maccer50

@maccer50 (39)

United States • Age 58

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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ciao banned

shambhukumar @shambhukumar (763) • India 22 May 09

ciao has been banned in asia how it can be opened for asian member.

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maccer50 Under what circumstances was it blocked? Was there an announcement on the news? Did the government explain why it is banned? I am curious to know more information about this ban. Maybe you should add a note to Wikipedia to inform others that the site was...

22 May 09

Why do people HATE the word "F-E-M-I-N-I-S-M"

revellanotvanella @revellanotvanella (4033) • United States 22 May 09

I learned this from my boyfriend but I'm guessing its because SOME-HOW the word has been attached to lesbianism!! All I can say to woman who brush it off this way and follow the same suit is 'look around you'. Woman have...

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maccer50 I agree that there has been a huge backlash in this country (USA) and I personally have felt it. In 1989 I was making 11.41 per hour as a security guard for a dept. of energy contractor. During this time, I also took classes to further my eduaction at a local...

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Would you like to keep staying at home?

mengrufa @mengrufa (239) • China 16 Nov 08

I am a introverted man. I like stay alone thinking things that happen. when I like to talk to someone, I just ask few of them to go with me and talk, for I dislike that there are too many people making noise. When I am in trouble...

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maccer50 Hi Mengrufa, I used to dislike staying home because I was easily bored by how calm it is here. Now that I am older and have had to stay home for almost 2 years, I have grown used to it. Now it seems that when I am out in a crowd or where there are too many...

17 Nov 08

do you bring a gift

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 15 Nov 08

If you were invited to a potluck dinner, or a house warming, and you knew everyone would be coming with a gift, to surprise the hostess, for the housewarming, or to contribute to the potluck, but you had no money and...

housewarming

potluck dinner

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maccer50 I recommend that you go to the dinner. Obviously, if the hostess already knows that you are broke, her expectations are low. One thing you may consider, though, is possibly re-potting the cutting off of a houseplant; or replanting a baby house plant that has...

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Left hand or right hand?

tonytt2009 @tonytt2009 (1706) • China 16 Oct 08

Hey every mylotter,have a good day today?I believe as long as we have mylot we will happy.lol~~When having my lunch in the restaurant downstair hours ago,I saw a lovely boy was shouted by his mom that asked him to switch into...

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maccer50 My 14 year old son is left handed, as is his paternal grandmother. We never tried to force him to use the other hand. We believe that to do so would cause psychological harm and would be grossly unfair to him. Whatever hand you use is hardwired into your brain...

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Did you find the presidential debates as boring as I did?

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5490) • United States 15 Oct 08

Until this morning I couldn't quite put my finger on why the presidential debates had made me feel uncomfortable. The candidates seemed so subdued and limited in their responses the debates were more like bad press conferences....

candidates

commission of presidential debates

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maccer50 You know what I found interesting was watching the body language of the audience. There was one lady that I found especially expressive because she had her arms folded and her legs crossed. It was like she was exerting all of the control of her body and...

15 Oct 08

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Will miss you all, take care. Trust me, it's hard to live without my lot.....

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 15 Oct 08

I am bit inundated right now with things I do not have control over. Life is like that - you never know when you get your share of happy times and sad times. I would not often here for a few days. But, I will do justice to all...

rider

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maccer50 Hi mimpi, Our family just came through a few years of that "unfun life stuff". What ever you do, try and make time for yourself. Do something you enjoy. For me, that is swimming and artwork. I know that when things go wrong, you can run yourself ragged just...

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at what age you were pregnant of your first child? for no baby but planning ...

checapricorn @checapricorn (16061) • United States 15 Oct 08

[i]to have, at what age you want to be pregnant? I am in my 30's and I know the risk of getting pregnant when I will be 35 or more but I am not planning to have a baby but of course I want to have my own baby soon!(complicated...

first baby

getting pregnant

risk pregnancy for 30yr old higher

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maccer50 I was 27 when I had my son and 33 when I had my daughter. I am from a poor family and did not want my children to have the same kinds of experiences that I did. My dad was 19 and my mom was 21 when they had my sister. They were only married for 10 years and...

15 Oct 08

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Ever had to deal with "Selective Response Syndrome" on myLot?

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 13 Oct 08

I am sure we have all suffered the effects of this on mylot every once in a while. You know, the instances when you respond to someone's discussion and when you check back to the post you see that the owner of the discussion has...

selective response syndrome

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maccer50 Actually, when I first started posting, I didn't understand that responses were really expected. Mostly I would respond only to the most helpful or interesting post. Sometimes though, I didn't respond to any of them.

