ozzieblackcat

@ozzieblackcat (531)

United States • Age 78

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Can you lead a MAN to HOUSEWORK..?

zandi458 @zandi458 (28102) • Malaysia 3 Feb 09

Housework is the pits. Do you know how many hours of housework it takes to maintain two adults minus young children around? We cannot deny the fact that women have always been the 'slave' in the house and I wonder where it is...

housework

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ozzieblackcat I was the housemaid for 38 years till my husband retired. I told him he needed to share in the housework because he now had time and frankly I was tired of cleaning the same things for so long. He grumbles sometimes but he does a lot of the housework now...

3 Feb 09

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Have You Ever Tried Answering The Phone Without Saying HELLO?

wendhieRN @wendhieRN (754) • United States 17 Aug 08

We are used with answering the telephone starting with "HELLO". This has been the first word we utter in answering the phone that is widely acceptable and has been on practice centuries ago. But recently, friends of mine...

etiquette

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ozzieblackcat When I worked I answered the phone by simply giving the name of the company followed by "this is Susan". At home we have caller ID so I often answer the phone according to who is calling. For instance, if it is my son, I might say, "hi Andy".

18 Aug 08

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Any human out there who CAN live without a cell phone for ONE DAY?

a3sachin @a3sachin (531) • India 17 Aug 08

Cell phones are everywhere now. Every single person seems to have one. Two months ago the number of mobile phone users in india beat the US to become the largest mobile network in the world. Its crazy to see every single person...

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ozzieblackcat My brother does not own a cell phone. In fact, he keeps his land line turned off most of the time because he doesn't like talking to just anyone. If I want to talk to him, I call and leave a message and he'll call me back.

18 Aug 08

What's the difference between WEIRD and Unique?

jeiyah_12 @jeiyah_12 (1041) • Philippines 8 Aug 08

I'm just wondering why if this two words meant the same thing or not... I heard a lot of WEIRD in things unusual to them and UNIQUE was never use... There's something different here... I just like to know your opinion......

weird and unique

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ozzieblackcat The dictionary defines the two words but....I've heard many people describe other people as sometimes weird and sometimes unique. When I hear someone say a person is weird, I view that as a negative statement. When someone describes another person as unique, I...

8 Aug 08

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do you think that lifes fair?

jhl930 @jhl930 (3601) • United States 27 Jul 08

i think we have all heard that old saying that life isn't fair all of the time, but for me some of the time life is fair and i can't complain because i have a roof over my head and people who love me, and i am healthy i know that...

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ozzieblackcat No, life isn't fair. Life is short and I think we need to stop worrying about what's not fair and enjoy what we have while we have it. There are many things in my life that aren't "fair" and I have a tendency to get depressed about them at times. In fact I...

28 Jul 08

write to write

talker96 @talker96 (154) • United States 27 Jul 08

I'm new to this whole mylot thing so I don't fully understand the concept yet, but I am a writer, it's what I do for a living and I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I only have one thing to ask... How many of you are...

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ozzieblackcat Not everyone here is a writer by profession. Many are here for the fun or the money. They are just as welcome and valuable as those who are writers. When I see discussions I'm not particularly interested in, I simply pass them by and move on to something I...

28 Jul 08

What Prevents you from Posting?

ratyz5 @ratyz5 (7808) • Philippines 27 Jul 08

Well, simple enough with the title for discussion, what prevents you from posting here in this site? I mean, the only time that prevent me from posting would be an unstable internet connections which does make my, sometimes...

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ozzieblackcat Sometimes I'm just quiet and don't have anything to share. I seem to go in spurts when in comes to posting both here and on my blog. It's not good if I go more than a few days without posting on my blog. Physical reasons why I might not post would be I had...

28 Jul 08

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in praise of brevity

ruperto @ruperto (1552) • Philippines 27 Jul 08

saying a lot less and meaning a lot more ... saving time for readers and giving the world a chance to survive the information overload. Any comments? :)

brevity

conciseness

information overload

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ozzieblackcat I would prefer to hear less at a slower pace than hear more with someone talking really fast which seems to be the norm these days. It's hard for older people to hear when people talk fast. Say less and say it slowly, deliberately and clearly....people will...

