vikingswest

@Vikingswest1 (7450)

United States

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I like pie. I like turtles. I like turtle pie.

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Bullets Don't Kill Messages

Jim Bauer @porwest (107523) • United States 10 Sep

He had a vision. He had a dream. He carried hope—for his people, for the world. But above all he had conviction. And he spoke it, even when it cut against the grain. Even when the establishment didn't want to hear it....

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vikingswest I shared this with my wife and we want you to know that your words today made a deep hurt a tiny bit less painful.

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What does money buy?

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (66016) • Centralia, Washington 1 Sep

Money buys time. A few more months, perhaps four, if God allows. We took Beau Teak in to the Vet for another recheck this afternoon. Hubby went with me this time. The bottom line: Beau has congestive heart failure. He is a...

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vikingswest So sorry to hear this. I had several Boston Terriers pass from congestive heart failure. It was the same story each time. It's heartbreaking to watch. Each time it began with some pills and then fluid removal. As their condition worsened, we had discussions...

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Fans and AC

dreamertink @dfollin (26506) • United States 1 Sep

I am more of a person that enjoys breezes, the windows open with the fans on during hot weather unless it is super hot with no breeze. My daughter doesn't like the windows open and her boyfriend likes it freezing no matter how it...

weather

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vikingswest Luckily, I moved from Minnesota to Washington State back in 1989. Minnesota is a state of extremes. Summers are normally into the 90's and hit 100 quite often but in the winters, it is normal to be 25 below zero with wind chills making it 40 below. It's really...

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Maybe I Could Sell Ice Cream?

Jim Bauer @porwest (107523) • United States 1 Sep

Sometimes you just roll ideas around in your head, and when you do, you're never being serious necessarily. It's just the way the mind works sometimes when you ask yourself, what do I want to do and how might I get there? My wife...

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vikingswest Several decades ago, I dropped everything and opened a bakery type store. I went into business blind to the realities of running a business, the initial costs to open it and the licenses, permits and food handlers certificate. There were four of us. Everything...

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Gangs in Boise?

celticeagle @celticeagle (179721) • Boise, Idaho 28 Aug

Years back now Boise residents used to kid about anything negative happening around here was due to the onslaught of Californians moving to the area. Now I am reading where gangs originating in California have taken up residence...

gangs

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vikingswest Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to allow 20M illegals to enter the country under the last Administration.

28 Aug

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Do you ever dye your hair?

Shavkat @Shavkat (140939) • Philippines 27 Aug

I have never attempted hair coloring in my life. I've only had black hair since infancy. I've never dared to attempt it, even though some of my loved ones are urging me to. I might do it if my hair ever turned gray. I've heard...

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vikingswest I used the temporary dyes for Halloween costumes a few times but I've never dyed my hair to change the color. By 25 my hair was turning gray at the temples and by 40, it was silver everywhere but the back of my head. My hair is still brown there.

27 Aug

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Horrible mass shooting today of children worshipping in a church.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (48445) 27 Aug

Minneapolis, MN. August 27, 2025. This couldn't get any more evil. To shoot children in a church, and a few adults, while they were sitting in pews praying? What kind of evil takes over people's minds to do this? Several...

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vikingswest It was a former male. A trans woman is responsible for today's violence. https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1960756173528842541?t=WS14n-MFkO2CJuwPMNwU6w&s=01 The second video is particularly disturbing. In fact, MyLot won't let me post it. X is trying to...

27 Aug

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Hubbies Present

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (122385) • Marion, Ohio 27 Aug

He finally has it set up. Except for the rain gauge. The outside sensor says it should not get wet. Seriously!!! It's supposed to be outside. I put it in a ziplock baggie and hooked that to the window. I will try to find...

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vikingswest Some people use silicone caulking, others use saran wrap and a heat gun and there are several types of all weather exterior electronics boxes. If its an outdoor sensor, I have one that is under the overhang and it's worked for 15 years. The device measures...

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Fun Day

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (122385) • Marion, Ohio 26 Aug

I did get a jar of apple butter today. That was just for sale. I have been wanting some. I need to pick my apples and make some. Everything went high in the auction. I have just relaxed since we got home. They cancelled card...

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vikingswest Ooh! Apple butter. Yum.

26 Aug

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How do you Find Time for Exercise?

