LeVay

@friendlyopinion (77)

United States

Joined myLot 10 years ago

And now for something completely different: The larch. I am amused and intrigued by many subjects...from poetry to politics clean energy to sci-fi fantasy.

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LeVay's Responses

Enjoying Some Time Alone

cherigucchi @cherigucchi (15841) • Philippines 30 Nov 15

Wanting to be alone sometimes does not make someone a loner or someone other people think having a kind of depression. There are moments that we also need our own private space and time. The "me" time is also important for us to...

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LeVay I love being alone, but I also love being with others. A somewhat balanced approach works best for me. I find that I really need that time to recharge, to meditate, to write music, etc. and I miss it if I'm spending too much time with others. I have known...

1 Dec 15

The future of education?

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 1 Dec 15

I'm a great believer in the power of universal education as a remedy - though not a panacea - for many of the world's problems. After all, how can there be any hope of progress or equality when so many can't read or write? How can...

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LeVay Education is vital, it is power, and it is liberation. It can help lift us out of poverty, help us move beyond cultural conditioning, and open vistas of imagination. But also important is a broad educational system that teaches critical thinking, requiring...

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What was I thinking?

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 29 Nov 15

If you've seen my previous post, you'll know it was a writing experiment which didn't turn out quite as planned. Most of the comments it received either missed the point entirely or were cries of confusion. Only two or three...

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LeVay Well, just so you know, I've started looking for your posts specifically when I come on mylots. Even though I'm not here every day. (Just like now, I logged in and checked out what you've been writing.) I'm very glad to have discovered you here! Although...

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Syrian jigsaw

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 28 Nov 15

Beware of anyone, anywhere, who tells you they have a plan for defeating ISIS. Chances are they're trying to sell you something. They do this because it's an easy sell. We all want an end to ISIS, to the conflict in Syria, to...

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LeVay More people really need to understand what you've so eloquently expressed here, and the excellent video you've linked. So many politicians are beating their chests and claiming that they have a "plan" when it's obvious they don't know what they're talking...

28 Nov 15

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Buckets of despair

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 25 Nov 15

"My heart is carrying buckets of despair, I feel like I'm drowning and cannot breathe the air. How does one get here, a place so remote, alone, desolate and barely afloat. My thoughts are mulling over and over again, so muddled...

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LeVay I am very moved by your poem, and I wanted to thank you for sharing something so deeply personal. There is nothing like the feeling of despair and the emptiness of loss...this deep and intense part of the human experience that we all eventually share, and yet...

26 Nov 15

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The Despicable Campaign of Donald Trump

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 25 Nov 15

Donald Trump has run one of the worse campaigns in election history. He is belligerent, self-indulgent, self-absorbed, lying, prejudicial, and despicable. He takes the R in Republican and turns it into the R for Racism. He is...

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LeVay It is indeed sad that this egotistical billionaire is getting so much attention. It kind of makes the USA look like it's full of selfish bullies, racists, and misogynists. He uses the term "politically correct" to cover the fact that he's just a nasty person...

26 Nov 15

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There is such a thing as a free lunch !

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4263) • Oxford, England 12 Nov 15

At least for me today, as I am doing a mystery shop later on this afternoon at a well known food outlet! I have to order a hot drink and some food, which will be paid for and I will earn £4.50 for doing the report on the shop. I...

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LeVay Wow, I guess I'm really out of the loop. I'd heard of becoming a mystery shopper for years, but I assumed that these offers were not real and never looked into it. Now I'm intrigued! It sounds like fun. How did you get started?

13 Nov 15

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Vegetables and Pesticides

S George @shshiju (10342) • Cochin, India 9 Nov 15

The vegetables got from market we believe that it is fresh and natural , but there may chances of chemical substances and pesticides in it. It is dangerous to health. It may cause food infection, serious allergies and other...

food

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LeVay Every year, Environmental Working Group tests commercial produce and releases a list of the veggies/fruits with the least pesticide residue (called the Clean 15) and also those with the most pesticide residue (called the Dirty Dozen plus). Since foods are...

