thefortunes

@thefortunes (2367)

Netherlands • Age 60

Joined myLot 18 years ago

"If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves"

www.totally-useless.com

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$800.00 for My Cats Operation today!

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 26 Sep 07

My 7 year old cat, has something embedded in her eyeball. The local vet sent her to the Animal Specialist. I spent one hour driving her there this morning. As soon as I got home, I received a phone call to say that the operation...

80000

cat

operation

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thefortunes Thank you Jenny for the BR, and am glad that all was taken care off. Is your kitty ok now? Did you have her with the collar for a long time, and how is her eye now? Hope all is well ;) TheFortunes

17 Oct 07

When the Proverbial 'little people' are NOT Forgotten

Amber @AmbiePam (96083) • United States 5 Oct 07

Sometimes it seems that with corporations and companies, the 'little person' gets left behind. The CEO gets a raise while 6 clerks lose their jobs because of it. Well, I am glad to post about something that perhaps you have...

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thefortunes Thank you AnbiePam for the BR ;) and it really is heart warming when reading about the goodness of people from all around the world ;) Goodness is still there and this is what counts ;) TheFortunes

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Problem with internet explorer 7

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 15 Oct 07

I usually use firefox now but the kids like IE because the favorites on the left hand side are easier for them. But I am having a hard time with http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx showing up when I load IE. I have tried to set...

custom your settings

problem

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thefortunes Thank you Vicky for the BR and am glad that the problem was solved with the use of IE6 :) TheFortunes

17 Oct 07

Christmas Cards...

OURDEW @OURDEW (4809) • United States 15 Oct 07

I went shopping this morning and I noticed a Christmas department so I started to look at the Christmas cards. I know Christmas is still two months away, but it usually takes me awhile to find Christmas cards that I really like....

holidays

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thefortunes Hi Ourdew, LOL, hmm, actually I bought it from a friend who is printing hundreds of types of cards and is selling these to all kind of shops. They were very nice for the price I was able to get them, like 75% off the price I would have paid in a shop. No...

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What corrupts a man more?

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 15 Oct 07

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thefortunes Not sure really, from a guy point of view maybe, but since I am a woman - it wont make sense to me to compare it to and with corruption :) TheFotunes

16 Oct 07

Where did your Curiosity Lead You?

raijin @raijin (10345) • Philippines 15 Oct 07

There are two ways that leads us to curiosity, it could be for good or bad. It could also benefit us in life, as it can also destroy and ruin it. I believe my curiosity lead me to great things, my life have been a series of...

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thefortunes Hi again Raijin, thanks for your answer. You could check this site of mine: www.ecophagy.com as there is plenty of great info, and resources, and sites dealing in nanotech. A hilarious thing happened last week, and I'll tell you about it, LOL. I received an...

15 Oct 07

We have a new kitty

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 15 Oct 07

Some of you one here may know that I help out some strays around here. Well people here know that too. So they showed up at my door because a cat had left a litter of kittens in their shed. They plan to kill them if they couldn't...

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thefortunes I meant to write RESPECT Vicky :)

15 Oct 07

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I've created a MONSTER!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (63755) • United States 15 Oct 07

The management, 3 nice enough ladies, of my client's apartment complex have discovered I do cat rescue. So today, while I'm at work, they call & tell me that they found a litter of baby kittens. One, sadly, was killed by the weed...

cats

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thefortunes I hope too you will be able to find her ElicBxn, as there is nothing better for baby kittens than the mother's milk and care :) TheFortunes

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Plants inside

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 12 Oct 07

Ive started to bring some of my plants inside now that its getting cooler at night. I still have some big ones out there and I hope they will be okay. It goes down to the high 40s. The one Im concerned with is the fern because its...

plants inside

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thefortunes Tenerie is one of the Canarian Islands (where I lost my heart forver, and wish to live there and never move anywhere else) Terry, while I am in The Netherlands ;/ TheFortunes

15 Oct 07

Is Time much more important than Wealth for you?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 1 Oct 07

Some say that time is much more important than wealth. I think so too. Because the older I get the quicker time passes by. The top business leaders mention this in interviews and biographies too. They seem to know how to get more...

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thefortunes Thank you Maris for your responce and for agreeing about the time being more important :) TheFortunes

13 Oct 07

Meet the new addition to my cat family SYLVESTER

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 10 Oct 07

Hello to all cat lovers on MyLot. Please meet the newest addition to our cat family - Sylvester. He is a 5 years old male, and so to see he is for at least half Norvegian Forest Cat, but could be also 100% :). I saw him in the...

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thefortunes Hi SusieQ and thanks for the nice words and for the idea. We did actually get some tranquilizers yesterday and lets hope it will work as I want Sylvester to stay and have all peace around again TheFortunes

13 Oct 07

Meet the new addition to my cat family SYLVESTER

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 10 Oct 07

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thefortunes Thank you Blackbriar for the encouragement, and I need it really :) lets hope all will work fine and soon TheFortunes

13 Oct 07

Meet the new addition to my cat family SYLVESTER

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 10 Oct 07

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thefortunes My eye is better now Vicky, and thank you my friend. We did purchase some tranquilizers and have him on his own for now, and I am giving him as much attention as i can, and he seems to like it. Tomorrow I'll try letting him with the others again and hope...

13 Oct 07

How far you have succeeded in making yourself

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 12 Oct 07

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thefortunes No, I dont really think so, as if it was true, with the amounts of daily sigarets I would have looked as 63 instead of my own age or younger. There are many factors in how quickly one looks older, especially for women. With us mainly the decrease of some...

13 Oct 07

Do you always service your car regularly on

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 12 Oct 07

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thefortunes Hi Balasri, it is a Toyota MR2. I always wanted one and bought it finally in 2002. It is that I am to be considered as a speed maniac, and love driving to Germany and go above and beyond the speed that is allowed here in The Netherlands - this is how I feel...

13 Oct 07

Fall Beauty

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 8 Oct 07

I just wanted to share this photo I took during my Walk this weekend for Autism. It was a tree lakeside at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Isn't the colroing of these leaves absolutely beautiful? Do you collect leaves during fall...

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thefortunes Thank you GP Bob for the BR :) and I love your shots :)

13 Oct 07

How far you have succeeded in making yourself

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 12 Oct 07

looking younger?

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thefortunes Hi Balasri, yes, the hair from the photo on my profile is gone, and I might upload a new one some day - and good on you on using vitamines too :) TheFortunes

12 Oct 07

How eagerly you are looking forward to this

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 12 Oct 07

week end?

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thefortunes Thanks Balasri, the weather looks promissing for the weekend :) Have fun too TheFortunes

12 Oct 07