helpful_ideas

@helpful_ideas (1620)

United States • Age 46

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I need some inspiration for creating skateboards

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 18 Feb 11

I started a zazzle store and so far have all kinds of products in it, but I am coming up dry when it comes for inspiration as far as creating skateboards that people will actually like. The skateboarding culture around where I...

Ghosts

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Aug 08

I SWEAR there must be a ghost in this house or something. We keep getting things moving on their own, thumps from upstairs when no one is up there, and a little girl`s laughter from RIGHT outside the front door and up in my son`s...

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Getting your child`s attention

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

So this subject came up in another discussion about spankings and I REALLY would like some advice or suggestions from other parents out there about getting the attention of a three-year-old. My son is usually a very good little...

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Do not forget - You are loved

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

Two thoughts to brighten your day: There is an old song we used to sing around the campfire. It was passed from stranger to stranger, filled with hope and blessings. I would like to share it with this community as a...

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Mid-life Reflections

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

Originally composed and posted in a private journal by me: The big 3-0 is around the corner and I`m kind of glad we have no funds to spare after the surprise I pulled on hubby for his 3-0 *grins* I have had a small break...

Abortion and other hot topics aka Minding your own business

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 11 Feb 08

I`ve noticed a lot more of the `I feel X is wrong therefor YOU shouldn`t do it` attitude lately. More of a making-laws-that-encumber freedoms attitude. If you believe guns are wrong, do not own one. If you believe abortion is...

attitude

attitudes

interference

mind your own business

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Are you the "real" you?

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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Support for the troops

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 14 Dec 07

Whether you agree with the military movements in the Gulf or not, please take the time to support those people who are giving of themselves, our soldiers overseas. Having been raised in a military family, I realize it is not...

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Allergies differences?

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 14 Dec 07

I am severely allergic to the live oak that is around my house. We will be moving soon. Unfortunately our part of the world has all kinds of oak around it. Does anyone know if the difference between live oak and regular oak is big...

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My identity was stolen!!!

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 22 Aug 07

I have horrid credit. What kind of idiot steals the identity of someone with horrible credit?

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Multiple Stream Media's new payments?

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 19 Aug 07

So everyone is supposed to enter their paypal addresses to receive payment for MSM now (who run a few well know PTR sites). I entered my paypal address the first day it was available to do so. The first month after they posted...

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hits4pay

msm

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Sibling Rivalry

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 19 Aug 07

My son is about to turn 3. I am now pregnant with another one. My son is SO excited about being a big brother and had a long running monologue about everything he wanted to share with the baby. He was even disappointed that he...

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Difficult Doctors

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 8 Aug 07

I'm having problems getting doctors that will listen to me. I am on public insurance and currently have a high risk pregnancy due to my heart conditions. This is my 3rd pregnancy. My first one, was great, had wonderful...

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Fruit Flies or Honey?

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 1 Jun 07

So goes the old saying "You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar." Now my problem: I have fruit flies,. I've done my best to get rid of all the places they can hatch but I am not physically capable of keeping up with...

Cleaning Pennies

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 8 May 07

I have inherited an old penny collection some of which have seen much better days and have a great deal of verdigris on them. What is the best way to clean them without damaging them?

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Golf Newbie questions

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 7 May 07

Please keep in mind that I do not play golf at all and am actually trying to understand this...Why are almost all golf tournaments called "Classic"s even if it is the first time it has been played? Is that a level like Masters...

Sinus Infections

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 7 May 07

I keep getting sinus infections. Every two months or so, I'm going through it again. Last May I had my face opened up and all of the insides of my sinus cavity scraped out because antibiotics were not effective against that...

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E-stores

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 1 May 07

I have a lot of items to sell, some new and some used, and I am interested in starting a successful (

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Interests Suggestion

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 30 Apr 07

When using livejournal, there was a meme a while back that used some sort of calculations which matched up people with other people that had similar interests. Basically it listed something like this: People with the most in...

Cooking Smiles

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 30 Apr 07

So, we moved into a townhome with very sensitive smoke detectors, a few months later my husband got a job at a new company. In the past (as any of my ex-roommates can attest) I have not cooked often, but when I did cook, there...

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