13 Nov 15

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Time to Plant the Strawberries and Tomatoes

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 29 Oct 15

It's Spring here in New Zealand and the temperatures have finally stayed warm enough for more than a week to consider some serious planting. My husband and I went to the garden centre this morning and bought some tomato plants...

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LeVay Ah Spring! Here in the US it is autumn, and we just pulled up our fading tomato plants. I miss summer already. I imagine you will have a beautiful, bountiful garden!

13 Nov 15

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It's all myLot gravy from here...

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45494) • United States 12 Nov 15

This is my first 'normal' month here at myLot. The first half month I didn't do much and didn't earn much. The second month I was here more but still didn't meet the $10. Last month (October) it all added up and I was...

mylot

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LeVay I've only been here for a few days, so that is awesome to hear! It's been interesting seeing the amount in the right corner change (or not), and although I've read the FAQ, I'm still somewhat clueless about how points are accrued. Anyway, great to know...

12 Nov 15

Presidential Elections are.......

AidaLily @AidaLily (1450) • United States 31 Mar 12

Pointless. Before anyone gets all mad and tries to convince me that they aren't read this first... 1.) The president of the united states is like the spokesperson for a name brand company. A spokesperson may have their own...

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LeVay Thank you for posting this! I would partially agree with you, as the United States is really an oligarchy, (government by and for the wealthy class). Of course, the 5-4 decision in Citizens United brought it completely out of the shadows and now the wealthy...

12 Nov 15

elderly inlaws need to go to assisted living but refuse

lolalolacherrycola @lolalolacherrycola (899) • United States 3 Mar 08

My elderly inlaws, both in their 80's, are no longer able to handle their home and daily living needs. My father in law is in the hospital and my mother in law is not able to care for him once he gets discharged. The hospital is...

assisted living

caring for parents

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LeVay My family is in a similar situation. Both parents have health issues, in and out of hospital, and live in a house full of stairs. Plus dad insists on driving, and the whole situation has us nervous. I wondered how to convince my parents to move, but the...

11 Nov 15

waking self while sleeping

cowboyofhell @cowboyofhell (3063) • Philippines 12 Jan 13

Last Saturday I woke myself while dreaming. I shouted at the bully-like image in my dream so I literally wake myself. I yelled so loud that someone thought I was attacked with a knife. It's like 3 or 4 in the morning. It brings me...

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LeVay Something similar happened to me just last week. I was dreaming that I had set up a force-field to keep a stack of boxes piled high, tested it, and began to turn away. (yes, I love science fiction, so a force-field didn't seem weird at all). Suddenly the...

11 Nov 15

Are We Too Late To Save The Environment?

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44986) • Preston, England 2 Oct 15

There are some who claim our impact on the environment through pollution and gas emissions is a scare-mongering hoax or that the Earth is just naturally warming up anyway. I personally tend to veer towards the theoretical 'we are...

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LeVay For the climate refugees whose island villages are already slipping into the sea, this is not a theoretical discussion. I was just reading about the difficulty of moving these families off-island. Imagine seeing the waves come higher every year and finally...

11 Nov 15

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Do you recycle things?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4263) • Oxford, England 10 Nov 15

I am an ardent recycler and very lucky that our local council makes it easy to do so. We have a nice wheeled, lidded bin for cardboard, paper, glass and cans which is collected every two weeks. Alternate weeks a separate bin for...

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LeVay Thank you for that post! I recycle everything that I can, and I'm still learning - some things I'd not thought about before have really started me thinking. For example: how should we dispose of pens that aren't refillable? What about those little plastic...

11 Nov 15

Do you think Bernie Sanders has a shot?

Sherry @norcal (4889) • Franklinton, North Carolina 7 Nov 15

I saw him interviewed by Charlie Rose a few days ago. Sanders was talking about his support for Social Security and social programs, and Charlie said "But that doesn't make you a socialist, lots of people support those things."...

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LeVay Bernie is a Democratic Socialist, and he has proudly worn that label. But Charlie's right, most people don't understand what Democratic Socialism actually is and they don't know that a lot of our most beloved programs are technically "socialist". There has...

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