mentalutopia

@mentalutopia (7)

United States • Age 52

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Eating out...

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 1 Mar 07

Hubby and I like to eat out occasionally and when we do, we try to do it in the least inexpensive way possible. We do things such as sharing an entree, going for breakfast or lunch instead of dinner, coupons, or discount nights. I...

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mentalutopia We use our Discover card for most of our everyday purchases (groceries, gasoline, some utilities, etc.) so we can earn a cashback bonus of 1-5% on everything. [Don't worry--we pay off the bill every month!). We even bought a used car on Discover and paid it...

1 Mar 07

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My son can't memorize his times table -- help!

sebab315 @sebab315 (108) • Philippines 26 Feb 07

anyone here who can give me advice on how to motivate and help my 8-year old son to memorize his multiplication (times) table? his math was a breeze until multiplication was introduced. i've taught him the concepts & principles....

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mentalutopia There's a neat trick for the 9's. You hold your hands in front of you and for 1x9, fold down your first finger (farthest to the left). You have 9 fingers standing, so 1x9=9. For 2x9, you hold down the second finger only. So you have 1 finger on the left and 8...

27 Feb 07

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Did Your Grandmother Keep Her Needle In A Calander?

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 25 Feb 07

I am always looking for a needle and cant find one when I need it. I have several sewing boxes but the needles are always somewhere else when I need it. I remember my Grandmother used to keep a needle stuck in the calendar. When...

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mentalutopia Someone sent me an adorable needle book as part of a craft exchange. It's a felt house with embroidery, appliques, and beading for the windows, doors, chimney, lanscaping, etc. Inside it has another piece of felt to stick needles through. It the size of the...

27 Feb 07

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If you found a lump under your skin, what would you do?

Chele2k2 @Chele2k2 (241) 26 Feb 07

Would you go to the doctor and seek medical advice? Or would you try to forget it was there and hope it goes away? When I was 16 I found a lump in one of my breast, it was a pretty worrying time. I decided to go to the...

medical examination

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mentalutopia I have found concerning lumps twice--once in my neck and once in a private area. With my neck I was in the doctor's office the next morning. After trips to three different hospitals and blood tests and ultrasound it was determined to be a 1.5" complex cyst in...

27 Feb 07

Where are the touchpad settings in Vista?

skaterx @skaterx (530) • Finland 8 Jan 09

I looked under mouse settings, but I could not find it! It's frustrating because the touchpad is too sensitive, and while typing my palm ends up touching the mousepad and it messes up my typing. I am using a USB mouse, and can...

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mentalutopia I looked under mouse settings, but I could not find it! It's frustrating because the touchpad is too sensitive, and while typing my palm ends up touching the mousepad and it messes up my typing. I am using a USB mouse, and can only find the settings for that....

8 Jan 09