Dalane

@Dalane (691)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I hope you find my discussions interesting and informative. Thanks for visiting.

Dalane's Discussions

I've Been Away So Long That I Forgot the Name of This Site!

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 10 Aug 16

I've haven't been here for a while due to a demanding new job, but I wanted to come back. Darn it, I could not think of the name of this site for the life of me. I put some thought into it, but all I could come up with was the...

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How to Speed Up Computer?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 13 Mar 16

I haven't been on MyLot for a couple of weeks. I would like to say that it's because I've been on an extended vacation, but that would be a lie. It's just technical problems with my computer. It's been sooo slow. I find it...

computer

speed up computer

technical

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Winter Is Back!

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 24 Feb 16

Today we will be getting hit with about four or five inches of snow. I love winter, so I'm happy about this. We had such an unseasonably mild winter without much snowfall. Lately the temperatures have been above freezing with a...

snow

winter

spring

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Guess Who the Doctor Is

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 17 Feb 16

Every time I have a doctor's appointment I have to play a little game I call "Guess Who the Doctor Is". I had an appointment and while we were waiting for the doctor to come in, two assistants or nurses came in, took blood...

doctor

blood pressure

heart

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Updating an Old Chair

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 14 Feb 16

Today I updated an old comfy chair to make it look more modern. I had two old comfy chairs with the big rolled arms from 20 years ago. I was going to get rid of them as they looked old-fashioned, and one had a torn arm. On a...

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Sprucing Up Old Furniture

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 13 Feb 16

If you have some nice pieces of wood furniture with a few dings and small scratches on them, there are easy ways to correct these problems. I worked on my furniture today to correct some problems that happened during a move and...

furniture

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Did You See the Movie "Room"? (no spoilers)

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 11 Feb 16

I just saw the movie, "Room". I try to see at least a few of the movies nominated for the Oscars. This one has been nominated for four academy awards-- Best Picture, Director, Best Actress, and Best Writing for an Adapted Screen...

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Anyone Betting on the Super Bowl?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 6 Feb 16

I'm not a big football fan, but I do like to put in a small bet on important games. Occasionally, I will win. For this Super Bowl, I am playing "football squares" in my office. This is where there is a grid of 100 squares--...

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Salt Water for a Sore Throat

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 6 Feb 16

Sometimes the simplest remedies are the best. I came down with a sore throat yesterday and suffered all day. Before I went to bed, I remembered what we used to do when we were young and had a sore throat. We gargled with salt...

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The Movie "The Danish Girl" (no spoilers)

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 28 Jan 16

Every January, I try to see at least few of the movies with Academy Award nominations. I decided to see "The Danish Girl" as it was nominated a few times-- Eddie Redmayne for Best Actor and Alicia Vikander for Best Supporting...

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Do You Like the "You Might Also Like" Section?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 21 Jan 16

On the right side-bar of our posts on myLot is a section called "You Might Also Like". It is a list of ten posts on topics related to the one you just read. Usually, I find something of interest in this section, but it always...

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The Movie "The Revenant" (no spoilers)

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 19 Jan 16

I went to see the movie "The Revenant" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It had gotten several awards already and also has a few Oscar nominations. The movie is about legendary frontiersman, Hugh Glass, who was a guide for fur...

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How to Keep Clothes from Wrinkling in a Suitcase

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 16 Jan 16

Over the years, I have picked up a few tips to help keep packed clothes from wrinkling too much. Here are a few that have worked for me: 1.) Use the plastic from the dry cleaners between items in your suitcase. First I make...

travel

packing

clothes

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Where Did I Put That Darn Cell Phone?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 15 Jan 16

It seems I am always searching for my cell phone in my house. I set it on a table or counter top nearby, then I get up and forget to take it with me. I'm always missing texts or phone calls because of this. I usually end up...

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Your Smartphone Tracks Your Every Move

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 10 Jan 16

I'm sure most of you already know that smartphones track our every move. What's even creepier is that every place you go, when you arrive and how long you stay is on a map on your phone. I recently came across an article that...

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Did I Just Eat Some Bad Chicken?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 9 Jan 16

I bought a ready-made caesar salad with chicken for dinner and am wondering if the chicken was bad. On the first bite, I noticed that the chicken did not taste so good, but not terrible. I thought it was just from part of the...

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Do You Make New Years Resolutions?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 1 Jan 16

Happy New Year fellow myLotters! Are you one of the many people who are making New Years resolutions? I usually do not make them and here's why-- I learned a long time ago that I tend to get swept up in the energy of making...

new years resolutions

goals

birthday

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Why the Economy Tanked in 2008

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 29 Dec 15

I went to see a movie about the true events that lead to the global economic melt-down in 2008 -- The Big Short. I heard that it was going to be one of the Oscar contenders this year. It had some big stars in it-- Christian...

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Driving in an Ice Storm

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 28 Dec 15

The tornado that has recently devastated parts of Texas has effects reaching as far as northern Illinois. All day we had driving ice/rain/snow as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark. Winds were gusting at 50-60- miles...

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I Can't Respond on Someone's Posts. Have I Been Blocked?

Dalane @Dalane (691) • United States 22 Dec 15

I read an interesting post by someone and when I tried to comment, I found that the option to respond was not available when I hovered over that area. At first I thought it was just a glitch in the system. Then today I wanted to...

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