d_hapke

@d_hapke (165)

United States • Age 48

Joined myLot 18 years ago

With a wing and a prayer...

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can you still study/work while watching television?

secretbear @secretbear (19448) • Philippines 21 Aug 07

I was writing something last night and at the same time I was watching my favorite shows on tv. ^__^ House, M.D. was on tv last night and dr. house made me glued to my seat. LOL it reminded me of my old days when I was still a...

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d_hapke i love to mutli task. i actually can't work (graphic design) unless a soap opera is on!!! my hubby thinks that's crazy. i had a boss the same way. he couldn't work unless a tv was on in background. very understanding huh! as for studying, i usually end up...

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Flea treatment

Gabs @gabs8513 (48686) • United Kingdom 12 May 07

Ok everyone my little Dog Gissi is seriously mad at me and I can not blame him this time as I once again had to be cruel to be kind Gissi has an allergie to Fleas, if he gets them he becomes very Ill so I have to make sure that I...

flea treatment

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d_hapke I responded earlier, but, just wanted to say again, try putting a dish in front of him or somewhere where he has to be in his hind legs and really stretch for it. If it's just out of reach and he's focused on that, maybe he wont notice you doing it. Maybe do...

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How to make a dog obedient?

johnbaby008 @johnbaby008 (54) 28 Aug 07

I tried many ways but in vain. I don't have the mind to beat him. Whenever he wants food he is very obedient but after finishing it he never cares us. Can u suggest any other method other than beating.

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d_hapke What type of breed is it? My shepherd is a very good dog and the shepherd/terrier mix is a pain in the as@. Do they get much exercise? This sounds stupid, but, we have a fenced front yard for the dogs to do their business and they were still peeing and pooping...

28 Aug 07

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Cell phone

azmizea @azmizea (43) • Kuwait 24 Aug 07

I want to buy a cellular phone with all facilities i.e;camera,bluetooth,MP3,Real player etc.Could you please advice me,and which brand (middle east country)

cellular phones

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d_hapke I don't know how this would work for you, but, I just bought a helio ocean phone. It has IM, email from yahoo, hotmail, msn, ms exchange and more, up to 2G storage for mp3 and video playing, 3G wireless internet, bluetooth, stereo bluetooth, up to 4000...

28 Aug 07

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My hubby reset the computer and took it back to the Stone Ages.....

Feona1962 @Feona1962 (7526) • United States 27 Aug 07

Okay, not quite, but It sure does seem like it. Because of this reconfiguration I have lost all of my precious photos..I click on the picture section and a big "X" comes up on my screen and yells at me, saying, "because you were...

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d_hapke Hello Feona. Sorry to hear about that. My parents computer did the same thing. Once my daughter killed our first laptop I started uploading all of my images to a website. I use photobucket.com but there are many more like flickr.com, shutterfly.com and more. I...

28 Aug 07

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YAY !!! Im in the real world.....

Calais @Calais (10893) • Australia 14 Jul 07

I am so excited I cant believe my eyes....I have been stuck on dial up for 2 months..I cannot get broadband here where I am..But I had to apply for satellite broadband, and its here now , set up and working...My eyes are going...

broadband

dial up

internet

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d_hapke Cheers to you! It's always nice to have something silly put a smile on your face! We just replaced our toilet bowl and my days are full of smiles!!! LOL all the best. D

24 Aug 07

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Should girls play computer games?

zlesing @zlesing (487) • China 23 Aug 07

A monent ago, I was playing a computer game. I can say that I'm crazy in that game when I playing. But you know, many people don't agree the girls to play computer games. They think that is the only right to the boys to play...

computer games

girl

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d_hapke I am very sorry to hear that. I was very fortunate. My family emmigrated to america and I was born here. No matter what, my parents tried to give us every opportunity that they did not have since they were raised under communism. Since as young as 6 I remember...

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Does anyone have a helio?

stezieb @stezieb (2182) • United States 24 Oct 06

they are cool and you can check your myspace and stuff. they are a little pricey but i think they are worth it.

helio

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d_hapke did you ever get one? I did and we're kind of dissapointed with it so far. it doesn't sync w/ the mac or PC yet... ouch! we get very bad signal even though their system thinks we get good signal. the plans are competative w/ other plans we have to choose from....

23 Aug 07

The Helio Ocean

reviewamobile @reviewamobile (20) • United States 27 Mar 07

Helio has out done itself again; the Helio Ocean has been added atop Helio's already impressive stable of featuredphones. Most striking, of course, is the dual-slide design with QWERTY in one direction and numeric in the other....

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d_hapke My husband and I are trying the ocean right now. we live in the boonies and we were told we would have full access to all the features. that is why i dropped my contract w/ sprint after 5 years because i could not get service out here. we are only 15 min. from...

23 Aug 07

What do you think about Romania and romanians?

