Andre Hartslief

@im2brch (213)

Alberton, South Africa • Age 69

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Web content faces two insuperable problems: obscurity & neglect. To conquer the problems, I write content so search engines can find it and readers like reading

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The Heart Goes On

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 23 Jan

Though skeptics abound claiming life after death is a figment of the imagination, truth be told, the spirit realm cares not what the fallible mind of mortals perceive. One such skeptic, was the late colonel Du Toit in a small town...

spirits spirit energy orbs

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What Is Real Meditation?

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 13 Jan

Besides the upside-down conditions with COVID 19, the U.S. inauguration, lock-down and vaccinations, all of which has stirred up a proverbial "hornets nest" not only in America but clear across the globe, for whatever reasons, we...

living in the moment

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Are You Reaping The Rewards Of Mindfulness?

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 11 Dec

As we are winding down from a topsy-turvy year and the short-temperedness of folks, neighbor against neighbor and often, even family members pitted in mortal combat against each other, I am mindful of the shortage of one human...

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To The Mother Who Doesn't Have A Clue, How To Answer Her Son's Questions About The Meaning Of Life

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 22 Nov

Looking for deeper meaning, trying to find patterns in everything, eager to answer life’s riddles—I believe, it is this curiosity and hunger for knowledge that has gotten us to where we are now as a species. We have built an...

the meaning of life

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Never Ever Trust A Talking Rock...

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 20 Nov

[A young woman is at the edge of insanity and finds the escape she knew was heading her way all along.] As she noticed the rock staring at her she was strangely unsurprised. “Hello,” she said, “my name is Alice.” It was an...

fictional parable

short story social evil

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You Are Better Looking Than You Think You Are

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 2 Nov

Mark Twain wrote that “comparison is the death of joy,” and indeed, we may underestimate our own attractiveness when we compare ourselves to others. Research shows that when we see photographs of very beautiful others, we not only...

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How Blogging Can Change Your Life

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 25 Oct

The statement in the headline may seem bold enough. However, my eldest daughter, who was laid-off in 2018 from an admin kind of job after the company she worked for, closed down. going to numerous job interviews and not getting...

make money with your hobby

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Did You Know About These Pirate Busters?

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 20 Oct

Did you know, that in early-17th-century Ireland, a uniquely organized “pirate alliance” preyed on many ships laden with treasure and cargo throughout the North Atlantic? These Buccaneers met their demise in 1614, following a...

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Is There Anything New Under The Sun?

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 17 Oct

The writer Jonathan Lethem once said that when people call something “original,” nine out of ten times they just don’t know the references or the original sources involved. What a good artist understands is that everything comes...

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DO YOU OWN THE SKILL OF COMPASSION?

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 11 Oct

2020 has been an immensely challenging year, and for most, our support systems and coping mechanisms have been affected. One’s own experience is unique and to that end, we can all benefit from expressions of support and...

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Life Can Change Overnight

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 2 Oct

In response to @fleura, article Re: NIMBYism... Property servitudes and accessways are a tricky subject in South-Africa which is still based on the British Westminster legal system. A long-standing friend made me a wonderful offer...

lost friendship losing life changing

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What Happened To The Internet?

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 2 Oct

What Happened To a Once Clean Internet? I have noticed, that in spite of all my efforts to kill spam on my Internet network, the more I fail at it. Like, you click on a really cool offer then moments later, all these similar...

the internet privacy constitution

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Abandoned Grand Castle Hotel – Closed Overnight (everything left)

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 28 Sep

As you watch the explorer,wander along the dark corridors and eerie rooms around every corner, you might become painfully aware of your neck hurting from checking each new scene as you pass by. This once-grand hotel/resort that...

friar tuck hotel

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Meet Steve Ronin Adventurer Extraordinaire

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 22 Sep

Steve Ronin is an American modern-day adventurer and formidable young still/video photographer. I have been following Steve Ronin's, self, funded international explorations since he started up, about 4 years ago. He is a...

bruce lee mansion

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A LEGENDARY AMERICAN DIES!

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 21 Sep

Brent is gonna need a lot of help in the days and months ahead. How does one replace a unique legend, it's just not done. So many times in the past 149 years, countless potentially perilous situations could have killed the...

american killed

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Serro Gordo Ghost Town- Turning One Of The Mines Into A Lounge

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 20 Sep

In this second part of Ghost Town Living, you'll notice the colorful green blue streak along the ceiling of the tunnel that, is being explored, according to an experienced silversmith, commenter, is a substantial vein of silver...

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A Young Man Buys a Ghost Town near L.A.

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 20 Sep

The man's name is Brent and with his friend Jon, they purchased the former mining town of “Cerro Gordo” this past July 13th (Friday the 13th). Since the Coronavirus outbreak, he moved from Austin, Texas up to their ghost- town and...

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Unbridled Sexual Urges Have The Power To Utterly Manipulate Minds

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 19 Sep

As a retired cop and watching murder mysteries, I have drawn the conclusion that there is no smidgen of decency, or borderline gesture of humanity that can be mustered or triggered in the mind of a sexual predator, as such a mind...

crime against humanity

bereft of feeling

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Two Most Uncertain Things I found In Life, Health and Life

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 19 Sep

After deep deliberation, reading, and tons of soul searching, I have concluded, that these particular two elements, Life itself and health are the most uncertain things in the human experience. Quite literally, no degree of...

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I have not been very active on MyLot so I was curious

Andre Hartslief @im2brch (213) • Alberton, South Africa 3 Sep

Do writers actually get paid for writing etc? I did notice an amount of $1-3080, hence my asking.

mylot activities

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