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My Daughter speaks but the language is new

rkrish @rkrish (3003) • India 13 Oct 08

Hi Friends My cute angel - 6months old, started speaking and saying appapp, athsaths, heehee,hoohoo,thatsthats..I am so happy to listen her first words and whatsoever the children languange is always a new one., Did you...

language

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maccer50 One really great thing I did with my kids when they were babies was to hold them close to my face (or even forhead to forehead) and make a humming sound. The baby will eventually make a humming sound as well, then you match the sound that he or she makes. If...

13 Oct 08

What do you eat when you fall ill

rkrish @rkrish (3003) • India 13 Oct 08

Everyone normally suffers from cold or fever so what ever i get cold or fever i normally take the boiled foods or bread with milk. So in your place what you will take for the normall illness like fever or cold

food

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maccer50 If I have a rheumatoid arthritis flare, I will eat greens. These can be boiled greens of mustard, spinach, turnip, and beet. The turnip greens are bitter, but have the best analgesic properties. For diahria, I will eat a banana. For vomiting, I will only eath...

13 Oct 08

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Do food dyes affect kids' behavior?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 13 Oct 08

I was just reading an interesting article that implies that hyperactivity in children, might be linked to Red 40 and other food dyes. In a recent study, children exposed to these dyes had adverse behavioral...

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dyes

hyperactivity in children

my life is good

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maccer50 This has been an contraversial topic in the U.S. since the 1970's. Many people suspect a link between food dyes and ADHD, and Hyperactivity in general, but they have not proven their case in 30 years time. The thing is, children are fidgety people and they...

13 Oct 08

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Uniform

osiris9895 @osiris9895 (39) 29 Sep 08

hey... is your school ask you to wear uniform to school??? malaysia the answer is yes... tell me about your country...

school uniform

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maccer50 In American public schools in most places, our children do not wear school uniforms. However, I lived in an economically repressed area of Greeley, Colorado for a time and my daughter had to wear a uniform to a public school. The language of the school rules...

30 Sep 08

Walking on the roadside...How you look

rkrish @rkrish (3003) • India 24 Sep 08

When we walk, some of us look down / up or straight..we can say its habit. And some says that we can tell the characteristics of a person by that. Do you believe on that and how you look when you walk is it down/up or straight..I...

walking

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maccer50 When I was in high school, the boys always teased me and that made me uncomfortable. I used to walk with my head down and I think that I was hoping that they would not notice me then. Also, I could pretend that I didn't know that they were there. Now that I am...

25 Sep 08

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Have you been to school bus?

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 6 Sep 08

When I was still studying I been riding a school bus to and from home. My house is 30 minutes ride away from the school I was studying (our school bus is actually a Philippine Jeep). My uncle who owned a jeep would fetch us to and...

jeep

school bus

school service

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maccer50 I usually rode the school bus as a kid. We only lived a little over a mile from the school, so it wasn't difficult to walk if we missed it. I always had a lot to carry, though because of my saxaphone, book bag (we used a gym bag, as backpacks weren't popular...

22 Sep 08

Liking for a clean shaven men!!

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58676) • Delhi, India 18 Sep 08

This is for the woman folk. How many of you prefer to see a clean shaven man rather than a unshaven man? Do men look smarter when they are clean shaven and do you feel a bit comfortable interacting of facing a clean shaven man...

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maccer50 Actually, I prefer a moustache or a neatly trimmed beard. What grosses me out though, is when a man just lets his beard grow and grown and he doesn't shave a neat outline or give it any kind of style at all. Worst yet is when he lets it grown over his neck and...

21 Sep 08

How do you feel when your boss says "You have not anything extra ordinary"

rkrish @rkrish (3003) • India 17 Sep 08

I often work hard and smart, My boss to regularly state me that i am doing well and fine but when appraisal came he just said a line, "You did your duty and You have not done anything extra ordinary"... How do you feel after...

appraisal

performance

work

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maccer50 Try not to feel discouraged. I have encountered the same thing, and I didn't understand it until I was a manager. What often happens is the manager or supervisor is told by their superior that they are going on a budget. Many times, the manager is under a lot...

17 Sep 08

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what things do you bring when travelling?

chechuva @chechuva (1275) • Philippines 15 Sep 08

im starting to packed my things. i'll be going to Saudi by friday! i already prepared my clothes and books. i also have my toiletries: conditioner, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, lotion... i have the...

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maccer50 Actually, the airlines have stopped permitting items such as toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and other liquids on the airplane. My husband travels frequently and he relies on his hotel to provide all of these items. Also, don't pack too much stuff. Many...

17 Sep 08

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