magicalart

@magicalart (75)

United States • Age 47

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Reading is a Worthwhile Hobby, don't you agree?

inkyuboz @inkyuboz (1392) • Mandaluyong City, Philippines 24 Aug 15

I hate it when people say that reading books is a waste of time. For one, you gain new knowledge every time you read a book. Books can help you learn new skills or even improve the skills you already have. Second, you get to...

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magicalart I love to read. I read anything I can get. I have even read encyclopedias, dictionaries and phone books. Growing up without electricity, reading was my favorite pastime.

29 Dec 16

Audible Books

grapeape35 @grapeape35 (44) • United States 21 Jun 12

Hi all, I am an avid reader and have just started listening to books on smartphone while driving to and from work. I am curious about what sites you all use to get audible books from at a decent price. Thanks for responses.

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magicalart I use audible.com. I have a monthly plan where I can get one book a month, but they almost always have books on sale. I like that I can use it on different platforms. I use it on my smartphone and my computer. It's normally pretty good at bookmarking where I'm...

29 Dec 16

Reading

Raine38 @Raine38 (12388) • United States 11 Feb 16

I like reading, but lately I want to be able to read a book while doing workouts on the elliptical. Ebooks and kindle solved that. And recently I tried audible. I have known about this app which is basically an audio book version...

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magicalart I've been using audible for about a year now. I enjoy the convenience of it. I'm an avid reader but sometimes it's just not convenient to have an actual book. I walk alot and it is easier to listen to a book on my long walks. I've gotten quite the collection...

29 Dec 16

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Favorite website(s) for recipes

khayshenz @khayshenz (1384) • United States 2 Aug 10

I love cooking, especially on the weekends when I have a lot of time in the kitchen. Gives me a lot of time for more complicated recipes. I wanted to share my favorite websites in hopes that you will share yours and the reason why...

online recipes

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magicalart My favorite website for recipes is allrecipes.com. It's easy to navigate and has a variety of different recipes. As an added bonus, it will tell you if any ingredients are on sale in your area.

29 Dec 16

Death of a "Princess," a Galaxy Far, Far Away Mourns

DW Davis @DWDavis (25805) • United States 27 Dec 16

The tragic news of Carrie Fischer's death came this morning. For most of us, her passing is the passing of Princess Leia Organa, daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Queen Amidala, sister of Luke Skywalker, adopted daughter of Senator...

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magicalart I was saddened to hear the news of Carrie Fischer passing away. 2016 has been an awful year for deaths. We have lost a lot of great people. The Star Wars universe will mourn the Princess.

28 Dec 16

Oh BOY!!!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63748) • United States 12 Apr 11

I mention, whenever I'm asked, who my favorite writer/s are, and I ALWAYS include Anne McCaffrey. And when I say "Anne McCaffrey" I'm talking about her DRAGON books! Now!!! FINALLY!!! they are talking MOVIE! well, again,...

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magicalart I've read all the Pern books, both in release date order and chronological order. I was introduced to Dragonsong when I was a young teen. I've read most of Anne McCaffrey's work. I was very sad to see that she passed away. The rumor of a Pern movie has been...

28 Dec 16

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When the last year past, were you sleeping?

nosmirc @nosmirc (72) • Thailand 3 Jan 10

I'm the one who didn't countdown to 2010 last year. I'm very tired from 30 dec and fall asleep all the day. Very sad. :( How about you?

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magicalart I'll have to admit...I was sleeping when the new year rolled in. I've just gotten to the point where I don't see the point in watching the new year come in. It's just another day to me.

3 Jan 10

rabbit surprise

jb78000 @jb78000 (15139) 28 Dec 09

animals as well as people are not always what they appear or what you think. i have already discussed chickens being caring and affectionate to each other and intelligence in a relative of snails so i am going to move on to...

animals

bunnies

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magicalart I've been around rabbits all my life and some of them can be pretty evil. There are certain breeds, such as checkered giants, that are a little more tempermental. A rabbit is definitely not an animal I would recommend for a small child's pet. Some rabbits can...

28 Dec 09

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Money from an unknown Next-Of-Kin? Would you do it?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 3 Dec 09

I was sifting through my emails when I came across this one that went like so... (removed names and identities to keep anonymity. Posted for the sake of discussion only!) [b]SOLICITOR?S...

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magicalart I've recieved multitudes of those type of emails. I, personally, have never responded to them. My brother-in-law did an got a check. When he went to cash it, he found out it was a fake. The FBI is still investigating. These are scams. You will never get an...

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Does Inboxdollars raised its payout limit?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 21 Dec 09

I always thought that the minimum cashout is $25 from Inboxdollars. I was so excited today because I reached my $25. After I click on the "request payment", the system said that I didn't have enough fund to cash it out. The...

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magicalart I've been a member for a few years now and, as far as I know, it's always been $30. I probably would have got my first payment a long time ago if I hadn't stopped reading my emails from them....Oh well, so life goes.

