Penfencer

@Penfencer (297)

United States • Age 40

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Discussions (36)

Penfencer's Discussions

Anyone found all 100 exploration cards yet?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 11 Jun 07

I know a few people have managed it since they were introduced, but I was curious is any MyLotters have pulled it off. Personally, I only lack one card...that elusive #19. I think it's the rarest card, so I'm not too worried about...

exodus3000

exploration cards

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What, in your opinion, is the biggest change to hit the internet recently?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 11 Jun 07

Recently meaning with in the past several years, of course. I'd personally have to say the advent of blogging software. Whether or not its been a good change is debatable, but blogs have allowed so many more people to publish...

innovation

internet

web

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Do you ever find it difficult to come up with discussion topics?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 11 Jun 07

I notice that I tend to go through waves. I'll spend days without making a new discussion, then I'll take one day and make a burst of 5-10 discussions all at once. It's probably not the best strategy, but it works well enough for...

discussions

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How many languages do you speak?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 11 Jun 07

I'm sure we'll have a surprisingly high number of bilingual respondents here, given MyLot's fairly international basis, but I'm curious to see how many people here speak more than one language. Personally, I only speak English...

bilingual

languages

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Do you shop for convenience? Or value?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 11 Jun 07

Specifically, I wonder how often MyLotters will pay extra for something because it's more convenient than the cheaper alternative. For example, buying a frozen lasagna rather than buying the separate ingredients (usually the...

convenience

expenses

value

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Do you have a favorite superhero?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

There's something interesting in the idea of a superhero. They are, in many ways, role models, albeit ones with incredible powers. So who's your favorite, if you have one? Personally, I've always been partial to Spiderman.

people

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What's something you and your partner disagree on?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

I think everyone has their own opinions and ideas, and even in close couples, I think idealogical differences arise. So what's something you and your lover/spouse disagree on? Personally, my girlfriend and I haven't found much...

disagreement

ideas

relationships

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What's the hardest decision you've ever had to make?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

If you had to choose one decision, which would you say is the hardest one you've ever had to make? This is a difficult question for me, as I've never really stewed over decisions. I think most of the major decisions in my life,...

life decisions

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How technologically-dependent are you?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

I know I'm really guilty of this. The power went out a few days, and I remember being completely and utterly bored. I found that I didn't have much in the way of activities that didn't require some sort of electrical power or...

power outage

technology

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Would you stop to help a stranded motorist?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

We've all seen them when travelling: a car, broken on the side of the road with the hood up and someone trying to fix it. Have you ever stopped to help any of these people? Or do you usually pass by, expecting that someone else...

helping strangers

stranded

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Have you made any money from a blog?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

I've been reading a number of blogs lately, among them Problogger.net, a blog by Darren Rowse. He talks a lot about monetizing your blogs to make income from them. Personally, I think this is really cool. I haven't made any...

blogging

earn more money

revenue

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If you could change one thing about your body, what would it be?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 14 May 07

I think everyone has something they want to change about their body, even if it's something fairly minor. Whether it be a simple desire to lose a bit of weight or maybe a disease they'd rather do without, what would you choose to...

body image

change

health

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Bottled water or tap water?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 3 May 07

I'm curious to see whether most people drink their water from bottles or whether they drink it from the tap. Personally, I drink bottled water when I can afford it (being a college student, money is tight sometimes), mainly...

bottled

tap

water

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In your opinion, how does President Bush rank compared to other US presidents?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 3 May 07

Do you think he's the greatest president ever? Or the worst? Somewhere in the middle? I wouldn't say I consider him to be one of the worst presidents, but I can't say that I agree with most of his policies, so he ranks fairly...

opinion

president

rank

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Do you ever people-watch?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 1 May 07

I do this all the time. Anytime I'm just sitting in a public place, whether it be a park or a coffee shop or restaurant or something, if I've got some time on my hands with nothing to do, I always find myself watching other...

people

watching

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Do you look down on a site that lacks its own domain name?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 1 May 07

I confess I'm a bit guilty of this. If a site doesn't have it's own domain name, it always ranks a little less highly in my mind. I'm not really sure why this is, especially since several of my favorite sites are simply hosted on...

domain names

sites

subdomains

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What do you use to power your blog?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 1 May 07

I know sites like blogger and livejournal are fairly popular. I personally use Wordpress for all of my blogs, as it's the system I'm most familiar with, but I'm curious what else people use.

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How often do you blog?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 1 May 07

My blogging tends to very, but I try to post at least once a day. Sometimes I'll post 2-3 posts over the course of a single day, and sometimes I'll go almost a week without blogging. I suppose that's one of the virtues of having a...

blogging

frequency

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Would you read a book for its cover art?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 27 Apr 07

I'm really guilty of browsing a bookstore and always picking up the books with the best cover art. All too often, fancy art doesn't necessarily mean it's a good book. Granted, sometimes good books have good cover art too...

books

cover art

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Favorite flavor or brand?

Penfencer @Penfencer (297) • United States 27 Apr 07

Do you have a favorite flavor or brand of coffee? Lately, a lot of the coffee shops I go to (there's about 3-4 around here that I hop into now and again) have been serving a flavor called Jamaican Me Crazy, and I've got to say I'm...

coffee

flavor

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