J.N.R Dutton

@jnrdutton (3428)

United States

Joined myLot 7 years ago

Husband, father,poet, independent journalist, multimedia artist, all around creative soul, and so much more. Any questions or art suggestions welcome.

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J.N.R Dutton's Responses

Never Stop Dating...

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 3 Mar

A lot of people are baffled when I tell them we been together since 16 years old, Twenty years later we are both still madly in love with each other and our three children. There really isn't a secret, but I did get this advice...

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J.N.R Dutton Can definitely vouch for this being sound advice.

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I ain’t as good as I once was (or am I?)

Amber @AmbiePam (114804) • United States 1 Mar

I had this blueberry goat cheese once when I was with my late grandmother, maybe fifteen years ago. We had talked about neither of us had tried goat cheese. We saw this blueberry goat cheese, and gave it a go. It was absolutely...

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J.N.R Dutton I don't know that I'm as culinarily adventurous as you. I don't know that I'd even be willing to try goat cheese,much less a blueberry one. With that said, some things I still like immensely from years ago, but I can't say my taste buds have never changed to...

2 Mar

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Game Review: Powerwash Simulator

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (87271) • Rupert, Idaho 27 Feb

Hello everyone, I thought I would share something different today. What is that? Well as you can tell by the title, a game review. This game is a simulator game called powerwash simulator. It can be played on PC, as well as...

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J.N.R Dutton Washing the cats would be hilarious.

2 Mar

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More snow on top of more snow...

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 25 Feb

This winter really is kicking my butt, between all the snow I had to shovel last weekend and the next storm of 14-18 inches coming next week. Then this morning on the way into work we got slammed with another 3 inches of snow on...

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J.N.R Dutton Winters where I am get stupid brutal too, so I can totally empathize. Started referring to snow as sky snot for a reason, and a $400+ heating bill is mind blowing.

2 Mar

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Poetry Time: Till The End of Time

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (87271) • Rupert, Idaho 11 Feb

Hello everybody, how are you all doing? I know I have been on a poetry kick lately and I am back again. I hope one of these times it will be a new poem that I share...but until then I hope you enjoy all my old ones. This one...

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26 Feb

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Poetry Time: In Amidst A Dream

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (87271) • Rupert, Idaho 17 Feb

Hello once again everyone, how you are all doing? I thought I would share another poem. I know it is has been a few days, but it was a busy weekend. This poem was written back when my husband and I were in a long distance...

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J.N.R Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 Aww, I don't know that I ever read this one before, and knowing our longing to be together face to face again inspired it is beautiful. Love you, Precious.

26 Feb

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WARNING: Distressing Discussion

Four Walls @FourWalls (83850) • United States 24 Feb

What? You’re looking at the photo of that fine silverware and thinking what can be distressing about it? The silverware belonged to Adolf Hitler. Never in a million years would I have ever expected to go to a little museum in...

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alabama travel

aliceville pow museum

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J.N.R Dutton Well, the silverware can't help who owned it. Don't know what to say beyond that.

26 Feb

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More Poetry: Hidden in the Dark

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (87271) • Rupert, Idaho 25 Feb

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I thought I would share another poem. I haven't shared any in a couple of days. Actually more like a week. Just hadn't felt like sharing anything. So here is another old poem - another...

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J.N.R Dutton I don't know exactly what to feel about this one, I do hope you get back to writing more fresh poems soon.

26 Feb

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Strange Lunch Outing

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (87271) • Rupert, Idaho 18 Dec

Hey everyone, how are you all doing? We (me and my husband) went out to lunch at one of our local favorites because it had been quite a while since we had been there. If you try to go on a Friday, you may not even get in...

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J.N.R Dutton That was admittedly a weird experience. Hopefully it was a one off this Winter!

21 Dec

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Loving My New PC setup!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 16 Dec

For those who know me I'm an avid gamer and enjoy technology like a kid so this year as a Christmas gift to myself, I decided to buy myself a work/gaming monitor. All my devices are Apple so it was very tricky finding the perfect...

