thumperkin

@thumperkin (27)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Is Atheism Wrong?

dravenwriter @dravenwriter (232) 26 Mar 07

There are a few assumptions behind this question that must be clarified. (1) Atheism comes in 2 distinct forms which must be treated separately and (2) "Wrong" is in the eye of the beholder. (1) Broad atheism is basically...

atheism

morality

wrong

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thumperkin My husband is an atheist and I am not, but I am not "religious" either. My husband, who is a physician, leans toward the scientific side of everything and always demands proof. I think religion is based off of superstitions and stories created to explain the...

26 Mar 07

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Engagement Rings

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 22 Mar 07

My daughter's boyfriend plans to give her the engagement ring that's been passed down from his grandmother to his mother, and now to him. I have a friend that's appalled and said she wouldn't take that "old" thing? I think...

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thumperkin No offense to you, but who cares what your friend thinks? As long as your daughter and her fiance are happy with the choice then no one else's opinion matters. A family heirloom may not only have sentimental value, but if it's an antique it may have more...

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Are you a creature of habit?

eeseharden @eeseharden (603) • United States 22 Mar 07

Are there certain things that you do every day maybe even at the same time every day? Or maybe even something that you say all the time? If someone you know well were asked a couple of simple questions about some of your habits,...

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thumperkin I'm more of a creature of habit in the mornings. I do the same things in the same order every morning before work. I have to do it this way because I am NOT a morning person and I need to get my morning ritual done without using a lot of brain power. :)...

22 Mar 07

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Don't bad mouth me

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 22 Mar 07

Years ago my best friend at the time would come to me what all these stories about what people were saying about me. It was a community of people who gossiped a lot. When day I told her that I didn't care what those people...

gossip

inuendos

rumors

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thumperkin I don't believe anything about a person that I haven't learned for myself. And I would defend my friend's name if what was being said about him/her was untrue.

22 Mar 07

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Password management

Rexy_leigh @Rexy_leigh (1189) • Philippines 22 Mar 07

Picking good passwords is an important element of keeping your system safe and your information private. Good passwords are impossible to guess and difficult to crack, but they can also be hard to think up. But what's harder than...

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thumperkin I have three separate passwords. One for e-mail, one for my online financial accounts, and one for everything else (online ordering, myspace, blog, etc). I also make sure my passwords are things even people who know me well couldn't figure out.

22 Mar 07

Do You Have A Fire Extinguisher?

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 22 Mar 07

With the time change just occurring, it is once again time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Have you already put new batteries in? You do have at least one smoke detector don’t you? If...

carbon monoxide detectors

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thumperkin I agree about the importance of fire detectors and extinguishers. I have both in the kitchen and I have a fire detector and a carbon monoxide detector within ten feet of each bedroom. Your home insurance can replace things but not people so it's up to the...

22 Mar 07

oh oh I'm in trouble!

mummymo @mummymo (23706) 21 Mar 07

Got a row of my other half tonight - he is not overly amused cos I've been typing so much since joining mylot that several letters have all but disappeared - told him that it didn't matter too much as I wanted to get one of those...

keyboard

letters

mylot

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thumperkin Perhaps your keyboard isn't your biggest problem right now. If you are spending so much time online that you are neglecting your husband and upsetting him then perhaps you should cut back on Mylot. Family is more important than a computer monitor.

22 Mar 07

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Will you stay in the relationship or go IF....

catcai @catcai (1056) • Philippines 22 Mar 07

ladies...Here is the situation- you have been seeing this guy for quite sometime now say 6 mos, all of a sudden he told you that he got his ex gf pregnant and the pregnancy has been going on for 7 mos now..for some reason the...

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thumperkin If I only had about six months invested in the relationship I probably would end the dating and just be friends with the guy. He would have to be an EXTREMELY special guy in order for me to stay with him. AND he would have to show that he's going to be...

