maribea

@maribea (2366)

Italy • Age 49

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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maribea's Responses

Does love bring fear with it?

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 9 Sep 08

If love is your greatest weakness then you will be the strongest person in the world. Do you think that love makes you strong with all those trust, integrity and faith or it weakens you to vulnerability, fear of losing...

fear

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maribea dear mimpi, it is ages since i have been here but you and all my mylot friends are always on my mind. So I love adding my reply to your discussion. In my opinion, love makes us vulnerable above all. It might add savour and value to our life but the one who...

10 Sep 08

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Are you taking some dance classes? Tell us about it

ShiversGirl @ShiversGirl (18) • Romania 6 Apr 08

I love to dance! It's a very good way of stayng in shape, for relaxing after a hard day. I love hip hop dance, breakdance. What about you? What kinds of dance do you like/practice?

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maribea my dear seeing that nobody came and wrote a comment to my discussion about my favourite dance, the 19th century dances, I decided I could at least stop here and share my passion for dancing with you. I had lots of dancing lessons. I have been studying latin...

7 Apr 08

Baking a Cake for My Grandson's 10th Birthday

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 6 Apr 08

Friday was my grandson's 10th birthday. I waited to hear from my son and DIL to see if they had planned a party for him. On Saturday I called to find out what was going on and they gave him their presents on Friday and that was...

birthdays

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grandkids

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maribea my dear friend what a nice grandma you are. You are right. It is important celebrating every single day we are given and of course celebrating one's birthday. When I was a child, I had no special parties with friends, but my birthday was a special family day...

7 Apr 08

What is Your Best Organ?

Amber @AmbiePam (93739) • United States 28 Feb 08

Maybe I should say, what is your best functioning organ? Odd question, and of course I don't mean musical organs, nor do I want any off color answers (you know who you are, lol). I'm often told I'm too young to have so many...

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maribea Wow, quite a strange question for me to answer since I am a doctor!!! The fact is that I am in love with the human body and much as I am always criticizing my exterior aspect (I am too small, my nose is too big, my breasts too little and so on!!!!) I am very...

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What is the STRANGEST thing in your kitchen?

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 28 Feb 08

Ok, had a horrid time figuring out what interest to post this discussion under but figure when people start reading the answers to this question it's got to make other people happy... I would have to say the strangest thing in...

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maribea oh I have never seen an opussum in my life and I cannot imagine what I could do if I ever find one in my kitchen. Actually, I am a bit afraid of animals and very afraid of insects...well I don't have many strange things in my kitchen..maybe that the strangest...

28 Feb 08

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If you see a fight would you intervene

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 28 Feb 08

we all talk about how we would intervene if we saw someone attacking someone else on the street, especially if we are a man and the man is attacking a woman. But would we really? Do you think of your own safety first? Last...

attacks

fights

intervention

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maribea This is a very good point and tough one. I mean, I think I am the sort of person who would do anything in her power to defend someone or help somebody if attacked. My inner soul is dedicated to take care of others...but I also think that when being in a...

28 Feb 08

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I HATE it when this happens....

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 27 Feb 08

Well, in my mail this morning I found the following e-mail: "Subject: ClickAwayAds-Update Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:35:45 -0600 Beginning March 1st, 2008 Free members are not allowed to cashout with us; they can only...

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maribea wow..the first thing I want to tell you, my friend, is that it seems that ...you are definitely feeling better. Being strong and full of plans is a good sign, he he. I hope you will never delete me from the list of friends in your heart. Have a nice day, my...

27 Feb 08

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I'm Depressed but....

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 25 Feb 08

I'm sure it won't last for long. When thinking about what discussion to post today I originally was going to post similar to the post I made on my blog this morning - related to 'making money' but about the time I was going to...

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maribea My dear friend, I am sorry to hear about your financial problems and I hope that you will find soon better job opportunities. But yes sometimes even a word can cheer us up when we're depressed..a word by God, maybe written or spoken or a message sent to us by...

25 Feb 08

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Update on being Reported for Spamming

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 24 Feb 08

Whew - I can breath a sigh of relief now. In an earlier discussion I shared that one of the PTC programs I belong to sent me an email warning that there had been reports of sending spam emails (spam is unsolicited email)... I...

relief

spam

technology

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maribea my dear faith as you already know I was not here to read your previous discussion, but I am here now before going to bed (it's latet and I have to hurry because I am getting up soon tomorrow morning!!) to tell you that I am happy that everything was...

24 Feb 08

Why did I Want Kids?

byfaithonly @byfaithonly (10698) • United States 25 Nov 07

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a parent but these days I really wonder why why why! Ok, this is a little update to a post I made back in the late spring early summer. My youngest son, 16 now, go into some trouble...

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maribea my dear friend, I am away from mylot most of the time because I am very very busy but I want you to know that all my prayers are with you and your son. with all my love and understanding . maria beatrice

28 Nov 07

Paper or plastic? Not anymore in San Francisco.

