Rhoadan

@Rhoadan (42)

United States • Age 62

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What does everyone think about Norton Anti-Virus?? Do you like it?/Dislike?

Danny550 @Danny550 (26) • United States 13 Jul 09

I feel like it doesn't do much for my computer and now that my subscription has ended, I am bothered everyday to buy the new version. I ignore the daily message even though it urges me that my computer is more likely to be...

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Rhoadan As several other people have noted, you really do need some kind of antivirus protection, but there's plenty of free programs out there that do an adequate job. Left to myself, I'd use Avast or AVG, but unfortunately, my laptop came with Norton...

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crocheted socks?

flyinglove @flyinglove (167) • United States 31 May 09

there are millions of patterns for knitted socks, i know. however, i am a very inexperienced knitter and a very, very experienced crocheter (about 20 years of crocheting). i have purchased a crocheted sock book and a few...

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Rhoadan I've had this pattern recommended to me, but I haven't tried it yet: http://www.baycrochet.com/patsock.htm Also, are you on Ravelry? They have a pattern search option that you might find useful. BTW, I'm craftywitch over there.

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I am going to start a vegetble garden this year, any suggestions?

JanisRemaxRealtor @JanisRemaxRealtor (432) • United States 26 Apr 08

Before reading recently about the food shortages, etc., I had decided to grow a garden this year. I am actually quite ambitious about it! I have done research, but want some practical advice. I don't think I should start too big,...

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Rhoadan You might try finding a book called Square Foot Gardening, or looking up "French Intensive Gardening." These are techniques for packing large amounts of produce into small amounts of space. Square Foot Gardening actually involves setting up a 4'x 4' grid, so...

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How do you bake potatoes?

above31rubies @above31rubies (1863) • United States 24 Apr 08

I have always wrapped them in tinfoil because that is how my mm has always done it. Well, I needed baked potatoes for dinner tonight and didn't have any tinfoil. I did a quick web search (that I got paid for...see my profile) and...

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Rhoadan I've only ever wrapped potatoes in foil when camping, and that was to protect them from the ashes of an open fire. I've never quite understood why restaurant tend to wrap baked potatoes in foil.

25 Apr 08

Question about Spyware

jhl930 @jhl930 (3601) • United States 4 Apr 08

I have a computer and I've had it for several months now and I have never had any kind of problem with spyware or anything like that and all of a sudden last night I got this pop up screen that said security warning your computer...

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Rhoadan Asylum is probably right and you downloaded some variety of malware. Someone I know recommends Spybot Search and Destroy for anti-spyware software. There's a free version of that available. I use Spyware Doctor which is not free, but does work. I've...

5 Apr 08

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What kind of cat do you have?

enchantedleppard @enchantedleppard (1541) • United States 31 Mar 08

We have 4 cats and they are different breeds. I have 2 american shorthairs. They are tiger and white colored. Nemo is a persian and maine co0n mix. He's black and white. (And really fat and fluffy) Meeca is my oldest...

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Rhoadan I've got a pair of tortoise shell moggies. Well, the vet records say domestic short hair, but AFAICT, that's basically a catch all term for, "yes, it's got short fur; no I don't know anything about its breeding." BTW, if Mecca's dominant colors are black...

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Have you ever been on diet? Can u control yourself? Is it easy to diet?

deepti15 @deepti15 (1190) • India 28 Mar 08

I was dieting last year but now I have slowly put the weight back on again. I'm 25...did go on a diet, not a strict one either, still ate what I liked to eat but did alot more of the exercises and lost the extra pounds. A year...

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Rhoadan Warning, yo-yo dieting is actually worse for you than not losing the weight at all. Seriously. It is. Anyway, before you start worrying about dieting, I suggest that you get checked out for certain infections that actually suspected of causing obesity...

29 Mar 08

62 visits in the next year

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 20 Mar 08

I had a free consultation and massage at a local chiropractor a few weeks ago. I expected them to say I needed to continue to be seen, but after taking some x-rays, he determined that I have lost the natural curve in my neck and...

chiropractor

curves

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Rhoadan No, I wouldn't have scheduled them. Actually, I'd suggest seeing an orthopedist for a second opinion, and also check out http://www.chirobase.org for more information on chiropractic. It can be useful for back pain, but there's an unfortunately large amount of...

21 Mar 08

Sugar and Salt Which Is More Important To Life?

OKWUDILI APAI @okwusman1 (2247) • Abuja, Nigeria 29 Feb 08

One of my cousin's of about 10 years old just came to my house and as she was playing, she just called me uncle, sugar is tasteful and salt is also tasteful though they have different taste. Which of them is more important? I told...

