WickedHorse

@WickedHorse (38)

Canada • Age 57

Joined myLot 15 years ago

www.healingmushrooms.com

WickedHorse's Activity

Need Advice on Photographing Coyotes

WickedHorse @WickedHorse (38) • Canada 22 Jan 11

For over a year, we had been trying to capture a photograph of the creature tearing up the snow in the apple orchard. All we ever saw a flash of brown fur racing into the woods at breakneck speed. Then last week, we finally...

coyote

coyote eating apples

coyotes

photographing wildlife

snow

winter wildlife photography

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Stevia - alternative sweetener! Why we are so blind for what is good for us?

sakral @sakral (70) • Bulgaria 29 Jan 10

Why we are so blind for what is good for us? People all over the world have problems with their weight and the levels of their blood sugar. More and more people have diabetis. Most of the artificial sweeteners are toxic and lead...

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WickedHorse That "wonderful" herb tastes horrible. We grew a dozen plants last year, and powdered them, but find we can only use it in strongly flavored foods or with a strong dose of spices. The 3,000 times sweeter than sugar might apply to the refined stevia, but...

29 Jan 10

I draw the line here...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 29 Jan 10

So I have this thing in my foot, plantar faschitis (no, it's not related to fascism). And the nice doctor lady gave me exercises to do for it. Then the nice naturopathic doctor told me that I should go get fitted for special shoes...

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WickedHorse Been there. But... the condition is definitely curable, unfortunately it will take time. My foot doctor supplied me with 2 sets of orthodics; one for my high healed shoes, and for the running shoes. I'm from Montreal, Quebec and no self-respecting...

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Using MS Word to Create a Vegetable Garden Plan

WickedHorse @WickedHorse (38) • Canada 28 Jan 10

This year, I've finally found a way to create a garden plan that's simple and quick. Instead of using the fancy programs with nice graphics I decided to use MS Word. In Word I created a table of 12 columns and 12 rows. To...

gardening

planning a vegetable garden

vegetable

vegetables

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Which flowers are the best to grow for cut flowers?

WickedHorse @WickedHorse (38) • Canada 22 Jan 10

Hi there My Lot community! Here in the Northeast, its now time to leaf through the catalogs and choose seeds for the coming year. The plan is to expand my cut flower garden. Ideally, I'd like to have flowers for the house (and...

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WickedHorse Thank you Kashmeresmycat for the link to the natureshills site. The site is great for information per zone, and will keep me out of trouble for the next couple of days. Great site, as it has it all - flowers, trees, shrubs - all with the zones clearly...

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Which flowers are the best to grow for cut flowers?

WickedHorse @WickedHorse (38) • Canada 22 Jan 10

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Google launches new free social media tool - capable of...

coolmailraj @coolmailraj (2460) • India 29 May 09

Hi everyone... I just read this article about something that Google is working...

google

tool

wave

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WickedHorse Thanks coolmailraj! This should be worth looking at since the code is being developed by the team that worked on Google Earth. The foundations of email were started long ago - and a fresh approach might just come up with something very interesting.

30 May 09

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What are your top three favourite places in the world?

stowawaygirl @stowawaygirl (32) 15 Mar 09

These are mine: 1. Dublin, Ireland 2. Sorrento, Italy 3. Edinburgh, Scotland What are yours?

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WickedHorse We've always really enjoyed hiking, nature and heat. Our top destinations are: 1. St. John, US Virgin Islands The sun, the forests, the hiking and above all the snorkling make this my favorite island in the Carribean 2. Costa Rica A tiny country with an...

17 Mar 09

Is possible to reduce presure or conquer worry by keeping busy

sally989 @sally989 (20) • China 12 Mar 09

Nowadays ,it is a new method to reduce pressure and conquer worry by keeping busy .The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not .So don't bother to think about it!Spit on your...

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WickedHorse Overcoming one's worry thought patterns IS doable. I used to worry about EVRYTHING. During exams I was actually physically ill with worry. Then I met a nurse who basically told me that either I'd have to learn to control those thoughts or live the Rolaids...

12 Mar 09

Nikon D40 or Nikon D60

druids @druids (42) • Philippines 26 Feb 09

I have been saving money to buy for my first DSLR camera. In a couple of months I will be able to complete the savings. Now, I am torn between Nikon D40 or Nikon D60? Budget wise, D40 is more applicable and I've heard that D40 is...

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photography

picture

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WickedHorse The D40 is one great little camera. Its very forgiving, takes pictures in very low light and is an extemely lightweight camera to lug around. And it makes picture taking so easy, that I'm having a hard time getting that camera away from my husband - as he's...