GigiFrana @GigiFrana (114) • Romania 16 Dec 06

What is your main perception about romanians and Romania?

romania

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d_hapke I live in the US and my family is from Romania. I am 1st gen. American. My family wanted us to be 'Americans'. Then they realized Americans have their downside too. So then they wanted us to be 'Romanians'. Wouldn't you be confused. Anyway, I've been there a...

12 Aug 07

Do you know TCM?

smilinglulu @smilinglulu (65) • China 8 Aug 07

I am s student in Anhui College of TCM where many students from different countries study TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine). When I ask them about TCM they say it's mysterious , profound and believed to be effective to some...

health

tcm

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d_hapke Hello Smiling LuLu, I am a little familiar w/ Chinese Medicine. That's what I've heard it called here in the US. We are now starting to call it Alternative Medicine. More specifically it can also be called Eastern Medicine. This is completely my opinion...

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Does anyone have a frugal recipe for egg salad?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 5 Aug 07

We're trying to cut back on expenses, so that we can save money for more important things. And, so I'm doing lots more home cooking. One of our favorite dishes is egg salad. But, I'm kind of bored with the regular variety that...

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d_hapke Yes, my family recipe (I prefer the traditional american way) is make you're egg salad (eggs, mayo, mustard, s&P) then add copped onions, parsely and black olives AND potatoes! It's like egg and potatoe salad. You kind of pick each bite the way you want it....

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Damn ants nests!

rhinoboy @rhinoboy (2129) 2 Aug 07

Has anybody got a sure-fire way to get rid of ants? They're going crazy in my area lately. I think it's because we ahve a lot of paved areas and steps etc where they love to nest underneath. They had a fair size colony right...

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d_hapke My father in law is an exterminator (trust me it suits his personality - you know the guy from Over the Hedge - THats HIM!!!) Anyway, he uses this solution (controlled so call your exterminator). It's made from the Bayer company. It's basically microscopic...

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Cans or bottles

chertsy @chertsy (3798) • United States 2 Aug 07

I just responded to a discussion about glass cups or plastic cups. Well, that made me think about what my husband always complains about. He likes the glass bottles of beer over beer cans because he says he can taste the metal...

beer

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d_hapke OK, I started with the glass or plastic and I'll post there in a minute, but, the beer question is much more fun! Bottle definitely. I think it stays colder, I can't drink very bubbly stuff or I'll get hickups and the bottles have smaller bubbles for some...

3 Aug 07

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tables

artistforsale @artistforsale (17) • United States 19 Mar 07

I have a table made for one of the web sites I administer which has buttons linked to an artists name/indicidual web page. It's all listed alphabetically and right now has 50 buttons. My problem? Every time a new artist joins the...

buttons in a table

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d_hapke are you familiar with the html code for your table? Just go in the html (view split = code and design) and manually copy and paste a blank row before the one you want. That should be all you have to do.

3 Aug 07

How do I stop mosquitos in a small pool?

anam149 @anam149 (11) • United States 1 Aug 07

I have a small pool where mosquitos think it is their own private breeding ground. Bleach works but I need to apply it every few days as we get lots of rain. I just don't know what else to use. Help!

control

insects

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d_hapke I've seen these cakes that you put in ponds to control mosquito. just go to any pond supply site and they should have it. i've heard about the dish soap as well. good luck ;)

2 Aug 07

Why is it that no one treats online students like students?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 2 Aug 07

It seems as though if you go to school online that people fail to grasp the idea that you are really going to school , that you need to study, or that your goals are as important to you and your degree is as a valid to you as that...

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d_hapke I started out at a brick and mortar and had to leave due to finances and the ability to have a little too much fun... ooops. Anyway, now I want to finish a degree and my only option due to 3 kids and a remote location is online school. i had to do a lot of...

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can love be forgotten and retrieved?

ifinallyfoundmybaby @ifinallyfoundmybaby (1742) • Philippines 28 Jul 07

in the story the notebook, as far as i understand the story, they love, almost gave up. and continued their love, so as starting a family. yers have passed they've gotten old and the girl had an amnesia. the guy loved the girl so...

love

the notebook

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d_hapke my husband and i kind of share the same story. we were high school sweethearts and went to college near each other. then, my familly lost their home and i lived with his family for a while. i moved out because i felt 'smothered' by my husband. i went on in...

2 Aug 07

how to potty train your kids?

funkymummy @funkymummy (55) • Malaysia 2 Aug 07

i have a 3 years old son. i already started to potty train him since he was 2 and a half. he doesn't have any problem when he wants to wee wee. the problem is he doesn't like to 'pupu' inside the toilet. he wants to wear the...

kids

potty train

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d_hapke funky, my nephew is the same way. he's 3 almost 4 and he still wants to poop in his diaper. he freaks out if he doesn't have one and throws a fit. he went once on the toilet to poop and was constipated and since then won't go. so, make sure you give him some...

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