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 21 Nov 07

The ordinance requires that grocers and pharmacies offer only bags made from corn or potato starch or paper bags of high percentage post consumer materials. The 50 grocery stores that would be most affected by the law argued that...

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maribea well of course the idea of decreasing the amount of plastic we use everyday is a great idea but I think we should consider the subject very carefully. I mean, we should prepare people to the law not only by giving shop owners good information but also finding...

22 Nov 07

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Passion versus Addiction

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 17 Nov 07

How do you draw the line between passion and addiction? PS: Inspired by Balasri.

addiction

passion

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maribea In medicine an addiction is something that gives you "dependence" that is if the administration of the substance is suspended there is the appearance of physical symptoms and "tolerance", that is the necessity of increasing the dosage of the substance to...

18 Nov 07

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Free rice donation through United Nations to help end world hunger.

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 14 Nov 07

One of my friends from Yuwie gave me this site. Each word you get right, donation is going to hungry nations. Yes, I am referring to other page, but it is not money making site. Try it yourself. It is mind game, good for you...

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maribea my dear friend, I don't know if they made your discussion stay on the site or they banned it but I do hope it is still on mylot. This site is fantastic..I don't know if they will ever do what they promise but we can hope so and do our best with a good will and...

15 Nov 07

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Can you tell me how much I'll save now that my Fridge is no longer on Steroids?

Amber @AmbiePam (93739) • United States 13 Nov 07

I've been in my apartment less than a year, and I noticed things in my fridge have always been really cold. It didn't bother me because I usually didn't have much food in there, just bottles of water and some juice. But I noticed...

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maribea oh I had the same problem as you with my new fridge..it is more powerful than the previous one and I had to learn how to use it.....I had all my fresh vegetables ....freezed in the fridge!!!! funny but rather disappointing..now it is working well and I am...

14 Nov 07

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Marathon, but not the Running Kind

Amber @AmbiePam (93739) • United States 9 Nov 07

I was up late last night for several reasons. From around 7pm until way after midnight I watched a marathon of The First 48 on A&E. It's about real homicide detectives in different states who are trying to solve a real life case...

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maribea wow....ambie this is sure a sort of marathon!!!! Well the first marathon I can remember while speaking is that about the Pirates of the Carabbean...when there was the first opening of the third movie they gave the three movie all together in the cinemas and so...

11 Nov 07

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See What Santa Can Do!

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 10 Nov 07

Simon Sez Santa is back and now there are languages that you can choose from. I am off to see what is new for the season. Here is the link to check it out for yourself: http://www.simonsezsanta.com/index.php Have fun!

fun

santa

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maribea oh my friend I didn't know this site..it is so funnyyyyy. I have not understood how to it works yet but I like seeing that man doing funny things even though he does whatever he likes...I tried to see what they had in Italian but I am not successful, not yet...

11 Nov 07

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Soft Claws Nail Caps and my cat.

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 10 Nov 07

Finally I did it. After looking at my furniture’s damage I spend hours of hours searching for healthy solution for all of us. Sticky Paws was sticky only to visitor’s clothes. Not mentioned trashy look. It took me about 30...

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maribea you put caps on every nail of your cat!!! wow this is sure a great idea. I have never thought about anything like this. I am sure that lots of cat's owners will follow you if this turns to be successful because the habit of cats of putting their nails on...

11 Nov 07

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How To Break The Chain...Letter!

wrdsofwisdm @wrdsofwisdm (1069) • United States 11 Nov 07

Don't ya just love when people you hardly talk to decide to email you a chain letter and they want you to torture your friends by forwarding it to them? Well I recently received such a letter requesting that I forward it to 20...

life

people

religion

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maribea oh I don't believe in chain letters, not anymore at least because when I was a child I remember spending beautiful moments with my friends exchanging little messages and little pictures...we didn't use computers or emails so we really wrote little letters or...

11 Nov 07

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What book are you reading currently?

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 30 Oct 07

Currently, I am reading Richard Brautigan's -Trout Fishing in America. It's quite metaphorical and interesting. Share your reading with me and recommend some real good ones. Thank you all.

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maribea my dear friend I missed this discussion of yours...well I have just finished a wonderful book. It is POssession a romance by A. Byat and I do recommend it to you. It is wonderful. A Victorian love story and a modern love story and the research among scholars...

9 Nov 07

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Ever Hold Something in Until it Hits The Fan at High Speed?

wrdsofwisdm @wrdsofwisdm (1069) • United States 3 Nov 07

I am 41, still single, no kids and a have a mom that latches on around my neck. I am an only child..an aries with much strength and a strong will to succeed in life,,,whatever that means. I am soooo unhappy because she has made me...

life

people

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maribea my dear friend, I am here to send you all my understanding and support and affection. I cannot imagine how a mother can be so distructive, so selfish with her daughter..because mothers are supposed to live in order to help their children as best as they can...

5 Nov 07

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