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dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 22 Sep 10

I listen to a financial advisor on the radio on a regular basis and he always says that he will settle for less quality if the price is lower. This got me to thinking, I think that to a certain extent we are the same way. We will...

price

quality

saving money

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windchimebooks I think it might depend on the store and other things. I do most of my grocery shopping at a nearby Super Wal-Mart and I always buy their store brand over brand names because it's almost always cheaper and it's usually just as good (their canned tomatoes there...

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ANTIQUELADY @ANTIQUELADY (36440) • United States 21 Sep 10

Yesterday i met my good friend , Ann for lunch at a new mexican restaurant. It was the first time either of us had been. When we went to pay our bills she told the guy that was checking us out that say should be playing Freedy...

fender

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windchimebooks Is he the guy who sang those beautiful lyrics that went something like, "If he brings you happiness then I wish you all the best because your happiness is what matters most of all, but if he ever breaks your heart"....and so on? Something about "the last...

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jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 20 Sep 10

In the last two weeks i have got intouch with two different banks that i belong to,as i have had two bogus emails.I had to forward the emails to a certain part of the bank,so that they can been looked at by the security in the...

bogus

email

fraud

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windchimebooks This is a good topic to post here. It might save some people who read it a lot of problems down the road. There are still many people not that familiar with how e-mail works, so I tell such people a rule of thumb is never ever click on a link in an e-mail that...

21 Sep 10

caecal07 @caecal07 (197) • United States 17 Sep 10

http://www.americanliterature.com/Jackson/SS/TheLottery.html This is a short story about a town and a woman being chosen in the lottery... I would like to hear any reactions anyone has to this. I will respond to all posts that...

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windchimebooks Hi, I'm glad you posted a link to that story. I had forgotten about it. I can see why there was so much controversy about it because involving the kids bothered me to no end, especially the part you just mentioned. Still, I guess the stark fictional imagery...

18 Sep 10

caecal07 @caecal07 (197) • United States 17 Sep 10

http://www.americanliterature.com/Jackson/SS/TheLottery.html This is a short story about a town and a woman being chosen in the lottery... I would like to hear any reactions anyone has to this. I will respond to all posts that...

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windchimebooks This story actually first came out in the New Yorker magazine in 1948 and it stirred up a lot of controversy even then. This is just my best guess, but the way this story is written I think the overall theme is the danger that can come when people, when just...

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Canellita @Canellita (12029) • United States 26 Aug 10

Ok myLotters, what do you think of this: it is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday. I received an email from Associated Content to do a first person account story of where I was for the hurricane, what...

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windchimebooks First congratulations on surviving a nightmare and having the courage to write about it. I stopped writing for AC several years ago because every now and again, mainly when I seemed to get a lot of page views, they would come through and cancel a perfectly...

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carol2532001 @carol2532001 (467) • Jamaica 22 Aug 10

Have you ever had a dream come true? I have, every time one of my mothers siblings is about to die I dream about her. The dreams are not nightmares, for example when her youngest sister died, before I new that she had died I...

death

dreams come true

true dreams

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windchimebooks I haven't dreamed of people dying before, but I have had plenty of dreams that came true before. I don't really care what "experts" say or believe, there are a lot of people who have these same experiences. Of course, not every dream I have is what I think of...

22 Aug 10

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windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks I had forgotten about Shel Silversten but you're right, he's great. I remember reading his Where the Sidewalk Ends years ago to one of my nieces and he's one of her favorite authors as well. Thanks for your response.

16 Aug 10

windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Funny, I was just thinking about those books this morning. They did have good stories and they got a lot of kids to start reading when those came out. Thanks for your response.

6 Aug 10

windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Yea, I still read them too even after all this time. I love kids' books. And, like you, I love to see kids today read.

6 Aug 10

emzymemzy @emzymemzy (89) • Philippines 5 Aug 10

I really want to write and I don't know where to start. Can anybody help? Please tell me the steps on how to write or show some tips on how to write an article, a story or a novel. Thanks so much.

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windchimebooks Hi, First think of any idea...some topic that interests you, something exciting or funny that happened to you, and so on. Then realize that you don't try to write down everything about your idea. Take one idea and narrow it down to one aspect of that...

5 Aug 10

windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Hi, Yea, I read the first V.C. Andrews book and after that I read a couple more. I just ran out of time but I thought they were pretty good books actually. Thanks for your response.

5 Aug 10

windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Hi, I also loved the Archie comics. I've never read the Sweet Valley books but they're a big favorite with the younger people now in my family. Thanks for your response.

4 Aug 10

windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Oh, thanks so much. Sorry to be late in responding, just haven't been on site and haven't had time to work much on blog with several things that came up. Thanks for the info. That's a big help.

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bulastika @bulastika (5966) • Philippines 23 Jul 10

Two years ago I have a good job. Earning enough for me to enjoy life. Now for two years without work and my saving is down to almost zero balance and creditcard billing raising up. I realize how money shape our own joy and...

happiness

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windchimebooks I sometimes think that people who say that money can't buy happiness just don't know the right places to shop, but I'm kidding. Money may or may not bring about happiness, but it sure can bring about more peace of mind if you have money for health...

23 Jul 10

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dragon54u @dragon54u (31634) • United States 16 Jul 10

A few weeks ago I bought a pre-cooked entree from the cold case at the grocery store. It was marked down and I didn't feel like cooking that day so I got it. It was noodles and chicken with broccoli and carrots and looked...

complaints

feedback

rewards

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windchimebooks Hi dragon54u, I think you were really smart to write to the company and complain. I believe the representatives of companies don't always know what is going on with their products and I think the reason we get a lot of shabby service and shabby products lately...

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aileenc @aileenc (24) • Canada 16 Jul 10

I am from Scotland and just moved to Canada, here is the thing --- in Scotland we don't have mosquito! Out here I am getting eaten alive, does anybody have any family secrets or advice on how to make myself less tasty to them, and...

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windchimebooks Hi, I had a friend who, every time he went fishing, would put some Avon Skin so Soft splash (not the lotion but the other liquid, I forget what it's called but it's a not a lotion) on his skin and he said it worked. It's never worked very well for me, although...

16 Jul 10

hunterkim_07 @hunterkim_07 (458) • Philippines 4 Jul 10

In my case, most of the time, especially with my older brother. They do things that really irritate me. Maybe it's me who's the problem but I just can't get away with that feeling every time it attacks. How about you?

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windchimebooks Same situation here, same age groupings. Been there. Still there.

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windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Yea, I love the Wizard of Oz, although I'll have to admit I never read it as a child, but did read it as an adult. It's great and I love it, although I don't think I've read any of his other books. I just got through putting a long post on a new blog I've...

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windchimebooks @windchimebooks (314) • United States 7 Jul 10

Hi, Was just wondering if other people like myself had a favorite book in childhood that was never to be forgotten as years, sometimes many years, passed. My favorite book of all times as a child was Stuart Little (it was a...

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windchimebooks Yea, books are great but when you're a little kid getting toys is also great sometimes too. Still, sounds like it instilled a love of reading for you.

12 Jul 10

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