Robin Lamb (@troyburns) on myLot

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104628) • United States 22 Mar 16

I am not saying that knowledge is not power. It certainly IS power but not in all circumstances. The attacks that happened in Brussels, it's devastating. My Heart goes out to those who lost their lives, and for those who lost...

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Robin Lamb I'm not sure that ignoring ISIS will make them go away, but I like the idea of giving minimal attention to the perpetrators of mass shootings. Some of these people are doing it for publicity (even if it's post-mortem) but the jihadi mongrels have more profound...

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Scindhia H @Scindhia (1906) • India 11 Mar 16

The school was over by 12 PM that day. I had forgotten to inform my mother to pick me up by noon as usually my school ends by four. I was seven years old. My friends started leaving the campus one by one. By 2 Pm I was all alone...

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Robin Lamb @Scindhia - I don't believe in anything supernatural,so no gods and no ghosts for me. I'm afraid I am very practical about such things, which means I'm prepared to change my mind if I ever come across good evidence that I'm wrong :)

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GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 14 Mar 16

Don't know why--maybe because I was on such a high yesterday (my Friends told I was 'nauseating' and to 'shut up'--all lovingly--about how great I was feeling and saw life) but I found the following blurb laugh out loud funny:...

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Robin Lamb My day is going one heck of a lot better than the Real World star's boyfriend! I like the words of wisdom - one of my favorites along the same lines is "We can control everything but consequences." And as for the bit about disagreements - I'm lucky that...

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Scindhia H @Scindhia (1906) • India 11 Mar 16

The school was over by 12 PM that day. I had forgotten to inform my mother to pick me up by noon as usually my school ends by four. I was seven years old. My friends started leaving the campus one by one. By 2 Pm I was all alone...

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Robin Lamb @Scindhia - Yes I do. But that doesn't mean that remarkable things can't happen. Sometimes,we just don't know enough to understand how they happened.

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Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 13 Mar 16

We've been watching Naked and Afraid all day on Discovery Channel. It's very interesting to watch how they survive all kinds of challenges. I love to watch, file back what I see ... for a 'just in case I need it". Do you watch...

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Robin Lamb I've never heard of this show - sounds a bit Adam and Evey. If all my bits were on show I'd be most afraid of ants and stinging nettles I think.

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Marlina @marlina (154131) • Canada 13 Mar 16

Do you find that a lot of Mylot users are not interacting so much anymore? I just wondered it they lost interest in Mylot or if they are too busy in real life? Have you noticed the same thing lately? There seems to be more new...

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Robin Lamb I think you're right - I've also been rather heart-hearted about posting for a couple of months. Several of my connections aren't very active at all these days but most of them seem to have important reasons for taking a break.

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suziecat7 @suziecat7 (3350) • Asheville, North Carolina 13 Mar 16

I always do and I keep an eye out for it too. It's great to find quarters but I also pick up dimes and nickels and even pennies. Pennies from heaven and all that jazz. The change I find is saved in a coffee can. When it gets full...

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Robin Lamb I always pick up lost change, but it's rare that I ever see it. I guess my head is in the clouds too often.

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ElizabethWallace @ElizabethWallace (12074) • United States 12 Mar 16

Once upon a time, you could put a television antenna on your roof and watch television for free. Those days are gone. I know there are some people who still use an antenna, either on the roof, or inside the house. There are even...

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Robin Lamb @ElizabethWallace - That's true in most cases, I suppose, but I doubt it would apply to me. You guys still have plenty of free TV though, don't you? I imagine that most of it won't be much good but maybe that doesn't matter if all you need is the company.

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ElizabethWallace @ElizabethWallace (12074) • United States 12 Mar 16

Once upon a time, you could put a television antenna on your roof and watch television for free. Those days are gone. I know there are some people who still use an antenna, either on the roof, or inside the house. There are even...

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Robin Lamb Whoever it was that decided to sell bottled water is an entrepreneurial genius in my book. We haven't had TV of any sort for the past five years and we don't miss it all all. News, sport and John Oliver highlights are all online and if we want to watch a show,...

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The Horse @TheHorse (218548) • Walnut Creek, California 10 Mar 16

When Ms The Horse and I moved from Iowa to California several years ago, we noticed it immediately. Strangers in the Bay Area make no eye-contact, and generally act as if they're slightly afraid of each other. Outwardly, it...

