HomeFlower

@HomeFlower (987)

Canada • Age 63

Joined myLot 17 years ago

A bit of a bugg-eyed nerd, that's who I am

HomeFlower's Responses

Younger son got married

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 2 Sep 09

Well now both my sons are married. My younger one got married on Saturday. She's a teacher, and she's French Canadian. She has been to Paris, well they both were but not at the same time. She comes from a large family and I always...

younger son married

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HomeFlower Congratulations ! Wonderful news. I married a french Canadian and can tell you, they're wonderful charismatic charmers. I'm sure your son will be very happy. :)

6 Sep 09

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Oh my!! I gave a misleading title for my discussion

kkanaka @kkanaka (886) • Singapore 4 Sep 09

Dear mylotters, For once... my discussion received 30 responses than the usual 2 or 4 and I started a discussion on that discussion... and guess what.... I got zero responses, not even one soul thought of responding to the...

discussion

misleading title

mylot

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HomeFlower I've had a lot of discussions with zero responses. I blame it on the fact that my subjects, titles and discussions aren't generally interesting. Most of the time I rant and vent about things going on in my life -- I can see how that would be uninteresting to...

4 Sep 09

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10 Most Common Fitness Pitfalls

breepeace @breepeace (3014) • Canada 25 Aug 09

I found a copy of the Top 10 most common pitfalls and thought I would share, since these tips will help ensure your workout time is effective and will help prevent injuries. Too Much, Too Soon.. Many new exercisers try to lose...

activity

common fitness pitfalls

fitness

health

working out

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HomeFlower This is a wonderful list and so true in many ways. I fixate on the scale -- I panic when the numbers go up and will starve myself to get the numbers back down. I know it's not a good thing, but some self-destructive habits are very hard to break.

29 Aug 09

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Do you wear Flip Flops (Thong Sandals) in the summertime?

breepeace @breepeace (3014) • Canada 25 Aug 09

Pretty well all summer I wear my flip flop sandals. I generally buy around 5 pairs at the beginning of the season since they are so cheap, and then by the end of the summer, I might have one usable pair left for the next summer....

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HomeFlower I love flip flops and wear them around the house, mostly. This summer I decided to wear them out whenever hubby and I were going shopping or somewhere where extreme casual dress wouldn't be out of place. I like how they look on my feet specially after a...

29 Aug 09

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Quizzes Tab On MyLot...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 29 Aug 09

Ok, I just noticed a new tab on MyLot called Quizzes. Is this a new thing like the tasks where you get paid to take them or just a fun spot? I've never noticed it before and haven't seen any alerts about it. Just wondering if...

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HomeFlower Thanks for posting this -- if I didn't see your discussion title, I still wouldn't know MyLot had quizzes. If we get paid for them, that would be even Grrrrrreater :)

29 Aug 09

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When they consider interenet addictiive

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 29 Aug 09

I was wondering when people consider internet addictive? Is there after so many hours a day, is it when you are at the computer for hours at a time without a break, is it if you use the internet every day even though you go on it...

internet addiction

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HomeFlower I think it's probably the same means of measure that you would use for any addiction. It's a hobby if you do it in your leisure time It's an addiction if you do it instead of other things you should be doing I guess that's how I measure it.

29 Aug 09

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Does absense really make the heart grow fonder?

sarahruthbeth22 @sarahruthbeth22 (43143) • United States 29 Aug 09

I wasn't too sure but now I know for me it doesn't. I love my man Just as much when we are apart than when we are together.I am happier whwn get together. But on the days we are apart I still feel his love and i am okay. Are you...

long distance love affairs

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HomeFlower We celebrated 30 years of marriage in June and I can honestly say, I love him more when he's not around. I think it's because there's no tension like there is when we're together. We seem competitive with each other and tend to disagree a great deal of the...

29 Aug 09

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How Do One Control Anger?

zed_k4 @zed_k4 (17589) • Singapore 15 May 09

Do one needs to go for anger management classes? Or do one need to just control it. But how? What is the meaning of controlling your anger and how does one do it, really? And what if you are really, really angry. Something that...

anger management

controlling anger

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HomeFlower I have a temper tantrum, yell, shout and vent. That usually takes care of the anger and within hours I'm back to normal. I work hard not to lose it completely but sometimes I feel like a pressure cooker ready to blow and if I don't talk it through, vent,...

