sbeauty

@sbeauty (5865)

United States • Age 73

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Love makes the world go around, but make sure God is firmly in the center.

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sbeauty's Discussions

What were the highs and lows of your 2009?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 22 Dec 09

For me, the high point came in November when my son married a lovely girl. The lowest points were the days when two of my kitties passed away. Sebastian, who was 16, died in January, and we had to have Quincy, age 14, put to sleep...

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How do you feel about Congress pushing through a health care bill?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 22 Dec 09

What do you think of the Senate democrats paying off certain Senators in order to get them to vote for the bill? Do you really think the bill will amount to anything when it is passed? To me it sounds like just one more sloppy...

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Here's a real life miracle for you......

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 29 Mar 09

A story was in our newspaper today that I wanted to share with you all. It's about a 5th grader who was asked to write a letter to a serviceman as part of a class project. She asked if she could write to her cousin who was in the...

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Have you ever heard of being a super taster and thought maybe you were one?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 23 Mar 09

For years I couldn't figure out why so many foods that appealed to millions of people, such as carrots and green beans, tasted so nasty to me. Then I read an article about people who are super tasters, and I got to thinking maybe...

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Could stopping hunger be as easy as planting gardens?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 21 Mar 09

I've been wondering for awhile now why someone couldn't organize a program whereby people with excessive garden produce could share it with people who are in need of food. Every year I see huge gardens here in the Midwest with...

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Should illegal immigrants be entitled to social security benefits in the U.S.?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 17 Mar 09

I've read that the Senate has passed a bill allowing social security benefits for illegal immigrants. This doesn't seem right to me. After all, the social security system is already running out of money, and people who have paid...

benefits

illegal

social security

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Have you ever smelled a hog confinement?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 11 Mar 09

There have been a lot of derogatory remarks on the news making fun of government money being allocated to look into the problem of "pig smell". They seem to think it's a joke, but if you've ever smelled a large hog confinement...

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Do kitties grieve?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 7 Mar 09

About a month ago our oldest cat had to be put to sleep. Since that time one of our other cats (we have two now) cries loudly all day long. I know he and Sebastian were close, but I thought he'd get over missing him soon. He...

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Has anyone ever heard of Husk drawing salve?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 12 Feb 09

It's an old remedy, but it works so much better than newer ointments do. We bought our jar about 30 years ago and it has lasted through raising our kids and is now being used on our grandkids. The jar is finally running out, but...

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Does anyone else agree that eBay is deteriorating as far as...

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 8 Feb 09

...what is being offered? It used to be that it was more like a garage sale where people listed things they no longer wanted for great prices. Now it seems like everything is being listed by big "companies" that make a living...

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How do you react when someone gives you a gift basket?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 7 Feb 09

I've seen a ton of beautiful gift baskets online, and I've thought about sending them. However, the packages of snacks sound awfully small. I also saw a fancy gift basket my niece received, and those packages had about 6 bites in...

gift basket

snacks

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I'm wondering what the people here think of sending gift baskets as gifts...

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 6 Feb 09

I've noticed tons of gift basket sites online, and I was wondering if people really buy them. Personally I've always thought of gift baskets as being filled with tiny packages of goodies that aren't worth near what the baskets...

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I'm totally fed up with Exodus 3000!

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 12 Jan 08

I started playing Exodus 3000 about a year ago, because I'd heard you could make money on it. Right! I'm here to tell you that it's not all it's cracked up to be. At first I sort of enjoyed the game, and I bought some extra moves...

exodus 3000 game scam

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Do you know how glad most of us here in Iowa will be to have the caucuses over?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 4 Jan 08

For at least a year now we've been bombarded with ads for the different candidates. Apparently nothing else has been happening, because all our newscasts have been about are the caucuses. There are so many candidates in the...

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Does anyone have any airline/airport horror stories to share this holiday season

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 28 Dec 07

I just talked to my son. He's enroute to Eugene, OR today with his girlfriend. They were up at 5 a.m. and braved the snowy roads driving to Des Moines to catch an 8 a.m. flight. Now their flight won't be leaving Des Moines until...

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Have you heard about the "new" species of cobra they found in Africa?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 8 Dec 07

They said it was up to 9' long, spits venom, and has enough venom in its body to kill 15 people. My question is "Where has this snake been hiding until now?" Is it a mutant? Have the only people who have run into it failed to...

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I've published a couple of stories online if you'd be interested reading them.

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 6 Dec 07

I'm trying my hand at online publishing and thought maybe some of my friends on mylot might read them and give me opinions. The URLs...

online writing

opinions

stories

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If you like lists... I have a website to share with you.

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 3 Nov 07

I want to share a website I’ve found with you all. It’s www.ListAfterList.com. Anyone can post a list of their own on this site. Or you can find lists about every imaginable subject from the practical to the bizarre. I just read a...

lists

website

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Is anyone out there a songwriter?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 5 Oct 07

I heard about a Christmas song writing contest and would like to pass the info on since writing songs is not one of my own talents. Here's the blurb I received. You can decide if it's anything that interests you....

Does anyone know of a site that offers assistance to small libraries?

sbeauty @sbeauty (5865) • United States 28 Feb 07

I'm going to start working at our local library next week. I live in a very tiny town with a very tiny library. I'd like to find out if there are organizations that donate books or funds to small, underfunded libraries like this....

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