The Horse

@TheHorse (237825)

Walnut Creek, California

Joined myLot 11 years ago

I am a native Midwesterner living in California. I am a psychologist by trade, but my main passions are music and things that make music.

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Wow, now two long trips to take

snowy @snowy22315 (207679) • United States 22h

My cousin contacted me about an 80th birthday party for my Aunt on August 2. She needed some more phone numbers which I supplied. I told her I will try to make it, but of course I have the Chicago trip in September I should be...

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The Horse For some reason,I cannot respond to your comment on that post about helping an older stranger. Of course we should help someone when we can!

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I couldn't resist!

Fleur @Fleura (34799) • United Kingdom 18 May

A post by @TheHorse just brought this to mind. Years ago, our boss retired and her next-in-line took over. He had basically been waiting in the shadows for this opportunity for years and when it came it all went to his head. He...

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The Horse And you kept your job?

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5/17/26 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (221189) • United States 18 May

I don't know what I'm going to do about my shoulders. I am in such pain; and I'm limited in range of motion. It's difficult for me to brush my teeth, get out of my chair and type on the computer. I hate having to keep taking...

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The Horse I have rotator cuff Issues, but the day-to-day pain is not that bad.

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What on earth is a bed party?

DianneN @DianneN (254949) • United States 17 May

I thought a bed party was another name for a sleepover when my granddaughter told me she had been so busy with bed parties. But I was wrong! She had hers last Saturday, which I went to and was blown away! It’s a party thrown by...

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The Horse I had never heard of such a thing!

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Sausage and mash for tea.....

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10876) • United Kingdom 18 May

So, as you know, today it is my Moms Birthday ....Thank you to everyone that have sent messages for her....I do pass them all on to her. So The Mister has had to go to work, but I have come round to spend the day with her. She...

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The Horse English muffin with butter and maple syrup. And tea.

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Heat-Wave Monday

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (90604) • United States 18 May

Happy Monday Everyone! it's a sunny and hot day here today. Looks like we're in for a few days of very warm weather and then it will go back to cooler temperatures and days of some rain., With the upcoming holiday weekend (next...

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The Horse It is warm here, and also quite windy. I am "breaking in" the speakers I just restored.

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Travel Ireland

Thelma @thelme55 (79031) • Germany 18 May

Hello everyone! I am back from my travel to Republic of Ireland. I stayed only for a week but didn’t have time to be here on Mylot because I had to prepare my husbands‘ 70th birthday party with our friends. You know, the...

travel

republic of ireland

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The Horse Look forward to your ramblings.

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Hello, again, myLot!

Stacey @xstitcher (38829) • Petaluma, California 18 May

I had texted in the group chat and to work plus my boss's assistant, about me still not feeling well but I could come in if they needed me. (I'm sure part of my still not feeling well is that I haven't been resting the whole time,...

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The Horse I hope you feel better soon. I have the day off from work today, but I have music practice this afternoon.

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Got it done.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84397) • Daytona Beach, Florida 15 May

I didn't wait nearly as long this time, but the dishwasher has been run. It's in the drying cycle now and I've disconnected it from the sink so the hoses can drain and dry.It'll take half an hour before it start to cool down a...

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The Horse I will be dong dishes soon as well.

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I guess he wanted to use a plate

snowy @snowy22315 (207679) • United States 17 May

Pets can be so funny sometimes. Nico took a few pieces of food out of his dish brought them over to a piece of cardboard on the floor and ate them off of that... It was so silly. I have also seen him take some pieces...

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The Horse When I give Kitty dry food, she sometimes sits atop my guitar amplifier and stares at it. I remind her that wet food comes later in the day.

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Fun Time

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (134595) • Marion, Ohio 16 May

With the girls. We had a great lunch. It was good to catch up with them. After lunch we went to Lowe's and I got some seeds, a rose bush and a venus flytrap. I now have the rose bush and my buckeye tree planted. I also finally...

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The Horse Venus fly trap. Should be fun.

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Did a few things backwards.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84397) • Daytona Beach, Florida 16 May

George took me out to pick up some things, because he realized I can make milkshakes at home. He kept asking me things, trying to make sure we didn't forget anything. Normally we start in the Pharmecy and home goods section,...

george

random thoughts

shopping adventure

doing things differently

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The Horse Milkshakes. Good.

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The heat in my city has paralyzed work

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18199) • Raurkela, India 29 Apr

The heat in my city Rourkela forced the government to close schools and colleges but a government aided law college president refuses to start a morning shift office. This is totally inhuman. The higher education department and...

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The Horse What is the temperature there?

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The Origin of the "Trick-or-Treating" Tradition

Anna @LadyDuck (500864) • Italy 22 Oct

Most of myLot members surely know that "trick-or-treating" is a Halloween tradition in which children go door-to-door and recite the phrase to receive candy. This tradition, called "souling", dates back to the...

halloween

tric or treat

traditions

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The Horse I wish more kids still did it here.

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Special lunch for Moms Birthday.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (10876) • United Kingdom 15 May

So, Moms Birthday is on the 18th … a Monday. Not good as The Mister will be away at work. So, we are having a special lunch at our house on Sunday. By special request I am doing a prawn cocktail…..then a steak meal, rosemary...

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The Horse Perhaps steak and twice baked potato with Caesar salad on the side.

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My Butt Hurts

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (134595) • Marion, Ohio 14 May

I know you don't want to hear about that. But you are going to . I got the dirt from one of the barn stalls. I broke the dirt loose then sat down to crumble it into my buckets. All of the up and down reminded me that...

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The Horse Yeppers. My lower back and upper butt hurt quite often. I need to be better about stretching.

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365 Days of Photos - Day 16

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (88999) • Rupert, Idaho 11 May

Good evening everyone, how are you all doing? Been a quiet day here, but some days I get in a mood where I don't want to do things lol. So I am also late on sharing this. I'll try to keep up the series. Not much to share...

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The Horse Cool photo!

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Busy, Cool, Productive

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (134595) • Marion, Ohio 13 May

The only time I got to relax a bit was at the lunch. After that we were on the go and busy. The lunch wasn't that good. I just didn't really like what they had today. But the company was good. After lunch we went to town and got...

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The Horse My green beans are already in. But I think I need larger planters for everything.

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Selling the house

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (51813) • Staten Island, New York 5 May

A photographer is coming tonight to take the pictures of the house (inside and outside) and then the house will be put on the market. I have a feeling that the house will not take a long time to sell. But at the same time, I...

selling the house

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The Horse Hope you find a good place.

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Greetings from Dominican Republic

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (53) • United States 12 May

Hello from the islands Today we’re in puerto plata Dominican Republic. We went to the giant pool city built by the cruise lines. Huge pool with swim up bar and shops and restaurants Got a slight tan for just the two hours we...

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The Horse Sounds like fun. I'll be heading off to work in a few hours. I MAY hit the pool first.

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