Ali Canary

@AliCanary (3414)

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I'm an artist, writer, and teacher, so communication is my thing! Some of you may know me from Yahoo, Bubblews and Persona Paper. Nice to be here!

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I must be getting old

Judy Evans @JudyEv (364168) • Rockingham, Australia 12h

I really think I’m getting old. While we were away, we ran out of instant coffee which is really the only coffee we like. I buy the large tins of our favourite brand as it’s cheaper that way. So I bought a large tin in...

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Ali Canary Nothing wrong with having an extra stock of something you like :) When I saw that picture, I was going to ask if the bank accepted payment in bananas!

Good Morning 10/17 Happy Friday!

snowy @snowy22315 (197485) • United States 7h

I just finished one of those great audio surveys. This was really high paying 40+ in about an hour so yay, yay, yay. Keep em coming. Yesterday, I got my car all lined up to go in with the guy first thing Monday AM. I just hope the...

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Ali Canary Wow, that's great pay for only an hour! I used to try to do surveys through Swagbucks, but you'd spend 20 minutes answering "screening questions", and then they would say you didn't qualify - after they'd gotten ALL that demographic info from you. It was...

Corn! How expensive is corn where you live? I love fresh corn!

The Horse @TheHorse (231455) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Oct

I understand that prices for beef and vegetables have gone way up in recent months. But one thing I can still get "for a song" is corn. I bought several ears of corn for 49 cents an ear at Safeway yesterday. Corn is grown in...

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Ali Canary Yep, corn is super easy to grow, although it does take a lot of nutrients out of the soil. That's why farmers usually grow soybeans too, to replenish their fields. I love corn! My dad used to grow it and we would shuck the fresh ears.

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10/13/25 - 31 Days of Halloween Movies

LindaOH @LindaOHio (203442) • United States 13 Oct

1963 - The Birds The Birds is a horror thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock...always a good sign...and loosely adapted from a short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. Hitchcock's signature cameo...

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Ali Canary I saw this movie some time ago, and I remember that the sound effect they used for the birds was very weird, like electronic noises instead of actual bird sounds. It was unnerving!

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Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125022) • United States 13 Oct

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 59 degrees F, dark, raining, and very windy here at the Jersey Shore. We are in the middle of a nor'easter. The school district that serves the town I live in cancelled...

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Ali Canary Wow, sounds like a big baking day! I bet your house is going to smell amazing! I am working on a portrait commission and trying to make some doctor's appointments while I still have health insurance.

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Darkness.

rakski @rakski (149226) • Philippines 9 Oct

It is 4 in the afternoon here but the clouds do not agree. We have now dark clouds as if it is already 6 to 7 in the evening, and our sun sets between 5 and 6 pm. I can hear thunder roaring wildly now. It will be a wet and cool...

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Ali Canary It's crazy how dark it can get before a big storm, even in the middle of the day. And when it blows over and the sun comes out, that's pretty amazing, too!

9 Oct

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10/9/25 - 31 Days of Halloween Movies

LindaOH @LindaOHio (203442) • United States 9 Oct

1975 - Jaws There are no ghosts, goblins or monsters in this thriller...just a white-toothed fury preceded by John William's brilliant score -- DA DUM DA DUM DA DUM DA DUM. Directed by Steven Speilberg and based on a book of the...

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Ali Canary I was a little too young to see it in the movie theater when it came out, but I watched Jaws in high school on TV with my dad. Scary stuff!

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Waste Not, Want Not

Jim Bauer @porwest (109447) • United States 9 Oct

The other day I had posted about parboiling brats or Italian sausages before cooking them on the grill and it reminded me, I often do this with chicken before putting it on the grill too. It was years ago, I kept burning my...

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Ali Canary I like the idea to reuse the water! It's a little bit like stock, since it had the chicken in.

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Just sat at a café doing nothing today, and it felt kinda nice

Damilola Obalade @Dammy4life (103) 8 Oct

I spent like 3 hours at this café this morning just watching people walk by..lol....went in for coffee and somehow just... stayed. Honestly, it felt really good to do nothing for once.. everything's always go go go, everyone in...

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Ali Canary It's nice to be able to sit and enjoy life, especially since grind culture is such a thing, these days. After all, if you can't enjoy life, what is grinding even for? People don't seem to realize you can do it for free.

