jedijo

@jedijo (33)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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What would you do if .........

kg1406 @kg1406 (61) • United States 25 Aug 09

If one day you started reading peoples minds?

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jedijo Oh! The potential! What a great way to mess with people's minds!!! Just think - any idea they had, you could voice first; any idea for any changes they have, you could voice how that wouldn't work; any bad thought they had, you could turn it around before they...

25 Aug 09

So is community service on your time, or there time?

dragoncrystal @crysontherocks77 (1273) • United States 18 Aug 09

So, I know a lot of people do community service and volunteer. And that's not really what I'm talking about here. The reason I stated that question is because i have to go to Goodwill to do community service if i don't have a job...

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jedijo I am totally unfamiliar with this kind of set-up and I truly thought Community Service was for people who are paying back society for a wrong they had done. This is an interesting concept. If you are really looking for a job, don't forget that the people...

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I don't like reality shows

bluehibiscus @bluehibiscus (702) • United States 28 Jul 09

I have a really hard time getting into reality shows. Does anyone else dislike them?

entertainment

reality tv

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jedijo The first reality show I ever watched was Survivor. After watching a few episodes, I realized that it was teaching people to be sneaky, conniving, and underhanded. I remember thinking that this is NOT what society needs. I have not seen another episode since...

28 Jul 09

Do You Bring Personal Problems At Work??

rberon1985 @rberon1985 (5359) • Philippines 24 Jul 09

Problems cannot be avoided. It is already part of our life. A person can be considered as an abnormal person if he/she is not suffering from any problems. but the question is, how do we handle problems?If the problem happens at...

personal

problems

work

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jedijo Like so many others responding, I, too, think personal problems should not be shared at work. As a supervisor, I will not share my personal life with anyone. In every place of business, there always seems to be at least one person who uses their personal...

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The kindness of others.......

sweet as honey @sweetashoney (3597) • United States 21 Jul 09

I have always been a person that will help a person if I can without expecting anything in return. I also believe what go's around comes around. You maybe wondering were I'm going with this, well here's what happened. You see I...

blessing

kindness

work

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jedijo Wow! Sounds to me like you just won the lottery. It isn't always easy to find neighbors like the ones you have .... feel blessed.

22 Jul 09

Finally some good news... well kinda.... maybe......

arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 22 Jul 09

SOme of you might remember my rambling about loosing my position at work. I was upset for many things, but specially by Employee services telling me I didn't have the right for some things that I believed I did. I read the...

caution

employment

good offers that are not so good

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jedijo It sounds like they know they have errored in some way and this is a way to make it right but with the underhanded plan that you will not be able to make the grade. They probably feel as though this is a way to make sure you are out of their hair. I say this...

22 Jul 09

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Color Difference, am i a racist or ....

megaplaza @megaplaza (1441) • Nigeria 21 Jul 09

Just today i found a news on yahoo website that once again confirm the existence of racism and discrimination against blacks. A black american havard professor was arrested at his home when he attempted to break his door and was...

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jedijo You sound highly irate, and I can't say that I blame you. I once thought that America was getting over the stupidity of this problem but lately in the news, it has again reared its ugly head. I am wondering if it is because of the state of our economy and so...

21 Jul 09

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what job do you think is the most dangerous job in the world?

pyre82 @pyre82 (103) • Philippines 20 Jul 09

i was even ask by my student one time which job is the most dangerous. I smiled at him and think for a while and said you know what every job is a dangerous job but i guess being a pilot is one of it co'z you may not know whether...

dangerous

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jedijo If you really sit back and think about it, one of the most dangerous jobs is being a Circle K clerk. People have mentioned pilots, teachers, and folks in the Armed Forces, but these people have specific training for how to handle dangerous and touchy...

21 Jul 09

Revenge of the Dead and/or Urban Myth and Legend...

zed_k4 @zed_k4 (17589) • Singapore 15 Jul 09

Good day to all, Pardon some of the words which I'm going to use below. If you dislike paranormal stuff, do not continue and if you do, try not to read this at night.. Do you guys believe that the dead could seek revenge?...

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jedijo Stories of the paranormal! I have a couple of true life stories for you. I was about 9 or 10 when my grandfather passed. About three days after he was buried, we thought we had a fire in an upstairs bedroom. My parents and all five of us kids ran upstairs...

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fimo clay beads

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 31 Jul 08

i would love to find out how to use fimo to make beads. I have been makign some jewelry, but i really think that it would be cool to make my own one of a kind beads. is it hard to do and is it something that i can learn quick and...

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jedijo I use clay to make may things. Sometimes I get a strange idea in my head and I can't find what I a looking for - like a certain size bead or a certain shape of bead - so I just make it. I use a lot of the marblized looking clay. You can combine the different...