8 Mar 09

Toe Nail Fungus and Elevated White Blood Cell Count

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 8 Mar 09

I had a blood test to check for diabetes type 2 and it checked out to be OK however as the white blood cell count is slightly elevated( 11.6) and the only infection I know I have is pretty severe toenail fungus (onymycosis). I...

elevtaed wbc

leukemia

nail fungus

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WickedHorse Infections of any type can raise your white cell count. I have a chronic ear infection and alway test for a high white blood cell count. It was a bit irresponsible of the doctor to mention leukemia, without advising you that there are thousands of reasons why...

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How can we enjoy life when other things are going bad?

nuridch @nuridch (94) • India 3 Mar 09

This is the bad time. A time when the whole 'civilized' world is reeling under financial recession, when a large part of world is getting under the influence of terrorism. How can one be happy in this time? Though the things are...

bad time

enjoy life

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WickedHorse Surprise. Life was meant to be hard. No one promised us a ride free of trouble. For me, I started life off so poor - that just about anywhere is "up". Yep, things might get tougher - so I save my pennies, but worrying and mulling over the sad state of the...

4 Mar 09

Herbal Remedies

dhaumya @dhaumya (106) • India 4 Mar 09

There is lot of interest being generated in herbal remedies particularly for the treatment of diseases for which the modern medicines don't offer much. What is your opinion and experience about herbal remedies and other...

alternative treatment

herbal

medicines

yoga

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WickedHorse With a long family history of heart disease and cancer, I've always kept an eye on both conventional and non-conventional treatment. Yoga - as an exercise is just wonderful. There's probably no other form of exercise that will help your maintain flexibity...

4 Mar 09

Does Your Husky Climb Fences?????

fasttalker @fasttalker (2796) • United States 17 Sep 08

I cannot keep this dog in my yard any way except a chain.(He only conquers the chain about once a month!) He climbs the fence, he climbs the kennel, he digs under the fence and when he does get out of the yard he doesn't go...

dog

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WickedHorse Give up now. We have a Siberian Husky, she regularly broke chains, dug or climbed out, under over. You have an escape artist on hand and nothing will keep that dog safely secured. Finally we resorted to "heavy duty clothes line" and replace it when it...

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DO what you "LOVE" and the money will follow......

first111 @first111 (24) • Indonesia 1 Mar 09

An old success business man said to me "DO" what you "LOVE" and the money will follow..... It is true ? Whenever I spoke to another success business man about their career, They always mention how much their love the work...

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WickedHorse Let me tell you a little story. For years, I had tested software. It's a job I did extremely well, and I know! Once you release the software, if clients find defects - you hear about it. But no one ever really appreciated that work. Switched jobs in the...

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Any great Caribbean snorkling destinations you would recommend?

WickedHorse @WickedHorse (38) • Canada 2 Mar 09

About 3 years ago, I finally overcame my fear of water and started snorkling. I'm so hooked! I now spend at least one to two weeks vacationing in a destination that must, just mush have snorkling. This past year we snorkled in...

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Is it a waste of money?

bcote212 @bcote212 (1112) • United States 7 Apr 08

I have been considering buying a timeshare, and wanted to ask my fellow mylotters what they thought of it. Is it a good investment, or is it a complete waste of money?

timeshare

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WickedHorse Timeshares are not investments. Ever. Lose that thought. I own 4 timeshares, but for very, very different reasons and investment is not one of them. Timeshares allow me to vacation in a style I'd like to become used to, but cannot afford. I can get...

2 Mar 09

Is that a wolf?

chobby3037 @chobby3037 (170) • United States 11 Nov 08

Has anyone ever asked that question about your husky?? When we lived in a city at least once a week someone would stop us to ask if she was part or whole wolf.

dogs

husky

wolf

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WickedHorse lol. Got my Siberian husky from the pound. It was only five years later that I met a woman who actually worked with wolves, who confirmed that my dog is part wolf - no doubt about it. There is really very little to indicate the wolf, that I can see - even...

2 Mar 09

Computer experts?

xxxmetalettexxx @xxxmetalettexxx (101) • United States 1 Feb 09

Hello mylot loves! I'm a sims addict and not being able to play is driving me insane! Do you have any idea what a DirectX 9.0c graphics adapter is? Because I don't have this I can't play the sims 2. I was able to play on this...

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WickedHorse Direct X 9 is a Microsoft Graphics driver and you can obtain a free copy directly from Microsoft. Just type Microsoft DirectX 9 in google and then select Search. I would paste the URL in here - but my lot won't let me paste anything.

2 Mar 09