dickkell

@dickkell (403)

United States • Age 45

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Does anyone know how to get rid of mushrooms?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 20 Oct 07

I have some very aggressive mushrooms that started growing in my yard. I don't know where they came from. I've pulled them up but they seem to come back. Any suggestions?

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I need help with a virus

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 7 Jun 07

My comp has been infected with a win32 trojan that doesn't seem to go away when I remove, clean, delete or disinfect it. Can someone give me some pointers to root it out for good? My firewall is finally working and keeping the new...

drive cleaner

trojan

virus

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Sorry if you missed me!

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 7 Jun 07

I've been having comp problems, so I haven't been on in a few weeks. That's an eternity here, I know. Just wanted yall to know I'm alive and well, well, as well as I can be when I'm trying my hardest not to throw the comp out the...

welcome back

Global Warming Special

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 1 May 07

Just a note to everybody who is concerned about global warming or climate change. Glenn Beck is presenting a TV special tomorrow night on CNN at 7, 9, and Midnight Eastern. It is supposed to be the other side of Global Climate...

al gore

an inconvenient truth

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Draft Day!

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 28 Apr 07

Ok, we all flipped when Miami passed on Quinn at #9 (don't lie and say you didn't, we ALL did!), and picked instead Ted Ginn Jr. Somebody tell me about him, was he worth the #9? I was placated by Miami taking Beck in the second...

draft

nfl

picks

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An X-men vibe?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 27 Apr 07

Did anyone else pick up on an "X-Men" vibe in the Heroes storyline this last week. Linderman and Mrs. Petrelli seem to me a LOT like Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants, nuclear guy (can't remember his name) is feeling more and...

heroes

stan lee

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What is the significance of 250 million years?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 21 Apr 07

I've started doing some basic research and come across something that seems to me pretty startling. 250 million years. 250 million years ago, Pangea was formed (supercontinent formation seems to occur in about 250 million year...

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Charismatic Renewal?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 3 Apr 07

Are there any Charismatic Catholics on mylot? Is anyone familiar with this particular movement?

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What are the lessons of Vietnam?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 24 Mar 07

We hear a lot of talk about the Iraq war being another Vietnam and all the lessons we supposedly learned from the Vietnam era. I don't want to discuss Iraq here, but I do want to know what are the lasting lessons we learned or...

vietnam

vietnam war

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How many Americans died in the Vietnam conflict?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 24 Mar 07

What was the actual duration of the conflict and what were the total number of American deaths? Thanks!

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Is Communism Dead?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 22 Mar 07

With the fall of the Soviet Union, the liberalization of China, and the immenant demise of Fidel Castro, I have been wonderring if Communism is dead, or if it has simply gone underground? Is the Marxist dream still alive? Does the...

castro

communism

marxism

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Why don't rich liberals pay off the national debt?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 22 Mar 07

We imagine the Republican party to be the party of the rich, and the Democrats to be the party of the common man. But liberalism is most entrenched among the highly educated, elite, and SUPER-rich. If the liberals really believe...

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Would you prefer a painful truth or a comfortable lie?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 22 Mar 07

Your spouse is cheating. Your religion is wrong. Your best friend gossips about you. There are many situations we face where the thruth is extremely painful. So would you prefer to know the truth in all circumstances, or are you...

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Offensive to indians?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 16 Mar 07

Do Indians ever get offended when Americans call Native Americans Indians?

american indian

indian

native american

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What do Indians think about Americans?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 16 Mar 07

What is the general attitude toward us Yanks in India? Would India be a safe place for Americans to visit or live? Would you recommend Americans to move to India or stay away?

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Places to see

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 16 Mar 07

What are the top places to visit in India to see what life is really like. Don't just include tourist traps and must sees, but off the path kind of places that show you a little about what it means to be Indian. What would be your...

Why did you vote democrat?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 16 Mar 07

For everyone who voted democratic in the 2006 election in the US, why? What was the issue you wanted democrats to resolve? Did you switch parties or do you generally vote democratic?

Dems playing politics with troops lives?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 16 Mar 07

So the Democrats who oppose the US involvement in Iraq are trying to pass a bill forcing a pullout in fall 2008...fall2008, just in time for Presidential elections! If you oppose the war, that's fine. If you think we're not...

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Caste Experiences?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 16 Mar 07

What is your experience with the caste system in india? Does it still affect day to day life? Is it something you think about when you meet strangers?

caste

india

segregation

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Shug Knight

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 13 Mar 07

I heard a rumor that Shug Knight started going to church, found God, and left death row records - anybody know anything? Let me know!

death row

rap

shug knight

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