The Horse

@TheHorse (139325)

Walnut Creek, California

Joined myLot 6 years ago

I am a native Midwesterner living in California. I am a psychologist by trade, but my main passions are music and things that make music.

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup For Dinner

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (27494) • Sonora, California 20 Oct

I made homemade Chicken Noodle Soup tonight, the weather has finally cooled down enough to really enjoy soups, and we’ve actually had a little bit of rain. We’re nowhere where we need to be in that area but at least...

dinner

homemade chicken noodle soup

cooler weather

a bit of rain

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The Horse Sounds really good to me. I just had some pea soup. I hope we get some rain here in the Bay Area.

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Shortages (our new way of life)

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (62824) • United States 20 Oct

Happy Wednesday Everyone! what a beautiful day it is The lawn guys are here this morning making their usual racket. I really thought that maybe last week was the last for the season but nope. I shouldn't complain...

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The Horse I buy tart cranberry juice and mix it with yogurt when I have my turkey "TV dinners."

20 Oct

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Hair fall has finally stopped

Simone @Janet357 (73741) 20 Oct

I have been shedding for almost a month. It really surprised me because I got a lot og hair fall every I combed. It all started when I used the shampoo which I normally did not use. The other day, I started using again my...

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The Horse I have not. But Kitty sheds all over my house.

20 Oct

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$60 spent now could save hundreds of dollars later

JJ @myklj999 (62686) • Olney, Illinois 19 Oct

Getting money-conscious in my old age. Didn't used to worry about it much, but now I am always looking at ways to save a few dollars on bills. My decision this season (fall/winter) was to try and keep my heating bill as...

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The Horse I learned all about the joy of sweatshirts and sweaters when I lived in Seattle. Always chilly on those rainy days, but not really "cold."

20 Oct

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She will never learn

Anne Marie Guyer @LeaPea2417 (32016) • Toccoa, Georgia 19 Oct

My Mom says she is computer illiterate and she is. The only thing she can do is send emails and respond to emails and forward them. She does play a game on Facebook and she will answer a few posts there But, Trying to teach her...

facebookmessanger

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The Horse I AM an older relative who does not understand simple computer apps. I tried to find the app store at the mall and failed.

20 Oct

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Me Day

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (49080) • Marion, Ohio 20 Oct

Hubby just headed out a few minutes ago. So I have some quiet time for a couple of hours. I plan on taking it mostly easy after all the work yesterday. Tippy cat is her normal self today. You would never know she set herself on...

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The Horse Sorry to hear about the flaming cat. I hate it when that happens.

20 Oct

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Mystery of my phantom flusher.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (10175) • Ireland 20 Oct

We have an outhouse in the place to which we have moved - that which used to be viewed as primitive is now seen as oh so trendy. One of the issues (apart from it being cold) is that it cannot be locked from the outside which...

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The Horse On the way home from the pub. Must have had to do a number two. Any bush is an outhouse after a few beers.

20 Oct

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Coffee mug

Tina Dalasinski @Tina30219 (71924) • Onaway, Michigan 17 Oct

I almost forgot to share my coffee mug my mom got me when we went shopping the other dayI really liked it and it was on sale also I had hot chocolate in it tonight.

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The Horse Umm...what have you been drinking?

18 Oct

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I joined noise.cash.

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (66634) • Bangalore, India 17 Oct

It's 5 PM here as I write this post. Another gloomy day and another Sunday with no sun in the sky. Seems like our wait for the gloomy weather to end is not ending any soon I joined noise.cash last evening. It has been...

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The Horse I'm not that interested in joining a new site right now. I wouldn't know a "crypto" if one climbed in bed with me.

18 Oct

Update 10/18/21

LindaOH @LindaOHio (76382) • United States 18 Oct

I'm ba-aaack. We returned from our mini vacation to Erie, PA on Saturday afternoon. We went to the casino, saw a lighthouse, etc. Big thrill was seeing a flock of about 20 turkeys. We pulled off to the side of the road; and...

