kimthedane

@kimthedane (945)

Denmark • Age 68

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Above the cloud the sun is always shining

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Where Do You Christmas Shop...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 26 Nov 07

Where do you do your Christmas shopping at? Not just presents but decorations, cards, whatever else you buy for the holiday. Do you prefer one store over another? In the town we live in, I get to choose from 2 stores Walmart or...

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kimthedane The deco's i tend to make impulsive bying in whatever store I happen to find anything I fancy, i.e supermarked, hardware etc. For the gifts i will get most of it online as it is possible to save between 30-50 % on your shopping. Furthermore it is open when it...

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Plans for this weekend?

ky1119 @ky1119 (698) • United States 23 Nov 07

Do you have exciting plans for this weekend? I don't. It's been an exhausting week with work and the holiday. I plan on cleaning my house and working on my internet stuff I have going on. Maybe I'm just not an exiting person or...

life

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kimthedane Lol ky, it comes to us all :). Good advice though is the sooner you realize it the easier it is to accept, hahaha. I'm not doing owt exiting this weekend either as I am working both Saturday and Sunday. Most exiting thing that will happen is to go to a...

23 Nov 07

Do You Eat Ice-cream On Cold Days?

maddysmommy @maddysmommy (16230) • United States 18 Nov 07

On Friday we all were craving for ice-cream and decided to go out and buy some at Baskin Robbins. I usually don't eat ice-cream on cold days because it makes me even colder but for some reason I was craving for Strawberry...

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kimthedane As weird as this may be I eat ice cream when i fancy ice cream and regardless the weather or the seasson. Only difference is that where i tend to eat it outside in the summer and will have the spontaneous ice cream as you go by the store, in the wintertime I...

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Making friends with a senior farmer, who is full of hospitality

williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 18 Nov 07

Hello to my dear Mylotters, After Mylotting for the whole day from nine in the morning till four in the afternoon (November 18, 2007), I decided to take a rest by going to pay a visit to my newly-made seventy-three-year-old...

making friends with a nice and happy farmer

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kimthedane Hi Will, that is such a cute story and I'm so happy for you to find this obviously pretty kind and nice person. Good for you my friend. I once met a pretty similar old guy. I don't remember what errand I had with him at first but it was in connection with...

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Anyone else having problems logging into A.W. Suveys?

Amstardam @Amstardam (1348) • United States 17 Nov 07

I know tons of people on here say it's a scam but I've seen proof of payment so I think it's worth a try to see if I'm one of the lucky few to actually get paid from them. Anyway, all of the sudden I can't login anymore. Is...

aw surveys

loggin in

problems

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kimthedane Hi Amst, long time no see :). No i have this problem, dont even know what A.W. is. Just so long ago i last saw you here i wanted to say hi and wish you and your loved ones a very merry x-mas and a happy new year :). Greetings

18 Nov 07

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Double Standards On Offensive Words...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 11 Nov 07

Ok, I just responded to a discussion concerning something and I want to see other ppl's views and opinions on this. Let's try to be mature about this so no wars please. The discussion is about offensive words. There's been alot...

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kimthedane Hi twoe. This could be a very explosive subject, but also a quiet interesting one. At the end of the day I guess it is all down to political correctness. 30 years ago the N word was the word you used to describe a black person, today you cannot use the word...

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Niece's Stunt with Sidewalk Chalk...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 7 Nov 07

Over the weekend I went to my oldest brothers house to help him with some things and managed to tick off my Niece to the point that she refused to speak to me :) I went over on Saturday and when we went into her room, I...

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kimthedane Haha twoe, this subject so got me in stitches as I see my daughter in the way you describe your niece. Her fav quote is: why do today what you can make somebody else do tomorrow. However I will not let her get away with it and though it will cause a 3rd world...

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How would you deal with those unwanted things that can be recycled, please?

williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 6 Nov 07

Hello my dearest friends, I had worked for a few days in my spare time to sort out all of those old books, useless papers and magazines that are no longer needed in use, which were kept in my office of my apartment on...

environmentalist

how to deal with the unwanted stuff

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kimthedane This is surprising news to me my dear Chinese friend. A Chinese with environmental conscience, lol. No offence pal, but according to the informations we get in Denmark, Russia, USA and China are the 3 main polluters of this world. So it is damn nice to hear...

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Seven Foods every woman must eat.!

Lindalinda @Lindalinda (4111) • Canada 5 Nov 07

This is an excellent article. Do you eat any or all of these recommended foods?. http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-entertaining/blog/beautyeatsbyrealage/84/seven-foods-every-woman-must-eat I suppose they are good for men as...

healthy foods

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kimthedane Haha Linda. I went to have a look and the only thing I do not eat from that list is yoghurt. As a man I obviously do not need articles like this to get a varied and healthy diet. Makes you think, hahaha

10 Nov 07

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A Short Round Bike Trip to the Country on Weekend

williamjisir @williamjisir (22819) • China 5 Nov 07

Hello you all, my dear friends. Yesterday afternoon (November 4th, 2007), I went to the country close to the town for a bike-riding to get myself relaxed from hard and busy work. On the way I was so amazed to see a...

