Jo Ann

@akalinus (44339)

United States

Joined myLot 11 years ago

I am a freelance writer now living in Florida. I am interested in missionaries, special needs children, writing. I like writing science and animal articles.

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Monday, Monday. Let's hope it's a good one.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (52854) 22 Dec

I had an elderly relative who used to always refer to Monday as ''Blue Monday'' and seemed to dread Mondays in general. She had a stressful job for years; I think that made her dread the beginning of the week. I thought of her...

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Jo Ann This Monday is crazy. We still have to shop and we don't have many decorations up. I don't have cards to send. The cats are acting zoomy as ever but I have no energy.

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Good Morning 12/22

snowy @snowy22315 (200770) • United States 22 Dec

Bright and sunny outside today. I may have to stop using my outlook mail. Microsoft is threatening me, saying I went over my storage limit for email. I have a bad habit of not deleting emails, and I get lots. They want to charge...

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Jo Ann I think you could delete bad photos and duplicates. You might want to save cherished photos on an outside drive like a thumb drive or an external drive. Do the same with blogs that no longer interest you.

22 Dec

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12/20/25 - Meals & News

LindaOH @LindaOHio (209498) • United States 21 Dec

89 days until spring. Winter solstice is today, 12/21 at 10:03 AM EST...the shortest day of the year. Soon the days will start getting longer again...I can't wait. The PowerBall jackpot is up to $1.6 billion. No winners last...

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Jo Ann Hi, Can't we just skip all that winter stuff and hop right to spring? I am in Florida but it is supposed to be in the 40sF where I am. BRRR!

22 Dec

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Good night, myLot!

Stacey @xstitcher (37273) • Petaluma, California 21 Dec

Nine-oh-three by my computer clock, and time for me to head to bed. Tomorrow I am supposed to be walking the dog again, but right now it's raining pretty good--the little widget in the corner of my computer screen says 60...

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Jo Ann Have a good night. Sorry you have to walk your dog in the cold and rain. He probably doesn't like it either.

22 Dec

Today's fireworks drama, I can't take much more of this.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (52854) 8 Jul

We have reached way past the ridiculous stage of the booming fireworks at all hours of the day and night. Last night, every time I drifted off, there were booms, again and again. I ran two fans for noise, but the fireworks were...

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Jo Ann Yes to all of the above. They are bored and bored people can be dangerous. They want big excitement and obviously don't care about the noise they make.

11 Jul

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His Tooth Broke

Marie @Tampa_girl7 (54000) • United States 6 Jul

My poor husband broke the bottom part of one of his upper front teeth when he was a teenager. He was swimming and somehow hit it on the concrete pool. It was repaired and lasted until yesterday. I guess after nearly 50 years it...

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Jo Ann I think the universe made a law that if anything unusable happens, it has to be on a weekend.

7 Jul

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Have you ever been the cow's tail?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (368211) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jul

Vince’s brother stayed with us last night. We always enjoy his company and last night was no exception. He always stays overnight if he comes for dinner. That way, we can all enjoy a wine without him having to worry about driving...

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Jo Ann Some days, I am. The others get up and it don't even know. It is a funny expression. I'm glad you had a fun time together.

7 Jul

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Louisiana resident evacuates 14 campers from the floods in Texas

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (116848) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Jul

Emma Foltz who is a senior at Louisiana Tech University (LTU) and is in senior year in college has been a camp counselor at Camp Mystic for three years when she evacuated 14 students at the time of a flooding in Kerr County...

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Jo Ann We are grateful to her for evacuating those little girls. It must have been scary. .

7 Jul

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Gone But Not Forgotten: A Childhood Memory I’d Bring Back Today

Carolyn @CCarolyn (70) • United States 1 Jul

Lately, I’ve been feeling nostalgic and it got me thinking: What’s something from your childhood that you really miss — something you wish still existed today? For me, it’s Saturday morning cartoons. There was something magical...

childhood nostalgic cartoons

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Jo Ann We did not have a TV. I liked to read. Reading opens up new worlds to get lost in. I miss rain on a tin roof and wading in a creek.

2 Jul

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Do you eat the parson's nose?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (368211) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Jul

We all have our favourite meat cuts and, when we have chicken, I like the thigh joint, just abovet the leg/drumstick. I also eat the ‘parson’s/Pope’s/sultan’s nose, which is what you can see in the photo. Edit: I've just realised...