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Robin Lamb @TheHorse - If you've been doing this little test for a few years, have you gathered enough info to suggest whether there is much difference between various demographics? Are older people friendlier than younger people,for instance,or males friendlier than...

12 Mar 16

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 12 Mar 16

Hi folks. It's time for another soup post. One with lots of questions. 1. Asking a "what do you think?" question seems to be a popular tactic with (mainly new) MyLot members at the moment. I've seen far too many non-posts...

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Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 9 Mar 16

She was alone with all her thoughts Did not know what to do, Her bank account showed all the noughts, And all the bills were due. Her man was gone, left her his debts, She had no way to pay, She could not even feed her pets, And...

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poems by jabo

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Robin Lamb Lovely poem Janet. It saddens me that our enlightened societies can still allow people to just disappear like this.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (339555) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Mar 16

The phone rang last night and my husband answered it. After saying hello, he was quiet for a while then I heard him try to interrupt once. Shortly after he hung up. Apparently a 'single mum' had been speaking, asking him to vote...

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Robin Lamb Aaaargghhh! I hate hate hate cold calling like this and I'm mystified why "single mum" or her employers would think such a thing might influence anyone. Unless they are really working for the opposing party. Hmmmm...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (339555) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Mar 16

Do you like to watch baby animals playing? All babies play. As they do, they not only exercise muscles and joints, they learn skills that will stand them in good stead later. We stopped to watch these lambs playing some years...

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Robin Lamb @JudyEv - This reminds me of something I wrote a long time ago,on Bubblews, suggesting that the five most important words a child can say are "Look what I can do!" It's a way of getting feedback on risk-taking and boundaries, new skills and achievements, right...

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Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 9 Mar 16

I've been a miserable sod for several years now and I recently found out why. It's because I read too much news. According to Rolf Dobelli, author of The Art of Thinking Clearly, news is bad for me and giving it up will make me...

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Robin Lamb @ElizabethWallace - Fair point. There are plenty of stories that don't have any purpose other than shock value or titillation. But what people don't do often enough is think about why certain things happen. The causes of violence or corruption may have meaning...

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Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 9 Mar 16

I've been a miserable sod for several years now and I recently found out why. It's because I read too much news. According to Rolf Dobelli, author of The Art of Thinking Clearly, news is bad for me and giving it up will make me...

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Robin Lamb @Auntylou - That was certainly a massive problem with the second Gulf War - the powers-that-be couldn't afford to have another Vietnam. It's true of all wars - it's "the first casualty". But there are always a few reporters who are able to get at some of the...

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Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 10 Mar 16

Yesterday ... it came to me after coming home from a funeral ... what am I ... who am I ... where do I belong? Why? Because I can't ever seem to find my flock ... you know ... like you probably belong to. Birds of a feather ......

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Robin Lamb @GrannyGee - There's a quote usually ascribed to the philosopher Hegel - "Only one man ever understood me,and he didn't understand me." I like to think about what that means. Even those who really know you well and are,perhaps,very much like you will never...

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Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 7 Mar 16

I've never lived in America and I'm never likely to, but I do love writing about the place. It's powerful and influential and just so darn interesting. I like to think of it as a soap opera with added mousetraps. New Zealand, on...

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Robin Lamb @just4him - I did work in the media for a while Valerie,and some of that was writing local news. I also used to do a lot of newsy stuff on Helium. It's something I've been interested in for a while. I think it's important not just to report the details but to...

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Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 7 Mar 16

I've never lived in America and I'm never likely to, but I do love writing about the place. It's powerful and influential and just so darn interesting. I like to think of it as a soap opera with added mousetraps. New Zealand, on...

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Robin Lamb @Auntylou - That's right, but it's probably more to do with what the movie "Spotlight" covered - the church's cover-up of that abuse.

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WorDazza @WorDazza (15830) • Manchester, England 11 Mar 16

Inspired by @Tampa_girl7 I thought I'd give the 10 things about me thing a go!! 1. Although I'm capable of functioning normally with blood gushing from various wounds, and being able to watch a gory operation while eating lunch...

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Robin Lamb @WorDazza - Insert comment about seeing things in black and white here.. I was always more of a Middlesbro man, though Malcolm MacDonald was a footballing god when I was a youngster. From personal experience, vegetarians are more likely to use guilt than...

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