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J.N.R Dutton That price tag is steep, but if you can use it for work and your gaming then worthwhile.

19 Dec

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My Coffee Deal Broken Down

Jim Bauer @porwest (111869) • United States 3 Nov

It's no secret to anyone who drinks coffee—prices have shot up recently. Even the bargain bin option—Walmart's Great Value—has been running nearly $14 for a 40.3 ounce can last I checked. [i]That's $5.56 per...

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J.N.R Dutton I don't really know that I've gotten a deal lately.

4 Nov

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Cajun Chicken Deluxe Salad for lunch today

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 3 Nov

Today I decided to go with something healthy for lunch. My boss decided to treat the branch here at United Rentals to a free lunch. I chose the Rocco's Bethel Deluxe salad made of fresh mixed greens, grilled Cajun chicken,...

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J.N.R Dutton That looks good, no idea what I'm eating for lunch yet.

4 Nov

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Fall Poem by Me

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 3 Nov

Thanks J.N.R Dutton for the inspiration, here goes my fall poem! Dear Autumn, Welcome abroad my dear fall friend, look forward to Turkey with Family & Friends, As the leaves change and fall away, I look forward to it all...

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J.N.R Dutton For just getting back into it, pretty good. Poetry is like a muscle,the more you practice it, the stronger you get at it.

3 Nov

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Does this sound good?

Amber @AmbiePam (114804) • United States 2 Nov

City Bites (primarily a sandwich shop) is offering a Thanksgiving baked potato. A huge potato topped with turkey, stuffing, gravy, and a side of cranberry sauce. I’m not sure I could do the gravy on it. I realize we put gravy on...

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J.N.R Dutton If it was sausage gravy, and no stuffing I'd be all over that!

3 Nov

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Giving Yourself a Shot

Amber @AmbiePam (114804) • United States 29 Oct

Can you give yourself a shot? Needles don’t bother me, and when I was about 14, over the counter migraine meds quit working on me (I’ve had migraines since I was 8). So, at the time, insurance covered migraine shots. I was too...

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J.N.R Dutton I could never give myself an injection, I don't know how diabetics and other ill people (or for that matter even heroin addicts) can stand it.

1 Nov

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Birthday Vibes!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 29 Oct

I had a great weekend overall with my sister surpising me here in CT all way from North Carolina. My mom ended up flying her in as my birthday surprise. We had a great evening full of margarita cocktails, good food and...

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J.N.R Dutton Glad you had a good birthday

30 Oct

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How long do your phone calls go?

Amber @AmbiePam (114804) • United States 21 Oct

I talked to my 14 year old niece a long time today via FaceTime. She wants to come up and stay with me a few days, but I don’t think my sister wants her staying at my apartment complex. And my dad said he doesn’t have the energy...

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J.N.R Dutton I talk to my mom on calls pretty regularly, about an hour at a time. Other people, not as much.

21 Oct

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Something Sweet

Amber @AmbiePam (114804) • United States 18 Oct

Did you ever play that game “Would You Rather” when you were kids? For instance, someone says would you rather be a principal or a stay at home parent? Questions like that, and most are far fetched because it’s children asking the...

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J.N.R Dutton Yes I've played that, and there's also a really jacked up movie where the game takes a dark turn.

18 Oct

My Forever Date!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (17220) • Torrington, Connecticut 3 Sep

Its crazy to think that iv been with my wife since we were in high school and now our kids are in High School. 18 Years later and I couldn't be happier, me and my wife since we first started dating go on date nights at least once...

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J.N.R Dutton Congratulations!

18 Oct

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If you get a Christmas card from me this year….

Amber @AmbiePam (114804) • United States 14 Oct

A few of you may remember last Christmas someone from the post office stole my Christmas cards (the post office admitted this when 3 months later they brought them to my front door all opened with just one envelope). Why? Well, if...

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J.N.R Dutton Crazy that someone stole them, and that they're treated like packages.

16 Oct

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