@Wordjunkie on myLot

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 4 Oct 10

I have been recently diagnosed with Rhuematoid arthitis. It is mostly in my legs, my feet, ankles ,knees, and hips but it also is in my elbows. I am currently not on any steroids. All they have me taking is over the counter drugs...

arthritis

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pain

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Wordjunkie Most of what you have here is good advice and information readily available and works for someone who has the RA under control. Mine is not. If I do simple household chores I ache for hours. If I walk or exercise the inflammation in my joints become severe and...

22 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 9 Sep 10

If you are Canadian then you need no explanation, the name says it all. Canadians are addicted to this stuff!! All over Canada are Tim Horton's shops. Canadians stand in line (or at the drive through) and wait to get theirs. We go...

coffee

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Wordjunkie Never heard of Timmothy's coffee.

22 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 3 Oct 10

I know this will likely get deleted but this is twice this week that I feel like I have been duped by someone posting tasks. Most task creaters if you complete the task will reward you what was promised. But some I have found try...

angry

duped

mylot tasks

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Wordjunkie I think thats a good idea but I don't know if MyLot would allow it. It would likely get deleted.

15 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 3 Oct 10

I know this will likely get deleted but this is twice this week that I feel like I have been duped by someone posting tasks. Most task creaters if you complete the task will reward you what was promised. But some I have found try...

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Wordjunkie Yes, I know what you mean. It is very frustrating when something like that happens. I know the tasks your speaking of I did several of those which were accepted before realizing that you don't get paid for them until all are done and each add has over 1000...

14 Oct 10

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writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 14 Oct 10

was fun. Different. Mostly talked about what I would need and walked around, saw what other people were working on. Viking warrier bust, wolves, wood spirits, shacks were mostly being done the other night. I bought a book on...

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Wordjunkie Oh I'm sorry writersedge, I misunderstood you. I have seen some carved walking sticks, they can be very beautiful. I'm sure whatever you will decide to do will be wonderful for you. She is very very good but she only does it as a hobby, it is just something...

14 Oct 10

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 11 Oct 10

What ones did your parents teach you or did you learn around for having lived a while? Garlic cures high everything! High blood pressure, etc. Mullein oil for ears. Very warm cloth for ears. Chamomile to be calm for women...

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Wordjunkie Baking soda in your bath water to ease skin irritations. Baking soda to remove stains from teeth. Salt in warm water to soak feet eases itch and burn of atheletes foot. Salt in warm water to reduce sores in mouth and sore throat- used like a mouth...

14 Oct 10

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Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 17 Sep 10

Hockey season is again just around the corner. Soon television programs will be canceled or delayed due to overtime, talk at work with shift to the hockey game last night or last week, ect., etc. Do you like hockey? What is your...

hockey

hockey season

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Wordjunkie Yes, I don't love it either, don't hate its just I'm use to all the hoppla over it I guess.

14 Oct 10

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 14 Oct 10

was fun. Different. Mostly talked about what I would need and walked around, saw what other people were working on. Viking warrier bust, wolves, wood spirits, shacks were mostly being done the other night. I bought a book on...

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Wordjunkie Thats nice writersedge that you have decided to do that. I would like to take up painting but haven't done anyhting more than what you did at first, I bought a book and read some of it, sigh. I never seem to find the time to learn something new, good for you...

14 Oct 10

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Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 7 Oct 10

I know this is not a pleasant topic but it is kind of my pet peeve. There is nothing worse than being at a park, going for a walk, or enjoying your own front lawn and stepping in a big pile of dog...

cleaning

dogs

scoop the poop

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Wordjunkie Yes, it irritates me, especially as I don't have dogs at all. I don't mind so much that their dogs will go in my front yard but if they do their owner's should scoop it.

10 Oct 10

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 7 Oct 10

Have you ever been on one? There are quite a few out there. Most of the time up here, the Drs. just give you meds and once your blood levels get low on potassium, they prescribe potassium pills, too. But if you eat 5 fruits, 5...

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Wordjunkie Yes, we have lost many nurses to the US as well but we have incentitives in place now to try to keep them here as well, it seems to be working not as many leaving as there use to be. Many of our chemotherapy drugs are coved here but not all and most of the...

