spalladino

@spalladino (17891)

United States • Age 69

Joined myLot 16 years ago

There are wannabe cowgirls...and then you have the real thing.

Discussions (297)

spalladino's Discussions

The real deal Re: Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 4 Dec 10

This Bill has been previously blamed on one parent backing over his child, however, this is untrue. In fact, there have been several attempts to pass this Bill over several years and it covers other hazards in addition to the...

children

safety

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1 person

Do you play Family Fued on Facebook?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 21 Oct 10

My youngest daughter recently showed me this game, which I had no idea facebook had. I used to love the show and would play along from home. Now, there is a group of about ten of us who play and help each other with the Fast Money...

family fued

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2 people

Ebay buyers...do you understand the rules for Ebay sellers?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 20 Oct 10

My husband and I own a motorcycle shop. We also sell parts and accessories both at our physical location and on Ebay. Since Sept. 9th. I have been dealing with an uninformed, nasty woman in Canada who has only been a buyer...

sellers

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1 person

You're familiar with the Candidates but what about the Amendments?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 13 Oct 10

When we cast our votes in November here in Florida, we will not only be voting for our preferred candidates for various offices, but we will also be voting on six amendments to the Florida Constitution and one Advisory...

amendments

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2 people

Oil platform explodes in Gulf...BP again

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 2 Sep 10

Another oil rig, contracted by BP, explodes off the coast of Louisiana...more uncertainty about possible damage to the Gulf. Part of the article is posted below. The rest can be found at the link. Aren't you glad those things are...

bp again

oil rig explosion

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4 people

Florida Republicans Say Wealthy Crook Better Than Career Politician

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 24 Aug 10

It's not official but it looks like Rick Scott will be the Republican candidate for Governor of Florida. He ran against Bill McCullum, former congressman and the state's elected attorney general. I have serious concerns about...

candidates

fraud

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Florida Senate Primary Results...Crist, Rubio and Meek

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 24 Aug 10

It's going to be an interesting couple of months ahead for Florida. With Charlie Crist running as an Independent, he's already guaranteed to pull some of the Republican votes away from Republican Marco Rubio. Democrat Kendrick...

florida senate race

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1 person

Orly Taitz...one defeat after another

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 16 Aug 10

It seems poor Orly just can't catch a break. In June she was soundly defeated in her bid to become the Republican nominee for California's Secretary of State and now the Supreme Court has shown her the door. Looks like she's not...

supreme court

taitz

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1 person

Homemade grenade or firecracker...what do you think was thrown at Ahmadinejad?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 4 Aug 10

[i]TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad survived an attack with a homemade explosive device on his motorcade during a visit to the western city of Hamadan on Wednesday, a source in his office said. The...

assassination attempt

firecracker

grenade

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2 people

Missing a minor friendship

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 30 Jul 10

Today my daughter and I were running errands and we went through the drive-through at a McDonalds close to where I used to work. When I was working I used to go to this McDonalds 2 or 3 times each week and I developed a friendly...

small friendships

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3 people

Sugar is eating the cat's food and the cat is eating Sugar's food

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 25 Jul 10

I've had this problem for about two weeks now and it's really frustrating me. As some of you already know my little dog, Sugar, has epilepsy and is on medication to control her seizures. She's been doing very well but her appetite...

feeding problems

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1 person

Facebook Gamers, do you troll for neighbors?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 25 Jul 10

The only game that I play on facebook is Cafe World and I mentioned to a friend that I needed more neighbors but I already have all of my facebook friends. She asked a friend of hers who sent me a message so I friended her and now...

gamers

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1 person

Should BP chief executive Tony Hayward have gone to the yacht race?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 20 Jun 10

It looks like Tony Hayward got his life back...at least for the weekend. What do you think...was this a wise decision at this time? [i]BP chief executive Tony Hayward took a day off Saturday to see his 52-foot yacht "Bob"...

yachting

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3 people

Dyna has new *friends* and she's so excited!

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 17 Jun 10

There is an L shaped open field across the street from our house which has recently been fenced off with a big double gate installed. We suspected what was coming and we were right. There are 7 or 8 very large cows living over...

cows

new friends

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2 people

Florida Gov. Crist Vetoes Anti-Abortion Measure

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 12 Jun 10

[i]Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed a bill that would have required women seeking an abortion during the first trimester to undergo an ultrasound exam and pay for it. Crist said Friday it put an inappropriate burden on women...

abortion rights

bad bill

crist

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2 people

New grandchild on the way and I can't tell anyone!

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 30 May 10

My son called last night to share the news that he and his fiance are expecting their first child. She took two home pregnancy tests and they both showed positive almost immediately so they're pretty confident that they are...

pregnancy

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6 people

Should my friend tell her daughter that her father might not be her father?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 29 May 10

I have a friend who has a daughter who recently turned 21. She called me yesterday and her call has been bothering me so I thought I would turn to the wise folks here on mylot for their opinions. My friend told me that she had...

dna

hurt your child

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9 people

Candid Camera Prank video is a virus

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 26 May 10

If you get a message on your wall from a friend that says "this is without a doubt the most hilarious video ever. LOL!" and includes a video link entitled "Candid Camera Prank" DO NOT click on it. It is a virus and will not...

virus warning

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4 people

Dyna the amazing EMS dog...compassionate canines

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 23 May 10

Some of you are familiar with my big dog Dyna, a Florida Cur who contracted parvo in between vaccinations several months ago. So many of you were supportive of both Dyna and me as we battled that terrible illness, which we...

compassion

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4 people

Healthcare reform...my granddaughter could have died tonight

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 4 May 10

I wasn't going to start a discussion about this because I'm too emotionally raw right now but I feel compelled to share this on behalf of my granddaughter and everyone else like her. As some of you already know my granddaughter...

health

real life and death

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16 people