@CatalystDave on myLot

stanley777 @stanley777 (9402) • Philippines 6 Apr 10

I don't really know why I'm always sleepy; I get enough sleep everyday and I even sleep a bit during noontime- I even drink coffee once or twice...but still I get sleepy easily. When I was watching tv for a while- sitting on the...

coffee

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CatalystDave You may want to do some research into sleep disorders, just to rule that out. My wife has narcolepsy and I have insomnia, so I have done a lot of research into sleep disorders and spoken with several specialists. What you are describing could possibly be a...

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Cammeel1 @Cammeel1 (372) • United States 23 Aug 07

If you could be anyone in history, for a day, who would it be and why? I would choose Florence Nightingale. From a very young age I was intrigued by medical science and caring for others. When I was in nursing school and learned...

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CatalystDave I would like to be the Gautama Buddha. Any of you who has spent time meditating might know what I'm talking about when I say the experience of feeling connected to all living things, even just for a moment, can be so powerful as to change a person's life. I am...

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Cammeel1 @Cammeel1 (372) • United States 23 Aug 07

If you could be anyone in history, for a day, who would it be and why? I would choose Florence Nightingale. From a very young age I was intrigued by medical science and caring for others. When I was in nursing school and learned...

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CatalystDave Great question! I would like to be Gautama Bhudda for a day. Any of you who've spent much time meditating can probably relate when I talk about the experience of feeling connected to all living things, just for a little while; the power of such an...

24 Aug 07

CatalystDave @CatalystDave (19) • Canada 20 Aug 07

Anyone else affectionately consider their computer to be their brain? Personally, if it's not in an email, or a directory, or a bookmark, or a doc file somewhere, I probably won't remember it. My computer is divided into two...

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CatalystDave *lol* ...I hear you! It's great when I have time to get things organized, but usually things slide for a while and get really disorganized until I no longer know where half my data is and have to use the Search function to find stuff. Ever six months or so I...

24 Aug 07

Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy @Perspectives (7131) • Canada 18 Aug 07

After overcoming two eating disorders and a myraid of family, personal and professional challenges I realized that much of what I used to fear never happened. That epiphany started me down a path of personal discovery and...

fear

how to overcome it

is it outeror inner

where does it come from

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CatalystDave I too have seen most of my fears dissipated through my spiritual practice and meditation. For a while, I thought I had conquered all of them. Then, I realized those were just surface fears. There was a whole new deeper layer of fears to work through. So I...

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jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 21 Aug 07

One of my cats does lots of naughty things. We don't have rabbits in the area, so she catches birds, mice, rats & lizards. I don't mind the rats & mice, but the birds, & sometimes the lizards, are native & could be endangered....

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CatalystDave Yeah, my cat has brought us 5 sparrows in the last two weeks. Most of the time they're not dead either... a few times he brought them in the house and got feathers everywhere, catching them and then letting them go, just playing. My fiance gets very sad...

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jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 21 Aug 07

This article is very interesting. Lets see how true it is for our Mylot users. here is a clip from the article. "One in four adults read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released...

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CatalystDave I read between 2 to 6 books per week, on a very wide variety of subjects. If I don't have a new book to read, I go back and re-read one of my old ones. :-)

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joshua_w @joshua_w (501) • Malaysia 21 Aug 07

Why do many women find men with "pretty faces" attractive? Pretty face in the sense that they have delicate, "feminine-like" features like fair complexion, wide innocent -looking eyes, finely shaped eyebrows, full and sometimes...

life

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CatalystDave Well I'm a guy, so obviously I can't speak for women at all. However, when I ready your post, a few thoughts came to mind. 1) In ancient times, a large and masculine man was considered attractive, as he was most likely a better provider and protector....

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zabawaus @zabawaus (1730) • United States 21 Aug 07

Here i am opening the same discussion i opened yesterday and there is only one response. But there are hundred responses about lipstick color or shoe size. At least you can say a word about your idea so that we can keep this...

massacre seals

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CatalystDave All we can do is exactly what you're doing; raise awareness, and make better choices. Personally I have never bought fur, and I never will. My fiance likewise refuses to buy real fur products. As was mentioned earlier, it's the people that buy these products...

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Buggheart @Buggheart (445) • United States 21 Aug 07

OK so last night I had dinner with a good friend who is here on business for a few weeks. We work together and had a heck of a day at work and went out for drinks and dinner afterward to talk about the day and feed our...

cell phone

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CatalystDave I used to be a huge talker, and probably guilty of something similar to what you describe. Then I worked a couple of jobs that entailed talking on the phone CONSTANTLY, and that cured me PDQ. Now it's, "Hi baby. Yes baby. Love you baby. Bye!" :-) By the way...

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Buggheart @Buggheart (445) • United States 21 Aug 07

OK so last night I had dinner with a good friend who is here on business for a few weeks. We work together and had a heck of a day at work and went out for drinks and dinner afterward to talk about the day and feed our...

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CatalystDave Personally, I used to be a huge talker, and probably guilty of what you've described... then I did a few jobs that entailed talking on the phone CONSTANTLY, and that cured me right quick. Now it's "Hi baby. Yes baby. Love you baby. Bye!" :-) By the way...

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damdam28 @damdam28 (4) • United States 11 Aug 07

I want to buy a laptop soon out of my much hard earned money {from MyLot :)) )and so want to get the best answer from you regarding the choice of the brand like HP,Dell,IBM,Toshiba,Sony etc.I want your expert advice on this...

which laptop is betteribm

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CatalystDave Hi damdam28, I used to sell laptop (notebook) computers for a living, and I learned a fair bit about the various brands. There are a few things to consider before buying a notebook. I always asked the same two questions when someone came into the store:...

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CatalystDave @CatalystDave (19) • Canada 20 Aug 07

Anyone else affectionately consider their computer to be their brain? Personally, if it's not in an email, or a directory, or a bookmark, or a doc file somewhere, I probably won't remember it. My computer is divided into two...

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Malyck @Malyck (3425) • Australia 20 Aug 07

Which medium do you generally prefer to use for writing? What benefits do you find in this? If I'm doing an assignment for school, I rather use my laptop, But for my poetry and hobby-writing, I prefer the ol' pen and...

people

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CatalystDave I'm very much the same. I carry a small notepad and pen with me everywhere, so I won't forget those little thoughts or inspirations that come through-out the day, but if I don't take those notes to the computer every once in a while, nothing ever really gets...

20 Aug 07

sunshinecup @sunshinecup (7871) 20 Aug 07

Hey I am tired of the negative energy aren’t you? So I have decided to send out some good karma, positive energy and wonderful vibrations to those in need of it. So here it goes... ??*Twing* ?? *Twing* ?? *Twing*?? Yeah it...

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CatalystDave OWW! Your good vibes just got me in the eye! Gah! *grin* ...just kidding of course. Thanks for the warm fuzzies! Personally, when I need to cheer up, there's a few things I do. If possible, I meditate. If not, I have what I call a "Mime Freak-out" - act...

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ranitam22 @ranitam22 (1146) • United States 19 Aug 07

I had a co worker who was a bit of a talker. It didn't matter what the conversation was they always had a similar situation or had something to say. At times I would go home with headaches from the constant running of the mouth....

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CatalystDave I used to work in a call center for a local telephone provider. I had two co-workers who were just as you describe. The most irritating part was, it was our job to answer phone calls, yet they would often completely ignore the fact that I was already on a...

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