malamar

@malamar (779)

Canada • Age 68

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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How can I stop obsessing about a bad event and stop negative thinking?

phoenix1344 @phoenix1344 (698) • United States 22 Feb 10

Okay so about 5 months ago I found out some things about my boyfriend. I had been with him for over 3 1/2 years and there was this girl on his facebook I didn't like and he kept saying there was nothing going on. Which, I guess...

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malamar Hi phoenix, You actually answered your own question - "You have to change your way of thinking". It happened, and it is over - only you can decide to either get past it or end the relationship. I say, if the good outweighs the bad like it seems to in your...

22 Feb 10

Have you ever broken a bone? How did it happen?

veromar @veromar (1453) • Argentina 22 Feb 10

I've done it twice. The first time happened when I was 9 or 10. My brother and I were playing "traffic cop". He was riding his bicycle and I was the traffic cop. He was approaching faster and faster and I put up my hand for him to...

experience with broken bones

setting your own broken bones

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malamar Hi veromar, I have had a few little mishaps over the years. The first time was when I was about ten years and broke my collarbone on a school playground playing leapfrog. My foot got caught in the girls coat pocket and I went down HARD. The second time a...

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Would You Actually Pay For This?

EvrWonder @EvrWonder (3571) • Canada 9 Feb 10

Floored. I am out, driving. I have a full tank of gas so no problem there but my tires could use some air. I pull into my favorite gas station, enroute to the grocery store. I get parked and hop out of the car and to my demise the...

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malamar We have only two service stations in my quiet little burg that have this service and they have both had a fifty cent charge for years. I guess at first I was a little surprised since it had always been free before. But, when you think about it, that station...

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gas money

binacheri14 @binacheri14 (299) • United States 9 Feb 10

If someone asked you if the next time you go to the store, could they go with you. Would you ask them for gas money? Or take them since you were going anyway?

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malamar I wouldn't even think of asking them for money if I were going there anyway. I mean really, what's the harm? Now, if they were asking me to drive them here, there and everywhere, that would be a different story altogether. If there is no extra cost for you...

10 Feb 10

What do you love about google?

ANIME123 @ANIME123 (2466) • United States 10 Feb 10

I love that they have the best search engine ever and it's so easy to find things on the internet with their search engine. I always go to google when I have to look something up. What search engine do you like to use is google...

google search engine

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malamar I love that Google saves me hours of time when I need to research for school assignments. No more driving to the library and spending forever trying to find the information I need! I have tried other search engines, but I keep coming back to Google.

10 Feb 10

Is this an error with my bank account or am I just lucky?

handsomeitaliano @handsomeitaliano (1050) • United States 10 Feb 10

Ok, well I deposited my fiance's half of the rent into my checking account yesterday and withdrew the total rent amount as a bank/cashier's check. When I got home, I logged into my bank account online and saw the recent...

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malamar The bank will notice the error eventually there is no doubt. Why not take the moral high ground and bring it to their attention first? Same end result really since the money is not really yours to begin with. BUT, you look like the "good guy" for being upfront...

10 Feb 10

which is the tallest building in the world?

fedoralinux @fedoralinux (556) • India 22 Jan 10

I think the Malaysian twin tower is the highest building in my point of view, if it is not tell me which it is from which country ,i want to know this ,please respond to this discussion,dear my lotters .

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malamar I read something about this once, and there was a huge debate over whether things like sprires, antennas and the like were considered factors. If they are, I think it was between the Burj Debai and the Tiapet 101 tower. If they DO NOT count, and you base it...

22 Jan 10

"Gut" instincts....

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 16 Jan 10

I believe all of us have what some call "gut" instincts. It is that little feeling within us that tells us we are about to make a good choice or a bad choice. Every time I have gone against that "gut" instinct,...

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malamar Hi Karen, It seems you have plenty of the answers you need here, but I wanted to chime in anyways. Your gut is your friend! Choosing not to listen to that "little voice" inevitably ends up in disaster. We all make choices in life, and those choices help...

