perrygunight

@perrygunight (555)

United States • Age 64

Joined myLot 17 years ago

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. Rush

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Disappointment, but Life Goes On...

Bethany1202 @Bethany1202 (3431) • United States 16 Feb 10

The last few articles, about 3 or 4 of them, that I have submitted for AC have been declined for up-front payment. They are within the guidelines and I understand they say it might not be quite popular topics thus not widely...

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perrygunight Best of luck, and don't be discouraged. They've been declining articles for up-front payment for awhile. The last time I had an AC article published was more than two years ago, but they've paid me a few bucks each year since for page views. If you submit an...

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What do you wish you knew about Associated Content when you first started?

AnythngArt @AnythngArt (3302) • United States 16 Sep 09

A prolific writer over on Associated Content today published an article about what he wished he had known when he first started writing for the site. What have you learned while writing on AC that you wish you had known...

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perrygunight I haven't had time to write any articles for almost two years, but I wish I'd known that the ones I wrote about food would have the most readers. Now if only I could think of something else to write about food.

17 Sep 09

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I'm Having a Bad Day

Bethany1202 @Bethany1202 (3431) • United States 5 Aug 09

OH MY GOODNESS! I should know better, but I just wrote a review on Associated Content. When I went to hit "Save and Next" somehow I'd inadvertently been logged out and lost all the work I just wrote! I should have saved it in a...

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perrygunight Thanks for the reminder. I hope your review was as good as new when you rewrote it. I have had that happen three times, and all three of them turned out to have typos in them when I rewrote them. Aaaaaargh!

6 Aug 09

Who died and made you editor?

Morgan Drake Eckstein @morgandrake (2136) • United States 18 Jul 09

Yesterday, I had a piece that I had written rejected because...well, I am not exactly sure. The form rejection said that it did not exhibit correct grammar, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation, which is like saying that...

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perrygunight Those of us who know how to write sentences that make sense are a minority, unfortunately. Maybe we should start a support group. I've had articles rejected because they're deemed not interesting enough, when they're probably just over the heads of most...

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what other languages do we speak?

northway @northway (53) • China 5 Jun 09

I'm curious as to what other languages everyone here speaks. I can only claim Chinese(27years of study and counting)and my still less-than-ideal english. I sometimes think about starting a third language,such as French when I am...

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perrygunight Although I've studied French, Spanish and Japanese, the only language I can speak fairly well is English. Sometimes the others get mixed when I try to remember how to say something in one of them. I'd love to know how anyone manages to remember several...

7 Jun 09

How do you discipline your toddler?

yourpassiondiva @yourpassiondiva (10) • United States 4 Mar 09

I have a three year old son who has a major anger problem right now. I have been around many children and have never seen one get so upset. I have tried everything: time out, taking things away, even spanking. Nothing is working....

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perrygunight You might be able to avoid having to deal with temper tantrums if he eats less sugar. If you cut down on the high fructose corn syrup that seems to be in so many foods and juices too, he might really calm down. While you wait for this to take effect, maybe...

8 Mar 09

Work Out

reoko10 @reoko10 (578) • United States 8 Mar 09

Hello every one I am trying to lose weight and I would like to know the best way to work out and burn some calories. What do some of you do to burn a lot of calories? I need to know the best way to burn the most calories I am...

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perrygunight This isn't something you'd want to do every day, but rearranging the furniture is a good way to burn calories. If you haven't done it in awhile you might get a chance to burn even more by vacuuming where the dust has been collecting longer than you realized....

8 Mar 09

Very is a Very, Very Bad Word.

Chiang_Mai_boy @Chiang_Mai_boy (3882) • Thailand 29 Oct 08

Very many people have the very bad of abusing the word very. Very many times I have read very many posts here and have found that very many people on very many occasions use the word very many times when it is not needed. Very...

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perrygunight This was quite amusing. It reminded me of how annoying it is when people who love to say "that" describe things that they like and food that they ate and, worst of all, friends that they have. If their friends are inanimate objects, they need counseling.

30 Oct 08

The joys of cat ownership

jwfarrimond @jwfarrimond (4473) 24 Oct 08

My little black and white cat Poppy got a mouse last night. I saw her come running into the bedroom with something in her mouth - it was a mouse all right. Anyway, I chased her out again and went to bed, but she came back and went...

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perrygunight What a good cat, bringing the mouse into your room. When cats leave their kill in your doorway it's a symbol of how much they love you. I'm not sure what the cat psychology is when they consume a mouse in your bedroom though.

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How do you read?

boeferman @boeferman (78) • Belgium 25 Sep 08

Do you read quick and forget most things? Read slowly and sometimes reread a page? Skip a couple of pages and go back reading? Skip a couple of lines and go back reading? Read 5 minutes and quit? etc.etc.etc..

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perrygunight I often reread things because I'm trying to read them from the writer's perspective instead of my own, or from the target audience's perspective. Sometimes I just skim things that don't seem important, but if I notice something interesting I'll go back and...

