singout

@singout (980)

United States • Age 81

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Big enough to serve you, small enough to know you.

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Oh, our fragile bodies!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 9 Mar 13

Here I am, happily doing my day-to-day chores [insert sarcastic sounds here] when I hear a "SNAP!" coming from my ankle. I heard and felt it. Not your ordinary old-age creaks and moans that normally come from our bodies, nope,...

ankle

broken tendon

orthopedic surgeon

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singout Hi mentalward. Its been a while. I would visit your family doctor as soon as possible and get him/her to recommend a good orthopaedist. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble and I know what you are going through. I had something similar happen to me only...

11 Mar 13

One baby bunny saved, one lost.

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 8 Jun 11

My cat came in the room where I was watching TV last night. I didn't hear him, though, I heard the CRUNCH. He was eating a baby bunny, a TINY baby bunny. (Wild, of course, we live in the country.) I wasn't...

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singout I rescued a bunny from a cat once. Even though it didn't appear hurt or injured, it died anyway. I think they get so traumatized and in shock they don't usually recover. I wish I had more encouraging news for you mentalward.

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Great movies with surprise ending

llsling @llsling (331) • China 24 Apr 11

I feel like I quite dig a particular kind of movies with surprising ending ,e.g. The Usual suspects ,Saw ,CItizen Kane . Everything going on in the movie just totally draws your attention and it seems you can't afford missing any...

great movies

surprising ending

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singout Two great movies with surprise endings come to mind: "The Sixth Sense" and "The Others". They caught me completely off guard.

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The Magical Exploding Glass Baking Dish! KA-BOOM!!!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 23 Mar 11

Have you ever experienced something you just pulled from the oven exploding on you? I just did. Well, it actually happened Saturday. I had my oldest and dearest friend and her family over from Baltimore last Saturday. I had...

accident

exploding

glass baking dish

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singout Wow!!! Boy were you lucky! You could have been standing right there when it happened. Is it possible that there was some unseen water on your counter top where you put the hot pan? Even then a full fledged explosion doesn't seem possible with oven-tempered...

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Gardening or recycling?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 15 Feb 11

I'm not sure, maybe both. I've been an avid gardener for decades. Every spring, I start some seeds indoors for a new vegetable garden. I've used all kinds of containers for doing this, right down to yogurt containers and the...

christmas wrapping paper rolls

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singout Hi Mentalward. Somewhere in the back of my mind I recall hearing that the toilet paper roll (core) was going to be gradually discontinued and replaceed with one without. In fact I've seen them. I thought it was just a novelty. But I really love your idea and...

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I knew it was gonna be bad but.... AAARRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 8 Feb 11

I haven't complained about my husband in awhile now. I had decided not to let him bother me anymore. Then.... It all started around a year ago, I guess. He was having serious lower back pain that began to radiate down his legs....

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singout I'm a little confused at all the pain he's having. I had surgery in my lower back on Dec. 9th and had none of the problems you've described. Was this a botched surgery? Does he have an extremely low tolerance to pain? Was there something unusual about...

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Punxsutawney Phil Didn't See His Shadow!!! Yippee!!!!!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 2 Feb 11

It's Groundhog Day and, according to Groundhog.org, [i]"The Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Punxsutawney Phil, once again appeared at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob in the Pennsylvania Wilds to make his annual prediction. Phil...

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singout I once saw a groundhog (whistlepig, woodchuck)with his head stuck in a tin can and wandering aimlessly through the cow pasture. So if he was stupid enough to get in that situation, I doubt he even knew what winter and spring was.

4 Feb 11

Is there any real way to make money on the internet??

mytocents @mytocents (56) • United States 23 Jan 11

I have tryed alot of site that claim to make money but the results are not as promised. I know we all see these ad's "make 650.00 an hour" and you click it and it takes you to a site that wants you to pay before you can make...

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singout You know, If you want to know what internet jobs are ligitimate I would think you should ask an expert you trust. I heard the Kim Komando show last Saturday and she mentioned that there is a link on her website which lists online jobs she has checked out as...

23 Jan 11

Poetry, Writing & Troubles That Come Along With It

christinamarie @christinamarie (11) • United States 22 Jan 11

I have written over 350 poems in the past and have found over the last couple of years I am in a dry spell. A "block" if you will. Does anyone have any tactics they take in order to get back on track with writing. It used to...

poetry

writing

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singout I know what you are going through. Being a poet myself, There is nothing more frustrating than a lack of inspiration. I once wrote the lyrics and music to an entire patriotic musical. Of course, with the responsibility came the inspiration and it became my...

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Prospecting for gold

Arkie69 @Arkie69 (2156) • United States 11 Nov 10

Do we have any gold prospectors on ebay?

