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TLChimes @TLChimes (4822) • United States 1 Jan 10

I have watched as American rich folks who thought they had it all, fight to survive on lower or no income, losing their homes, and fighting just to stay on an even path. They thought that going to work each day at a high paying...

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jashoaf TL, you bring up a lot of good points. I have lived on both sides of those tracks - mostly the poorer side. We got a better job, made more money, made more bills, lost the job, and are back to stretching every dollar. For us it doesn't matter. Money is a...

2 Jan 10

anyabee @anyabee (363) • Philippines 31 Dec 09

i did some experimentation the past few days and i was happy with the results. i mean, i wasn't able to make them perfectly, as most first times go, but they're satisfactorily good. :) one of the recipes i tried is Choco Marble...

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jashoaf The recipe for these truffles can be found here - http://notecook.com/drinks/melt-in-your-mouth-chocolate-truffles/ Enjoy!

2 Jan 10

cognoscentethelegend @cognoscentethelegend (1209) • India 30 Dec 09

Hi, As we all know money plays the important role in everyone's life. Many people will save money for their future and most of them will not do it. Saving money between the age 25 to 40 will help us in future. But at the same...

money

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jashoaf My husband saves a portion of each check to an investment account that we can't touch. that's our retirement fund. I also save to a bank account for rainy days. That money is used for emergencies. The system works pretty well for us.

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anyabee @anyabee (363) • Philippines 31 Dec 09

i did some experimentation the past few days and i was happy with the results. i mean, i wasn't able to make them perfectly, as most first times go, but they're satisfactorily good. :) one of the recipes i tried is Choco Marble...

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jashoaf I can, but are we allowed to? I thought we couldn't write recipes on discussions.

31 Dec 09

natnickeep @natnickeep (2336) • United States 30 Dec 09

Me I have tons of different spices in my cabinet. But honestly I only use about 4 of them on a regular basis for cooking. These happen to be garlic, seasoned salt, pepper, and italian seasoning. Some others I use occasionally are...

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spices

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jashoaf Those are all favorites. I also use basil and oregano a lot for sakad/tomato dishes, rosemary with grlic and olive oil for lamb, salmon, and other dishes, and cumin for Mexican dishes. I like lemon pepper too - very good witrh chicken and eggs.

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Mebgem @Mebgem (131) • Philippines 31 Dec 09

It's just a few minutes before new year here in the Philippines, I wonder who are still cooking and preparing food at this moment..? hmm..definitely not me..haha! just finished setting up the table while my mom and dad are still...

cooking

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new year

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jashoaf My husband's family is German. The traditional New Year's dish is pork roast and saurkraut, and it is almost done. They also keep silver coins for New Year's. The tradition is to hide the coins outside and tell no one - not even family. The next day you...

31 Dec 09

anyabee @anyabee (363) • Philippines 31 Dec 09

i did some experimentation the past few days and i was happy with the results. i mean, i wasn't able to make them perfectly, as most first times go, but they're satisfactorily good. :) one of the recipes i tried is Choco Marble...

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jashoaf I use family recipes too, but love to cook so I experiment a lot. This year I tried a new chocolate truffle recipe - very, very easy and melt-in-your-mouth. It's baking chocolate - half bittersweet and half semi-sweet, good butter, vanilla, and heavy cream....

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ladym33 @ladym33 (10979) • United States 31 Dec 09

I am going to try to get a serving of vegetables in a breakfast from now on. Do you ever have any vegetables with your breakfast?

vegetables with breakfast

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jashoaf I'm with everybody else here, omelets are the only breakfast way to get veggies - that and V-8! But seriously, you can put darn near anything in an omelet. Greens, tomatoes, zucchini, parsley, they all go good! One of our faves is to save the stalk from...

31 Dec 09

Go Ask Alice / Admin @GoAskAlice (5826) 25 Dec 09

As promised, here’s my first discussion! There are lots of topics to cover, so my plan is to break them all down and start discussions on each and every one of them. We’ll be talking about news, blogs, tasks, discussions, and...

alice

bugs

mylot bugs

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jashoaf Hi Alice, I am a newbie, so I probably am not doing this right.... I uploaded a photo and managed that okay, but I can't get it to save to my profile. In other words, I want this photo to show when my username shows on a discussion. I don't understand how to...

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priyavivek @priyavivek (681) • India 7 Dec 09

Hi friends, I have noticed that people these days make a huge issue over a girl being fat. But when a man or guy is fat people fail to point it out or make fun of it . On top of that girls are pressured to be thin and look ' hot...

