RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (82412)

Daytona Beach, Florida • Age 67

Joined myLot 10 years ago

New York City is my hometown. I have now relocated from Riga, Latvia to Daytona Beach, Florida along with my cat Sid. I am passionate about poetry and writing.

nothingbutpoetry.wordpress.com

RasmaSandra's Discussions

Three Cheers for the Giant Schnauzer

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 12 Feb

5 year old Monty just won Best Show at the Westminster Kennel Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Way, to go for Monty as he won over six dogs to become the first of his breed as Westminster’s Best in Show as the most...

giant schnauzer monty wins top award

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Finally Disconnecting from Russia

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 9 Feb

There was nothing wrong with the electricity provided but many institutions had archaic systems and often had trouble when new technology was added. Houses particularly out in the country had systems where you could only pray that...

electricity from the eu

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Darwin Frogs Have Froglets

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Feb

Parque Tantauco is a remote part of an island off Chile's coast. Unfortunately, a deadly fungus has threatened the Darwin’s frog species. To preserve the species eleven endangered mal frogs were brought to London Zoo. Even though...

darwins frogs have hope

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Strange Things Are Happening

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 7 Feb

It seemed every day I was reading about plane crashes. Today I also saw a small plane had crashed down and landed on a bus. Almost makes you not want to go outside. Who knows what might land on you? Then in Alaska, we have a plane...

small plane missing in alaska

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Sweden Joins the School Shooting Lineup

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 4 Feb

The shooting occurred at Risbergska School for Adults in Orebro, Sweden. It is a campus also with schools for children. The school is on lockdown after a man in a mask entered and opened fire. Five people were shot and underwent...

sweden school shooting

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A Different Look at Groundhog Day

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 2 Feb

Florida doesn’t need Punxsutawney Phil from PA. They’ve got other animals making predictions. In Cape Coral, they celebrate Ground Owl Day at Pelican Baseball Complex. The city’s official bird makes her prediction. If she sees...

other animals prediction on groundhog day

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Let’s Be Neighborly

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Jan

I was surprised to see the house that was built next to the one I live in with a For Sale sign. If any myLotters want to be my neighbors I can give you the number to call from the sign. Hey, it is a two-story house with a small...

house next door up for sale

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Florida Freezes Over

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 21 Jan

Well, that’s it we’re done for. As much as the saying is “when Hell freezes over” it might include places that have scorching temperatures at some times during the year. So what are we to think now that Florida is freezing over?...

florida freezes over snow expected

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The Danger of Red Dye

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 17 Jan

The things no longer available with synthetic food coloring Red 3 are bright-red Valentine’s Day candy hearts, ice pops in strawberry flavor and yogurt, some maraschino cherries, nutrition shakes, cough syrup, and gummy vitamins....

banning products with red dye 3

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When My Sid Became a Prince

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 11 Jan

A long time ago now I was on a site where I met up with a very talented woman who created amazing artwork. At that time I was posting photos of my cat Sid and she loved seeing them, Then she offered to created a picture of Sid as...

memories of prince sid

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It’s Raining Iguanas

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 7 Jan

With a polar vortex making Florida very frigid, we now have to be careful of falling cold-stunned iguanas from trees. I feel sorry for the poor iguanas. Green iguanas, which are cold-blooded, were introduced to Florida decades...

iguanas stunned by the cold falling from trees

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Be Careful What You Wish For

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 3 Jan

Here I have been saying how I miss having a white Christmas. In Florida we don’t get snow and now I should never have said I missed snow. The Facts: On Friday and Saturday two cold fronts hitting Florida and the second on Jan 8...

polar vortex coming up

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Year of the Wood Snake

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 2 Jan

First of all thinking of who will be in the White House when I read what year it was going to be I had to chuckle. Now back to reality, I think it is interesting to find out what each Chinese symbol for the years is going to be....

year of the wood snake 2025

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What’s Up with the US Army

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 2 Jan

First, the New Orleans incident and the driver was a US Army vet and then the explosion with the Tesla car the guy killed apparently was active duty US Army, Just coincidence?...

funny how both incidents pop up us army

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New Year’s Day Tragedy

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Jan

Practically next door to Florida in New Orleans, Louisiana a Texas man named Shamsud-Din Jabbar was shot by police but not before he crashed his pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year’s Day. In the popular French Quarter...

truck rams into crowd

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Almost Here

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Dec

Wishing you all a shiny New 2025 Year! I am ringing it in with memories and some wine. I have posted a poetic meme about reflections of the past. Whatever you do ring in the New Year with smiles.

new 2025 year

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The Tune Came Into My Mind

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Dec

Somehow I feel that I am kind of scared to see what 2025 serves up. If you remember such a show the theme song of “The Addams Family” came into my mind. I wrote up some lyrics of my own about how I feel to this tune. It’s spooky...

how do you feel about 2025

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Speaking Like Shakespeare

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Dec

Whether English is your native language or not did you know that you might be speaking like Shakespeare? Many of you had to read Shakespeare in school and for you, like for me it probably seemed like Chinese or something. I was...

talking like shakespeare

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Burt Has Gone to Crocodile Heaven

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Dec

Burt became famous having a cameo in the popular movie “Crocodile Dundee”. He lived to the ripe old age of 90 and died over the weekend at the Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia. Till the end he was a confirmed...

burt the crocodile from crocodile dundee

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Have a No Beans Christmas

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (82412) • Daytona Beach, Florida 21 Dec

With all the bad news in the world what we need are more smiles and laughter. I hope you enjoy this humorous Christmas story I wrote. Santa’s Inspection and No Beans Santa lined up his reindeer for the year-end inspection. They...

no beans at christmas

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