blondbat

@blondbat (503)

United States • Age 61

Joined myLot 18 years ago

www.bibelots.etsy.com

Discussions (61)

blondbat's Discussions

Would you rather buy OOAK or off the rack?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 23 Aug 07

Assuming all else was the same, would you rather buy something that was one of a kind, hand crafted, etc or just something off the shelf, mass produced? I have been spending alot of time in forums on etsy, where I have a shop...

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King of No. Cal Indie Music

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 1 Jul 07

This is a very talented musician that you need to hear! He can't be classified in a certain box, although I have heard him called country rock, indie rock and other things. But decide for...

indie

norther california

King of No. Cal Indie Music

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 1 Jul 07

This is a very talented musician that you need to hear! He can't be classified in a certain box, although I have heard him called country rock, indie rock and other things. But decide for...

listening to music

I need to report a series of nonsensical discussions - what do I do

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 30 Jun 07

i open my email box and a "friend" with enough posts to copy and paste, has started discussions using pasted and completely irrelevant book intro's! WTF - this is not anything for discussion! How do I get those reported?

mylot

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Do You Want to Buy Unique Handmade Items?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 30 Jun 07

There is a great place to find all kinds of unique, handcrafted, quality items for yourself or for gifts www.etsy.com I have a store front here and have made friends with many other sellers...

shopping

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Am I breaking a Commandment because I am not fruitful and multiplying?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 29 Jun 07

This is a natural progression from my last discussion regarding stewardship or dominion over the earth. This is a part of the same verse for the Genesis Commandment. I do not have children. I have never wanted children, I do...

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Take Dominion of or Subdue the Earth-Did we go too far?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 29 Jun 07

Although I was raised a Christian and studied the Bible as a textbook in elementary and junior high, my Bible reading has been spotty at best since. Reading about Jamestown VA and the commemoration of 400 years since the...

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Live Together or Get Married? What would you do?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 28 Jun 07

Although my husband and I have been married for 10 years as of the beginning of June, our inside joke is that I only married him for his medical insurance. In a way it is the truth. When we met, I was struggling thru a divorce,...

living together

marriage

relationships

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What do think is Your best Physical Feature?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 28 Jun 07

Pick one - hair, eyes, a particular part of your body (without being rude or disgusting please) like your arms or legs... If I had to pick, I would say my hair. I am a natural blonde which is a good thing, because if I didn't...

How far would you go to get pregnant?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 27 Jun 07

Personally I can think of no worse words uttered to me than these - "You're pregnant". But admittedly that is me. I am sure there are many, many women all over the world who would think those 2 words the sweetest they could ever...

Did you vote for Bush the last time? Would you vote for him again?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 26 Jun 07

I have never and would never vote for Bush. But during a conversation with my mom, she said friends of hers that had voted for Bush before would not vote for him again, and neither would she! She's a dyed in the wool Republican...

bush

election

politics

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What do you think of the media in your country?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 26 Jun 07

Do you believe that you are getting only what is fit to print? Or do you believe you are getting biased reporting of only a few, if any, of the facts. Although the US has a reasonable reputation for fairly good media coverage...

current events

media

politics

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Are you an "Early Bird" or a "Night Owl"?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 22 Jun 07

I am a confirmed night owl by nature, and that tendency has gotten much worse over the past few months. Since I do have a day job, anything extra I want to do has much less time available. I create and sell bead and wire jewelry,...

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Have you heard of Prayer Shawl Ministry?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 20 Jun 07

Over the past several months, almost everytime I do an internet search for knitting stitches or patterns, the same site link shows up: www.shawlministry.com along with many other related links for individual groups. In case you...

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NOT A SALES PITCH - Do you want to be your own boss?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 4 Jun 07

This is just a question for discussion - I am not selling ANYTHING!If you could be your own boss - would you? What would you do?I have a day job in accounting, but I wish I could make and sell the crafts I do as a hobby full-time....

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$1 million for your favorite charity/cause - who gets it?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 4 Jun 07

This is a toss-up for me. I think I would split it btwn finding a cure for insulin-dependent diabetes and animal protective charities - not PETA. They just rub me the wrong way. How about you? Who would you give the money to?

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What do you think of pastors talking about global warming?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 22 May 07

I was reading a few articles about the death of Rev. Falwell this morning. the good reverend is a discussion or 10 all on his own, so I won't go there now. What I do want to ask is what you think about the trend of religious...

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Has anybody knitted w/fabric in strips?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 21 May 07

I had what I thought was a great idea - knit strips of denim into a small bag or purse. I am within 3 rows of finishing one of my own design in a very chunky (6) yarn and thought I would try it in denim. Also thought about weaving...

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New Poly Clay Focal Beads - What do you think!

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 15 May 07

These are some new *Focal Beads* I made out of polymer clay recently. I seem to do best at imitative techniques. Even when I am not imitating anything in nature LOL I am thinking of putting these in the etsy store, so feedback...

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Adopted? Would you or Have you looked for biological parents?

blondbat @blondbat (503) • United States 11 May 07

I have always known I was adopted for as long as I can remember. There was never any effort made to hide that fact from me. I really didn't even have to put forth much effort to find the court papers pertaining to my adoption, so...

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2 people