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moneymakingtoday @moneymakingtoday (4061) • Philippines 8 Sep 09

i had seen our pet dogs go to the yard and eat green grass in the past. lately, i again saw one of them eat grass. they say that when a dog eats grass, they are experiencing stomach trouble/upset. do u think this is so?...

dogs

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mjhicks Actually they will eat tender grass shoots to aid digestion but will eat long older grass blades to make them throw up when something is bothering their stomach.

10 Sep 09

mjhicks @mjhicks (317) • United States 26 Aug 09

Obviously this is meant more for American citizens but if you are considering immigrating to the U.S. you might be interested. I just had a long discussion on Facebook about weather or not the words "under God" should be...

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mjhicks Oh but they would lose all the other liberties and freedoms we have. (sarcastic tone) I agree anyone who doesn't want to recognize the beginning of this country is free to take their bag AND baggage elsewhere.

26 Aug 09

greenline @greenline (14838) • Canada 2 Jul 09

Summer is here in the northern hemisphere. People will be enjoying in their different favorite ways, going to the beaches, to the mountain resorts, driving along highways, and more too. Yet, one has to protect oneself from the...

summer

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mjhicks Summertime usually means travel of some sort. Weather it is a day trip to a regional park, beach, or mountains or a longer trip take the following precautions: On top of your regular maint service before you travel, have belts, hoses and thermostat all checked...

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HelScream @HelScream (2822) • Philippines 14 Jun 09

ok it's kind a awkward for me to start this discussion but I really have to know what kind of healthy food should I cook for my sister who is 4 months pregnant now. Her gynecologist told her to have a bed rest since she is always...

foods

healthy foods

menu

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mjhicks Great list of the no no's... During both my pregnancies my Dr told me to carefully wash all fruits and vegetables and find organic produce if possible since it is unknown how much pesticide residue can affect developing babies. Also for the same reason I was...

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pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 13 May 09

Okay first up. A lot of activity goes behind the scenes here at MyLot land. What I mean is many of us have exchanged our private emails to relate to things about MyLot that we don't care to openly discuss as a discussion here or...

friend collector for referral use

person making trouble

vengeance member

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mjhicks There may be a glich or the various parts of the system don't "talk" to each other. Once a parson is approved and can PM another user the system may not check each time a PM is sent..... this should be pointed out to MyLot tech support.

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Amber @AmbiePam (92711) • United States 12 May 09

I would love to hear some good news. I guess the thing I would call good going on in my life right now would be having moved into a new apartment. Yes, I couldn't change the apartment complex (who knew it would be so hard to find...

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mjhicks Thank you for your kind words. At the time we were in the deepest $hit pile we felt like failures as parents. I'm glad those bad times are behind us.

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mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15395) • United States 27 Apr 09

We got a beautiful sunday yesterday finally, the temperature went a lot warmer and the sun came up high:-D Hubby and me worked at the yard in the early morning, finished cleaning all the crab on the yard, my puppy got to swim in...

getting warm

spend time at weekends

summer

what to do at weekends

yard work

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mjhicks The John Wayne radio came from the collection of a retired camera and sound technician, Les Martin. He was part of a social group on one of the repeaters in the General Mobile Radio Service. He was the camera and sound tech when John Wayne was directing the...

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christiancowboyholm @christiancowboyholm (252) • United States 13 Mar 09

I have raised many different breads of dogs. Some breads of dog just get a bad reputation because of there looks. Take the Rottweiler they are not the biggest bread of dog but they are considered one of the meanest breads of dogs....

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mjhicks It takes time to rehabilitate an animal that has been abused and or trained to be a fighting animal. Two and a half years ago a friend aquired a six month old shepard mix. He was one of a litter of pups that the owners had not found a home for and couldn't...

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stacyv81 @stacyv81 (5903) • United States 12 Mar 09

When I was younger and learning how to cook I was so excited I was going to make the best spaghetti for my honey! I had everything ready and I had bought to small cans of spaghetti sauce (well tomato sauce) for my spaghetti, I had...

cooking

kitchen

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mjhicks Most of my microwave blunders happened 20+ years ago. I've since mastered the darn fool thing. lol

16 Mar 09

sanjanaraman @sanjanaraman (237) • United Arab Emirates 6 Mar 09

I didn't find anything really wrong with breed-mixing, but now that I think of it, is it really good for the mixed breed puppy? I think puppies are the strongest if they are bred properly. I also think breed-mixing might be...