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2 students are making bad decisions today

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125022) • United States 8 Oct

Some students love me, some tolerate me, and some hate me. I'm fine with all of that. What I've found interesting is that some former students who weren't my biggest fans visit me often in the following years and will talk frankly...

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Ali Canary Oh, goodness. Ain't no stupid like teenage stupid. I remember it well.

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Good afternoon, again.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (79953) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Oct

I can't win for losing can I? I just finished eating after getting George medicated. The sun is out, and George decided he doesn't want to sit directly in it. Not that I could blame him. We have two other chairs we keep out there...

george

random thoughts

upcoming doctors appoitment

medical drama

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Ali Canary I hope all goes well. Having a tube must be very uncomfortable.

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Finally got smart with my remote

snowy @snowy22315 (197485) • United States 8 Oct

After looking for this remote too many times to count I have decided to keep it in the chair pocket when not in use. So far working marvellously. Do you have a designated spot for your remote?

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Ali Canary It's always good to keep it in the same place. I do that with my car keys!

8 Oct

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Introducing the Dugong

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (89833) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Oct

You are wondering what a dugong is. It is one of four species in a group of marine mammals. They are herbivores, and their diet includes only plants. They are a tropical to subtropical species found in 37 different countries. The...

marine creatures dugongs

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Ali Canary We have manatees here in North America. Sea cows! The dugong looks like it has a longer snout, through.

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Not a Bad Doctor Appointment

Amber @AmbiePam (104255) • United States 8 Oct

So I saw my most troublesome doctor, the pain management doctor. Why is he troublesome? He forgets to call in prescriptions, his lab messes up tests, and he’s constantly late. Someone asked me if it helped that he was really...

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Ali Canary I have an incredibly handsome eye doctor whose office staff frequently mess up my billing. As you said, it does NOT help. Sounds like you will have a wonderful time at Disney!

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Wildflowers Reminded Me

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (89833) • Daytona Beach, Florida 17 Jul

I dreamt about wildflowers meadows full of the beautiful flowers in all colors. Walking beneath the summer sun I admired their beauty and strolled barefoot through the meadow. Then as I came awake I still had a picture of these...

wildflowers sturdy and strong

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Ali Canary I like your interpretation. Wildflowers are proof that you can be pretty AND strong!

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Today's Weather

Kareng @kareng (79658) • United States 11 Jul

We have reached our high today of 91F degrees. The feels like temperature is 99. It should start cooling off a bit in the next hour. Right now it is 4:05 pm and the sun is starting to go down a bit. It's cloudy here today,...

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Ali Canary Ours looks exactly like in the picture. Hot, but lovely to look at!

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Time for another funny sign

Judy Evans @JudyEv (364168) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jul

Wyalkatchem Museum was very impressive. There were four large sheds full of old tractors and farm machinery and other rooms holding household items and memorabilia. There was room for items to be spaced out and everything looked...

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Ali Canary Oh, I like the personal touches. Sounds like the museum doesn't take itself too seriously, and that appeals to me. I probably use "stuff" on a daily basis!

12 Jul

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U S C G rescues 2 boaters when their boat took on water in North Carolina

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (115113) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Jul

Two boaters who were aboard a 12 foot Jon boat are grateful to be alive after their boat started to take on water near Bald Head Island in North Carolina on Thursday July 10. It is evident that one of the boaters must have sent...

u s c g rescue

boaters island

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Ali Canary Coast Guard for the win! Yay! I like a happy outcome.

12 Jul

Sunny Songs: Miss Sun

Four Walls @FourWalls (79465) • United States 11 Jul

When the first words out of my mouth are, “Where’s the Elvis shrine,” you know I’m in a new-to-me Chuy’s. While I make up for not ingesting salsa yesterday I’ll brighten your day with another song that has “sun” in...

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Ali Canary Wait, Middle Man came out a couple of years after Silk Degrees, and it had "Jojo" and "Breakdown Dead Ahead" on it - were those not top 20 songs? They got a lot of airplay on my local station!

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Sunny Songs: Miss Sun

Four Walls @FourWalls (79465) • United States 11 Jul

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Ali Canary I *do* remember this song, and I LOVED it!!! Such a cool, laid-back vibe. I actually love both his hits AND his lesser-known stuff. For every "Jojo", there's a "Miss Sun". For every "Lido Shuffle", there's a "Love Me Tomorrow" (my favorite Boz song, with a...

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