thistledown

@thistledown (45)

United States • Age 69

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Why are people still whining about the birth certificate thing?

lisan23 @lisan23 (442) • United States 25 May 09

First, I've called Honolulu's Department of Health office asking them if a certificate of live birth IS their birth certificate, they answered yes it is. And before you question me on this, I was born in Idaho and my birth...

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thistledown No, I would say, they are people who pulled thier heads out of the sand a little quicker than others.

26 May 09

Acai myth or reality?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 25 May 09

I recently read on Oprah Winfrey.com that she is not in any related to Acai berry diet that is publicly being promoted or is Dr. Oz She states that people from her team are actively enagaging in all the false advertising done...

acai berry

acai diet scam

oprah winfry

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thistledown My sister takes an acai berry and other berry combination drink. I don't remember the name of the product right now. I don't know about for a diet, but this particular product is a great anti inflamatory. My sis has degenerative spine disease. The first week...

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Let's Just Look The Other Way, Maybe It Will Go Away

thebohemianheart @thebohemianheart (8827) • United States 24 May 09

I have known for a long time that our mental health care system is screwed up, but this week really brought it home, on a very personal level. My 24 year old daughter has been saying that there is something wrong with her for a...

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thistledown I can kind of relate to how you feel as a mother. Although it isn't a mental demon my son suffers from, but physical, he can't get help. And I watch him getting worse and worse even though he has seen multiple Drs. over the years. And they either think he...

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Gardener to Hobby Farmer

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 24 May 09

At what point does your home gardening addiction turn your place into a hobby farm. We have a little less than two acres and I think we crossed the line some time ago. We have a small flock of chickens, a small flock of Muscovy...

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thistledown Isn't it fun to make a place better and prettier than when you moved there? We actually had a realtor tell us once to NOT spend time or money in the yard....that it wasn't going to make the sale of our home. She couldn't of been more wrong. We did spend time...

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Do you prefer Magazines, Books, or Electronic sources??

mybrownhair2008 @mybrownhair2008 (49) • United States 22 May 09

What do you prefer to read, books, magazines, or online/electronic sources of information? Why?

books

magazines

reading

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thistledown Yep, me too. Magazines for gardening and home decorating, mostly it is the photos in magazines that catch me. I might buy a magazine for one story with great photos of a cottage garden or something like theat. My sister is a big time reader. So, I'm lucky that...

23 May 09

Chewing gum for fighting tooth decay??? Do they really help?

ilawise26 @ilawise26 (191) • India 8 May 09

Wrigleys's Orbit chewing gum comes with the chemical which helps fight tooth decay as the package states.It is also sugar free.Some of the variety helps in tooth whitening as well!I am not a regular consumer of chewing gums. But...

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thistledown What most all of gum has in it, not just the sugar free types is a chemical that will kill you. ASPARTAME. It is hidden by useing a number of different names. It is extremely dangerous. It is highly addictive, and it also is a serious health problem for...

8 May 09

Do You Mushroom Hunt?

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 7 May 09

When I met my ex, he was a mushroom hunter. I had never tasted Murels before but once I did, I loved them! I don't really get to do much Mushroom hunting since I have a 2 year old but they do pop up in my yard. This past Sunday,...

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thistledown Yes, I have hunted morels in particular. Where I lived as a child, in Western WA they were easy to find under cottonwood trees along creek bottoms and those kind of areas. They also love burned over places. But after I moved to the Eastern side of the state I...

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Name Your Crops

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 4 May 09

I would like to know what you are growing this year in your garden. Here is my list: Bell peppers, banana peppers, green onions, white...

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thistledown It is still cold at night here wo we have to wait till closer to the first of June. But we have two kinds of corn,(one hybrid and one heirloom) bush green beans, pole beans for drying, potatoes, 3 kinds of squash (acorn, hubbard,zucs), pumpkins, tomatoes,...

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Why is throat infection not curing without taking antibiotics ?

subi21 @subi21 (72) • India 4 May 09

Whenever my child gets throat infection, he will be having high temperature. And the doctor prescribes antibiotics and he will be ok. Is it good for a 5 yr old kid to take antibiotics all the time whenevr he gets throat infection....

antibiotics

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thistledown If the antibiotic stops the sore throat, then it is probably a bad infection. Even though it isn't good to always give antibiotics, if it is a strep (sp?) infection and you don't give the antibiotics it can infect the heart and that can cause serious heart...

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Just bought a new plant for my garden, one I haven't grown before. Ever venture

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 4 May 09

into growing new plants that you never tried before? I bought 2 asparagus plants. Haven't grown those before. So what have you tried for a new kind or kinds of plant or plants? How did it turn out? Have you ever grown asparagus?...

