Steve Helmer

@srhelmer (7029)

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin • Age 49

Joined myLot 18 years ago

A part-time freelance writer, poet and author, Steve has published several internationally-selling books. When he's not writing, he enjoys his family and movies

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Are you easily get mad at something or someone?

Bhem @JustBhem (70555) • Davao, Philippines 24 Jun 19

I was so mad watching MasterChef Season 6 awhile ago because of one Home cook. She’s a vegetarian and could not even taste her cook but still she’s on the final 7. She leads her team to a losing team during Team challenge and she...

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Steve Helmer It takes a lot to get me to that point, mostly because I hate drama. But, I will get angry if people mess with my family.

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What is your secret for having a Long Term Relationship?

Jandie @tech40 (23121) • Philippines 24 Jun 19

Most of us have long term relationship, some of us are married for many years but some of us are failed to keep the relationship. What is your secret to stay in a relationship for so long? Maybe this discussion will help someone...

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Steve Helmer I think the best piece of advice I could give anyone is to keep your dirty laundry between the two of you only. It's much easier to resolve an argument if you aren't getting a bunch of outside advice/opinions from people who have their own motivations.

24 Jun 19

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Bomb from the 2nd World War Found in our City

Thelma @thelme55 (77061) • Germany 18 Jun 19

Again! It is not new to me that we have a bomb alarm here where I live. The bombs were the remnants of the 2nd World War thrown by the allies (American or British army). Every time a new building is built, the workers have to...

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Steve Helmer Don't have a problem like that here. But, I have been in a couple sheds that had very old boxes of dynamite (once used for removing stumps). Was afraid to sneeze.

18 Jun 19

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Pray To The Laptop Gods For Me

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14700) • United States 18 Jun 19

My laptop is officially broke. I am using the laptop at the present moment basically squinting. There are tons of lines all over the screen and colors are green, pink, white, etc. I can just barely make out what the computer...

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Steve Helmer This is why I always try to keep an old laptop as a backup.

18 Jun 19

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Attending a wedding

rsa101 @rsa101 (38166) • Philippines 15 Jun 19

As I last posted I was traveling back home to attend my cousin’s wedding. The ceremonies were ok and the reception was kind of grand since it was done in a hotel ballroom so the ambience was a bit posh. Food were great since it...

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Steve Helmer Not a big fan of weddings myself. I'm actually glad my wife and I kept it simple and just went to the courthouse because some of the weddings around here are obscenely expensive.

15 Jun 19

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Who Should Pay For Police Background Checks?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28953) • Canada 15 Jun 19

An interesting debate came up on a local news website, and I thought it would bring it here. The subject of the debate is background checks one must get before getting a job, or volunteering. The question is whom should pay for...

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Steve Helmer We are actually having this discussion at the ice rink where my daughter skates. It's a volunteer-run rink and, because the volunteers are around a lot of young children, we are considering requiring background checks for them. But, the rink is a non-profit...

15 Jun 19

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Song of Yesteryears #4: "Those Were the Days"

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (56486) • Philippines 14 Jun 19

During our high school days, my male classmates used to sing this song, "Those Were the Days" as we spent our vacant period under the shady tree near our room for the next class. Mary Hopkin popularized this song in...

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russian song

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Steve Helmer I don't really remember it on the radio. But, I do remember it on the show All in the Family.

14 Jun 19

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I always have questions about these type of posts, and I very rarely share them

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104628) • United States 14 Jun 19

A person on my facebook just shared a supposed incident that happened in my city. The incident involved a young lady and a well spoken, cleanly dressed black man. Those two identifiers always makes me raise my eyebrows. [i]Is this...

facebook

local community

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Steve Helmer I've found stories like that are loosely based on an isolated incident and blown out of proportion so people will share it. As for it being a black man, racism is alive and well.

14 Jun 19

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Movie Review-Aladdin

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2489) 11 Jun 19

Has anyone seen the new Aladdin movie? I was never a fan of this particular Disney movie, most because Robin William was the genie and I never cared for the roles he played. However, Will Smith was cast as the genie this time, and...

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Steve Helmer I haven't seen it yet (I just can't fit the theater in my budget) but my youngest daughter did on a school trip and enjoyed it.

11 Jun 19

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Nice and Cool This Morning

Kareng @kareng (59115) • United States 11 Jun 19

It was very refreshing to open the door this morning and not face heat and humidity. The "cold" front pushed through and we have temps in the 70's this morning with 0 humidity. This is very unusual for the south in June. The...

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Steve Helmer I was getting so sick of the cold weather and the rain. It has been nice to be able to get out, take a walk and enjoy the sun.

11 Jun 19

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So tired

Kayla Stevens @Frenchie2009 (132) 11 Jun 19

So tired of people being ugly to each other. So tired of people being unreasonable. So tired of working and getting no where. Just so tired of everything. Anyone else feel this way?

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Steve Helmer I pretty much have a "no drama" rule and choose to hang around positive people.

11 Jun 19

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Quote of the Day #21 Flowers Rewrite Soil

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29416) • Sonora, California 11 Jun 19

Today’s quote is another quote I really like, one that I thought I would share here, having to deal with nature. “Flowers rewrite soil, water, and sunshine into petald poetry.” Terri Gullimets , The Graceful and Beauteous,...

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Steve Helmer I don't know about poetic, but I have grown to appreciate them more now that I realize just how much the bees need them.

11 Jun 19

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I do not have a cell phone.

Keith Henthorne @Scrapper88 (5983) • United States 4 Jun 19

I would like to get myself a cell phone some day, but I do not have one right now. I live in what a lot of people calls a dead zone. This is where I can get no reception or very low reception with a cell phone I have been asking...

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Steve Helmer That's interesting considering most people I know who have one would love to lose it on occasion just so they could get away from people/work.

4 Jun 19

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How many books do you read each year?

Our Hero @OurHero (62) 3 Jun 19

Everyone knows that reading is very useful. People who read, reach in life more. How many books do you read in a year? What genre is this literature? Do you read the book more than once? Thank you for the answers!

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Steve Helmer I started making an effort to get back in the habit of reading books (mostly to set a good example for my daughters). I'm averaging about one book per week now. Mostly murder mysteries but I do pick other genres on occasion.

4 Jun 19

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Mommy gym

C @ShyBear88 (59347) • Sterling, Virginia 4 Jun 19

So apparently I’m a jungle gym today. My 4 year old is being clingy today and mommy is just sl very tired. I need a major nap that I can’t have for awhile. I’m fighting every ounce of have to not fall a sleep right now. So of...

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Steve Helmer My daughters went from being daddy's girls to hiding in their bedrooms almost overnight so enjoy it while it lasts. You'll miss it later.

4 Jun 19

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Finding your niche

AnSal @AnSal07 (337) • Canada 4 Jun 19

If you are a writer and a good one, how do you know what niche would be profitable for you if you want to take it as a business!

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Steve Helmer Write what you know. It's as simple as that. If you pick a niche based on anything else, people will realize you're faking it.

4 Jun 19

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