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mjhicks It does happen and in both directions. A friend had a female chihuahua and a male shepard. The pregnancy had to be terminated as the size of the growing pups would have killed the small dog. However another friend had a make chihuahua and a female shepard mix...

7 Mar 09

mtdewgurl74 @mtdewgurl74 (18151) • United States 25 Feb 09

Hi, If you could only choose one meal to eat every day till the end of your life span, What would it be? For me that is a easy answer, I absolutely love Lasagna, so that is what I would choose. Although Pizza has a close runner...

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mjhicks Yea it was one of those OUCH! MOMMEEEEEE! moments. I was barefoot climbing around on the bumpers of the vehicles in the driveway. I was stepping from the bumper of the car to my dad's service truck. It was reaching dew point so everything was getting wet. My...

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mtdewgurl74 @mtdewgurl74 (18151) • United States 25 Feb 09

I like to decoupage things. I love crafting and it is just calming for me on a hectic day. I just love making things to give as gifts or just keep for my own little trinkets. So what have/do you decoupaged? If you don't know what...

making old things beauitful again

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mjhicks Mom passed away 15 years ago... That's why I have the vase I made.

25 Feb 09

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 16 Feb 09

Not literally. But I have noticed, especially amongst my North American friends, that some of them don't appear to be US or Canadian. They are:...

backgrounds

blood origin

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mjhicks When it was presented in the movie I knew the practice had some validity from a reference in ancient history class in Jr high, over 30 years ago... At the time it was "bah hum bug, this ancient stuff doesn't mean anything to me..." I knew then about the splits...

18 Feb 09

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 16 Feb 09

Not literally. But I have noticed, especially amongst my North American friends, that some of them don't appear to be US or Canadian. They are:...

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mjhicks I understand the sensationalism of Hollywood and not all the accounts in Braveheart are actual events but the first night right given to English noblemen is a fact. It it was an effort to breed the Scots out of existance by claiming any child born in the first...

17 Feb 09

edgyk8inmomma @edgyk8inmomma (2157) • United States 17 Jan 09

As many of you already know, I am a homeschooling mom of four. Since the beginning, I have always planned to take it year by year, assessing the needs of my children, keeping up with the national content standards, and allowing...

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mjhicks Social styles are very much linked to how we learn and interact with those around us. Some of the tools and tests to determine your social style ask if you are proactive or reactive, out going or not, learn by reading text only, listening to a lecture, must...

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edgyk8inmomma @edgyk8inmomma (2157) • United States 17 Jan 09

As many of you already know, I am a homeschooling mom of four. Since the beginning, I have always planned to take it year by year, assessing the needs of my children, keeping up with the national content standards, and allowing...

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mjhicks If you want to learn more about social styles I recommend the book by Bob Phillips, The delicate Art of Dancing With Porcupines. Learning about social styles is not to label everyone you meet but to first understand your own social style better and then to...

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reinydawn @reinydawn (11643) • United States 29 Nov 08

I have only made turkey soup one time and it was VERY bland. I think it had the same problem I used to have with my gravy. I've finally figured the "secret" out to tasty gravy so I'm going to try that with the soup. I'm cooking...

bones

leftover turkey

turkey soup

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mjhicks Soups are a great cold weather meal in our house. Just remember to brown the bones used for soup starter and you'll get a richer tasting stock.

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pinkytabor @pinkytabor (818) • Philippines 5 Oct 08

I mean not just knowing the alphabets but really read. And who taught you how to read? I was five when i learned how to read. My mother who was an English teacher taught me how. First i learned all the alphabets of the English...

learning how to read at 5

learning the english alphabets

sounds and letter

teacher

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mjhicks need more info then what firs sent then read only firs thre four lett word long then four lett and skip over word shor then four lett. Even if you haven't been taught the same techniques I had, you probably understood most of the above. I didn't learn speed...

8 Oct 08

pinkytabor @pinkytabor (818) • Philippines 5 Oct 08

I mean not just knowing the alphabets but really read. And who taught you how to read? I was five when i learned how to read. My mother who was an English teacher taught me how. First i learned all the alphabets of the English...

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mjhicks Boy some of the rules here.. I had to type (D)ick as this name violates rules. It is a name for goodness sake.

6 Oct 08

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 4 Oct 08

When I consider what my own school years and teenage years were like I am actually suprised when I come across so many people that have never actually been in a physical fight before! I don't know how the heck they managed to go...

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mjhicks The mini series was based on the book Roots by Alex Haley. He had researched his family's genealogy tracing their history from Africa through slavery and on into the early 1800's. The period dealing with slavery was very graphic and portrayed some of the...

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