sapphirain

@sapphirain (27)

United States • Age 58

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Why does doctors and dentist thinks their patient time is not important?

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 18 Jul 07

I had a dentist appointment yesterday 9Am got there exactly 9AM. I waited 1 hour before I saw the dentist. After 40 mins I ask the front desk person what's the problem. Is it because I am a new patient as I notice some other...

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sapphirain That, I cannot answer...but I get the same thing at my doctor's office. The "hurry up and wait" thing. Sometimes, I don't think its the doctor's fault, but rather the staff and the clinic/office they work for. For example, my doc works at a clinic style...

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chocolate factory

warmheart19 @warmheart19 (102) • India 9 Jun 07

hey guys.. who here wishes to have a chocolate factory like willy wonka!

chocolates

food

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sapphirain Don't I wish! There's only two problems with that though... 1) I'd get fat eating all the chocolate...and I'd not make money for the same reason. 2) I've noticed in other offline businesses that if you work too much in it (like a donut shop), you no...

13 Jul 07

Fiction OR Non-fiction

majikat268 @majikat268 (72) • Philippines 12 Jul 07

I love to read books and I love to go to the bookstore, especially those who caters for a hard-to-find books. However, I really cannot find myself interested in fictional books. For instance, I have acquired for myself before it...

reading

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sapphirain I love to read also, but I mostly read sci-fi/fantasy. Now, don't discount this. Most of the authors do research before they write. And you can learn things from them! For instance, Issac Asimov had a PhD and he wrote about what he knew. Same for Robert...

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Every Day Health..Website for those interested in Health

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 13 Jul 07

Hello I was introduced to this website from the famous "mypoints" site. It is truly awesome. It's free to register and once you do you can alter the page to your particular needs and wants. You can visit the site by going to:...

health

health websites

homepages

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sapphirain Another good site that I've used for years is WebMD.com. You can look up all kinds of things; symptoms, new advances, new research, etc. LOL...another Mypoint person...me too.

13 Jul 07

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Which Books Do You Prefer?

Mitraa @Mitraa (3184) • India 9 Jul 07

I prefer biographies, travel and adventure stories. What is your preference? Please express.

books

prefer

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sapphirain I'm a sci-fi/fantasy reader. I like the idea of other worlds, other viewpoints and the way they handle the problems. I do have subscriptions to reader's digest and national geographic. My favorite authors: Anne McCaffrey Mercedes Lackey Robert A....

12 Jul 07

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Let's debate in poetry form!!

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 7 Jul 07

It's true we are all poets, Though some of us don't know it! And that is why I'm gonna try To get you all to show it! You won't get any money If you did that would be funny! So just have fun And when you're done You can...

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sapphirain Ah, the fun And wonderful puns But poetry does not need rhyme Just the fullness of time My poetry is in the eyes To make you picture my sighs To see the sunset To see the tree To seal the bet To see inside me LOL..ok, that's just off the...

10 Jul 07

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How addict are you to chocolates?

jonaida @jonaida (574) • Philippines 5 Jul 07

Have you tried the feeling of craving for it?

addict to chocolates

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sapphirain I'm a definate chocoholic! I love chocolate. Swiss, German are some of the best. Well, watching your figure is good, but now, we have more options and they have finally figured out what we chocholics already knew! Chocolate makes you feel better. The...

6 Jul 07

Character for an afternoon!

pendragon @pendragon (3348) • United States 13 Jun 07

What fictional character would you spend one whole afternoon as? Harry Potter,The Vampire Lestat (my personal choice!)King Lear?Nancy Drew? Would you stay in your own world, or venture into theirs?I would def be Lestat in the...

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sapphirain Hmmm...first choice would be Lazarus Long from Robert Heinlein. Mainly because in his time, almost all things/diseases are cured...and I want to be part of the "Howards" and live a very long time. I also love Anne McCaffrey books...From there, it would be...

6 Jul 07

Do You Read In The Bathroom?

sumimasen @sumimasen (644) • United States 12 Jun 07

Umm..well I guess I don't want to admit it, but I read in the bathroom. I get some of my best thinkin' done in there, it's great! I keep a short stack of some of the finest literature in the world right next to the...

bathroom

reading

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sapphirain Another guilty one! Both my husband and I read in the bathroom. For me, its either the book I'm reading (or re-reading) or a mag. Why sit there bored when you can read?

6 Jul 07

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do you read archie comics?

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 27 Jun 07

i have been reading archie comics since i was in elementary. what i have noticed is that their issues nowadays are no longer as much as they were before. for instance, their double digest issues now are as thick as the regular...

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sapphirain Yes, I read and read Archie comics. One thing I've noticed in the last couple of years...you'll get repeat stories. Say in Archie #10 and #12 (for an example). In a way, that makes me mad. I mean, really, I've paid for this digest and I expect it to be all...

6 Jul 07

No Sugar Added

emeraldisle @emeraldisle (13139) • United States 30 Apr 07

I'm sure you have all seen the items in the grocery stores that say "No Sugar Added" and think that's a great thing. If you are trying to lose weight or you are diabetic you think this is a good thing. You are getting things...

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sapphirain LOL...tell me about it! I'm a Type 1 diabetic. There was this one chocolate bar I got a long time ago that was sugar free. BUT the calories were 300! The fat content? SAME THING. I've found that the two main things you really need to look at for a...

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Are You Embarrased?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36447) • United States 29 Jun 07

During the many years I have been discussing diabetes subjects with my fellow and felloweens (LOL) diabetics, the subject and fact that we have diabetes often seems bring up the question if we should it let be known that we have...

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sapphirain OMG! Are you sure you didn't read my mind? I, personally, let it be known. I've had too many low-sugar seizures to be comfortable NOT telling. As for testing in public, I do that. I don't do the shots in public because some people get offended by...

6 Jul 07

Share your success referral building secrets with me.

Andrew O @creationhub (3066) • Malaysia 3 Jul 07

I have been in mylot.com for more than six months. Sad to say, I have not any more active referrals. Besides being played out by a certain site promising good referrals, things are rather challenging when it comes to signing up...

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sapphirain Well, I've just joined here, but can I ask how you have been advertising? In other programs, I've used traffic exchanges and safelists (can't afford the expensive stuff! lol). I do know from what I've read in TrackerMo's Bootcamp that it also depends on...

4 Jul 07