10 Oct 10

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 7 Oct 10

Have you ever been on one? There are quite a few out there. Most of the time up here, the Drs. just give you meds and once your blood levels get low on potassium, they prescribe potassium pills, too. But if you eat 5 fruits, 5...

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Wordjunkie That is too bad writeredge, because we do have some who gripe here, just like everywhere else, but it is seldom about the lack of care, it is the wait times that Canadians complain about, here we have priority care which means that the really seriously sick...

9 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 8 Oct 10

I can't stop thinking about Thankgiving Dinner this weekend! We always have turkey with all the trimmings, sausage dressing, gravy, potaoes, carrots, turnips, squash, and desert of course apple pie with vanillia ice cream and...

dinner

thanksgiving

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Wordjunkie Many have sweet potatoes here as well but my family are not particularly crazy about them so we don't bother with them. Squash is my family's favorite, we have butternut squash which I cream, it is very good.

9 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 8 Oct 10

I can't stop thinking about Thankgiving Dinner this weekend! We always have turkey with all the trimmings, sausage dressing, gravy, potaoes, carrots, turnips, squash, and desert of course apple pie with vanillia ice cream and...

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Wordjunkie Yes, I cannot imagine handling Thanksgiving right before the rush of Christmas but it is what you get use to, right? They must be Acadians are they? I have Acadian blood in me, my fathers family was Acadians both sides and back about 200 years in my area,...

9 Oct 10

burrito88 @burrito88 (2774) • United States 8 Oct 10

I remember vaguely being under 5 years old and somtimes watching TV in the dark with my father on an old black and white tube TV. This was in the latter part of the 1950's and we lived in New Jersey and got TV from New York City....

life

tv

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Wordjunkie I was a child of the 60's and I remember gumby. We talking about the same cartoon, he kind of looked like a rubber eraser and had a dog or pony (not sure what it was now) called pokey. I hadn't thought of that cartoon in a lot of years....

9 Oct 10

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Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 16 Sep 10

HI, I am Looking at getting my two children a new video game for Christmas. As they already have the rest thought I would look into a PS3 or Wii. If I can't get them off the game maybe I can at least get them off their butts,...

advice

video games

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Wordjunkie Thank you DertyJ, my children are 12 and 17 so it sounds as if they would indeed enjoy the PS3 more.

9 Oct 10

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 7 Oct 10

Have you ever been on one? There are quite a few out there. Most of the time up here, the Drs. just give you meds and once your blood levels get low on potassium, they prescribe potassium pills, too. But if you eat 5 fruits, 5...

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Wordjunkie Sorry, I did not realize that medical care was that bad in the US. Here if you need a consult with a dietician or specialist for a medical reason then medicare pays for it and that would include hypertension from being too big around the middle. The only...

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Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 8 Oct 10

One thing I always like to see on Haloween is the jack-o-lanterns. We always get at least one big pumpkin and carve a jack-o-lantern. I like the traditional looking jack-o-lantern but I have noticed that some really make are real...

haloween

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Wordjunkie No, I suppose it makes no difference what is carved into the pumpkin as long as gives light.

8 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 8 Oct 10

I can't stop thinking about Thankgiving Dinner this weekend! We always have turkey with all the trimmings, sausage dressing, gravy, potaoes, carrots, turnips, squash, and desert of course apple pie with vanillia ice cream and...

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Wordjunkie So true Cookiebear, we often follow what we remeber as a happy thanksgiving from the past.

8 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 8 Oct 10

One thing I always like to see on Haloween is the jack-o-lanterns. We always get at least one big pumpkin and carve a jack-o-lantern. I like the traditional looking jack-o-lantern but I have noticed that some really make are real...

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Wordjunkie Yes, I like those bucked tooth pumpkins me and my kids carved too, much more than the fancy artistic ones you see so much of today. My kids were happy with them no matter how lopsided they sometimes trned out.

8 Oct 10

Wordjunkie @Wordjunkie (435) • Canada 8 Oct 10

I can't stop thinking about Thankgiving Dinner this weekend! We always have turkey with all the trimmings, sausage dressing, gravy, potaoes, carrots, turnips, squash, and desert of course apple pie with vanillia ice cream and...

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Wordjunkie Oh yes, thats right it does not really matter what day you celebrate. In fact, the Canadian Thanksgiving is actually Monday, but we are celebrating and having our dinner on Sunday, simply because it is easier on those who have small children and need to have...

8 Oct 10

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