22 Mar 07

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Do you like to go out on your own?

mrsturner @mrsturner (518) • Canada 22 Mar 07

Whether I go to the grocery store, or stop at Wal-Mart I am almost always with my husband. Someone asked me the other day if we have to do everything together. The thing is, I like being with him and the kids and would rather be...

partners

shopping

together

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thumperkin My husband and I pretty much always go out together. By going out I am referring to dining out, going to the movies, hanging out with friends, etc. We do shop together sometimes, but I prefer to do most of my shopping on my own. This is especially true with...

22 Mar 07

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Do you change your lock after losing your key?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 22 Mar 07

I was in the kitchen slurping some native China noodles when the door bell rang. Nope, it wasn't 4am in the morning. It was more like 1pm, lunch time. I put down my chopsticks and waddled to the door like an angry duck. I...

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thumperkin If you are questioning it then it must mean that you are uneasy about the fact there is a key to your home floating around somewhere out there. My suggestion is to definately change the locks that went with the lost keys. You will spend a little money to put...

22 Mar 07

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Abandened Polar Bear Cub to be Killed!

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 22 Mar 07

What would you do in this situation? (3 photos below & my comment) HE'S cute, he's cuddly, and according to some animal rights activist Knut the baby polar bear should die. The three-month-old cub is at the centre of a media...

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thumperkin The Brookefield Zoo in Illinois had the same situation. They had an abandoned polar bear cub which they hand fed when he was very young. As he became a little older they introduced another polar bear for him to hang out with and the other bear basically showed...

22 Mar 07

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Do you pee everyday?

myworld_and_you @myworld_and_you (1223) • Philippines 20 Mar 07

My Dad spends a very long time in our toilet every morning when he wakes up. Before he takes a bath, he pees. While he pees, he reads newspapers. SOmetimes, we tease him but he'd always tell us back that it's a healthy way. Even...

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thumperkin Unless you are extremely dehydrating you will urinate (pee) every day. A man reading while urinating is rare so I'm assuming you didn't mean to discuss urination, but defecation. So to answer THAT question...defecating is very healthy for you. Many diseases...

21 Mar 07

Which household chore do you hate doing the most??

Stephanie5 @Stephanie5 (2946) • United States 20 Mar 07

For me it's LAUNDRY!!! Yuck!!! I don't mind washing and drying, but folding and putting away drives me crazy. I do it constantly, yet, it's never done. Everything I fold ~ the kids just unfold...I hate laundry! And you would...

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thumperkin Ironing is probably on the top of my list. I will toss a shirt in the dryer to fluff out as many wrinkles as I can before I'll iron. Next on my list would be dusting. I've drastically limited my supply of knick knacks so I won't have to dust as much. Since we...

21 Mar 07

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Do you TALK to yourself?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 21 Mar 07

This may sound silly but.. do you talk to yourself? Sometimes, I find that there are 2 voices in my head. It's quite interesting really - they will talk to each other. For those wondering if there is 1 good and 1 bad guy...

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thumperkin I would bet that most people talk to themselves. All it is is voicing your thoughts aloud. I talk and sing to myself a lot while I'm cooking and also when I drive. Saying your thoughts and feelings out loud helps you put them in perspective and can help you...

21 Mar 07

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My husband still keeps his ex-girlfriends letters & photos..Is it ok?

cherinai @cherinai (65) • Philippines 20 Mar 07

My husband kept his ex-girlfriends photos and letters. At first I want to burn those letters and photos.However, I do not read them, its not because I am not interested, I am curious of course, its just because i dont want to...

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thumperkin If he is not dwelling on his past and re-reading the letters and mulling over the photos often then he isn't doing anything that is unhealthy to your relationship. I personally have kept a few photos of each boyfriend I've ever had in a seperate photo album...

21 Mar 07

The age you look

engineous @engineous (396) • Australia 20 Mar 07

Do you ever get told that you look older than you actually are? Or vice-versa? It is amazing how under so much stress, you can age a lot! Perhaps you look younger than your current age. What do you think these reasons are? I know...

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thumperkin I am always told that I look younger than I am. But I have learned that stress does make a difference. When I have a lot of stress I tend to get gray hair. I was in a turbulent relationship and I sprouted my first gray hairs when I was 25. When I had financial...

20 Mar 07