Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (47515)

Staten Island, New York • Age 42

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Originally from Minsk, Belarus. Published 12 books and 2 poetry anthologies. Content writer for HubPages. Also help authors publish books.

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Lena Kovadlo's Responses

9/12/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (200947) • United States 13 Sep

I thought I'd be smart and call the IRS at 7 am when they opened up. The person I spoke with (after waiting a few minutes) said she would transfer me to the correct department. I waited 30 minutes. When the person picked up the...

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Lena Kovadlo Why do you have to call the IRS? What did I miss?

16 Sep

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9/10/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (200947) • United States 11 Sep

We can't forget what today is (9/11). On 9/11/01 the attack on the Twin Towers took place. Many lives were lost both in the building and also affected those that were caught in the dust from the collapsed structures. Take a...

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Lena Kovadlo $14.95 for a hardcover is too low. Hardcovers usually sell for much higher. Your price is more for paperback.

11 Sep

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Good Eats and a Great Deal

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 8 Sep

I stopped into Schnuck's yesterday, our local grocery store, because they had a couple of items in their sale ad that appealed to me. Bratwurst at $2.99 per pound. My wife wanted Skimmers, an alcoholic beverage and that was on...

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Lena Kovadlo I love great deals for things I like.

8 Sep

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That Job Would Not Be For Me

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 8 Sep

There have been many times in my life when I have said, "Never pass up on a good opportunity," or "Go where the money is." I am referring to jobs, mostly. I've done things, sometimes, not because they were necessarily things I...

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Lena Kovadlo Seeing as I never win much when I play the lottery I might except their offer.

8 Sep

Rinse and Repeat

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 31 Aug

Much to my surprise, when I checked the status of the Powerball drawing last night, no one won and now the jackpot has advanced to $1.1 billion. I was sure last night would be the night. Of the tickets I bought online, I had no...

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Lena Kovadlo Sorry you didn’t win. Better luck next time.

3 Sep

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9/2/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (200947) • United States 3 Sep

Cousin #3 cancelled on me again. I think that's 3 times in a row now. She will attempt to come over on Saturday. Cousin #2 and I are going to split some tickets for the $1.3 billion PowerBall drawing. Are you going to buy...

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Lena Kovadlo I haven’t played the big lotto drawings in a long time. Don’t think I will play this one.

3 Sep

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Weed in Cars

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 29 Aug

Let me preface this post by saying that I am not against the legalization of marijuana. However, ever since it has been legalized, I smell it now almost everywhere I go, emanating from cars. In some places it's so strong...

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Lena Kovadlo Weed is legal here in NYC. The mayor wants to try to limit its use to certain areas of the city. I’ve seen a woman walk smoking a joint. And she had her little kid with her holding her hand. That can’t be good for the kid. I wonder if it’s a good thing for a...

29 Aug

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8/27/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (200947) • United States 28 Aug

The PowerBall jackpot is up to $950 million. I may have cousin #2 buy me a ticket. Yesterday I got nothing accomplished; but I did sleep on and off. That's a blessing. Today (8/28) is my dentist appointment. I hope he fills...

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Lena Kovadlo Hope your dentist appointment goes well. Those are not fun.

28 Aug

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I've Been Falling Lately...

DE @DaddyEvil (159852) • United States 28 Aug

Pretty went online and bought a heavy duty plastic shower chair and a grab bar for our shower stall. I had to call her for help when I couldn't get back up off the tub floor a couple of weeks ago. It was embarrassing for both of...

falling in the shower

help

shower stool

grab bar

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Lena Kovadlo Oh no! Hope no serious injuries. I almost fell once and I grabbed onto the towel bar to prevent the fall. I was ok but the towel bar came off the wall. It wasn’t a metal one and it wasn’t the kind that screws in so maybe that’s why. I’m not that strong of a...

28 Aug

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Is $1 Worth $1?

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 26 Aug

The short answer is no. It's not. What a dollar is worth depends on who you give it to. Because what determines its real value is what someone does with it. And this isn't just about how they might save it. It's about how they...

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Lena Kovadlo One dollar can be turned into hundreds if you buy a lotto scratch off and win. But in my case, if I do that, that dollar won’t earn much, if at all. I rarely win much, if at all, on $1 scratch-offs. Wondering what you can get for a $1 in NYC… Perhaps three...

