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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I just took some paracetamol to shift a bit of a headache that was coming on. I'm not a regular pill-popper, but I do like to keep a well stocked medicine chest to relieve those minor emergencies when they occur, from antacids for...

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Scholera Those streamlined coated ones are a boon. I don't know why they still make the other kind. *in gruff Clint Eastwood voice* "Thanks for commenting, Ma'am."

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I just took some paracetamol to shift a bit of a headache that was coming on. I'm not a regular pill-popper, but I do like to keep a well stocked medicine chest to relieve those minor emergencies when they occur, from antacids for...

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Scholera Yeah, a good old deluge will shift the most stubborn pill. The head is fine now, thanks.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (305223) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 25 Nov 15

I am so disgusted with my laptop I could scream. The arrow just keeps going around in circles. I'm timing and erroring out, and I can only keep one tab open and nothing else or it has a total fit and I can't do anything. Black...

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Scholera I am no stranger to the frustration caused by erratic technology. I have to work in Safe Mode (with networking) to get any kind of stability. Good luck with those 'I wills'.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (325106) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Nov 15

It seems double standards are alive and well in Australia. The Inside Cover column in our daily newspaper ran an article regarding the dress of the presenters of the 'Today' TV show. The female presenter, according to the...

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Scholera Sadly, women in the public eye will be scrutinised for their dress sense as much as their less shallow qualities. I can't see the situation changing in today's media either.

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Tammy @tammys85 (29914) • Baltimore, Maryland 24 Nov 15

Yep, it's been a busy two days. I guess I'll start with yesterday... We didn't babysit, but I did have some writing planned, as you know from my previous post. I ran to a few stores with my older sister and brother-in-law; picked...

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Scholera am slowly getting ready for the holidays - with 'slowly' being the operative word.

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Marja @buenavida (9985) • Sweden 25 Nov 15

Personally I am free from it. Over 50 years ago I understood that the Christmas celebration is not wort to be part of.. If I need something, it is wiser to wait after until January, when the sales begin. People...

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Scholera One of the worst things about the modern Christmas is that kids get so many presents these days there is always the danger of duplicating a gift. I bought my nephew a Buckaroo one year, unaware that his aunt had got him the same present. Now I give him money...

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Scholera This is true. I think we may see a more vigorous education program in the coming years. Let's hope it's not too late. Of course there are other huge antibiotics issues that need addressing - their use in livestock for example - but we should all do our bit...

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Scholera You're right - they say the first rule of antibiotics is to try to avoid using them if possible.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Scholera Yes - best to just relieve the symptoms of a cold while it runs its course.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I just took some paracetamol to shift a bit of a headache that was coming on. I'm not a regular pill-popper, but I do like to keep a well stocked medicine chest to relieve those minor emergencies when they occur, from antacids for...

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Anna @LadyDuck (457169) • Switzerland 24 Nov 15

Tomorrow, November 25th, is the full moon. For the native Americans, the November moon is called "the beaver moon". In the past, this was the time they had to set beaver traps, to collect warm furs for the winter. There are many...

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Scholera I used to be a werewolf - but I'm all right nooOOOOOOWWWWWWWOOOoooooOOOoooo The old ones are the best :)

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Susan @HazySue (39264) • Gouverneur, New York 24 Nov 15

Last night a friend and I were discussing Christmas plans and I was surprised to learn that she had not begun her Christmas shopping. I have completed mine. I only buy a couple of the gifts, the rest I make, but even so, the...

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Scholera I am the worst Christmas shopper. It is customary to see me dashing about on Christmas Eve, when all the shops have sold most of their stock. Each year I tell myself that I will start earlier, but I haven't started yet this year.

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Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (45002) • Preston, England 24 Nov 15

November’s National Novel Writing project is rolling again, encouraging new authors to create a full length novel of 50,000 words in November’s 30 day span. This requires writing daily for those involved. I don’t do it as I...

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Scholera I was toying with the idea of doing Nano this year - but I found an excuse not to. BUT I have a new desk and a comfy seat, so I will be working on lots of projects in the near future. I like the concept of Nano though - as you say it encourages the writer to...

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Ann LeFlore @poehere (15126) • French Polynesia 22 Nov 15

Last night I was here on MyLot responding and reading new discussion. All of a sudden I see a wave of new posts coming through. All from one person and to be exact there was 13 of them. As fast as he posted one a new one was on...

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Scholera @poehere Yep - and I try to make each of my posts fall into one of those categories. MyLot is all about interaction, but posts are all about content.

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Boingboing @boiboing (13153) • Northampton, England 24 Nov 15

I wasn't sure what words to use: selfish, self-centred, self-obsessed, solipsistic (I LOVE that word), oblivious to all other users? I guess it doesn't matter what I call them because these people won't read this post. The people...

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Scholera @boiboing - Yeah, everything's cool here thanks.

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Boingboing @boiboing (13153) • Northampton, England 24 Nov 15

I wasn't sure what words to use: selfish, self-centred, self-obsessed, solipsistic (I LOVE that word), oblivious to all other users? I guess it doesn't matter what I call them because these people won't read this post. The people...

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Scholera I read posts right through, and I comment where I can, but time restraints prevent me doing a good hour or two like I did at Bubblews. I should have more free time soon though.

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Ann LeFlore @poehere (15126) • French Polynesia 22 Nov 15

Last night I was here on MyLot responding and reading new discussion. All of a sudden I see a wave of new posts coming through. All from one person and to be exact there was 13 of them. As fast as he posted one a new one was on...

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Scholera 13 posts in 30 minutes is excessive - and I wouldn't bother to read them. I prefer to visit posts by different people on a variety of different subjects.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 24 Nov 15

In his book Nineteen Eighty-four, George Orwell introduced a new word to the English lanuguage: Doublethink. This is described as the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of...

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