Scholera

@Scholera (56)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England • Age 67

Joined myLot 13 years ago

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Totally Frustrated

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (319789) • 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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Double Standards Alive and Well in Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367708) • 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.

25 Nov 15

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It's Been a Busy Two Days......

Tammy @tammys85 (30725) • 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.

25 Nov 15

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The Shopping Hysteria is starting now..

Marja @buenavida (9984) • 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...

25 Nov 15

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Full Moon Myths

Anna @LadyDuck (489245) • Italy 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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november

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

24 Nov 15

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Have you started Christmas shopping yet?

Susan @HazySue (39265) • 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.

24 Nov 15

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Well Done Nano Writers

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44986) • 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...

nano

creative writing

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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...

24 Nov 15

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Why MyLot should be 'OurLot' – or why are some users all 'take' and no 'give'?

Boingboing @boiboing (13152) • 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.

24 Nov 15

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MyLot friends please…Do you really need to write 13 posts in 30 minutes?

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • 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.

24 Nov 15

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Slurp or is it Slurping …Whatever it is… it’s annoying

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 18 Nov 15

As I sit at the dinner table trying to eat my food in the background, I hear slurp…slurp…slurp. This constant irritating noise keeps ringing in my ears. What could it be? OH my god it is a person slurping his food. Slurp here...

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Scholera I agree with you that slurping food is an annoyance, but I recently came across this gem of a saying: Never trust a man who doesn't slurp his soup. I don't know why, like :D

21 Nov 15

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Spiderman – An Overview And Celebration

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44986) • Preston, England 20 Nov 15

1962 After five movies, numerous cartoons, a catchy theme tune to which most kids add very rude lyrics, and a dreadful live action TV series from the 1970’s that the World ought to forget existed, it’s hard to imagine that...

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Scholera I too was captivated by the web-spinner as a child. There was a shop near where I lived that had hundreds of these comics for sale. I still have several early issues of Spiderman, including both copies of a two-part story (Nos 26 & 27 from 1965) featuring the...

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Smile!

Lucy Leyshon @RaineLockheart (219) 17 Nov 15

If you look on any social networking website for as little as a couple of minutes, as long as you have a some young women on your friend list, you will undoubtedly see a photo of one of them doing what is now commonly known as...

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Scholera *smiles* :)

17 Nov 15

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Apparition Spotted In UK Hospital!

JENNY ARCHER @bookbar (1609) • Sudbury, England 16 Nov 15

An apparition or spectre of possibly a Doctor in an old British hospital,was spotted and photographed in the 1990's, reportedly, shortly after the old Poole Hospital sanatorium was closed down for good, in 1989. The pic above...

haunted

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Scholera Whatever it is, that is one creepy photo.

17 Nov 15

Bubblews .... it wasn't my fault !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6724) • United Kingdom 16 Nov 15

Yesturday I posted about what was seemingly the end of Bubblews site. Today it is all over the media.... Yes .... it has gone ! I just wanted to say .....It wasn't my fault ! lol. As many of us on here were on that site we...

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Scholera I had about $39 in my bank, but it had been there for over a year as I quit posting in Bubblews ages ago. So I lost that, but there wasn't enough for a payout anyway so I'm not concerned.

17 Nov 15

The Irony of it All -- Welcome (or Welcome Back) to all the Bubblers

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 16 Nov 15

I'm seeing more and more new members here and old members returning since the fall of Bubblews. Many anticipated that and came back before it actually fell. I find it amusing. After the old myLot stopped paying, there was a...

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Scholera I'm ex-Bubblews, but I hadn't posted there in over a year. I see the site is now inaccessible, and my old posts come up as Error 404. I hadn't been with MyLot long when it disappeared, but I'm glad it's back up - I like it here.

16 Nov 15

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Working at home makes you lazy

shalloo @shalloo (65) • United Arab Emirates 22 Nov 12

What i think is that working at home makes you lazy and dum,You can't learn new things like facing new people,public dealing,public interests and other things,40 percent of heart diseases are caused by sitting at one place for...

working at home lazy dum heart diseases

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Scholera I worked from home a few years ago and it had its plus and minus factors. No commuting meant I could be at my desk straight after breakfast, but once there I had to resist distractions like online games, Quincy ME on the TV, and even going back to bed. The...

23 Nov 12

Countdown until the end of life

hoseasmate @hoseasmate (720) • United States 21 Nov 12

Well the countdown has begun. I am watching a news special on the end of the world scheduled for December 21, 2012. The Mayan calendar is the theme and the narrator is exploring all the possibilities for the end. From a meteor...

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Scholera Well I'm sold. Instead of paying my rent this month, I'm going to hold an End of the World party, with lots of vodka, unhealthy food and REM's It's the End of the World as We Know it on a loop. But even better, I made a bet with a friend that the world will...

22 Nov 12

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What is this "thing"?

nicanorr @nicanorr (1789) • Philippines 22 Nov 12

Please look at the picture. What is it? Fruit? Vegetable? Why? How should I cook it, so everybody would love and like to eat it often. Any good it will bring to the body when eaten. Please respond!

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Scholera It is an eggplant, although it is more commonly called an aubergine where I live (UK). It has a pretty bland taste, but it does absorb flavour well. Although eggplant is used in savoury dishes (such as ratatoullle, curry and the Greek dish moussaka), it holds...

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Christmas is coming!

Lucy Leyshon @RaineLockheart (219) 21 Nov 12

Some people aren't very fond of christmas so if that is the case for anyone reading this, I'm sorry for reminding you! Haha But I was just wondering what everyone looks forward to the most about Christmas. For me, it has to be...

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Scholera Christmas is fine as long as it's kept low-key until the back end of November - and this year hasn't been too bad. When we have blanket Christmas TV ads from mid-October, it becomes a little wearing. Oh,and Happy Christmas, Raine ;)

22 Nov 12