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Jo Ann I don't think I want to eat that, but everyone decide for themselves.

2 Jul

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Elon Musk says he is a 3000 year old time-traveling alien

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (993) 2 Jul

ok, this got me laughing all day but it could be true. The richest man in the world- Elon Musk says he is a 3000 year old alien on time-travel through out planet and he is on a mission to get back to his plant. If he knows how he...

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Jo Ann It would not surprise me if he was a time traveler, an alien, or both. I have often wondered if he was human or a robot.

2 Jul

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First Driving Lesson (Yours?)

Amber @AmbiePam (109109) • United States 27 Jun

Amyra was excited about her first “driving” lesson. That consisted of sitting in their Prius in the almost empty church parking lot going over what all the buttons, levers, and parts of the car were for. So, no actual driving....

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Jo Ann I had to stop driving because my eyes made driving dangerous. I taught one son to drive way back in the 90s. Tried to teach another and he kept taking curves on two wheels. He was terrifying. Told my hubby to take him out next time. He came back and said never...

2 Jul

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What did you have for breakfast this morning?

The Horse @TheHorse (233343) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Jul

I had my second longest day of the week at Guitar Center yesterday. It began with two developmentally delayed students who frustrate me a bit. They are NOT the Autistic kids I have described who have unusual talent in music, and...

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Jo Ann I had a square egg the other day. There is a box of them in the fridge ready to pop into the microwave. I want to see the chicken that laid them.

2 Jul

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What’s the Easiest Way You’ve Made Money Online?

Carolyn @CCarolyn (70) • United States 2 Jul

There are so many ways to make money online, but some are just easier than others. For me, one of the simplest was using a cashback app — I just shopped like normal and got money back without doing anything extra. What about...

money passive income

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Jo Ann I make money from writing but lately, I have not been interested in doing anything. I have a lot of life experience and never run out of ideas. I write real life stuff mixed with imigination.

2 Jul

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Back from the insurance company.

marguicha @marguicha (229619) • Chile 8 Apr

Today Camila came for breakfast (I had a wonderful breakfast for her) and took me to the insurance company so that they would accept that I just paid the copay in spite that their machine could not read my finger tips. My...

tuesday morning

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Jo Ann I think he knew you could not wait in that long line. I am glad that he picked you to work on your problem with the fingerprints. I know fingerprints can change. I have a finger with no lines in the middle. I cut it while opening a can of cat food many years...

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I Am Feeling Helpless

jaishankar @Shivram59 (46362) • India 8 Apr

It is going to be a quarter to 12 at night here. My friends have come. They seem hell bent to spoil my night. I'm gossiping with them; but it's my study time. One of my bad habits is that I can't ignore anybody; can't say to them...

friends study time bad habits ignore realize

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Jo Ann Pretend to fall asleep during the visit. Try to look very tired, yawn a lot, and suggest that you need to get up early in the morning. Will they take a hint?

8 Apr

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What? I Couldn't Believe the Bill!

Jim Bauer @porwest (111806) • United States 8 Apr

It was the strangest thing in the world to me every time it happened, but of course, sometimes strange things do happen. That's just life, right? You just go with it, I guess. Well, until it gets old, of course. So, get this. My...

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Jo Ann I understand your analogy. I partly understand the tariffs. I think Trump will use them as bargaining points to get what he wants.

8 Apr

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What's going on?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (51024) • St. Catharines, Ontario 8 Apr

I just went into the kitchen and saw that the back door was wide open. This is not a simple matter of the wind blowing it open. Because the flannel sheet I drape across the door was neatly pulled aside and hooked up out of the...

cue the twilight zone theme

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Jo Ann In my opinion, you should put up some surveillance cameras in your rooms. Sometimes, another person might be living in your house without you knowing it. I have heard of several cases like that. Maybe you would get a video of them doing something, or you can...

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You’d never get tired of free…

Amber @AmbiePam (109109) • United States 8 Apr

I currently have 14 candles in my living room, including the one pictured. Some of you guys know I get free items in exchange for honest reviews from a few sites (per Mylot rules I won’t mention names). And believe me, they are...

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Jo Ann I sent a review to a famous company. I had a major problem with the supplement I bought. It was opened, and some of the pills were missing. I had to throw it out because I did not know if it had been tampered with. They rejected my review.

8 Apr

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