16 May 09

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Love Cheesecake but diabetic

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 16 May 09

I was at our annual women's society get together and I had this big piece of diabetic cheesecake that was mostly fluff. I also had a small piece of real Dutch cheesecake (half way between English and regular) it tasted like...

cheesecake

diabetic

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HomeFlower I'm not a diabetic but I do have spikes in my blood sugar levels that are being monitored -- but as a cheesecake lover, I can tell you without hesitation that if it doesn't taste like cheesecake and just tastes like fluff, I'm not going to bother with...

16 May 09

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important serious discussion ahead. proceed with caution.

ndaniel229 @ndaniel229 (419) • United States 13 May 09

So I was sitting with a girlfriend chatting over dinner. This friend of mine, she is a vegetarian I am not. Anyway, passed the Bac-O's to her to sprinkle on her leafy salad and she reprimanded me - "vegetarians do not eat...

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HomeFlower I don't know what Bac-o's are but as a vegetarian I have fake bacon bits that are one hundred percent free of animal products. If it isn't meat and doesn't have any form of meat in it, then it isn't off limits and I would probably eat it. maybe your friend...

13 May 09

Thinking of suicide...

Charis Chavez @ccarabuena (442) • Cebu, Philippines 12 May 09

I was thinking of ending my life for couple of months now but I can't do it.. Why? because I am so tired living alone and all the problems that came into my life. It seems that I cannot handle it anymore. Sometimes I would think...

suicide

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HomeFlower Sometimes it feels like an easy way out but if you wait a couple days - your mood will change. Find something comforting that makes you feel good, like listening to music (but only upbeat songs, not anything that's sad and would make you feel melancholy),...

13 May 09

myLot tasks is open for business

myLot! @myLot (127) • Kansas City, Missouri 13 May 09

With our latest release everybody on myLot now has the ability to create tasks for others to complete. This enhancement should increase the number of tasks available to our users; which we know you have been asking for. To...

mylot

mylot tasks

tasks

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HomeFlower Just to clarify one of the points in the message. Is the separate "task" paypal account to protect my privacy from the people I set the tasks for? I'm not really clear on this because regardless of which paypal account I use, my information would be...

13 May 09

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is it possible to achieve the target of $10 in mylot?

akt1843 @akt1843 (207) • India 9 May 09

i wonder how many mylot members have achieved $10 with the earnings moving so slowly. in my view it can take 10 years or more than that. or we have to sit and discuss and participate whole day and night to earn fast. but what...

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HomeFlower I have received a pay yet but before they merged the payment method, I had earned almost ten dollars. Now I'm well over that amount but still haven't received payment. I'm not sure what the pay dates are or how they actually pay but a lot of people on this...

11 May 09

Gonna Ruffle Feathers Here....But I Don't Give A Crap

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 9 May 09

Okay I'm going to be very outspoken here and this IS NOT, I repeat NOT targeted at all people from certain countries....but I SORRY I HAVE TO SPEAK MY PIECE HERE. Observation: This is not only my personal observation but...

being honest

have to speak my piece

ruffled feathers

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HomeFlower I can't say that I've noticed anything at this site (because I have no idea where anyone is from) but I know at my own forums, I've had a steady stream of spammers. When I check the IP origins, they mostly are from some of the areas you mentioned -- I've tried...

9 May 09

Fear of certain ethnic groups

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 8 May 09

We all know people of different backgrounds and ethnic group and we all know that they are not as portrayed on Television. Back in World War II the Japanese were portrayed as sinister, the Germans as arrogant and boss. In the era...

negative steroeotypes of ethnic groups

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HomeFlower Stereotyping is a huge problem. I can't help but think that it stings a little (or a lot) to be part of an ethnic group that's stereotyped as lazy, dishonest, crooks, drunks - or any number of negatives statements used. It's demoralizing and emotionally...

9 May 09

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Addicted to Facebook

zed_k4 @zed_k4 (17589) • Singapore 1 May 09

How many of you are addicted to Facebook and what applications do you use? In fact, I have just answered a particular discussion on Facebook and find that I do spend 3/4 of my time now more than before. What is the major...

addicted to facebook

facebook games and applications

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HomeFlower I'm not a facebook fan. I use it to keep in touch with my family - other than that - it's not even on my priority radar

7 May 09

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Letting flavors "mingle" is overrated. Don't you agree?

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 3 May 09

I just made a pot of chili. It took me about 10 minutes to brown the meat and toss the ingredients in. I'll make a pot of rice now, to go with it... Bye the time the rice is ready, I'll be ready to eat. I make chicken soup...

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HomeFlower I don't always enjoy cooking but letting the flavors mingle is one of those necessary evils of cooking. There was a time when I had very little patience and could barely let anything simmer long enough to get the flavors to blend but over the years, I've...

7 May 09