Is Change Really a Good Thing.........
By Sparks
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
Regina, Saskatchewan
January 10, 2009 4:37pm CST
........or does it just create confusion?
I just noticed that there is a panel running down the right hand side of my screen here on the lot that has excerpts from 'similar discussion' in it.
Is this new, or am I losing my peripheral vision?
Are there any other new changes here I should know about?
Hasn't anyone told mylot admin. that us old geezers don't do well with change!? LOL
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@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Sparks, it has been there for as long as I've been here. Hey, and I'm an 'old geezer', I guess! You have probably been more intent on reading the discussions and replying or writing than you have to paying attention to the right side of your monitor. However, I don't know how you have missed it for so long. Maybe the vision is slipping a little?
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Jan 09
I remember now, that they used to be at the bottom of the page, and the excerpts on the right are longer than they used to be when they were on the bottom, so I guess it is a change mylot made. But damn, it fooled me, and yes, I'll have to get my eyes checked now!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
Hey LadyM, in my neck of the woods, we kill funny people first..............HA!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
12 Jan 09
LOL..Sparky..I sometimes notice them and sometimes forget they are there..guess it depends on the day i'm Nosy Rosie..now it sure would help if i could see these before i start a discussion then i wouldn't feel like an idiot if its a repeat..lol..
huggs and kisses
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Jan 09
You know kitty, you have a very good point there actually. That could be why they moved them to the side.......easier (in theory anyway) to see them instead of scrolling to the bottom first which we know NOBODY does! lol The problem with that logic though is, you don't see them until AFTER you've posted your own! ROFL
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Change can sometimes make for a good & confusing bout of uncontrollable laughter. One time, I went to pick up a friend of mine, but in a different car - same make & model, but different color. She asked me if i had gotten a new car. I replied, "I've always driven this model. That was true, but it really was not the same car. I had her thinking that she was losing her mind, because the previous car was grey, with a maroon interior. The car I was using was white with a blue interior. I kept insisting that the car was always white, & the interior was always blue. At least this was not one of those where I needed the virtually-non-existant will to keep myself from laughing, because I was able to say that I was laughing at/with her. After I finally admitted that it was a different car, she told everyone what I did, & for a while, people were unable to look at me without laughing.
It does seem that MyLot has changed a lot, many of those changes being what people did NOT want. I was the one who came up with the term, "downgrade."
Speaking of us geezers, when was the last time you had a fresh pterodactyl egg? It was a long time ago since I last had one.
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Chicken eggs are WAAAYYY too easy to get. Quail eggs make a nice change of pace every so often, but they're so small. Duck eggs are OK when wanting something else other than chicken eggs. I have not tried a goose egg, & I have not seen any turkey eggs at all.
One bad change is that today's pterodactyl eggs are really nothing more than mere rocks. They may not be edible, but they probably would be a handy weapon.
Well, the hair colors seem to be stereotypical, such as what you pointed out about redheads, & the internet being flooded with all kinds of blond jokes.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
Well that explains why breakfast ended up as golf practice! LOL
Have you ever tried Ostrich eggs? One would last a week!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
LOL, think it was at breakfast this morning, now that I'm using chicken eggs as part of my beauty routine..................don't ask! LOL
When my hubs and I were first dating, I was managing a restaurant. He would come in every day and I would show him to his table and serve him personally. He always called me blondie, because as he told me later, he was color blind. I appreciated it though because as a red head, I got a lot of crap from male customers, like:
"Oh don't tick her off boys, she's a redhead. You know what spitfires they are!"
or
"Hey Red, I'll bet you could show me a good time between the sheets eh?"
Not to mention these Neanderthals thinking that because redheads were supposedly 'easy', it was ok to paw me everywhere.
I hated it! But had to smile and take it, as the customer is always right, don't
you know!
So having the soon to be hubs calling me blondie and treating me with respect was a blessing.
It wasn't until after we were married that he told me, yeah he's color blind, but he'd known I was a redhead all along!
Damn the man fooled me! Here I thought he was a gentleman and it turned out he was having a big joke at my expense! Good thing I have a sense of humor.........lol
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
10 Jan 09
When they make the changes they do say that it may take awhile for us older ones here to get use to the changes that are made. lol
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
11 Jan 09
You have 3 years on me, that's it. lol We are both in our lovely 50's ...life has begun not long ago for us. We finally got tired of taking care of everyone else, just them...we now do what we want for us and don't feel guillty about it. lol
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
OK, now I believe it, because no 'youngster' could say what you said! LOL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
YOU old! I don't believe it! LOL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
LOL! Every asylum needs a resident fish! ROFL
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@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I never pay any attention to the sidebar. I guess I just think they have always been there, shows you how aware I am.
Mostly, when I do look the "matching" discussions are so inane as to not make sense. For example one of the discussions that match this one is "How to roll Change". Now why does that make sense; or is it cents?
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
LOL!
These discussions are linked by the key words in the tags on them.
But I do agree, and actually find it amusing some of the 'similar' discussions that show up. See? NOW I'm paying attention! ROFL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
LOL, yeah it being on the bottom got pointed out to me. Like DUH! Of course it was! lol But apparently it's still there in certain browsers..........*sigh* Sometimes we can't win for losing eh? LOL
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Oh geez, Louise!!!!! That has been there for quite awhile. What are we going to do with you, girl??? You have to pay attention. These changes happen so quick and usually without a lot of fanfare. The next time something changes.........we will set off some fireworks for you. LOL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Jan 09
Fireworks! OH GOODY! Can I have a few now please? *stampe foot* I said NOW!
