BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (50602)

St. Catharines, Ontario • Age 73

Joined myLot 18 years ago

"If not I, then who?"

Discussions (1668)

BarBaraPrz's Discussions

It's a lie

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 30 Oct

Ever hear that old saying "Red sky at night: Sailor's delight"? Well, there was a beautiful, red sunset last night. It's raining today. And supposed to carry on all day. About 12 mm expected. At least it's not...

weather

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Lecanemab

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 29 Oct

A newly approved medication that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s? Woo hoo! "Lecanemab, also marketed as leqembi in Canada, is administered intravenously over an hour every two weeks for the first 18 months... The treatment...

alzheimer s

new treatment

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Too stupid to live?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 17 Oct

Cleaning staff at a Niagara Falls hotel found a loaded .25 calibre firearm in a just-vacated room and called the police. The occupants of the room had relocated to another room in the same hotel. "A search warrant was executed in...

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Not liking this weather

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 17 Oct

The temperature is 11°C/52°F at 11:18am and my fingers are freezing. The predicted high for today is only 14°C/57°F, cloudy, and chance of rain 60%, so I'll be staying in today, again, unless I put on my parka and rain...

friday oct

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Stormy Weather

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 7 Oct

That's what was playing on my clock radio when I dragged myself out of bed this morning. And while it wasn't exactly "stormy" outside, it was raining extremely heavily, and it was darker than you'd expect: I had to put on the...

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RIP Jane

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 2 Oct

Jane Goodall has died at age 91, in California from natural causes. She studied chimpanzees for more than 60 years and was considered one of the world’s foremost experts in the field. Her death was announced Wednesday by the Jane...

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Should I be worried?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 29 Aug

I used to get all sorts of spam email showing up in my 'regular' email. I'd always mark it as spam, then delete it. Sometimes there'd be a dozen or more of them. But for the last week or two, I haven't received any, and I'm...

spam

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Will I ever get to see the hygienist again?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 29 Aug

Dental hygienist, y'know, the one who scrapes at your teeth and pokes your gums then scrubs your teeth with a little floor polisher and paste wax? Well, maybe not that last bit. Anyway, I had a cleaning schduled for Friday, August...

dental

cancelled appts

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That's a new one

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 25 Aug

All summer Environment Canada has been issuing heat warnings. This morning they've issued a "waterspout watch". "Conditions are favourable for the development of waterspouts over the Great Lakes today and possibly into...

weather warning

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I'm disgustipated

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 22 Aug

Earlier this year (April 28) Canada held a federal election and the leader of the opposition (Pierre Polyvirus) lost his home riding seat. Now, a normal person would take the hint and step down. But not little PP....

politics

angus reid poll

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Either fried or loaded with sugar

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 19 Aug

I'm talking about "fair food" or the kind of stuff that makes nutritionists shudder. And might make you regurgitate your brekky just thinking about it. Deep fried frozen watermelon? Bacon cotton candy? Ice “Kreamchi”...

fair food

nutritionists nightmares

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Happy Oscar Peterson Day

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 15 Aug

Oscar Peterson was born in Montreal on this day 100 years ago. Unfortunately, he died in 2007, but we're celebrating the centenary of his birth, anyway. Wikipedia says of him, "A jazz pianist who possessed dazzling, fluid...

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5 people

I wanna cry

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 12 Aug

Yesterday, I had two lovely ears of corn on the stalks in my garden. I thought I'd leave them for one more day, Today, nothing! Something got them. I don't know if someone came in my yard and took them or if it was the work of...

garden disappointment

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Are they crazy?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 9 Aug

Or just out to have some fun... Would you think to make a boat out of cardboard, especially if you weren't allowed to use any waterproofing? And two people in the craft... I wonder how long these 'boats' would last before they...

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Dangerous socks

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 8 Aug

Wait! What? Not your ordinary socks, though. These are Fieldsheer brand heated socks. A recall alert has been issued for 26,492 socks sold in Canada after injuries (blisters and burns) were reported....

product recall

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Red bird, red bird

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 5 Aug

I've been seeing a lot of red birds lately. They seem to like my thorn bush, which has red leaves. There are those who believe red birds are associated with angels, including the spirits of loved ones who have passed on. I don't...

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Well, it's cooler today

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 31 Jul

Unfortunately, it's also wetter... It rained overnight, and might rain some more this morning, so I probably won't be cutting the grass today. But I might do some weeding -- they come out better when the ground is wet and not the...

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We're just not buying it anymore

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 22 Jul

And by 'it' I mean U.S. goods. "Loblaw CEO reveals U.S. product sales drop nearly 50% due to recent tariffs...

buy canadian

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Who's Sorry Now?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 18 Jul

Fans of Connie Francis, that's who. She was one of the most popular singers of the 1950s and early 1960s, with hits like the aforementioned "Who's Sorry Now?" and "Where The Boys Are". She was 87.

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Be afraid

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (50602) • St. Catharines, Ontario 14 Jul

Very afraid... Mattel is adding AI to children’s toys. “Mattel will bring the magic of AI to age-appropriate play experiences,” The "magic of AI"? "Age-appropriate play experiences"? Sounds to me like a way of...

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