redkathy

@redkathy (3374)

United States • Age 64

Joined myLot 17 years ago

home, family, food... and blogging!

Discussions (171)

redkathy's Discussions

Sending Christmas gifts to family???

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 8 Dec 08

Now I know times are really tough, we are barely making it ourselves. I was thinking what to do with family that's out of town. I've been posting some Avon specials on Craig's list in my area hoping I would get some new customers....

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OM GOSH "1 in 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder" WHY???

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 3 Dec 08

1 in 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Study Finds.... I posted an article last month about suicide rates among teens. Yesterday on foxnews.com this new study comes out. Here is the article ...

authors

educational

new study

personality disorders

prospects

young adults

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What did the turkey do?

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 21 Nov 08

My friend sent me this story today. I could have just fallen off the chair laughing. You see I'm a visual kinda person. I could see the parrot asking with an an off beat accent and it's head slightly tilted... [i]My New...

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These big money grubbers make me sick!

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 19 Nov 08

A piece of news clipped from a report on foxbusiness.com. [i]"Nearly all 30 components of the Dow fell by more than 2%, led by Citigroup (C), which lost nearly one-quarter of its market cap, sinking to levels unseen in 13...

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Baking for the Holidays

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 18 Nov 08

This is remarkable & just in time for the holiday baking season. I got this email list of cakes from the North Pole!! All you do is just click on the name of the cake and just like Christmas gifts under the tree, the recipe...

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Responding to discussion via email

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 18 Nov 08

limits you from reading all of the responses...[em]doh[/e] So I'm sitting here trying to bid a plan online for work, right. My email keeps dinging that windows ding,it's myLot about twenty five times in an hour. Now I am easily...

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Does free shipping entice you to shop online?

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 17 Nov 08

I just got an email that offered free shipping for an order over $15.00! I can tell you that I did almost all of my Christmas shopping online last year and most of the places I went had free shipping. I saved two fold because I...

free shipping

shop online

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Finally somebody is showing common sense>> Ranting

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 17 Nov 08

Here's the quote from Fox news concerning the auto makers "crying for money" that I think says SOMEONE IS USING COMMON SENSE FINALLY!!! [i]"Companies fail everyday and others take their place. I think this is a road we should...

automakers next in line

new home construction

shelby

use some common sense please

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Mom I want a Slurpee, They have games... WHAT?

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 11 Nov 08

Yep mom watch out. The kids will be asking even if it is only twenty degrees outside! The online game company Nexon, and convenience retailer 7-Eleven have teamed up. They are giving away virtual-prize codes for Nexon games...

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Where did my notifications go???

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 9 Nov 08

I was having much trouble with the email address I used here when I first signed up at myLot. I used an email from one of my own web domains rather than from Google or Yahoo. I started only getting certain friends notifications. I...

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£5,000 or $9000 FINE Iif you leave a GARBAGE BIN out too long???

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 7 Nov 08

The daily express reported back in September that in East Staffordshire UK, residents would face a hefty fine, of £100 ($183 USD) if their bin was still on the street the day after it had been emptied. If not paid in 14 days it's...

big fines

boneheads

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ALERT - Diabetcs please read - October recall

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 7 Nov 08

This recall was issued in October by Tyco Healthcare Group. There were 4,710 boxes of the syringes, with 100 syringes in each box. They were sold at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club from Aug. 1, 2008 through Oct. 8, 2008. So if you shop at...

diabetic alert

healthcare

syringe recall

Google has so many gadgets

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 6 Nov 08

I use Google for my home page. The big G has come a long way and I like it. When the Google gadgets were first available they were kind of primitive compared the the hundreds they have now. It would be like using an Atari gaming...

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Do you ever just feel like...

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 4 Nov 08

throwing in the towel when things are bad? Life right now is difficult for most I know. Personally, I have been through some rather tough times in my life. Sure some of it was self inflicted due to poor judgment on my part. BUT...

hard times

overcoming problems

resilient

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Cold or Flu, how to tell the difference.

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 4 Nov 08

Very good question right. Well here's a snippet from remedy life concerning the question... Is It the Flu or a Cold? "It’s easy to confuse a common cold with the flu. A cold is milder than the flu, but since the flu can make...

chart

cold and flu symptoms

common cold

flu

influenza

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Not SAFE for BABY BOTTLES - Is FDA wrong AGAIN???

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 1 Nov 08

OK here we go again with the FDA- This article claims that according to a panel of toxicology experts this chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used in baby bottles and wrappings for food may be linked to cancer, diabetes,...

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Boost your Mood with Healthy Food - HEY It Rhymes;-)

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 1 Nov 08

Hey I thought this was kind of interesting. I read this article on Remedy about Boosting your mood with healthy foods. The author claims say it's the Pantothenic acid. Now I don't know how much truth there is in this so I'll leave...

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om gosh - my son walks out... he will not be indoctrinated!!

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 30 Oct 08

My son called me the other night right after walking out on his humanities substitute professor. He was LIVID!!! He went on a rant about how he had to rush from work to school in order to be on time only to find the professor...

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It's Soup time!!

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 30 Oct 08

Well it seems that we are finally getting some relief from the hot Florida sun! Last night it was forty five degrees, and it's only fifty one now at 10:00 in the morning. Bbbrrr for us Floridians. I didn't think I'd ever be cold...

bean

cold weather food

soup

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Soy Based Products - Bad or Good???

redkathy @redkathy (3374) • United States 29 Oct 08

I hate soy based products. I think they taste aweful. I've heard, and you probably have to, all these claims are made that it's a wonderful product, so healthy and a great alternative. Maybe not friends! This is a clip from a...

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