7 Aug 08

I Was There - Where Were You?

terilee79720 @terilee79720 (3621) • United States 14 Jul 08

I know a lot of you weren't even born yet, so be patient with an old woman. I'm being nostalgic here and having memories. Some of them a few of you will remember, some of you might think I'm older than dirt. But here...

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jedijo I am right here with you. I remember one of my uncles had a gas station - Apco Gas. The station was one that washed your windows when you pulling in, checked your oil, and would even put air in your tires. I remember only one gas war. It seems like every three...

16 Jul 08

how can middle aged woman reduce weight?

knightrider @knightrider (1083) • India 3 Jul 08

i colleague of mine is so stressed out due to over weight cos what ever she has tried so far, like dieting, exercises etc. she still looks like a fat cow and she cant find a way to becoming trim, its affecting realtionship and...

reduce weight

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jedijo I have two suggestions for her. The first is that she has to start liking herself just the way she is. Everyone has a beauty but if she is so unhappy with her weight, she is unhappy with everything and then all the inner beauty is gone. When she learns to...

13 Jul 08

With a million dollars!! Where would you travel?

jessieBee @jessieBee (1046) • Trinidad And Tobago 10 Jul 08

If you won a million dollars and you were told that you can only use it for traveling money and traveling expenses where would you go and why? Or would you tell the person keep it, you don't want it? I know i would take it and go...

activities

countries

dream destinations

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jedijo If I was to be given a million dollars in travel money, I would see "Small Town, USA". I would just travel in a comfortable vehicle, go off the freeway and see the small towns. One of the most pleasurable stops I ever made was in such a place. Me and my two...

13 Jul 08

My employer gave us free ice cream Friday

momiecat @momiecat (997) • United States 13 Jul 08

I work in a hospital. Just to do something nice for the employees, the hospital had free ice cream for everyone on Friday. It was so nice. They had several choices of ice cream and all kinds of toppings -- hot fudge, sprinkles,...

employer

ice cream

something nice

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jedijo I once worked for a company that tried that. The top executives came around with a cart that had paper cups and cones and vanilla ice cream (bargain brand). You had a choice of cone or dish, but by the time they got through the third office, no one dared take...

13 Jul 08

Do the features of a mobile phone make much difference for you;

ramyashreesk @ramyashreesk (1021) • India 13 Jul 08

Hello mylotters, even I keep wondering that the main usage of a cell phone is for communication purpose. I have an ordinary phone with not much special features. Many people use mobile phones with lot of features,...

cell phone

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jedijo The only feature that I insist be on my cell phone is a camera. I always thought a camera would be useful in taking those 'once in a lifetime' things that happen when a person doesn't have a camera. It would also be useful in the event of an accident. When my...

13 Jul 08

Can you finish a crossword?

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 16 Mar 07

I love doing crosswords and I do one every day but I can never seem to finish one. I've come really close sometimes but I can't get all of the clues figured out without cheating. What papers do you do the crossword in? I like to...

crossword

finishing

hard

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jedijo I was happily amazed once. I am a big fan of the Dell Variety books and they always include the logic problem in them. I was able to complete one, correctly I might add. I thought I was the most intelligent person on earth at that time. I am not sure if I...

13 Jul 08

I need to do more puzzles

reinydawn @reinydawn (11643) • United States 30 Sep 07

I used to do crossword puzzles all the time. I was never without my favorite magazine - Dell. I would always start with the expert puzzles and work my way back, usually leaving the easy ones for my sisters, and my son when he was...

crossword

dell

relaxing

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jedijo Aaahhh yes. The Dell Variety book. I love it. I did not start out with the expert though - that was my last tackle of the book. I used to do them constantly - even kept a book in my purse for any time I had to wait for something or someone, but like you,...

13 Jul 08

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magazines

hotpink4u @hotpink4u (34) • United States 8 Mar 07

looking for cheap beading magazines. they are all so expensive. also looking for cheap mix lot of glass beads. just started making beaded jewerly, don't want to spend alot of money in beads.

beading

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jedijo Is there a used book store in your area? There are many there. Also, the bead stores in my area also sell old beading magazines cheaper. I have also picked up several magazines and hard backed books about beading at the library book sales that take place once...

13 Jul 08

choosing a job

minda40 @minda40 (39) 9 Jul 08

If given two choices, what would you choose, a job that you are happy about but one that gives you a lower income or a job that you don't enjoy doing but earns you more?

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jedijo I definitely would - and did - chose the job that I enjoyed going to work even though it pays less money. A job is a place where you spend the majority of your day and it can have the same effect on a person that an extremely unhappy marriage can have. As soon...

13 Jul 08

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