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Why cant I have a lifetime Prescription??!!

bonnie @bunnybon7 (50973) • Holiday, Florida 14 Jan 10

This morning i had to call my doctor because my prescription for my inhaler ran out. they informed me to call the pharmacy, which in turn said call my doctor and he should fax it!! Now heres what im wondering..why do...

health

quality of life

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malamar Hi bunnybon, it is frustrating, isn't it? I too have an inhaler and refilling it is a pain. When I lived in another province, my doctor would give me one year supply (forcing me to come in for an annual checkup) which was great. Now, the pharmacy charges...

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Does Helium check my review before publish it?

wongchoiyee @wongchoiyee (7413) • Malaysia 9 Jan 10

do they?

wendy

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malamar Helium does things a bit backwards. They publish all articles at first, and then the editorial board checks them AFTER they are published. They will then send you an email telling you if anything is wrong (like "off-topic", or whatever). You can then do a...

13 Jan 10

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Need help from some Helium writers. My question is when there is only two

mommaj @mommaj (23112) • United States 31 Dec 09

My question is when there is only two articles and you feel yours is better, but you are competing with a channel steward who has five stars, is there anyway for your article to be number one. Two of my articles I feel are much...

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malamar There are actually a couple of ways to accomplish this. One is to get someone else to write to the article (bonus is that three articles will make it competitive) and also send it into a new round of ratings. Another way is to leapfrog your article with...

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Article needs new title

Canellita @Canellita (12029) • United States 12 Jan 10

So a while ago I mentioned I had crafted this great article (in my opinion) and when I tried to post it to helium the title had been closed. I forgot about it and today I redicovered it while looking through articles in progress...

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malamar Helium is really looking for "similiar" titles these days. It is part of their new focus on SEO writing. Try something like "5 top reasons for living together before marriage" or "Pro's and Con's of living together before marriage" and one of them is sure to...

13 Jan 10

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What is the difference between Friends and Followers on Helium?

AnythngArt @AnythngArt (3302) • United States 12 Jan 10

Now that there is a new social tab on Helium under our names, we can add friends and/or followers? What's the difference?

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malamar Hi AnythingArt, okay I think I figured this out. If I request you as a "friend" on Helium, it automatically sends a "follow" request as well. Once you are my friend, you also follow me, and vise versa. They are using this in much the same way as favourite...

13 Jan 10

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Where did we go wrong?

worldwise1 @worldwise1 (14885) • United States 8 Jan 10

I can remember a time when families were focused on working to provide for their family, and the average ones didn't feel the need for a lot of useless things that would only cause them to get deeper in debt by trying to keep up...

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malamar worldwise, you just described my childhood perfectly. Will those days ever return? I highly (and sadly) doubt it. Kids have lost the joy in the simple things mainly because they just have so much "stuff". We didn't have computers and video games and all that...

8 Jan 10

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Will you post your resume at Helium?

AnythngArt @AnythngArt (3302) • United States 8 Jan 10

I was on Helium the other day and discovered in the profile section that there are more tabs now. Maybe I am late discovering this, but this was the first time I saw it. There is one for your groups, friends (I feel lonely, I am...

freelance writing

helium

posting resume online

resume

writing

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malamar That does seem funny, doesn't it AnythingArt. It is not however the CV kind of resume you are thinking of. It is for zones that you publish, or any outside blogs, etc., that you personally own. Nope, no real life job stuff available...

8 Jan 10

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Advice on Helium use please.

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 8 Jan 10

Hi all, I have just put a couple of articles on this site but am completley baffled by all this rating system they have. It isn't clear at all when one gets paid, or how much. What do you do, just keep writing articles and then...

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malamar Hi thea, how's your world turning today? I also write at Helium and would be happy to answer any questions you have. We are required to "rate" the articles of our fellow raters, and actually it is a good way to get writing ideas for yourself. Helium has...

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Your rating as a cook

Masmasika @Masmasika (1921) • Philippines 7 Jan 10

Have you ever cooked or do you cook for your family? If you do, how would you rate yourself as a cook? I cook for my family and I rate myself as an average cook basing from the way my family accepts my cooking. I used to love...

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malamar I am one of the worst cooks in the world. No, correct that...I am merely someone who very rarely cooks. I have three specialites - frozen, microwaved, and take-out, but other than that I am pretty much a dismal failure in the kitchen. It is not that I...

7 Jan 10