vmksvmks

@vmksvmks (411)

Canada • Age 94

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Pope John Paul had been wounded in 1982 stabbing

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

I have just read that the late Pope John Paul was wounded by a knife-wielding priest in 1982, a year after he was shot in St Peter's Square, but the injury was kept secret, his former top aide says in a documentary film. It is...

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vmksvmks I may be hallucinating but I remember that incident and i thought it was released to the media the same day I donot remember it being a secret.I am a devout Catholic so i was shaken up by the incident but grateful he was alright Good Luck Have a Great Day You...

19 Oct 08

Laughter is the best medicine

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

Do you agree that laughter is the best medicine? Do you realise that life is too short here that we have to make the best out of it? © ronaldinu 2008

laughter

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vmksvmks Amen and amen what can i say i agree totally with what you say and i guess that is about it Not much can i add to that Good Luck

19 Oct 08

What is the worst thing ,some that is a friend ,has done to you?

blackcatbetty @blackcatbetty (555) • United States 17 Oct 08

My best friend, I considered in grade school , ganged up against me with her other friends and made fun of me to the point of tears. I spent two months at recess alone and was picked on relentlessly . Has a best friend ever done...

friends

hurt

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vmksvmks That is interesting Looking back i never thought of it like this but when i was a kid in elementary school Neal was the school bully and he was my friend and i guess i was protected Like the Untouchables TV Series where the mob wanted money to protect...

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It is that time of year! Halloween oooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

blackcatbetty @blackcatbetty (555) • United States 18 Oct 08

Have you ever had a ghostly experience? I have, one day after I just moved into a new house , I was washing a load of laundry. No one was home ,all my roommates are female. I was going about my business and it was around 2 in...

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vmksvmks Sorry to say i have never experienced that No visions,haunting experiences,halluciation you get it I guess i am just a simple dude with nothing to add to this discussion I am on the fence to really understand or believe it (No offence) but that is me Good...

19 Oct 08

I am listening to Arabic music

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 18 Oct 08

I am listening to Arabic music on the University Radio. I don't know Arabic although I have learned it for five years in school. It is so complicated to write, though some vocabulary is similar to Maltese. Well I am enjoying...

arabic

arabic music

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vmksvmks 95per cent of the music i listen to is the Rock and Roll music of the 1950'5 + along with Country music ..Elvis,the Beattles,Bruce Springsteen etc I only listen to music when I am on the computer Other times the radio is dead sorry to say Good Luck Have a...

19 Oct 08

Would you survive after going bankrupt?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 18 Oct 08

I have just heard that my cousin who is married to a car dealer has gone bankrupt. This means that they had to sell their luxurious car and villa. Instead they had to go and live in a small flat. To save money they eat at my aunt...

bankrupcy

bankrupt

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vmksvmks I guess I would have to say YES INDEED remember there are thousands of bankrupties every year and I guess some make it and other don't Why i guess we will never know Right now October 2008 there will be plenty more here in North America I donot think it will...

19 Oct 08

Why do you put a signature in your post?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 19 Oct 08

I noticed that some of mylotters put a signature at the end of their post. I was asked why I put mine. To put it bluntly to avoid other users from using copying and paste and use my contribution as theirs. I have seen it here...

post

signature

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vmksvmks I do not put a signature at the end of my post because i donot post discussions ...only response thus the 3 rating ...However i think of it like an great artist who at the bottom of his painting signs with his signature As far as Mylot is concernd if they copy...

19 Oct 08

Attending a funeral on my birthday!

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 16 Oct 08

I have attended a funeral on my birthday. Yesterday my colleague's mum passed away suddenly and received a text message that the funeral was going to be held today. Unfortunately another close colleague's father passed away on...

birthday

text message

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vmksvmks I have attended many many funerals and i guess if it was a close member of the family or a dear friend I would likely forget it was my birthday I would be so consumed with grief I would forget it was my birthday However Death and Taxes are a way of life and we...

18 Oct 08

Which romantic song do you like best?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

I like "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams since I do remember about my better half. Which romantic song do you like best?

bryan

bryan adams

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vmksvmks The most romantic song i have every heard was one night when i went to the movies and heard " Love Is a Many Splendid Thing" When i got home i drove 100 miles to Fort Erie and proposed to my girl at 2am Her parents were happy but thought i coukld have come a...

18 Oct 08

Do you switch off television?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

Do you switch off television in order to have quality time with your family? I do believe in quality time talking without the intrusion of television. Do you switch off yours?

television

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vmksvmks It depends on what I am watching In the middle of a hockey game ,basketball game or football and baseball i would mute the TV sound I know these games well enough that i could follow with no sound However donot think that takes all my time I find penty to bond...

18 Oct 08

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Is she a bad pet owner or a bad mother?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

I was reading a post in a dog forum of a child's german sheperd whose mum set his the dog free. After separation from his father, the mother moved in a smaller flat and the dog was not allowed by the landlord. Instead of homing...

bad mother

pet owner

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vmksvmks BAD BAD I would never would do no matter what the worse scenario is i would find a home for the dog and if push ended to my shove I would not move there I knew that is an extreme but having had dogs all my life and now i have 3 chihuahuas They are like family...

18 Oct 08

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Do you call others sugar?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

It seems that a small country in USA, people used to call others sugar especially if they needed a favour out of them. For example "Sugar can you make me a drink?" Do you call others sugar?

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vmksvmks I have heard that term but seldom use it My words of tenderness is Darling,Sweetheart and perhaps Honey I guess the culture of every country has certain nunances that is reserved for their lives Good Luck

18 Oct 08

Is paypal safe?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

A friend of mine sold a pair of shoes to a buyer via Ebay and paypal. Everything went smooth. My friend received the payment after a few days, later on my friend received a positive feedback and that the buyer was pleased with the...

paypal safe

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vmksvmks From you post indeed i would quit Paypal myself but i have been a membre of PayPal for 10 years and never had a problem and i am talking from at $10,000 I mean no offense but i suspect i am missing something Nevertheless I was be furious if this happened to me...

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Would you prefer to marry or cohabitate?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

Would you prefer to marry or cohabitate? Why would you prefer to cohibitate instead of getting married?

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vmksvmks I wouldnot say prefer I say i would marry that is the only way I am from the older generation and that is how i feel In a fantasy i would like to cohibitate and that is anout it But my fantasties never come true so I am safe Good Luck

18 Oct 08

Do you agree with assisted suicide?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Oct 08

A professional player who got paralysed did a suicide with the help of others. Do you agree with assisted suicide? Are they culprit of a homicide?

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vmksvmks Of course I donot agree however i have found out something from medical doctors that certain people no matter why have some chemical imbalance or something chemical that drives them with in their body to do this This particular case I have no idea but that is...

18 Oct 08

What do you have on your work desk?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 14 Oct 08

I have a frame with my son's photo in it. He gave me his photo so I won't forget him when I am at work. What do you have on your work desk?

work desk

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vmksvmks I think that is nice but now that i am retired no need When i active working i had many family pictures in my office and I think that is very common where pictures can be allowed with no problem Good Luck

16 Oct 08