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thistledown Yes, I've grown it years ago. We just moved to a new property about a year and a half ago. So, last Spring I planted 25 asparagus plants. The way I planted them was I dug a trench about 8 or 10" deep and then built a little ridge all along the bottom of the...

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Can we rant about healthcare/insurance/medical bills and how frustrating it is?

dreamy1 @dreamy1 (3811) • United States 3 May 09

I just have to vent. Today I got a call confirming a doctors appointment for later this month and to get some information since I will be a new patient. They told me to check with my insurance to make sure this particular doctor...

medical bills

medical insurance

us healthcare sucks

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thistledown Well, I have always been very healthy. Then this Jan. I'm driving home from work and I almost blacked out. I was by myself on a back road. I almost pulled over, but it passed. Then a few minutes later it hit again. It happened again before I made it to a small...

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Divorce....

ZephyrSun @ZephyrSun (7381) • United States 3 May 09

My mom and step dad have been married for 18 years and they have had some issues in the last few months so Thursday my step dad went to work and never came home. He told my mom that he doesn't want a divorce but wants a break from...

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thistledown Divorce causes so much extra stress, as if fighting and arguing aren't bad enough. But something you might want to keep in mind is that your mom is wise to go to an attorney. Even if she decides to just get a legal seperation rather than a divorce. Since your...

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i want to quit smoking like hell!

Lels lels @mayeenella (107) • Afghanistan 2 May 09

I started smoking when I was 13 years young. I said, I was trying it out but sooner got addicted to it. At first I thought that I could get over it this year because I have been smoking for 7 years now and I might get a lung...

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thistledown Hi, I've never smoked, thank goodness. But my husband had smoked for about 15 years. Our neighbor who had smoked for over 25 years, had quit with a product called "Smoke Away" It is herbal. So, my husband tried it. You take a pill that relaxes you, I think...

2 May 09

Research in Patrick and Henry Counties of VA?

Wink29 @Wink29 (13) 20 Aug 08

Anyone doing research in the Patrick and Henry Counties of VA? I am researching the Clarks, Corbins, Martins and Jarretts. Would love to talk genealogy.

genealogy

henry

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thistledown My maiden name is CLARK. I have been trying to go back on this line for over 30 years. My line was in WV and OH for sure. The earlier generation is a bit sticky. Everyone tells me that Lambert CLARK was the father of my ancestor George Washington CLARK. He...

2 May 09

Have you ever taken part in a clinical study?

mommyboo @mommyboo (13174) • United States 30 Apr 09

I just did the other day - and I was compensated. I will continue to be compensated for it up to a year, which is the length of the study. They are gathering data about depression and I'm a 'healthy control' so I'm not taking any...

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thistledown I did a study but it wasn't actually medical. It was a study of women on state aide and self esteem. I was in the control side, not ever being on any kind of state aide. It lasted three years and I had to pretty much answer the same questions each year. But it...

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Everybody Help!

EmpressM @EmpressM (60) • China 30 Apr 09

Hello,mylotters.I am a law student.I found myself falling in a bad situation.I just cannot concentrate on my study!When I read a book,I always feel bored and tired.I can't help thinking other things such as what I will eat at...

study

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thistledown I'm just wondering if you are being careful to not ingest anything with sugar substitute in it, aspartame especially. I went through a terrible mind fog, drifty period. I couldn't hold my concentration long enough to read. A friend mentioned reading about...

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Have you ever had to put your dog down?

megumiart @megumiart (3771) • United States 1 May 09

My best friend has to be put down tonight. He's 12, and he has had horrible arthritis pain recently. It got to be really bad all of a sudden, the vet prescribed him some pain medication, but he's gotten worse the past few days....

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thistledown Yes, My first Australian shepherd, Topgun Tazzman. I get choked up just thinking about it. We had to have him put to sleep the Winter of 2007. I got him when he was only 6 weeks old from a good friend and breeder. He was the perfect gentleman. Because he was...

1 May 09

Did the teleprompter tell him to say that, or is he really that arrogant?

AngryKittyMSV @AngryKittyMSV (4317) • United States 30 Apr 09

Yesterday at a press conference in Missouri, 0bama insulted hundreds of thousands of Americans in a most arrogant, dismissive, and divisive manner. He is all the things he accused the American people of being on his world trash...

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thistledown I agree with the arrogant part, that is for sure! But I don't think we even voted him in...have any of you watched the video, The Obama Deception? It is on-line, or you can get it as a rental. If you did, you get a different view of how he got where he is. I...

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