........ouch! Ok, ok, I'll wait!
ROFL
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
13 Jan 09
No this panel is visible to view similar discussions.It is there for many weeks and it really helps to respond to similar discussions. Change is the spice of life and it is always better.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
13 Jan 09
I was also thinking on the same lines, that your prolonged absence from here made you miss some 'changes' here.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
13 Jan 09
It's been awhile since I've been here, so it kind of took me by surprise. I'm used to it now though. And you're right, change is the spice of life! lol
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Jan 09
Prior to the last upgrade it appeared at the bottom of the page. Then it got mmoved to the side.
Shame that similar discussions only show up after we post ours and not always in the searchbar
By 'old geezers' you mean those that participate less?
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Jan 09
Slaps her own forehead in a DUH! moment!
Of course, you're right....they used to be at the bottom of the page.
Now you know why I'm an old geezer........memory problems! LOL
By old geezers, I mean those of us with gray hair, a pronounced stoop, often a cane or a walker, and obviously, bad memories! LOL
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Jan 09
Oh! In that case youmean the majority of us here!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Jan 09
It would seem so apparently! ROFL
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Hey sparky! I'm not sure what you're taling about? I don't
know if I have seen it or if it is new or if I just don't
pay attention to it! And yes, I certainly don't take changes
too well at all! But, I really don't think that mylot would
give a rats azz! It takes me forever to get used to something
and then someone goes and changes it and am so lost! And by
the time I figure it out they go and change it again! Why
do they do this kind of thing to us older people? Don't
they know that this just isn't right?
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
LOL, Kids today eh?
I just wish I could live long enough to see how THEY react when they get to our age! ROFL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Jan 09
LOL kitty, you're just a kitty, not even a full grown cat yet! ROFL
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
12 Jan 09
Wait till Sparky's as old as me then we will talk OLD..lol..
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Haven't you noticed they don't care!!! I think it is something new. I don't remember when it started, yet I can't remember when it wasn't there. It's not hard to confuse us old fogies!!!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Jan 09
LOL, if this old geezer didn't get confused at least once a day, my life would be sooooooooo boring!
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Wondering what I've done or what I meant to do, keeps my life would be soooo freaking exciting!!!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
I don't really mind change, I'm just getting too old to notice it when it happens! LOL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
I'm too tiny everywhere for gravity to have had any affect on me.......except that my butt IS rather more curvy now! LOL
My hubs would let me know too. All his previous wifes and girlfriends were ....ahem...rather hefty women.! LOL
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@mikkymyde (182)
• Nigeria
11 Jan 09
well the victory of obama symbolizes alot of things...His victory itself is change and everything about him is change..and obama means change to the whole world..now the name obama is synonimous to change...and i strongly believe the change is the good change..have faith..
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Jan 09
First, welcome to the lot mikkymyde. And second: I would suggest you read the whole discussion before you respond so that your comments address the issue raised in the discussion itself, ok?
But I do get your meaning about Obama, even though I'm just a lowly Canadian! LOL
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@butterpecan (688)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Change can be hard but change can also be easy I like change if nothing never change then everything remains the same now dont that sound so boring .........Great Day!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
Actually change never bothered me. I'm pretty good at it really. It's just that as I age it annoys me when I don't notice it! LOL
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
11 Jan 09
[i]Hi sparks,
I have not seen anything new here, I guess the last update was 2 or 3 months ago, not sure when was it but I was sure there was since I was lost that time!
Lost in checking my referrals and etc! LOL!
I don't like huge changes, to the point that I cannot do anything! LOL! [/i]
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
I know what you mean.
I'd forgotten too, how time consuming it is to keep on top of discussions when you've got responses coming in to more than one at a time. I can't remember the last time I spent a WHOLE day here like I have today. Time to feed myself and toddle off to bed I think. Hugs sweets.
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@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
11 Jan 09
This has probably been answered, but yes, that side bar has been there since they made the major changes earlier this year. Those related discussions used to be at the bottom where we didn't see them unless we wanted to. Now they have been thrust upon us to make others' discussions more noticeable on discussion topics we actually have an interest in. (At least, I assume that's why they did it.)
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
My screen when I'm here is so damn busy now, no wonder I'm getting confused. Give me back the old format any day!
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
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11 Jan 09
Hi sparkey,
I think it has been there for a while, I know mylot had a few changes done not so long ago so that maybe it. You've been gone too long sparks. Love and hugs.
Tamara
xxxx
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
11 Jan 09
You're right sweets, I've been gone too long............
Hugs and much love to you too!
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@youngsweetheart (772)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Granted, I haven't been here that long (since August at the earliest), but I think the Similar Discussions thing has been here since I've been here. I usually don't notice it or pay attention, but I know it's there, lol.
Maybe it's time to get your peepers checked, Sparks! ;)
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Jan 09
Since AUGUST! Oh hells bells! Yep, time to visit the old eye doc and let him have his way with my peepers! LOL Damn, and here I thought I could wait another year.......*sigh*
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@KatieDidit (989)
• United States
10 Jan 09
LOL the only thing constant in life is change!
I'm using Firefox. For me those similar discussions are at the bottom of the page. And I haven't been here long enough to notice any changes yet. I'm still trying to figure out the best shortcuts to where I want to go here.
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