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kimthedane Hi Will. Sounds as if you had a nice mind opening experience there, good for you. Many people who lives in the city has no idea about how agriculture actually works. Bet there is chinese who still believe that rice is grown in the supermarket. Usually every...

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Will Rumsfeld be charged this time?

4ftfingers @4ftfingers (1310) 3 Nov 07

Sources: http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/donald-rumsfeld-charged-torture-during-trip-france http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/02/top12.htm On the 26th of October while in France, Donald Rumsfeld had complaints filed...

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kimthedane Hi 4ft, nice to see you here again, your contributions to myLot have been sadly missed here in Denmark. Of course Rumsfield should be charged for the crimes he committed, just as everybody else (especially G.B.). Unfortunately though i dont think it is ever...

10 Nov 07

What kind of socials/relaxation do you prefer in between seminar/training days?

secretbear @secretbear (19448) • Philippines 7 Nov 07

Karaoke? videoke? ballroom dancing? disco? drinking? play card? or just watch tv? Hey guys, i'm going to a seminar tomorrow until Friday and i would be absent here for two days. It's kinda exciting because i haven't been to a...

seminars

socials

trainings

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kimthedane OI you, lol. Can we have a little respect for the older generation, please? Hehe. My fav thing to unwind whether on a seminar, training or between work is to hit a night on town and have some fun. If we happen to pop into a karaoke I would definitely have a go...

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We finally decided on another house!

Dee351972 @Dee351972 (743) 3 Nov 07

Hi. As some of you know our deal fell through on the house we thought we had to buy. We found out right at the last miniute when we were to close the 30th of last month. It took some time and stress but we pick a 4-5 bedrrom 2...

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kimthedane I wish you all the best of luck and happyness with your new house, whatever and whereever it might be.

7 Nov 07

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Parent-Teacher Conference

maddysmommy @maddysmommy (16230) • United States 2 Nov 07

My son has his first parent-teacher conference coming up next Monday. My husband has taken the day off so he can attend as well. Since its our first, we both are very anxious to find out how well he has been doing, or not, what...

time to meet the teacher

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kimthedane A parent-teacher conference is not something you can prepare for really. The teacher will let you know what you need to know and the questions will come automatically. Only if you have something specific of concerns would you prepare the question, but then you...

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Extra cash

ky1119 @ky1119 (698) • United States 31 Oct 07

I need to make some extra cash pretty quick, anyone got any ideas?

make extra money

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kimthedane Stay of line and go rob a wall mart, lol. Sorry Ky i don't know of any easy or quick way of earning money on line. In my experience that is not possible. Unless you want to be a scammer, which I don't think you would be :) However I wish you good luck and all...

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Did your opinion change once you hit 100 posts?

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 31 Oct 07

For the most part like 99% of Mylotters, they are so polite and kind even when we may not have the same opinion. I have really enjoyed my time here and have really loved the support I get from Mylotters. I have shared some very...

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kimthedane I'm me and always will be, as you know Vic. We might not agree on a particular subject, but I would never turn rude on somebody unless they have a go at me first. That have and will never change. My fav quote is: Be to others as you want others to be to you.

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Mass dolphin suicide in Iranian waters - what could be the cause?

Lindalinda @Lindalinda (4111) • Canada 29 Oct 07

The mysterious "mass suicide" of 152 dolphins washed up on Iran's coast over the past month has alarmed environmentalists with the blame pointed at regional fishing practices, officials said on Monday. Read more in this...

dolphin suicide

puzzle

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kimthedane I have seen a few documentaries on this issue and we had stranding of dolphins and smaller whales in Denmark too, tho not in the huge scale as in Iran. It appears to be a freak of nature that there are as many opinions about as starts on the sky. It upsets me...

2 Nov 07

Has Anyone Had Any Problems With Gmail Recently?

maddysmommy @maddysmommy (16230) • United States 29 Oct 07

I keep getting thrown out of Gmail at least a few times a day and not sure what is causing this. I think it has to do with the chat feature I use when I talk with my hubby and family overseas. Does anyone know the reason why this...

being thrown out of gmail

chat feature maybe an issue

gmail issues

help

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kimthedane I never had any problems with my g-mail or google talk and I do talk to people overseas too. I think this might not have anything to do with Google but with your connection in general.

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: Are Paid email site or free email site best for writers credibility

suspenseful @suspenseful (40193) • Canada 29 Oct 07

I have not been published yet except on Hub and Gathering and a small booklet, but I am working on the sixth revision of my novel. I already belong to a few free email accounts and I was thinking of changing one of them to a new...

paid or free email account

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kimthedane I have been using g-mail for most of a year now and got to admit im my opinion it is the best and the safest free e-mail I ever had. Not one single spam mail have landed in my account and no scammers are getting through either. This I believe is for one simple...

2 Nov 07

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What would you do?

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 29 Oct 07

I have been looking for work because my three children are at school full time and I feel like a bum sitting home all day. I have very little education or work experience. I have been a stay at home mom for basically 12 years....

fish grater

job

should i take it

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kimthedane Hi Vic. Sounds pretty tough on you, sorry to hear. I think what you need to do is to figure out whether you need a job or not. One thing is to work in the daytime, when kids are all in school anyway, but working evening and weekends would mean that you would...

2 Nov 07

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