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jashoaf There is way too much emphasis on weight and physical beauty, in this country at least. Inner beauty shines through no matter how you are shaped. folks used to concentrate on getting to know a person instead of what they looked like. There are plenty of fat...

9 Dec 09

thanusha85 @thanusha85 (532) • Malaysia 7 Dec 09

Hi everybody...I need your help...I am unable to read this guys mind. I was introduced by a friend to this guy and we were dating for the past three months. Initially he did not touch me and spoke to me in a friendly manner,...

help me

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jashoaf Hello, You have gotten a lot of good answers here. The truth is, as I see it, nobody can tell you what might or might not be on his mind. You say you are both shy. In my experience, shy people find it hard to begin talking - but then speak plainly once they...

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barbiegirl13 @barbiegirl13 (1588) • United States 7 Dec 09

I have a problem with feeling all alone all of the time. I live a lone with my two children. My son has been chronically ill since he was fourths months old. I don't get out, I don't have a phone and most of the time I have no...

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jashoaf Barbie, I felt this way at times too. I live in the desert and raised three sons here, in the middle of nowhere. I have a good husband, but he was a truckdriver and gone for days at a time when the kids were young. So I do understand what you are feeling. I...

9 Dec 09

chriszh22 @chriszh22 (432) • China 7 Dec 09

I know a male colleague who is very lazy in our view, he often washes a week's socks on Sundays. It is said he washed a week's shirts last Sunday. Do you think man is quite lazy than woman in cleanning himself? I think most men...

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jashoaf I don't really understand why you are assuming this man is lazy. I wash for three people and so generally do wash 3 to 4 times a week. I wait until I have a load of laundry before I wash. If there are only a few dirty clothes, I wait. I live in the desert and...

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anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 10 Nov 09

I was cooking our lunch which is a sour soup called "sinigang" here in the Philippines. This soup was originally made by stewing tamarind and mashing them so that you can get the sour flavor. That was before, now we use ready made...

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sinigang

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jashoaf You poor dear! I expect you are lucky it's not worse! The folks I know with a seafood allergy it is VERY serious - like run for the hopital and hope you make it. I have never heard of this soup, but we use chicken noodle or chicken rice for comfort food when...

11 Nov 09

andy555 @andy555 (216) • China 1 Nov 09

You have been working for a boss, who is kind to you and but cannot give you more salary. You consider this boss a friend but only get $600 a month. Another compnay would like to offer $1000 to employ you. You are young, you have...

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jashoaf I'm glad it worked out for you! I have been approached by companies who praise me highly and offer me the moon if I will just "come right now". It always makes me suspicious of them. If they have scruples, they would not be trying to lure people away like...

10 Nov 09

maria120883 @maria120883 (392) • United States 24 Sep 09

Hi everyone!! I wanted some opinions and some tips on what to do with my family problem. I do not know what to do. I have always I guess you can say shown my family that I was straight but inside of me I like women... And finally...

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jashoaf "What can I do, I am who I am"? You are not going to like this response, but I hope you will read it. That same response was given by Ted Bundy and Son of Sam when asked why they committed murders. Countless thieves say it; so do liars and cheats. Ask any...

10 Nov 09

maria120883 @maria120883 (392) • United States 24 Sep 09

Hi everyone!! I wanted some opinions and some tips on what to do with my family problem. I do not know what to do. I have always I guess you can say shown my family that I was straight but inside of me I like women... And finally...

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jashoaf No, and she probably won't be able to discuss anything to do with your gay partner for awhile - if ever. It's too bad you have to go through this, it's very sad. What I'm hearing, though, is that that is a lifestyle choice she is unable accept. It doesn't...

5 Nov 09

bodhisatya @bodhisatya (2384) • India 2 Nov 09

I remember this funny incident happened with me long time back, I was around . It was my college days. My parents had left together for a couple of days. I was supposed to look after all the household chores, do the homework...

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zip

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jashoaf It has, a couple of times. I had a pair of shorts that I discovered would not remain zipped. I didn't discover this until I was way too far from anywhere to anything about it! I check - and rezipped - about a hundred times that day, and threw them in the trash...

4 Nov 09

shibham @shibham (16977) • India 1 Nov 09

Hi mylotters, suppose i have arrived in your city/town by any condition, and eventually i have come to know about your residence. It has made me curious to meet you and for this intention, i have knocked at your door. When you...

city

meet

mylotter

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jashoaf Hello, shibham! I do not know you, so I would be really freaked out if you showed up at my door! But even if we had been friends for a long time online, I do not think I would immediately invite you to my home. We live in the country, and it pays to be...

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