Tendz @Tendz09 (439) 26 Aug

Life can get pretty hectic, and it's a challenge to squeeze in a workout between work, family, and everything else. So, how do you guys manage to stay fit with a busy schedule? For me, I try to get my workout done in the morning,...

workout

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vikingswest I buy frogs and keep them in a aquarium. I feed them mealworms. Once a month, I leave the top off the aquarium overnight. I give myself five days to catch the frogs. If they make it to day 6, I let them go. Otherwise, they go back in the aquarium. I buy some...

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (124751) • United States 26 Aug

and honestly I could care less. If my life depended on it I might be able to name 3 of Swift's songs. The internet and TV news is currently melting down since they officially announced their engagement complete with photos of...

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vikingswest I heard that using a separate fork for your salad adds an enormous amount of wasted effort and energy and resources over the course of your lifetime.

26 Aug

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Question: What do you think of people who have tattoos?

Shavkat @Shavkat (140939) • Philippines 25 Aug

I am sure some of you will not dare to approve of this matter. My mom used to keep on telling us to never have them on our skin. Then one time, my younger brother had it on his right leg. My mom was so furious when she saw it. As...

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vikingswest I do not care for tattoos for me. It's none of my business if others want them. I do not judge a person differently because of tattoos. In extreme cases, I think it can be too much but it's their deal. A person with many or clearly visible tattoos must...

25 Aug

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The good son always returns home!

Yuleima Gutierrez @YuleimaVzla (1879) • Maracaibo, Venezuela 24 Aug

As the saying goes: A good son always comes home and tells what's wrong with him. That's what happened to me this time, since I always get lost for periods and come back to the community. Really, with all the years I've been here,...

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vikingswest I haven't seen you here in quite some time. I have been hit and miss myself, but it's been years since we last talked. I trust all is well where you are and your family and friends are safe and happy. I go away sometimes too but always come back here. It's...

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It’s a Long Way to Tipperary

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (88955) • Daytona Beach, Florida 23 Aug

The song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” is an enjoyable British music hall song and was written in 1912. It became a popular song among soldiers in WWI. The song refers to the county of Tipperary in Ireland. The song has been used...

song ending the mary tyler moore show

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vikingswest I know the song, I know the show and I watched that last episode. The series is set in Minneapolis. Not many shows used Minneapolis as a backdrop. Living there at the time, I followed the series from beginning to end. I watched two of the three spin offs from...

23 Aug

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We've Come a Long Way, Baby!

celticeagle @celticeagle (179721) • Boise, Idaho 15 Aug

Women have been strong and put up with a lot. Still are. But, we have come quite a ways only to fall backward thanks to Mr. Orange. Hopefully we can get some back after he leaves office. Here's a few things from history that I...

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vikingswest I'm confused. What have women lost due to Trump? What can't you do now but could do before Trump was elected?

15 Aug

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A sunflower of sorts

Judy Evans @JudyEv (362940) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

@TheHorse wrote about his sunflower so it seemed timely to put up with iron sculpture of a sort-of sunflower. It’s in the garden of the farm where I grew up which now belongs to my cousin and her husband. I’ve put up a few photos...

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vikingswest I haven't planted sunflowers in years. The last few years that I did, I just left them for the birds to eat. Then the squirrels caught on. They would remove the entire head and drag them away. There would be little squirrel fights in the back yard over who got...

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Happy independance day

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21482) 14 Aug

Today is independence day in India. On 15th august 1947 British Crown left India and India gained independence. Everyone in the country hoists a Indian flag in a campaign called har ghar tiranga. Ghar means house and tiranga is...

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vikingswest I wish you a Happy Independence Day. I hope the celebrations are fun and exciting. Your 78th Birthday shows your strength and good standing on the world stage. Cheers to India.

14 Aug

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An upside down house - interesting afternoon spent

Pitstop @pitstop (15415) • Australia 13 Aug

We had an interesting display at the city and spent a Sunday afternoon exploring it. It was a house constructed upside down. The furniture on the inside was all on the ceiling and kitchen and bedrooms were all topsy turvy. It was...

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vikingswest When I was young, a tornado came past my parents cabin in northern Wisconsin. It passed within a few hundred feet of the road near their property. Power was out, trees were down and branches littered the road. We got the chainsaw out and cleared the road....

13 Aug

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