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The Horse My dad always said the best part of a vacation was coming home.

18 Oct

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Our latest project is finished

Judy Evans @JudyEv (255357) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Oct

Here is the mystery project that we’ve been working on although most of you know by now that it is a vertical/Murphy/wall bed. It wasn’t the easiest thing we’ve ever assembled and the whole thing pulled out from the wall once....

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The Horse You have a bass there for me to play?

18 Oct

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When Confidence Isn't A Good Thing (MyLot Exclusive #715)

Greg @xander6464 (27420) • Wapello, Iowa 17 Oct

With confidence, you have won before you have started. ---------------Marcus Garvey Hold on there, Marcus. That sentiment is full of holes. I'm not saying that Confidence is a bad thing, because sometimes, it really helps....

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The Horse I like the word "hubris." It describes those with "misguided confidence" well.

18 Oct

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Yet another shooting in school

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (103284) • United States 6 Oct

4 people were injured at a Texas high school this morning. 2 of them have gunshot wounds. It seems that it was caused by a fight between people but it isn't clear who. The article says it was between a student and "another...

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The Horse Dang white supremacists. They're everywhere. We had an active shooter training (online) when I started teaching at Guitar Center. I never did have one at the College or in any of the preschools where I've worked. I admit that I read about these things, shake...

18 Oct

Have you ever opened a marijuana?

JJ @myklj999 (62686) • Olney, Illinois 16 Oct

I have opened lots of them. I open at least one every day. Sometimes I even open two in a row. But never two at the same time. Gotta worry about...

marijuana

420

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The Horse My strategy is similar to yours. I think.

16 Oct

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New Grandchild

divalounger @divalounger (5025) • United States 17 Sep

Well, it all went about as well as it could have. We welcomed Savannah Elyse into the world yesterday morning. Mother and baby are doing well. And even with Covid restrictions, I was able to meet her yesterday in the hospital. I...

new baby

grandchild

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The Horse Congratulations!

16 Oct

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Intermittent fasting or the 5:2 ‘diet’ – the first 5 weeks

Fleur @Fleura (17354) • United Kingdom 11 Feb 19

I wrote a post about this approach the other day: http://www.mylot.com/post/3248282/intermittent-fasting-or-the-5-2-diet-anyone-tried-it This system captured my attention so I decided to give it a try. I’m just beginning week 6...

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The Horse Fasting for me would be difficult.

15 Oct

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Just placed a grocery order

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (103284) • United States 14 Oct

I have food here but my appetite still changes every day so I ordered some things that seem appealing to me at the moment. I ordered ingredients for: --banana nut porridge (breakfast) --green chile adobo (spicy pepper/green...

instacart

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The Horse My appetite shifts as well. I haven't had Mexican food in a few weeks. Hmm.

15 Oct

Someday Top Ten: It All Comes Back Someday (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (36254) • United States 15 Oct

Rain, rain, STAY! Not normal to hear that, is it? Well, they say that rain in the morning will temper the chances for severe weather in the afternoon. Someday they’ll get the forecasts right. Speaking of “someday,” here’s...

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The Horse I don't know this one!

15 Oct

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Finally We Have Rain Falling

CarolDM @CarolDM (157901) • United States 15 Oct

I always enjoy the rain. And behind this rain we will finally get those cool fall temperatures. Have been waiting for weeks for fall temperatures. And I hope it arrives after the rain. Something so peaceful about hearing the...

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The Horse Rain? What is that? We don't have it in California.

15 Oct

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Help, I don't know how to fix icloud

rebelann1949 @rebelann (90520) • El Paso, Texas 15 Oct

Ok, here's the thing. I recently had trouble with my Samsung, the stupid thing has a tiny hole in the lower right in the back. I was told it could pose some risk so I bit the bullet and bought an Iphone 12 pro max. ...

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The Horse Heh. Not my area of expertise. Sorry. I hope someone comes through.

15 Oct

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