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lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 7 May 07

I notice that the blogging feature on mylot is very specific i.e you need to have had a blog running for 4 months before they will even consider it. does it add value to Mylot or is it an unhealthy distraction to the main...

blogging

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lightlysalted I love writing and words, although my punctuation needs a little work. Thanks for the comments on the site I appreciate you taking time to check it out.

7 May 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 7 May 07

Social networking sites are an increasingly popular place to make friends and chat but can you really be honest or do you tone down your opinions for fear of being criticised?

discussion

freedom of speech

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lightlysalted hi chuck, you've been busy today, everywhere I've been today on mylot you've made comments, that's impressive. Anyway back to this discussion you illustrate my point precisely because you try to avoid discussions that you feel your opinions/views may be...

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lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

I am not a pacifist, indeed I supported the last gulf war but I have always been totally opposed to the second war with iraq, as despite the terrible human right atrocities, it was clear that military action would simply generate...

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lightlysalted yep I think it's a fair point you make about putting our own houses in order first and I agree. It's the constant dabbling that often causes more resentment on the international scene. I'm not saying western powers shouldn't intervene to protect innocent lives...

7 May 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 7 May 07

mine was a DVD player that I got for £2.50 (or $5)

bargains

ebay

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lightlysalted that's impressive you should take a photo of it and post it on this discussion! thanks for the response, whilst you have to be a little careful on ebay you can certainly find some great bargains.

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lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

There are lots of different ideas of how to deal with the issue of drug addiction and particularly the effect drug addiction has upon shop theft, stealing, and street robbery, but what are your thughts on the best approach?

crime

drug addiction

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lightlysalted hi wolfie, thanks for the comments, I am not sure whether I would support wholesale legalisation of drugs as I feel that it wouldn't ever solve the problem because there would always be something else for people to become addicted to, but I fully agree that...

7 May 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

I am not a pacifist, indeed I supported the last gulf war but I have always been totally opposed to the second war with iraq, as despite the terrible human right atrocities, it was clear that military action would simply generate...

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lightlysalted I totally agree and this is been my position from the outset of the war, like wolfie commented earlier, we just don't learn from previous experiences that going to war in certain conditions just doesn't work and just entrenches the attitudes to terroists. I...

7 May 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

A friend of our family who is just 19 years old has recently been diagnosed with cancer and it got me thinking. What causes it, is it lifestyle, food radiowaves or something else? What are your thoghts on it's causes?

cancer causes

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lightlysalted thanks for the detailed response Psychodude, very informative

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lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

I have a gym membership and I do alot of running but during the summer months, I switch to running outdoors and find it much more rewarding than sweating away in the gym whilst the sunshine is out. So is gym membership any good...

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lightlysalted that's a really fair point, it's interesting that even a generation or two ago our parents and grandparents always seemed to be fitter and healther is general owing to the more physical nature of the jobs they did, or the no reliance on cars etc... I think...

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lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

I have a gym membership and I do alot of running but during the summer months, I switch to running outdoors and find it much more rewarding than sweating away in the gym whilst the sunshine is out. So is gym membership any good...

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lightlysalted hi wolfie good to have your excellent contributions as ever. I have to say I am impressed that you manage 5 times a week. I don't know why but I find that the air conditioning in the gym gets to me after a while when I'm running inside on a treadmill/running...

6 May 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

I have a gym membership and I do alot of running but during the summer months, I switch to running outdoors and find it much more rewarding than sweating away in the gym whilst the sunshine is out. So is gym membership any good...

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lightlysalted I would love to run outside all year I love training in the fresh air, although I probably couldn't cope with the heat, being the heat sensitive englishman that I am. I love the name betshopboy, thanks for the contribution

6 May 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 6 May 07

I have a gym membership and I do alot of running but during the summer months, I switch to running outdoors and find it much more rewarding than sweating away in the gym whilst the sunshine is out. So is gym membership any good...

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lightlysalted hey ironstruck, you've been on my friends list for a while but, I never knew you were a competative runner (it's amazing what you learn about people on mylot!) I would agree running outside would be my first choice by far. Also running in mist or fog is a...

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lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 4 May 07

here are some useful website promotion tools that may be of interest, they are all free ways to promote your website, any thoughts? www.friendsandmoney.co.uk/affiliates

free website promotion tools

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lightlysalted hi wolfie, thanks for the response, sorry about the link. this is the correct one http://www.friendsandmoney.co.uk/affiliates.html Hope things are good with you, I can't believe how many points you're now on in the community!

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ravirai8616561 @ravirai8616561 (824) • India 9 Aug 09

Okay, every time I try to go on Facebook, the password doesn't work. Even though Im 150% sure my password is right. I tried to do the password reset, and when i go to my email it doesn't me any code! When my friend tries to go...

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lightlysalted Okay, every time I try to go on Facebook, the password doesn't work. Even though Im 150% sure my password is right. I tried to do the password reset, and when i go to my email it doesn't me any code! When my friend tries to go on my profile, it says...

9 Aug 09

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 23 Mar 07

I get fed up sometimes with the negative images portrayed in the media about the contribution the US makes to society. the US is often portrayed in a negative light, poking their noses where there not required. My personal...

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lightlysalted fair point the US does give alot of money to humanitarian causes and because it's such a big country this has a major impact.

27 Mar 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 23 Mar 07

I get fed up sometimes with the negative images portrayed in the media about the contribution the US makes to society. the US is often portrayed in a negative light, poking their noses where there not required. My personal...

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lightlysalted oops, meant to say thanks for posting not that's for posting!

27 Mar 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 23 Mar 07

I get fed up sometimes with the negative images portrayed in the media about the contribution the US makes to society. the US is often portrayed in a negative light, poking their noses where there not required. My personal...

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lightlysalted As human beings there will always be some who need to knock down others in order to inflate their own ego. It's a shame when people don't look at both sides of the coin and it's important to be balanced in any opinions that we give or alternatively ask someone...

27 Mar 07

lightlysalted @lightlysalted (183) 23 Mar 07

Just wanted to say a big well done to roise123 on passing the 2,000 posts mark, she was my first ever friends on mylot. check out her latest discussion on whether you love your job or not.

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lightlysalted It's easy to lose track of how many posts you make in a week and it's not until you look at the number you realise, anyway you deserve it I notice you make a lot of positive contributions on lots of discussions and it's hard to keep good quality posts up like...

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