sabbatha

@sabbatha (287)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Short Stories

saffrondreams @saffrondreams (596) • Canada 25 Jan 09

A lot of people read novels and books, but I find that short stories aren't as popular. Why is that? Is it because novels allow you to immerse yourself into a fantasy world, while a short story doesn't? Is it because you grow more...

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sabbatha Actually I'm huge fan of the short story. A well written story is a marvel in it's self. To try to bring depth and plot in such a short form takes true talent. I have a huge collection of anthologies. I collect them. They are the only books I won't trade off....

25 Jan 09

What did you want to be when be when you grow up?

saffrondreams @saffrondreams (596) • Canada 25 Jan 09

When you were young, what did you want to be when you grow up? What kind of people did you admire? What are you now? What kind of person have you turned out to be? Are you happy with how you've turned out? Why or why not?

growing up

happiness

life

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sabbatha I wanted to be an oceanographer for quite a bit, then a writer. I still want to write. Well I do write, just would like to get published some day. But even if I don't, as long as I continue to write, than I'm happy. Even if it's only for me.

25 Jan 09

I sometimes wonder if people making the laws are really stupid or just ignorant

mojcica @mojcica (1511) • Slovenia 21 Oct 08

Im an employer and one of my emloyees just stopped coming to work in the middle of September. Not letting anyone know whats happening or even return a phone call. He just vanished. After I got a hold of his father he told me he...

work

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sabbatha Yeah, that certainly doesn't make sense to me, especially since child support or back taxes can be taken out of a paycheck so why not lost equipment? And in the military if you get in trouble they can take half your paycheck. That isn't even for equipment...

21 Oct 08

how can a poor people help the society?

mrcupid21 @mrcupid21 (200) • Philippines 21 Oct 08

money is not always everything, he can help the society through services that he can do..he can still help clean the sorroundings.. but the thing is, he is just to hungry to help? how can he help if no one helps him? please do...

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sabbatha There's a blog about a homeless guy who cleans up the streets where he lives. He picks up garbage all day to help clean the streets of the city where he lives. People are more apt to help him out because he is helping and not just asking for a hand out. In...

21 Oct 08

How many people get all stressed out?

sunny @sunny69316 (638) • China 21 Sep 08

Hi, There are many people all over the world who get stressed out all the time whether its at home,work,or at school. Sometimes,we need a break from all that stress and just breathe and relax!What do you think about it?

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sabbatha I use to be like that when I was in the navy. I was stressed all the time. Now that I'm out though, even though I'm making way less money, I'm not nearly as stressed. I use to just stress about everything as well. I've learned that there really is only a few...

17 Oct 08

What is worst thing your spouse will do to make you file a divorce?

fatherblogger @fatherblogger (673) • Philippines 20 Sep 08

Divorce is the worst scenario a marriage can encounter. Cheating and abandonment of children are some of the things in my mind that can invite a spouse to file a divorce, or at least legal separation if the former is not...

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sabbatha Actually for me, it's more like I may love him, but sometimes it's not enough. We are going through a rough time with money and he has a large debt of past child support. Most of our marriage I've been the primary one bringing money into the house. My husband...

17 Oct 08

Would you mind my late response?

sunny @sunny69316 (638) • China 15 Oct 08

Hi,my friends, I can receive a lot of discussions from friends.I always read it,some are very interesting and worthy,but,I have to work for the company in the day,so,I only respond your discussins at night! Maybe it is...

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sabbatha No not at all. I don't try to resolve mine right away because you never know when someone might stumble on, or finally get around to responding. Not that you can't respond to something that's been resolved, but I try to give it a bit, so I'm not just giving a...

16 Oct 08

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Guys and girls can't be just friends forever,why?

sunny @sunny69316 (638) • China 4 Oct 08

Hi, Sometimes,guys and girls can work or play together,they are often good friends first,are truly platonic relationship,but it won't keep forever,they always have the line of friendship,can guys and girls be just friends?why?

friends forever

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sabbatha I think that eventually one or the other ends up wanting more than friendship, which is where things go wrong. I think if you are actually friends and then marry someone else though, it's easier to remain friends because you have something to keep you from...

16 Oct 08

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Where have I been???

Rachel D Wentz @camomom (7535) • United States 15 Oct 08

I know, I haven't been responding to some new discussions the last few days but thats because I've been trying to respond to all my friends "no responses". I'm sure I missed some and I'm sorry for that. A few I honestly had no...

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sabbatha That's such a great idea. Think I'll do the same. Question though. What's the best way to find the no response discussions for someone? For some, like me, I'm sure it's easy since I've only started a few anyway. But is the only way to find them is to go...

16 Oct 08

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How Dare You!!!

Rachel D Wentz @camomom (7535) • United States 15 Oct 08

I've worked retail for most of my working life and I hate it when customers go through the express (10 or 20 items or less) checkout. There is a reason for these signs and to have these checkout lanes. It's to make sure that the...

