words can hurt you just as much as "sticks and stones." After all, we hear a lot about physical abuse and mental abuse. The beginning of both are in name-calling and "sticks and stones." So to just dismiss the name-calling because it...

13 Jan 07

Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys is PATHETIC!!! He spit in Hall's Face????

Metallion @Metallion (2227) • United States 16 Dec 06

Okay T.O. is a jerk guys, no cowboy fan can defend him now. During tonight's football game it was reported that he spit in the guy (DeAngelo Hall of the Falcons) that was cover him's face. Hall addressed this in his post game...

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grammabean Whoaaaa! Spitting in the face??!! C'mon, TO has to be the biggest loser. I don't suppose he ever thought of just playing harder to shut Hall up??!! Oh, that's right, TO ---can't--- shut his mouth. It's like his hands - always open! Occasionally, he'll make a...

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