Jim Bauer

@porwest (110628)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 7 years ago

Just a simple guy with nothing better to do than to waste a little time with my myLot friends. Dabble in some music here and there, and just lead a simple life.

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Jim Bauer's Discussions

Can I Call it a Windfall?

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 19h

I don't remember exactly when it was. A year ago, or maybe two? I'm talking about the Facebook settlement I signed up for. My payment finally arrived in my PayPal account. $35.30. I feel so vindicated. Should I jump for...

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My Coffee Deal Broken Down

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • 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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She'd Need New Glasses for Christmas

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 3 Nov

I remember when I was in the third grade, and at the time, I still firmly believed that Santa Claus was a real person who slid down the chimney with a bag full of toys and reindeer patiently waiting on the roof. You weren't going...

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She Was All Business

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 3 Nov

I understand that when it comes to ordering from a Chinese restaurant, sometimes it's so authentic, it's like the person taking your call on the other end just arrived from the boat yesterday. The woman who took my call had a...

customer service

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You Take Your Wins Where They Come

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 2 Nov

I told you recently that Amazon delivered the goods, and I wasn't talking about an order that showed up at my door. I was talking about the stock jumping $22 a share on Friday. You have to have rewards. It has to mean something....

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Snack of Champions

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 2 Nov

Earlier, my wife and I were working on a little project. We wanted to clean behind and around the dryer since lint sometimes builds up and it has been a while. Lo and behold, as things often go, a simple task turned into a chore...

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Unsummering

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 2 Nov

Okay, that's not a word. I am fully aware of that. But it's pretty much what we will be doing today if all goes well and the weather holds out. It's drizzling a bit at the moment, so we will see. But it's supposed to be a rather...

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Amazon Delivered the Goods

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 1 Nov

No, I didn't order anything from Amazon. Well, not unless you count the Vitamin D and cat food that showed up recently—both courtesy of a $50 gift card from a source I won't name (lest the myLot vampires sniff it out and stake my...

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Happy Halloween, Kinda Sorta

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 31 Oct

Hey, it's Halloween, so why not share something Halloweeny, right? Well, in this case it's a song I wrote back in 2002 and released called 102 Idle Stones. Not really a Halloween song at all. But hey! It's got things...

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About that Nuclear Option

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 31 Oct

President Trump is urging Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster and invoke the so-called "nuclear option" to break the deadlock and reopen the government—an option that has long lingered on the table. Under current...

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Kids Will Be Kids

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 30 Oct

I remember it being my first day of real school. It was Mrs. Moore's class in the first grade. Mrs. Moore came into the classroom and introduced herself and then proceeded to welcome us by giving us each a cupcake, which she...

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Baked Barbecue Chicken Thighs

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 30 Oct

Sometimes I really like the simplicity of baked chicken thighs. That's probably why we eat them so often, despite the real reason being they're good, and you can season them up a few different ways, so it changes things up quite a...

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Probably Running to Schnuck's Today

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 29 Oct

Around here, Schnuck's is the "main" grocery store in town. Some time ago others like Kroger and Shop 'N Save were in the area, but they have since left. The only other "major" grocery store in town is Dierberg's, but I never go...

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I Use Dead Batteries

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 28 Oct

For whatever reason, we tend to use a lot of AA batteries. The remotes take them, and they are used for other things, even in a couple of our clocks. There are a couple in our thermostat. When they are "dead," I keep them instead...

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My Own Mac and Cheese

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 27 Oct

I get mac and cheese really cheap at Ruler. Just 49 cents a box. But I have recently resorted to just going back to making my own. To me it's not that much more expensive, and it's cheesier. So, that's my side for tonight's...

macaroni and cheese

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Happy Halloween from the Desk of Ivan S. Graves

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 26 Oct

It is that time of the year again. The spooky month. Horror. Halloween. I have shared with you my alter ego, or at least one of them. R. P. Kane. And I have shared three of "his" stories here. Short shorts. [i]A...

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12 people

It Pays to Shop

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 26 Oct

Most of the time, when it comes to most items on Amazon, things are more expensive than anywhere else, I find. So, the items I consistently buy are things I have determined are actually valued better. Bacon bits come to...

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Her Car Is About to Look Like Bigfoot

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 26 Oct

I swear, and this is nothing against women—although I am sure I am setting myself up for a massive shellacking here—but holy man, can they fixate on things to the point I think male pattern baldness and shorter life...

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10 people

I Think I Found It

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 26 Oct

Just a short while ago, our dear friend and fellow myLotter, @Looeyville, was going through a bit of a rough spell, banging herself up pretty good, and in one of her posts describing her encounters, I joked to her, "I know what I...

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I'm Simply Asking Why

Jim Bauer @porwest (110628) • United States 25 Oct

This post is not intended to make a statement, but rather to pose a question and note an observance. There are big differences between those things, of course, and so the aim is to discuss and ponder the possible...

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