phoenix3423

@phoenix3423 (135)

United States • Age 44

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The Alchemist

sparky3dfan @sparky3dfan (599) 16 Jan 11

Has anyone happened to read this book? Im about a quarter of the way through it and im actually enjoying it more than I thought I would Heres a little insight to it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel) It's one...

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phoenix3423 I haven't but my daughter loves it has read it a few times and the other ones in the series the Alchemist,The magician, the sorceress. She has read the first two but I have not bought it yet. I have not read it but am planning on it

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What would you do if a guy pushes himself to you though you told him to stop?

Bianca_mergillano @Bianca_mergillano (1067) • Philippines 16 Jan 11

Last night I went to my friend's house. I'm with my friends and we had some fun there then one of my friends has an older brother who likes me. Here's the story. That guy likes me since he met me. That was a year ago. We're okay,...

pushing

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phoenix3423 I would tell him that you wanted to be friends but since he is completely unable to understand that you are not interested then you are going to keep your distance. I know thats hard to do and say but I would tell him the reason why you are staying away is...

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Why do people gossip?

Jlyn @Jlyn10 (11965) • Malaysia 16 Jan 11

Everyday you will hear people talk about this person and that person. Why can't they just talk about themselves? Why do you think people like to gossip about others?

gossip

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phoenix3423 I believe that they do that because if they make someone else look bad it makes them look better but to me it has the opposite affect if anyone starts talking about someone else I start to lose a lot of respect real quick. I know some days we all have someone...

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How do you deal with your old in laws false beliefs?

desertsong @desertsong (94) • Philippines 16 Jan 11

I am actaully a nurse so I believe in things that has scientific basis. I often have petty quarrels with my in laws because of their false beliefs. I just can't help it when they talk about things that are not true. In our...

dealing with in laws

falacies

family

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phoenix3423 I heard a lot of that while pregnant the big one was do not lift your hands over your head or the cord will wrap around babies neck. I got into the same arguements you are now. I exhausted myself trying to prove to them they are nuts all I did was make me...

16 Jan 11

To The Person Who Said "Ebay" To Me..Thanks So Much!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 16 Jan 11

I can't remember who mentioned Ebay to me, but whoever it was THANK YOU! Yes, folks, yesterday I managed to sell my unwanted, unused Slow Cooker on Ebay so I am now nearly £30 better...

ebay has won me over

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phoenix3423 I am glad you were sucessful. My husband just tried selling an old record on and was not lucky no one bidded. I was hopeful cause 6 were watching but no one bid and they could have had a sweet deal if bid at last min cause the min was 5 dollars. I am going to...

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How often do you bath your children?

desertsong @desertsong (94) • Philippines 16 Jan 11

I'm just kind of confused, I bath my child at least 2 times a day when she gets up in the morning and at the end of the day when she gets dirty because of playing. My mother in law just told me that it is not good for children to...

beliefs by in laws

children hygiene

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phoenix3423 Mine all normally get a bath at night after they are done with school and playing for the day. I hate the idea anyone being dirty and climbing into bed. I see no reason for them to bathe in the morning since all they did was sleep unless one of the boys has an...

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Adopted

virdell1 @virdell1 (57) • United States 16 Jan 11

We adopted my daughter when she was 2 days old. It was the most wonderful day of my life. I am unable to get pregnant and my heart was broken knowing I would never have children. Then the phone call came that a friend of a friend...

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phoenix3423 Know in your heart you will always be her mother. She knows this. Now this is new to her and give her time to realize the type of person this woman really is. Sounds like you have raised a very smart daughter and she will see through this woman

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what do you do if your lover is angry/

srinivas2036 @srinivas2036 (188) • India 16 Jan 11

hi friends.... In love often you may come across sweet nothings and silly quarrels. How do you bring your mate cool down when she is heated up on you?

angry

love

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phoenix3423 If my hubby is angry I give him space for a bit for him to get to the point he wants to talk about it then I listen to what he has to say and try not to get defensive then we work through it or agree to disagree and move on

16 Jan 11

Are you doing everything on Martin Luther King Day?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 16 Jan 11

I am going to a speech from 1pm to 3pm on MLK Day. I am working in the morning with my typist (it's her first shift). Do you have your own plans? What are they?

mlk day

plans

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phoenix3423 My plans are to take care of the 4 kids(my 2 and my 2 nephews) that will be home from school on Monday. After that not much but my normal day. cleaning,cooking, reading mail.

