Deborah L. Alten

@gtargirl (5376)

United States • Age 66

Joined myLot 18 years ago

I am the owner of Indie Publish Co., Alten Ink, http://www.AltenInk.com . We have 3 authors plus me published. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DTVCZNW

Discussions (427)

Deborah L. Alten's Discussions

So What Are We Doing In This New Layout

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 16 Aug 13

I haven't been here for a while ... new MyLot, new layout, new rules? What's the rule?. It feels like Twitter in here. So tell me why we're here. I'm still here, just sayin'.

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FREE Chocolate For You

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 27 Apr 13

Someone posted links to freebies here on MyLot. Freebies are awesome and there's plenty good ones out there. It helps me a lot since I travel and I love getting samples for my travel bag: from shampoo to vitamins to drinks to...

chocolate for free

online freebies

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What Does Easter Mean To You?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 11 Mar 13

In the 80's there used to be a Christian rock band called Barren Cross. Someone asked them once what the meaning of the name was. They simply answered, "He's (Jesus) not on the cross anymore." Easter for me is a celebration ......

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Detox Recipes You've Tried

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 22 Feb 13

Does anyone have healthy detox recipes that you've actually tried and it worked? Something that won't cost me an arm or a leg or a kidney. Thanks in advance.

detox recipes

healthy food

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Strange Lights In Our Skies: The Truth Is Out There ...

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 15 Feb 13

I was trying to take a picture of the stars last night and there were so many strange formations out there. Then I remembered a few years back seeing a really strange light in the sky and all the videos that poured into news...

strange lights

ufo

unexplainable

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The Water Is Freezing But She Still Jumped In!

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 11 Feb 13

We live on the beach in Southern Cal. It's actually pretty cold right now and only those crazy wet-suited surfers and wind surfers are out there. Anyhow, we like to take our Husky, Mira, to the beach and she loves it. I guess it's...

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The Secret Ingredient That Our Parents Have Kept Secret

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 10 Feb 13

So the women (generation before mine) in our family are what you might call gourmet cooks. They have handed down most of the family recipes but they like to always keep one ingredient out. What is up with that. They tell us that...

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For What Reason Do You Still Have A Land Line?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 8 Jan 13

My parents are in Australia right now and they keep calling me on their land line. It's like close to $2.00 per minute. Why would you still have a land line when it's free to talk on SKYPE or Facebook video chat? Plus I think I...

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Christmas Is Here ...

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 11 Dec 12

'Tis the Christmas Season. So Merry Christmas to all around the world. It would be fun to let us know what Merry Christmas sounds like in your language. I think in Dutch (if I can remember how to spell correctly) it's Zalig...

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What Are Your Family Thanksgiving Traditions?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 20 Nov 12

Thanksgiving, in the US, is this Thursday. We don't really have any traditions except I get to cook the whole dinner and watch football all day. Wait, I guess that's a tradition. I like it. Not very creative, I know. What are some...

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Midnight Showing of the Hobbit

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 28 Oct 12

Looks like we're going to the midnight opening showing of the Hobbit. We got tickets through my daughter's work for half price. Not bad. Are you planning to see the midnight showing of the Hobbit or which movie did you go see when...

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2 people

Problems with Uploading Pictures ... argh!

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 20 Oct 12

I'm trying to upload pictures to MyLot discussion headings, but it won't take my pictures. They're my pictures, they're not huge files, I'm following all the guidelines but it just won't do anything when I hit that upload picture...

mylot

photography

uploading pictures

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So Dad Bought An iPad ...

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 21 Sep 12

It's really hard to convince my parents they need any kind of technology. Mum still doesn't know how to work her television set. She keeps, accidentally, renting per per view movies. She has no clue how she does it. The people at...

ipad

laptops

technology

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What's Your Take On The Shakespeare Conspiracy Theory?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 1 Sep 12

Watched the movie "Anonymous" last week. I told my daughter no matter what the theory in the movie was I will always believe Shakespeare was the author of all those classics. WELL ... after watching the movie, I'm not so...

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Who's Your Celebrity Role Model & Who's Your Family/Friend Role Model? Why?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 27 Aug 12

While watching the Jets/Panthers game (American Football) I heard the interview with their two quarterbacks, Sanchez and Tim Tebow. Tebow has been a fantastic role model through his college career and into his professional life....

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The Relationships We Have with Online Friends ...

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 24 Aug 12

I'm watching the documentary "Catfish," where a 40 something woman started an online relationship with a young man. She had over fifteen profiles on facebook and sort of made him "fall in love" with her aka her daughter Megan (who...

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What Is Your Town Famous For?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 18 Aug 12

What is the tourist attraction in your town? Not the neighboring towns or cities down the freeway. There must be something in your own little town or big city that you can be proud of. When family visits from another country or...

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Do You Know How To Clean Your Cast Iron Pans?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 18 Aug 12

My friend told me once, but was I listening? Well I meant to write it down later. So much for that. So do you know how to clean a cast iron pan? All I remember is use olive oil or something. I'm clueless. Thanks for your help....

cast iron pans

cleaning cast iron pans

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Got Rid Of A Virus And Now FireFox Doesn't Work

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 18 Aug 12

Anyone have any suggestions why my browser, FireFox won't load anymore? I had a few trojan horses viruses which I managed after a couple of days to vamp out. Then I rebooted but FireFox won't load anymore. Any computer wizards out...

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Unexpected Weather Warnings In Your Area?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 15 Aug 12

Here in Southern California we expect earthquakes and unless one knocks you out of bed they don't bother us ... for the most part. But panic sets in when I get a weather alert on my cell that says ... "TORNADO warning in your...

strange weather

tornadoes

weather alerts

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