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Tour sites are all the same

karadiablo @karadiablo (313) • United States 14 May 08

I have been hoping and planning for a trip to Ireland except every time I look through all the websites and brochures it looks as if every single vacation is the same tour. And I can't help but to start to think the Ireland is a...

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perrygunight Even if the only city you visit in Ireland is Dublin, it's worth the trip. You can tour a castle and a brewery and visit a few pubs and meet a lot of nice people from all over. You can visit churches that were built hundreds of years ago and never hear a word...

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Is Pink Floyd meant to be heard on drugs? or can sober people enjoy?

c_oneill2001 @c_oneill2001 (4) 12 May 08

So what do you think? does this beautiful music require a "stoned" ear, or is it equally as beautiful to the sober listener, or does in fact being stoned enhance the experience, does anyone have an opinion on this?

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perrygunight Pink Floyd sounds beautiful all the time. One of my favorite times to listen to Dark Side of the Moon is on the way home from work, but any time is good. By the way, I don't drive home from work stoned. I have noticed that most people who appreciate Pink Floyd...

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Which one is better -To be a stay at home mom or a working mom?

nishdan01 @nishdan01 (3051) • Singapore 1 Nov 07

I was reading on the topic "Which one is better -To be a stay at home mom or a working mom?". So I felt like asking everyone and finding which one is really better. I will count the views on each side to see which is better. Give...

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perrygunight Are there any moms who stay home and don't work? Maybe if they have nannies and maids and cooks and chauffeurs. Just because we don't get paychecks when our number one job is taking care of our kids doesn't mean we aren't working. I'm glad I had the chance to...

26 Nov 07

The best way to keep your chilly toes warm:-)

recycledgoth @recycledgoth (9894) 26 Oct 07

The weather is turning colder now, and the autumn leaves have made a wonderful carpet on the back lawn. Gold, bronze, brown and yellow, piling up and covering the grass. This morning the sun was shining into the kitchen as I sat...

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furry foot warmer

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perrygunight I'd love to meet your cat. I'm typing this with a cat on my lap. She usually sleeps on one of the registers when it's cold, slowly roasting herself. She's a great foot-warmer, especially if she's just finished roasting.

27 Oct 07

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Funeral music, what would you choose? Not being macabre, just curious.

recycledgoth @recycledgoth (9894) 23 Oct 07

I was thinking back to my Dad's funeral and remembering the music we chose for him. Benny Goodman, a lively piece of good old style swing and the Goons*Ying Tong Song* to ensure there were some smiles amidst the tears. When I...

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perrygunight How about "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop, followed by "Get Back" by the Beatles. I'd like a good Irish wake, one that people will remember fondly.

26 Oct 07

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Is The Site Painfully Slow For Anyone Else?

freak369 @freak369 (5113) • United States 21 Oct 07

I have been trying to get into the site for about 24 hours now and it is painfully slow to load anything. I posted a non-payment review and it didn't accept the photo. I thought maybe it was my connection but that isn't it because...

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perrygunight It isn't just you. Last night and this morning, I couldn't get past their first page. I got messages that the My Account and My Content pages didn't exist. It seems like whatever was going wrong was temporary, though. Maybe there'll be an explanation.

21 Oct 07

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What is the link to your AC Page.

stephanie78 @stephanie78 (122) • United States 12 Oct 07

I am on another forum where we each listed our AC page, and everyone subscribed to everyone else, that way we trade off page views. For example, if I sign up under you I will receive an email with a link to each article you have...

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perrygunight Thanks. I just read your newest article and subscribed. My page is http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/49111/alicia_suenaga.html and it looks like we've both got articles on saving money.

13 Oct 07

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How are women really treated in your country

lanfear55 @lanfear55 (157) • United States 11 Oct 07

Now, over the past couple of years I have been paying more and more attention to this. It seems that there are many misconceptions about how women are treated in different countires. So I would like you to share what country you...

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perrygunight It seems like women get more respect in the U.S. now than 30 or so years ago, but there's a long way to go. Many countries are ahead of this one in electing women to run them. This is not an "elect Hillary" statement, but the fact that her gender is one of the...

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Do you get a lot of page views?

bargaingirl @bargaingirl (844) • United States 27 Sep 07

I have a few questions about AC's page views. How many do you all get on average, and do you have any suggestions for ways to get more? Also how often does AC update the earnings/page views?

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perrygunight They don't update it very often, and I don't think it's done on a schedule. It's whenever they have time, as far as I can tell. I don't get many page views, and it might be because I don't advertise much. The more you advertise, the better, I suppose. I...

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Scams on Associated Content

ArsonCuff @ArsonCuff (3114) • United States 7 Sep 07

This is juts a heads up that the same old money scams that go the rounds everywhere else are no being messaged to people on Associated Content. The following is a copy of the letter I got and my news coverage of it that Associated...

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perrygunight I got that letter too, and as soon as I deleted it I got another copy of it. I was wondering how to bring it to the attention of whoever would be responsible for keeping such trash out of our mailboxes.

17 Sep 07

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