25 Dec 09

Ionia

Zephory @Zephory (176) • United States 25 Dec 06

Who knows where Ionia is?

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magicalart Ionia is a county and a town in Michigan. It's located in the lower peninsula near Lansing. My opinion of Ionia is that it has an awful lot of prisons for one little town. My favorite thing is the Ionia Free Fair (which is not free, by the way). It's lots of...

25 Dec 09

Has anyone ever visited the Upper Penisula Of Michigan?

lightningMD @lightningMD (5931) • United States 24 May 07

This is where I hope to retire to someday. It is the most beutiful place I have ever been.

michigan

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magicalart We actually lived in the UP, near Marquette, for almost two years. It's a beautiful place to visit....in the summer. The winter sucks though. The last storm we had when we lived there dumped almost 8 foot of snow in one night. We literally had to dig ourselves...

25 Dec 09

homeless

vwilliams55 @vwilliams55 (117) • United States 15 Nov 09

I don't understand how a homeless person can have a car, cell phone and get their nails done once a week. I don't have much money as I live on a small buget and do have a cell phone but I can't purchase a car ( gas money ) get my...

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magicalart sometimes life just throws you a curve ball. we have a vehicle and a cell phone.....even a laptop, but, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have found ourselves without a home. it doesn't mean we'll be getting our nails or hair done anytime soon. that...

25 Dec 09

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Type of Friendship

lampar @lampar (7584) • United States 23 Dec 09

Do you prefer to have many casual friends like say few dozens or just a few close friends in your life time or just be alone all the time? Many people had own definition of what friendship mean to them, some...

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magicalart I have several really close friends. I would rather have it that way than to have a lot of friends that I can really depend on.

24 Dec 09

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Friends that you can count on is having cronic disease, how do you feal?

apexiph @apexiph (123) • Malaysia 24 Dec 09

Hi. I have a best friend that I can always count on when I'm in trouble or when I'm not. Recently I have a new that really shocked me when he said he have a cancer. I can't even think for a moment. He is still with me until now...

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magicalart I'm sorry to hear of your friend's health concerns. In a moment like this, the best thing to think of is that you can be there for him. Be the best friend you can and enjoy your time with him. They are developing new treaments all the time for cancer. Make...

24 Dec 09

Perfectly bad friend = me

lokilla007 @lokilla007 (76) • United States 24 Dec 09

I have had so many different "best friend"in my life.Each year I seem to have different one ,but now I dont even have a trusted friend near me.I have been a very bad friend.I was never there for them.I'm always thinking about...

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magicalart By realizing that you do have a problem is the first step to correcting it. It may be helpful to seek out a therapist. There may be an underlying problem. It may be a matter of you not feeling you can trust people enough. I hope you are able to turn things...

24 Dec 09

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My dog has dreams

kafueenu @kafueenu (1073) • Philippines 2 Dec 09

One night, while my lotting, my dog 'Bok' was sleeping near me, under the chair. It was normal for him to fall asleep at that time. After a few minutes I was surprised to hear soft barking, I thought Bok woke up, but he is not...

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magicalart We've caught our dog doing that frequently. She'll twitch and sometimes bark in her sleep. We always say she's having "puppy dreams." It just the cutest thing.

24 Dec 09

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Crazy dog behavior

skris35 @skris35 (12) • United States 18 Dec 09

What kind of crazy dog things do your dogs/pets do? I have a lil cocker spaniel pup named daisy and she does some of the craziest things. She sleeps on a pillow like a little human with just her head on it and the res of her...

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magicalart My dog does a lot of little strange things. The weirdest is she likes to be spanked. If you mention a spanking, she'll come over and turn around. Growing up, I had a dog who would let the cats and chickens use him as a bed. It was hilarious. He'd have a...

24 Dec 09

working on a baby :)

ajareselde @ajareselde (36) • Croatia (Hrvatska) 14 Dec 09

How long did it take for u to "make" a baby ? Was it planed? We are hoping that we will soon have a new member in our family but its been like 2 months now and still nothing.. Im ok with it, not rushing into anything , but my...

newborns pregnancy

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magicalart With my first two pregnancies, they were both unplanned. The third took us four years. I think mostly you just need to relax and not worry about it. If you get anxious about it, it'll just take a lot longer.

24 Dec 09

Have you had any major or minor health scares with your children?

ladym33 @ladym33 (10979) • United States 15 Dec 09

My son is in surgery right now. There is a computer here at the hospital that people can use. I am happy to have the computer as it is keeping my mind busy other wise I would probably be panicking, my son's surgery is taking...

health and children

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magicalart The biggest scare we had was when we found out our oldest had sleep apnea. She is now thirteen and has been diagnosed for about seven years. She had her tonsils and adnoids removed. That was scary as a parent to sit through. Our daughter is still on a CPAP...

24 Dec 09