karen1969

@karen1969 (1779)

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Do you have a stockpile of books that you still need to read?

megamatt @megamatt (14292) • United States 2 Aug 10

I have quite a few books that I have not started to read yet. I received several books for my birthday and while I have read a couple of them, I have not gotten to all of them. Do you find that you get a few books that have put...

backlog

books

reading

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karen1969 Oh yes, I always have a huge pile of books waiting to be read. I keep them by my bedside and call it my TBR (To Be Read) pile. I don't think I'll ever get through it, as I keep adding to it!!

7 Aug 10

Have you ever discovered that you have been misspelling something for years?

puccagirl @puccagirl (7294) • Israel 3 Aug 10

I recently discovered that definitely is not spelled definetly like I always thought it was. I got really embarrassed, because grammar and spelling is kind of important to me, so I realized that I must have misspelled this...

misspelling

misspronouncing

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karen1969 A lot of people spell 'definitely' wrong. I see it as 'definately' a lot too and a whole variety of spellings. I used to spell 'across' wrong, I would put two 'c's in it, so it was 'accross' though I've no idea why!

7 Aug 10

Stuff most people like, but you don't?

puccagirl @puccagirl (7294) • Israel 3 Aug 10

There are some things almost everyone likes, so if you don't, you always find yourself having to explain why, and trying to be convinced that you might, if you just tried it, and so on. For me, these things are bananas and hot...

bananas

hot weather

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karen1969 I'm quite similar to you. I do like bananas, but I can't stand hot weather and apples, celery too. I am happiest when it is cool or raining and I don't like it when it is too hot and sunny. People think I'm mad when I stay in to avoid the sun and heat!!

7 Aug 10

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What eyes do you like???

edwardjoy2000 @edwardjoy2000 (2387) • United Arab Emirates 3 Aug 10

I have brown eyes. My wife fell for my brown eyes. At work also many people have rather been telling me that i have brown eyes or they say that they like my eyes.

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karen1969 I used to almost always fall for brown eyes too, but recently I have been noticing famous men I like who have bright blue eyes! Maybe I am changing the kind of looks I go for? I hope not though, because my husband has brown eyes!

7 Aug 10

Do you wear sleeveless tops?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 5 Aug 10

I used to think I couldn't wear them as my arms are bigger then alot of women. Not flabby but just muscely! LOL....I finally have a tan for the first time in many years and now I have decided to wear sleeveless in this hot weather...

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karen1969 Yes, I do wear sleeveless tops even though I am 40 and overweight. If it is very hot, I want to be cool and that is the most important thing. I will also wear shorts for the same reason. I hate being too hot. Sometimes there are more important considerations...

7 Aug 10

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What happens in 140 days 16 hours 1 minute and 2 seconds?

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 6 Aug 10

Well I'm sorry to worry you but that is how long it is until Christmas Day!!!!!! Have any of you started making preperations for Christmas, I've not done a thing as yet but am just beginning to think about it and make a few...

christmas

countdown

santa letters

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karen1969 I don't start thinking about Christmas until after my daughter's birthday in October, then I know I have just over two months to get everything done and bought. This is usually enough time and means I can spread the cost out, buying small things each week and...

7 Aug 10

How was life different?

karen1969 @karen1969 (1779) 7 Aug 10

How was life different when you were a child to how it is now? What are the main changes? I was born in 1969 so I was a child in the 1970s and a teenager in the 1980s. I loved reading as a child and as I didn't have any...

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Do you always plan your meals for the week?

Bluebelleangel @Bluebelleangel (428) • Philippines 6 Aug 10

When I was single and living with my parents, I remember my mom always has this small notebook for a scratch pad where she listed down her day's recipe ingredients that I am to buy from the nearby market. It was on a day to day...

weekly meal plan

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karen1969 Yes, each Sunday, we work out the meals for the coming week. We plan which ingredients we already have in and which we need to buy, then we order them in our weekly shop online, which delivers to our house on the Monday. We don't have a particular day to cook...

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65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima

cher913 @cher913 (25782) • Canada 6 Aug 10

Today is the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Take a moment today to remember that war really doesnt solve anything, often it just creates more problems.

65th anniversary

hiroshima

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karen1969 The bombing of Hiroshima (and Nagasaki) was appalling, such a huge loss of life and a terrible act. I have read lots of factual books and memoirs about it and it is fascinating what happened, but horrific too. I can't imagine how much the world changed in that...

7 Aug 10

Do you still keep thinking about your first love?

alienstar @alienstar (5142) • India 27 Jul 10

First love is always memorable in everybody's life isn't it? even though you might have separated by misunderstandings also, you will keep remembering your first love at least once in awhile isn't it? does it happen to you all the...

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karen1969 Yes, I still remember my first love, even though it was back in 1986 when I was 16 years old. I often wonder how he is, what he is doing, what his life turned out like and so on. I would love to meet him again one day and see him as he is now.

4 Aug 10

Have u travelled to London?

xorticanz @xorticanz (377) • India 25 Jul 10

I had a great experience in London. I was travelling back from Boston to India via London. In Heathrow airport there was a delay and we came late and could not catch the connecting flight. As it was due to BA delay, we got a day...

london

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karen1969 Yes, our Royalty is a big attraction too and Buckingham Palace is beautiful (though I have only seen it from the outside).

4 Aug 10

Have u travelled to London?

xorticanz @xorticanz (377) • India 25 Jul 10

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karen1969 I live two hours away from London by train, so we go there maybe 4 or 5 times a year. I like London a lot and enjoy going to the theatre there especially. I like all the mix of different cultures too. It is busy and expensive, but the sights are great. I like...

4 Aug 10

Are you offended when you are asked about your age?

Bebs08 @Bebs08 (10681) • United States 29 Jul 10

I just wonder if you will be offended when somebody ask you about your age. It happened to me yesterday. A little girl age 8 years old asked me about my age. I just smile at her and said, I am very old like her grandma.. heheh as...

age

offended

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karen1969 Well, I amn 40 years old and it doesn't bother me who knows. They say "age is just a number" and it is true. While obviously I like it if people say I look younger than my age, but I would never lie about it and say I was younger than I really am. Kids come...

4 Aug 10

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Do you dress according to your age?

santosmarichris @santosmarichris (1849) • Philippines 29 Jul 10

I just watched a show in Oprah and the topic was to dress according to your age. Well, I actually notice other people who don't dress their age. Some young people, look older because of the way they dress, and some mature people...

age

dress

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karen1969 I am 40 and I think I dress like a woman in my 30s, but sometimes I have to make sure I don't wear clothes which are too old for me. My Mum will give me clothes that she no longer wears and she is in her 60s, so sometimes they really aren't my style and can...

4 Aug 10