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sabbatha How about the ones that think that they qualify because while they have 40 items, they are ringing them up in seprate orders? 5 in one shot, then 20, then 15? It's all under 20 items, they say. Blah. Whole cart baby, whole cart counts I say!

16 Oct 08

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Well waddya know, we seem to have a NEW idiot on mylot!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 16 Oct 08

Now why should we make the effort to repsond to all these different discussions and embrace the true spirit of mylot if we can cut and paste the same words over and over and over again as replies to other comments in someone...

abuse

idiot

mylot

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sabbatha wow, gone a few days and I this is what I miss. Not sure if I'm happy about that or not. Probably not, since I actually love seeing idiots like that since it just makes me laugh at the stupidity of some people. I'll have to see if I can spot them around while...

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Ah...the joy of choosing my next book to read.

sabbatha @sabbatha (287) • United States 5 Oct 08

I just finished reading "The Darkest Part of the Woods" by Ramsey Campebell. I was a pretty good subtle horror. But the real thrill of finishing a book for me, means it's time to choose which book to read next. I have 105 of them...

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sabbatha Oooh, I love true stories as well. I pretty much read anything but romance novels. Except I will read those gothic novel types which are sort of part ghost/mystery part romance. I actually work at walmart. We've had two code adams since I've worked there. (...

16 Oct 08

House is on tonight and I was wondering...

shell94 @shell94 (990) • Canada 30 Sep 08

who else thinks that the new private eye guy is going to be House's new buddy? The way the show ended last week left me wondering and I think he will be.What are your impressions of what is going to happen with the show now?

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sabbatha I love the new detective. I hope he isn't temporary. I think he's the yin to House's yang. They are very much alike but the dective is sort of like the postive version of house. The end of the last episode with them when he was playing the piano and House was...

11 Oct 08

Thrift stores are not cheap!!

momathome @momathome (474) • Canada 7 Oct 08

I sometimes go to thrift stores for clothing and I find that the prices are not exactly cheap for used things. I bought my son 2 shirts and paid over $30 for them. That is not cheap. I could have bought new for slightly more than...

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sabbatha Wow, that is expensive. Here in Virginia they are still cheap though. For 30 bucks I could walk out of a thrift store with maybe 3 new outfits, a couple of books and maybe some decorations for the house! In fact every time I go to the thrift store lately I...

9 Oct 08

Would you buy a reburbished or used laptop?

wrld_n_harmony @wrld_n_harmony (695) • United States 7 Oct 08

I know that one of the best things we can do for our pocketbook and the environment is to buy things used. Does this also apply to laptop computers? How would you go about finding a *good* used or reburbished laptop?

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sabbatha I don't see a problem with it. Just find a company that guarentees them and maybe has some sort of warrenty on it. We just keeping buying the indivdual parts though to upgrade our computer and add it on ourselves. It's fairly cheap that way as well.

9 Oct 08

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Are you ready if you have a major power outage this winter?

happythoughts @happythoughts (4109) • United States 7 Oct 08

Last winter we had a huge power outage at our home. It was freezing cold outside and we had a huge storm that downed power lines. We had no heat, light, or power for about 18 hours. Our home got down to a chilly 45 degrees. We...

power

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sabbatha Wouldn't matter here. It doesn't get that cold. When I lived in Maine though we lost power a couple of times in the winter, but not for very long. Hubby and I would cuddle together under just about every blanket we owned. lol

9 Oct 08

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How do you prefer your Ramen Noodles?

Lee_Rites @Lee_Rites (845) • United States 8 Oct 08

I just read a discussion about mac and cheese and it got me to thinking about ramen noodles. I have found myself making ramen noodles quite a bit lately because they are cheap. I don't usually make it by the directions. Sometimes...

cheap food

ramen noodles

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sabbatha I love mine with parmasean cheese, or with egg in it like egg drop soup also. My husband like it without most of the water, so it's more like noodles and less like soup. But other than that I haven't tried to do too much with ramen noodles. Might have to try...

9 Oct 08

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In what way(s) are you not frugal?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6430) • Canada 9 Oct 08

Right now, on several boards I've read, there are a lot of people feeling financial pressure - barely making minimums, or having utilities cut off. But people who still have a bit of cushion usually still have one or two...

cushion

picnic

utilities

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sabbatha My guilty indulgence is still going out to eat. I'm trying to break the habit, I really am! I need to for my money's sake and for my waistline's sake. lol Instead of buying new books though, I trade them on paperbackswap.com. It ends up costing about 2.50 a...

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Which is the most illogical question, you have read on mylot ?

preetam9533 @preetam9533 (229) • India 9 Oct 08

Many people say that they are on mylot cause they like it but according to me most of us are here for money. The proof is that many people ask many irrelevant questions just because they want some answers. Such questions are very...

mylot

question

senseless

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sabbatha Well many of them that I find illogical, I don't think they are just posting to post. Most of the ones that confuse me I think it's because of a language barrier. I think they are asking a resonable question, but they aren't sure how to word it in English and...

9 Oct 08

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