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singout I don't know about Ebay, but I tried it once and that was enough for me. These panning places are nothing but a big racket. I do love that Gold Rush Show on TV though. You really get involved with those people.

18 Jan 11

I feel awesome right now.

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 16 Dec 10

I do, really! Some of you know that I am on Social Security disability because of fibromyalgia and some other disabling things but I am allowed to earn a certain amount of money each month and still keep my benefits. I never...

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singout Congratulations Mentalward. You deserve it. Nothing bolsters your self esteem more than being thought of after a period of time. You must have made an impression on someone. You certainly impressed me with your writing skills. Keep up the good work. This may...

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Sick! I'm sick of being sick! I lost 6 pounds in one day!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 4 Jan 09

Anyone who knows me well here might have noticed that I wasn't around yesterday. On Friday, I was feeling kinda yucky but didn't think much of it until the afternoon when I laid down for a nap. I woke up with horrible, HORRIBLE...

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singout I'm so sorry you're sick my friend. I will pray for you. It sounds like the stomach virus to me. It's been making it's rounds here in SW VA for a couple of weeks now. Sort of gives new meaning to our favorite phrase "this too will pass." It will soon, I'm...

5 Jan 09

What is the most adorable or funny thing you've ever heard a child say?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 12 Dec 08

I was reminiscing last night about when my kids were young and remembered some of the things they said that either tore at my heart because it was so sweet or made me laugh so hard I cried. I'd love to hear of some other...

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singout Years ago, when my youngest daughter was about 8 years old, we had the occasion of taking a family trip to Colorado Springs and drive up to the top of Pike's Peak. On the way up there, I noticed that she (in the back seat behind me)was gripping the back of my...

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Help! My husband's ENTIRE family is visiting on Dec 20, even his brother's dog!

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 8 Dec 08

My husband had asked me earlier this week if we could have a "pre-Christmas" party on December 20. Assuming it would only be his one sister and her daughters, I said sure, no problem. Now, yes, I know what you're thinking,...

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singout C-A-L-M down now. Remember. This too will pass.

9 Dec 08

WalMart ethics... How do you feel about them?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 9 Dec 08

Enough of us have heard horror stories about WalMart's ethics towards their employees. Because of the notoriety, they have improved some things for their workers, but not by much. I've experienced employees there (oh, excuse...

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singout Believe it or not, I was eliminated as a prospective music director for a church one time because I happened to mention that Wal-Mart was one of my favorite stores. Naturally it was one of those uptown churches with lots of rich people.

9 Dec 08

Firefox or Internet Explorer?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 23 Nov 08

Which one is better, in your opinion? I'm so confused! My son constantly tells me I need to get Firefox while my husband says no way! Stick with IE. PLEASE tell me what you have and why. What is the difference...

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singout It's all in what you get used to in my opinion. Good luck!

9 Dec 08

Land line telephones. Wired or wireless?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 21 Nov 08

Our power went out this morning for a couple of seconds and that got me to wondering about telephones. My husband and I both have our own cell phones, but we also have a land line for our business. We have both wired and...

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singout 80% of our phoning is by cell phone. I've even stopped long distance service on our land line. I keep it around in case one of my church members needs to reach me.

9 Dec 08

So much to do, so little time!!! Is anyone else overwhelmed?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 21 Nov 08

First of all, I want to apologize to those whose replies I haven't gotten back to yet. There are so many!!! I'll get to them, I promise! I just realized how much I actually do every day and how much more there is to do! It's...

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singout Well, if you weren't so prolific in your discussions maybe you wouldn't have so many to answer. As for my response to your question: My home is my paradise (for procrastination). At that I am a champion.

9 Dec 08

Sneezes - Do you enjoy them?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 18 Nov 08

My husband has a cold or flu or something right now and is sneezing quite a bit. That got me thinking about sneezes. They feel good, don't they? Well, I think so! LOL Isn't it horrible when you have a sneeze building up, almost...

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singout I can't believe I'm agreeing with this, but I actually find myself looking for a bright light to look at so it will bring it on sooner when I am about to sneeze.

9 Dec 08

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Muscle tics! Do you get them? Do they drive you nuts, too?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 11 Nov 08

I was just sitting here reading and responding to discussions like I always do when I noticed that my thumb had a muscle tic. I've others throughout the years that come and go. My son has a muscle tic in his eye that drives him...

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singout I know this may sound nuts (so, what else is new?)but I kinda like them. It's a source of entertainment for me. I'll sit there for hours just watching my body involuntarily misbehaving; knowing full well I'm not to blame. Obviously, if it were something that...

9 Dec 08