27 Jul 08

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Update on theft to our house and car

sweetdesign @sweetdesign (5142) • United States 26 Jul 08

Ok back in february/march our house was burglarized and our brand new car stolen. Well the thief was caught and he was in jail. We got the car back with over $3000 worth of damage. He went to trial last week and plead guilty to...

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ozzieblackcat I'm sorry to hear about the burglary. Someone recently broke into the house next door to us and we have been pretty nervous ever since. Then, the other night we learned that the 14 year old boy across the street confessed to the crime. I don't know what will...

27 Jul 08

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Would you go up to someone and ask "What do you not like about me?"

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 26 Feb 08

In line with one of my previous threads, I was asking how you would react to the question if it was asked to you by someone you know. You can check it out here -- http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1416564.aspx Now come the...

criticism

handle

question

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ozzieblackcat No, I wouldn't ask someone that. Mainly because I don't want to hear it. I would much rather ask a person what DO you like about me and hear the answer to that question. Why submit ourselves to a bunch of negative stuff? Most of us already know what our faults...

12 Jul 08

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Can you live without cable?

sophiasmom911 @sophiasmom911 (1345) • United States 27 Apr 08

I havent had cable in almost 4 months I miss it dearly but I have lived.. I get it back on Tuesday. How do you feel if you dont have cable in your household?

cable

feelings

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ozzieblackcat We're getting our cable tv back after being without it for about 6 months. In fact, they had a new price for new customers which we couldn't refuse. We really missed not having cable, especially last winter during the writers strike!

11 Jul 08

Stretch Marks

luckycharm00812 @luckycharm00812 (621) • United States 16 Jun 08

I have a few stretch marks from my pregnancy, that I would like to somewhat fade. It's been ten months since I had my little one, the marks are still as purple as they were when I could finally see my thighs again. What do you...

stretch marks

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ozzieblackcat You could try Avon's new Stretch Mark Smoother. You can read about it on my blog called, Ozzie Reviews Avon @ http://ozzie-avon.blogspot.com It's guaranteed to help!

16 Jun 08

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Would you ever buy or take in an ugly cat or a misformed one?

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 15 May 08

Would you ever adopt a cat most would think of as ugly? What about one with only three legs? Let's assume here the personalities is sweet and the dog trained or highly trainble... I had friends in CA who took in a kitty with...

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ozzieblackcat The cat we took in isn't deformed or ugly but he is black, which a lot of people avoid due to superstitions. He showed up in our yard about 4 years ago when he was six weeks old. We adopted him and named him Ozzie, thus my username, ozzieblackcat. lol. Now if...

15 May 08

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Can't Fight The Urge...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 15 May 08

There are thousands of candy bars out there in the stores just waiting to be bought and eaten. Snickers, Twix, Hershey’s, Baby Ruth, and Three Musketeers just to name a few. They come in all different mixtures, some with caramel,...

candy bars

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ozzieblackcat My husband and I share a Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar just about everyday. When I go to the grocery store I buy enough for several days. Once in a while I like to have a chewy candybar like a Snickers. I like the little mini candybars but if I buy a bag of...

15 May 08

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I am going to my first Avon Sales meeting in a few minutes

linda345 @linda345 (2661) • Canada 6 May 08

I haven't been on mylot much the last few days has I have been organizing everything to start selling. I printed introductions to glue to the front of my brocheres. I have done up a little prize to enter everyones name who orders...

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ozzieblackcat I've been selling Avon for about 18 months now and my business has grown very gradually. At first it was relatives mostly who ordered. I started hanging brochures on all the doorknobs in the area and got more customers that way. I also had a friend or two who...

12 May 08

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Did You Know, Avon Is Online Now?

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 3 May 08

How many people have ever sold Avon? I am thinking about becoming a representative, but I am not sure if the money is worth it. Can anyone tell me a little bit about it? http://www.avon.com/

selling avon

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ozzieblackcat I am an Avon Representative and I sell Avon to friends, relatives and neighbors as well as online at my own Avon website. Each representative who chooses to be an E-Representative, gets their own Avon website to sell from. In my opinion you have to sell...

12 May 08

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