M. K. Albus

@MKAlubs (455)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Book freak, word freak, nature freak, animal freak, internet freak, food freak. Old geezer spreading love.

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M. K. Albus's Discussions

How Do You Feel About Car Alarms?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 19 Aug 19

Do they annoy you? Do you find it pleasing? Personally, if someone broke into my car and set off the alarm I would run out there and hand them the keys so that they drive it away quickly and I won't have to listen to that awful...

car alarms

noise

annoyances

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New World Record Set in Oman

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 29 Jun 18

I recently read a short news report about a new world record being set. The record was for the highest low temperature ever recorded. Every day we have a high temperature and a low temperature. The high temperature yesterday in...

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How Quickly Do You Shop?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 16 Jun 18

I used to be a fast shopper--that is until recently. Something horrible happened at the local grocery store and I'm a bit bummed out... When doing my grocery shopping I never lollygagged around. I knew where everything I needed...

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My Hands Are Turning Purple!

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 14 Jun 18

When was the last time you ate mulberries? You won't find them at the grocery store. But in my town they are everywhere, growing on hundreds of mulberry trees throughout town. I never pass a mulberry tree in season without...

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Do You Drink Your Tap Water?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 2 Feb 18

If you were to fill a glass with tap water in the town where I live you would not be able to see through the water. It's very cloudy and it has little particles of stuff floating in it. It also smells really bad. The town I live...

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Time To Take Down the Christmas Decorations

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 31 Jan 18

Tomorrow it will be February. If you still have not taken down your Christmas decorations I think it's time you consider doing so. I'm just sayin'.

february

christmas

decorations

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How Often Do You Clap?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 30 Jan 18

Are you an exuberant clapper? Have you ever noticed that babies and infants and toddlers know how to clap their hands without ever being taught? Clapping is a natural human bodily function. It's an expression of joy and...

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Got Any Groundhog Day Plans?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 30 Jan 18

Groundhog Day is quickly approaching. It is by far one of my favorite holidays of the year. This year it will be extra special because of that blue full moon. I've got to work that day so I won't have much time to celebrate but I...

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A Spoon in the Road

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 18 Jan 18

Everyone has heard the old expression, 'A fork in the road." It refers to a situation where we veer off from our usual thinking and actions and take a new direction in life. Well, I was walking down the street yesterday (I do a...

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Boy Sues Mother Over Her Facebook Photos

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 16 Jan 18

Recently, a 16-year-old boy in Italy sued his mother over the photos of him that she was constantly posting on her Facebook account, claiming that those photos were ruining his social life. He won! The court ordered his mother...

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How Often Do You Eat Bison Meat?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 15 Jan 18

I'm not a vegetarian (yet) but I try to go at least two days a week without meat. I plan to eventually go meatless but it would be really hard to give up free range, grass-fed, organic bison meat. The difference between a cow...

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Don't Harass the Cows!

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 8 Jan 18

A bill was just introduced into the state legislature in my state that would make it illegal to harass cows with flying drones. Seriously? I had no idea this was even a problem. But then again I live in town, not out in the...

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Greeting Card Resolution

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 6 Jan 18

I did not send one single solitary Christmas Card out in the mail over the holidays. Thinking even deeper about that, I realized that I had not sent one single solitary greeting card to anyone ALL OF LAST YEAR! For any holiday at...

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Sad News For elephants & Other Endangered Species

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 18 Nov 17

Perhaps you've heard that the Trump administration has lifted the ban on the importation of ivory into the USA. Also trophy body parts of endangered species from trophy hunters. This makes me so sad and mad. It's like Trump is...

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The Absolute Perfect Turkey

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 10 Nov 17

When my mother came to America she wanted to be a good American housewife so she tried to bake a turkey for Thanksgiving. People don't eat turkey where she came from. I'm not sure there are even any turkeys there. So she had to...

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Missing Autumn Already

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 9 Nov 17

Around here where I live Autumn ended very abruptly. This Fall foliage photo from Pixabay reminds me of how much I like Autumn and how things looked like around here just a couple of weeks ago. But then one day we had a ferocious...

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Ingrid Goes West

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 8 Nov 17

I just watched the movie, Ingrid Goes West, and I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't sure what to expect from it. The movie is about a social media stalker who moves to Los Angeles and insinuates herself into the life of an...

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A Harvey and Irma Celebration?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 13 Sep 17

This is one of the freakiest things I've heard of lately. In our town's newspaper yesterday was a story about an elderly couple who recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. While it may not be common for married couples...

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A Good Year For White Pelicans

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 12 Sep 17

When I moved here to the Great Plains almost 7 years ago I was sad because I am now about as far away from a beach and an ocean as I could be. I love the ocean and the beach and the birds that frequent coastal areas. There are...

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Jalapenos For Breakfast

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 11 Sep 17

I'm curious how many people eat jalapenos for breakfast. I do. I'll eat jalapenos with any meal at any time of day. But I'm a hot pepper freak. Actually, jalapenos aren't even my favorite hot chile pepper. My favorite is New...

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