lvaldean

@lvaldean (1612)

United States • Age 67

Joined myLot 16 years ago

The question isn't who is going to let me it is who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand

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Discussions (17)

lvaldean's Discussions

Found this list...It cracked me up

Torture, where in the mind of man

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 5 Jan 09

So I will first have to admit that it was a discussion started my myklj999 that got me thinking about this. So all the credit goes to him. But has anyone ever wondered just what kind of person sits around thinking about ways...

queen

sat

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So much for private family matters - Palin Daughter sells baby pictures

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 3 Jan 09

It has been reported that People Magazine will be paying $300,000 for the rights to publish the first pictures of Sarah Palin's new Grandson. Only $300K? Wow, I guess pictures of the illegitimate grandchild of the failed Vice...

baby pictures

class act not

sarah palin

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The Obama Election and Race Crime

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 16 Nov 08

It seems that one outcome of the election of Barack Obama has been an increase of racially motivated criminal activity. Most of it appears to be fairly harmless at this point - vandalism and other rather nasty things. But what...

crime

politics

race

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Why I will miss George Bush as President

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 12 Nov 08

Ok, not really. But it is hard not to laugh at a C grader and his inablity to speak in public effectively. This is the same reason we loved other political figures of the past on both sides of the aisle, but George Bush was the...

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The circle of Life

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 29 Oct 08

Yesterday at 1:30pm I lost my mother. I wish I could say that I was prepared to lose my mother, but I wasn't. I wish that I could say that I am handling this with grace and dignity, but I can't. Yesterday I lost my mother...

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Just for the sake of Contrast - A Primer on Racism

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 23 Oct 08

I know some of you may have seen this but just for the sake of argument and contrast I think this is interesting and fun. Obama/Biden -v- McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around? Would the country's collective point...

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I am not saying that this is a reflection on the candidate

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 23 Oct 08

http://www.local12.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=34693@video.wkrc.com&navCatId=5 Well there you go....some people are just sick.

racism

white america

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mylot expert advice requested

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 18 Oct 08

Ok usually I wouldn't do this, however I need some expert advice from advanced users of mylot. I already have one of my websites listed in the normal way. I have started a new blog though and of course, want to generate some...

advice

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I can't help myself today....I just feel evil

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 18 Oct 08

That is right I am feeling evil. I am generally not evil in fact I take pride in being fair and non-partisan. But the truth is that while I find both Obama and McCain to have both pros and cons to their campaigns and their ideas...

palin

politics

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Here is my Theory - McCain & Palin

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 11 Oct 08

Ok I know I am going to make many people mad. I apologize up front if offend you. But this is my theory regarding the selection of Sarah Palin for VP. John McCain knew in his heart he was on the long slide. He knew that even if...

mccain

politics

the great depression

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Lending & Borrowing Money Outside of the Mainstream

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 17 Aug 08

I am always looking for ways to earn money and stay out of mainstream "money lending" for the purpose of borrowing. One of the reasons for this is I was badly burned in my divorce many years ago which put me in the financial...

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Recently very hurt by a friend

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 17 Aug 08

Not going into the gory details, but a few are necessary. Sure would like to know what others think of this situation. I had, HAD being the operative word, a friend who was frequently needy. I think that she didn't always...

friends

friendship gone wrong

job search

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I went to prison the other day

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 10 Jul 08

Yes, I went to prison the other day. I do it often as a speaker in a program called Victim Impact. Never, as long as I live will I understand how anyone can return to prison after being released the first time. The sound those...

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Murderous Children - Nature, Nurture or something else?

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 10 Jun 08

There are untold numbers of stories about children that kill. I am not talking about teenagers but real children, ages 7 through 12. Children who kill or attempt to kill their school mates, their siblings, their parents. While I...

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Red or White what are the favorites for under $25 USD

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 12 May 08

I love wine; no ifs, ands, or buts about it wine is one of my favorite things. The gift of the grape in all of its many varities is something I love to explore as frequently as possible. One of my rules though is to try to keep...

wine

wine lovers

Younger Men / Older Women - what is the perception of society on this pairing?

lvaldean @lvaldean (1612) • United States 22 Apr 08

There are many examples of Older Men / Younger Woman and society seems to accept this as almost a right of passage. Make your money and exchange your wife / partner for a newer model. We see this everyday in the society and gossip...

relationships

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