mdee16

@mdee16 (36)

United States • Age 74

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Avandia

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 23 May 07

Hi out there- Any diabetics taking Avandia? I don't but I worry about those who do. M Dee

diabetes medication

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Cats: Excessive Meowing

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 17 May 07

Does anyone out there share our problem of a cat that recieves much attention but continues to meow for more all the time? We have several cats and we love our Maine Coone very much (deliberately misspelled. Checker will not...

cat behavior

cats

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2 people

Lucy and Ethel Make a Monster Bread

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 15 May 07

The other night while channel surfing, I came across the "I Love Lucy" episode where Lucy makes a bread but puts in too much yeast. Do your remember that one? The bread envelops the whole kitchen! I must have seen it 50 times...

1950s television series

All In the Family

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 10 May 07

How many out there remember the very funny episode where Sammy Davis Jr. kisses Archie Bunker? I saw it the other day and never laughed more. The flaming bigot so deftly portrayed by Carroll O' Connor is truly a memorable...

1970s television series

television sitcom

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Lucy Ricardo Gets Stuck in the Freezer

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 3 May 07

How many out there in "I Love Lucy" Land remember the very funny episode where Lucy gets locked in the freezer? She and Ethel want to save money by buying a load of meat and then stuffing it all into the new freezer that Fred...

1950s television sitcom

television comedy series

Ray Volunteers at the Local Hospital

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 2 May 07

How many viewers out there have seen this very funny episode where Ray Barone gets roped into volunteering at the local hospital? What starts out as a duty call becomes a source of ego-building enjoyment for Ray who is then...

television series

Dante Aligheri: Sad Florentine

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 30 Apr 07

If you have ever visited the beautiful city of Florence (Firenze) and crossed the Ponte Vecchio, (Old Bridge) no doubt you have seen, in your mind's eye at least, the ghost of one of its most famous and gifted citizens, Dante...

florentine writers

italian writers

the inferno

My life in Italia Bella

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 27 Apr 07

I have always said that the two years I spent in Italy more years ago than I care to remember were in all probability the two best ones of my life (at least so far). I have not returned to Perugia where I lived as a student and...

itlay

perugia

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Marie and Frank Move Away and Leave the House to Robert and Amy

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 26 Apr 07

The other night I watched for probably the fourth time the very funny episode where Marie and Frank decide to move into an old age community and leave the family and their house to Robert. The community throws them out after...

Marie and Frank Move Away and Leave the House to Robert and Amy

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 26 Apr 07

everybody loves raymond

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Heart-Healthy Salmon

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 25 Apr 07

Salmon is one of those foods that is not only good for you but is also delicious. The trick to preparing it well is to make sure it's moist and that can be done by an easy poaching method. How so, you may ask? Well, that's a...

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The Hero Labrador Retreiver

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 24 Apr 07

Just to share with some dog lovers out there some new I recently read about. A woman in Maryland was choking on a chunk of apple and was given the Heimlich Maneuver by her quick-thinking 2 year old dog, Toby. The dog jumped on...

dog breeds

labrador retreiver

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Sugar-free Klondike Bars

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 23 Apr 07

As a diabetic, I am always looking for treats that I can eat without putting myself into a diabetic coma. These chocolate-covered bars are wonderful, but I must caution you; each one contains 10 grams of fat and about 170...

The Postman Always Rings Twice

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 22 Apr 07

Insomnia can help to develop a taste in old movies. The other night I found a treasure, namely, The Postman Rings Twice,starring John Garfield and Lana Turner. This old film is a classic "film noir" as it features a sexy siren,...

classic film noir

Now, Voyageur

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 21 Apr 07

During a bout of insomnia last week, I channel-surfed and found Claude Rains, Bette Davis and Paul Henried in that classic romance, Now Voyageur. I had seen the film many times and was struck by how durable some stories are....

bette davis

classic films

romance films

All In the Family

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 20 Apr 07

This television series form the 1970s is enduring as it was the first reality series of its kind. Never before was a television audience subjected to the sounds of toilets flushing and eternal prejudices. My favorite episode is...

television comedy series

Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Terror

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 18 Apr 07

How many out there miss the genius of Alfred Hicthcock? I know that I do. I was very young when "Psycho" was released to theaters, but to this day,I have never taken a shower without at least one moments thought flickering...

murder mysteries

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The Immortal Honeymooners

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 17 Apr 07

Perhaps because I hail from Brooklyn, New York, which is where the Honeymooners is set, I have a particularly warm place in my heart for all of the characters in this series from the golden age of television. Ralph Cramden and...

television comedy series

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1 person

Anniversary of Assasination

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 15 Apr 07

Does anybody out there besides me realize that this past Good Friday marked the 142nd anniversary of the assassination of the 16th President of the United States? April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth murdered Abraham Lincoln who was...

american presidents

flesh and blood

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1 person

Excessive Meowing: What Does It Mean and How Can You Turn it Off?

mdee16 @mdee16 (36) • United States 14 Apr 07

I love my cats; they are my children, but one of them is driving me nuts. My tortoise long hair, Jasmine Dee, (Jazzy to her nearest and dearest) is a beautiful girl who proves the old adage "pretty is as pretty does." It's...

feline behavior

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1 person