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Rhoadan You need salt, well, chloride ions IIRC, for your nerves to function properly. You also need enough salt to maintain the salt concentration in your blood. Sugar, OTOH, is basically a cheap energy source. You can use other energy sources like starches or fats,...

18 Mar 08

Salt for lunch

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 17 Mar 08

For lunch I had one of those instant dry packets of soup. Well it tasted like it had alot of salt in it so I put alot of crackers in it. Like that would help!LOL So now I cant get enough of water to drink. I should have just eaten...

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Rhoadan It has to do with this little thing called osmosis. Basically, water can pass in and out of your cells through the cell membrane; salt, not so much. When you add salt to water, it dissolves and eventually diffuses throughout the liquid until the concentration...

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Should I Get Contact Lenses?

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 16 Feb 08

Would you recommend contact lenses? For a long time I wore glasses. I never was able to get the right prescription. Then later I found out that what I needed was a tint to my glasses and that really helped. Now tinted contacts...

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Rhoadan Nobody seems to have mentioned this, but you can choose frames for aesthetics or fashion. This might make a difference in the mockery. If all you've got is BCG's (military issue glasses aka "birth control glasses" because they're notoriously ugly) or the...

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Glasses or contact lenses?

lorren192 @lorren192 (90) 14 Mar 08

Oh no.. I have been told that I will need to wear glasses for reading... My question to all my lotters is would you suggest I get glasses, or contact lenses,I would like to go for contact lenses because then no one would know...

contact lenses

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Rhoadan Frankly, if all you need them for is reading, go with reading glasses. They're cheaper, you can get them without a prescription, and you don't need sterile technique to use them. Now, if you need vision correction all the time, like I do, contacts have some...

16 Mar 08

With or With out how does your Tea suit you?

Modestah @Modestah (11179) • United States 9 Feb 08

I just bought another box of exotic tea to try. this time it is Chai Tea (spiced) The box says Traditional Chai is served with milk and sweetener. Do you drink your teas with milk and/or sugar? does it depend on the tea...

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Rhoadan The only time I ever add any kind of sweetener is when I have a cold. Then I'll add honey to lemon tea. Personally, I think sweet tea tastes vile.

10 Feb 08

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why r my children taught evolution when it is based on just a theory, no proof?

nextgen @nextgen (1888) • India 17 Sep 06

why should i have to stand by and let my children learn that junk, when there is no proof of that and i grant u there isn't no proof of God either , why can't they teach both at least? i mean there really isn't that much...

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Rhoadan When talking about science, we talk about evidence, not proof. Absolute proof is only possible in math. However, you need to understand the difference between the way that scientists use the word "theory", and the way non-scientists use the term....

26 Jan 08

Chelation Therapy...Break Through or High Risk?

heavenschild @heavenschild (4777) • Canada 10 Jan 08

As a follow up to my recent discussion entitled "A Possible Break Through Therapy" Here is the link to that discussion: http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1369242.aspx I would like to share this Blog that I receive daily......

chelation

risky of helpful

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Rhoadan I'm concerned that that website is trying to sell you something. The chelation article is reasonable, but when I saw the prominently displayed ad for a book being pushed by the site, I got concerned about other things. Just by way of introduction, since...

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A Possable Breakthrough Therapy....

heavenschild @heavenschild (4777) • Canada 3 Jan 08

I was doing a search and came across this video about Chelation Therapy for Autism. I had read about this and heard of this before but this sounds really great! Check it out! http://www.evenbetternow.com/video.asp This is...

autism

breakthrough therapy

chelation

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Rhoadan Don't do it. Chelation is a treatment for heavy metal poisoning. Autism has NOTHING to do with heavy metal poisoning despite the squawking of certain groups about mercury thimerosal in vaccines. Chelation can also be lethal if not done correctly, and has...

26 Jan 08

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If you have a cell phone do you still have a house phone?

34momma @34momma (13882) • United States 25 Jan 08

Everyone in my home has a cell phone exept my 12 year old son. So I was thinking if I put him on my cell phone plan and cut of my house phone I will save $30 per month on my monthly bills. So I was thinking with everyone have cell...

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Rhoadan Before you cancel your landline, find out if your local 911 can trace cell phone locations. Not a lot of places can do this; it requires special equipment. If they can't trace cell phones, then having a landline is an important emergency backup. As it...

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Hot...Hot..Hot...

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 24 Jan 08

My son is different. He doesn't like to have his food really hot. He would be happy if it's room temperature or just slightly warmer. I prefer to have it hot...so butter melts on mashed potatoes...etc. but not so hot it burns my...

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Rhoadan I don't like it really hot. I don't want my mouth burned. In fact, when drinking hot tea, I will usually add an ice cube or two after it's done steeping (I don't drink coffee). Frankly, if something is too hot, I can't taste it.

25 Jan 08

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