26 Aug

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Duck Tape vs. Duct Tape

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 25 Aug

I remember back in my early days of writing, which I started doing when I was 8 years old for whatever reason, that at some point I found a magazine called Writer's Digest and finally convinced my parents to get me a subscription...

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Lena Kovadlo Q-Tip and Bounty are two of them. Then there’s Xerox. And now we tend to say google this or that.

25 Aug

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8/23/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (200947) • United States 24 Aug

I got nada done yesterday; but I did manage to fall asleep a couple of times...AND I had two GOOD dreams about my hubby. They were so nice. Did you do anything exciting yesterday or did you accomplish anything? Breakfast - PB&J...

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Lena Kovadlo Sometimes it’s good to have a lazy day. Glad your dreams about hubby were nice ones.

25 Aug

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Windows are Open and the Air is Off

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 24 Aug

So much for "climate change." Historically, right now in our area we are supposed to be in the high 80s. But as is proved time and time again, the weather does what it does despite the political narrative. We have a major...

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Lena Kovadlo It’s gonna be 84 today. I don’t think opening the window will do any good here. I have the central AC on 74.

25 Aug

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Do You Like Pineapples?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (200947) • United States 22 Aug

A pineapple is a tropical plant with edible fruit and is indigenous to South America. It grows as a small shrub. In the wild, the pineapples are pollinated mostly by hummingbirds...at night some are pollinated by...

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Lena Kovadlo I like pineapple but sometimes it can be too tart, which I am not a fan of. I don’t remember if I’ve ever tried it on a pizza, but that’s mainly because pineapple pizza has ham in it and I don’t eat pork.

23 Aug

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Dinner tonight...

DE @DaddyEvil (159852) • United States 15 Aug

I pulled a steak and a chicken breast out of the freezer this morning to thaw for supper tonight. Around 5 pm I went to the kitchen and started slicing onions, washing potatoes and used cooking spray on a baking dish. Then I...

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Lena Kovadlo I’ve never baked steak in the oven before. Was it tender being cooked for so long?

23 Aug

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Sometimes They Really Don't Know Any Better

Jim Bauer @porwest (107596) • United States 22 Aug

Sometimes things irk me more than others. I have my pet peeves. But don't we all? Yesterday when we were walking around our Schnuck's grocery store, I observed three younger women in the aisles on scooters. They were probably...

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Lena Kovadlo Wow! These people don’t think before they act, do they? The other day at Aldi some boys on bicycles started riding fast around the aisles… I’m surprised nothing happened.

23 Aug

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It Would be Sad to See it Go

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (96043) • Arvada, Colorado 23 Aug

For me, I would be sad to see the letters go. I like getting post even if it's junk. I do miss the days of writing letters. Do you? Denmark is ending the posting of mail now. Would you like to see that happen in your place?

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Lena Kovadlo I wonder how many people actually write letters these days.

23 Aug

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My tall sunflower is getting droopy already!

The Horse @TheHorse (230553) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Aug

I wonder how long sunflowers stay perky and sunshiny under ideal conditions. I have had two purdy ones recently, but even the second one is getting droopy now. My planters are pretty small. More to come...off to workeee.

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Lena Kovadlo I have sunflowers at home but the artificial kind. They are beautiful flowers but don’t know much about them.

23 Aug

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Hmmm... Okay, I Give Up!

DE @DaddyEvil (159852) • United States 22 Aug

Looking at my photo, you may not realize exactly what I'm having a problem with... Please let me explain... The new storm windows are supposed to be an extra layer of "insulation" between me, in my bedroom, and Mother Nature,...

construction

storm windows

closing storm windows

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28 people

Lena Kovadlo Why don’t they close? Is something stuck?

22 Aug

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Maybe? Another culinary experiment.

The Horse @TheHorse (230553) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Aug

I bought some InnoVasian Crispy Honey Chicken a few weeks ago. It was pretty good, and I might consider it again in the.future. But it didn't knock my socks off. It doesn't com with rice, just lightly coated (breaded?) chicken...

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Lena Kovadlo The only frozen chicken I get is from Trader Joe’s. It’s usually orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, or chicken with shiitake mushrooms. They are pretty good. There are no sides with any of these so I boil some basmati rice, and then boil some frozen mixed...

21 Aug