16 Jan 11

how much time do you spend online each day?

txgrl21 @txgrl21 (819) • United States 15 Jan 11

From emailing to working, chatting, searching, shopping etc.... how much time do you spend online each day? Remember a decade ago when you could live without the internet? Now we just use the net like it is a necessity, like...

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phoenix3423 I agree as a kid we never had a computer or cable for that matter. We had a phone that was hooked to the wall and could only call local no call waiting (cheaper) got 3 tv channels pbs,moms soaps, and news guess what we watched lol. As a young adult I got my...

16 Jan 11

Why people fail in life?

dsnachiever @dsnachiever (250) • India 15 Jan 11

Everyone has desire to achieve something, to have a good lifestyle. We all set big goals and work hard for them. But not everyone is able to achieve those goals. It's not that everyone who failed has not put in efforts to achieve...

life and failure

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phoenix3423 I disagree. I do believe that most people are born with the 'I have to get ahead gene' but some are not. the ones that are not are always sitting on their parents couch/friends couch/poor girlfriends couch and laminating about how life is not fair and how...

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My friend officially close his ice cream shop this month

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 15 Jan 11

On my other discussion before, a friend of mine open an ice cream shop, but too bad, the earning and the patrons come in visit wasn't that great, and he just make a big loss from these couple of months. Now, he announced that it...

business

friend

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phoenix3423 Sounds like his shop was in a bad place,(aka middle of no where) was too high priced,(2 dollars for 1 scoop on cone a little much)or was not advertised enough. Most new buisneses take about 6 months of losses before start to float. they have to advertise a...

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Why the Bible writings of any religion are always referred to by his followers

nakula2009 @nakula2009 (2325) • Indonesia 15 Jan 11

Almost all religious people when quoting scripture writings of religion, always said this is the Word of God / God / Gustavo / Sang Hiang (or another name which is seen as the Creator), it turns out, engga all posts in the...

bible writings

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phoenix3423 I agree if it is written in a holy book it is considered the word of god/Creator when in fact all the words written are words from man. As far as I know ( and I study a LOT of religions) not one Creator has come down and actually written a code of conduct...

15 Jan 11

When it’s finally my turn…

bounce58 @bounce58 (17387) • Canada 10 Jan 11

I had to run to the bank to pay some bills during my lunch break, and like every time you’re in a hurry, there is always something that’ll slow you down. Like a line up to the teller! So as I was standing in line, I kept...

line up

turn

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phoenix3423 I think about things I will do when its finally my turn when the kids are grown and hubby's career is stable then it will be my turn and have so many ideas about what I want to do that I can't pick one but definately travel and see more of the world

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She still has unopened gifts!

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 10 Jan 11

A friend of mine still has unopened gifts in her living room. Thay are left over from Christmas. Now the gift wrap has been ripped off. But the boxes themselves aren't opened. I was a little surprised when I saw this. After all,...

boxes

gifts

open

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phoenix3423 Very strange! Maybe she is saving to open them until kids get tired of playing with the ones they have out of the packages now. Or maybe they are a collectable type gift that she is not planning on opening I would definately ask her bet she has an interesting...

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That just not fair

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 10 Jan 11

Today is kind of emergency, and it is not that we don't want to go to work, it is the severe weather condition that we can't go to work. There were about 6 - 7 inches of snow out there, and we just all afraid to driving out there....

vacation pay

work

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phoenix3423 does your company have a weather policy where they pay you if the weather is bad? Not many do. Every company I have heard of that does not have this policy makes you take vacation days or just not get paid for that day. School is the same way if the kids miss...

10 Jan 11

What was the first game you've played in a computer ?

Ritwick @ritwick (190) • India 10 Jan 11

I remember it was the game "DAVE" that i played in a computer centre when i was a kid. My friends showed me how to play and i liked computer games since then. Although i still like "DAVE" ,i play it in my computer now using DOSBOX...

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phoenix3423 The first game I remember playing was the Oregon Trail on a computer at my Elementary school in the computer lab. It was on a big black floppy disk and I was in heaven. Then the school had just got a bunch of new computers and our lab time was just playing...

10 Jan 11

How to detect if someone is invisible in yahoo mail?

marybeauty @marybeauty (73) • Philippines 10 Jan 11

How to detect if someone is invisible or offline in yahoomail? I have tried to check it by using some i found on internet and tried my own yahoo messenger. But once im using my yahoo messenger with the version of yahoo mail and i...

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phoenix3423 are you trying to find someone online that signs in as invisable. If so then you cannot see them unless they want to be seen. that is the whole reason for the sign in as invisable option.

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