nova1945

@nova1945 (1612)

United States • Age 80

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Stimulus Idea

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 22 Mar 09

I heard something today that sounded so sensible, it obviously will never see the light of day in government but I thought I'd repeat it. Considering the hundreds of billion$ that the government is spending,...

stimulus

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oil reserves

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 2 Mar 09

Someone just brought this to my attention and I was stunned. I probably should have put this under politics, but hate to add that as an interest because I refuse to get into altercations on this touchy subject. That's my...

oil reserves in america

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WANTS not NEEDS still takes TOP SPOT

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 22 Sep 08

Just how deep in debt must the tax payer go? Our government bails out the same people who put them in trouble expecting the tax payer to pay. Then turn around and do the same thing again. Then there is...

convention

pennsylvania

spend

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Julia Child was a spy???!!!

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 14 Aug 08

I was shocked when I read this...and somewhat amused as well. Apparently master chef Julia Child was a spy during the World war II era, acording to the Associated Press. Somehow the image of that particular woman...

archives

julia child

national archives

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117 cats, raccoon, rabbit found in Omaha home

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 24 Jul 08

OMAHA, Neb. - Humane society workers found 117 cats, a raccoon and a rabbit inside a north Omaha house. The discovery came Wednesday after Council Bluffs, Iowa, police caught the 54-year-old homeowner allegedly stealing cat...

hoarding

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Oh no, not Grissom too!

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 16 Jul 08

William Peterson (Gil Grissom) on CSI Las Vegas will be leaving the show this season, it was just announced. He will leave after the 10th episode, which will probably take them to the Christmas break. How will...

csi

grissom

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Koala survives 60-mph impact, 7 miles in grille

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 15 Jul 08

This story was carried on Reuters last night. Here is the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25681756 CANBERRA, Australia - A koala that cheated death after being hit by a car at about 60 mph and dragged with his head jammed...

grills

lucky koala

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Rabbit Ripper

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 11 Jul 08

It's a tough time to be a bunny in Germany. In the last year, about 40 pet rabbits have been brutally killed in the Ruhr Valley. Many of them were decapitated. Police call it the worst case of animal cruelty they've seen....

rabbit ripper

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Sandcastles

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 3 Jul 08

I remember going to the beach as a child with my little metal pail and plastic shovels to make sandcastles. When I grew up I took my own child to the beach to do the same thing. It's something that all kids love to do. The open...

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Missing picture.......sorry about that

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 11 May 08

Here is the picture that should have been in my earlier discussion:http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1512062.aspx?p=1#2_17106105 Something happened when I posted the discussion earlier today and the picture disappeared. There...

polar bear

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Polar Bear: I Come in Peace???

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 11 May 08

If you don't already think animals are far more spiritually advanced than we humans, think again. A photographer, Norbert Rosing was camped in the wilds of Canada's Hudson Bay with his dogs tethered when a wild polar bear was...

polar bear

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My hat's off to Mylotters

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 8 May 08

who can handle families and Mylot at the same time. I have seen several members here who are able to start dozens of discussions every day and I an in awe of your multi-tasking skills. My husband was home...

quiet time

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Sheriff Joe is at it Again

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 5 May 08

You all remember sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well, it seems Maricopa County was spending apporx. $18 million dollars a year on stray...

building maintenance

sheriff joe

vest

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Woman Gets Call About Her Own Funeral

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 3 May 08

Imagine her surprise since she's not dead. Associated Press reported 5/1/08 that Rose Griffin, of Methuen, Ma. got the call at a late hour from someone looking for her son, who was not there at the time. When she used her...

funeral home

pranks

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Oregon School tells Kids Shave Off Eyebrows

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 30 Apr 08

According to the Associated Press a high school in Portland, Oregon told some students in Centennial High School they can't return to school until they shave off their eyebrows. Some students have shaved vertical lines into...

centennial

shaved eyebrows

vertical

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Mayor in Texas loses job over dog...then loses dog

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 25 Apr 08

A custody case that wrecked the political career of a south Texas mayor ended Thursday when she was ordered to return a Shih Tzu to her neighbors. Grace Saenz-Lopez. the former mayor of Alice, TX, had claimed Puddles died last...

dog napping

grooming

lopez

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Incredible!!! Chalk Drawings from Julian Beever

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 21 Apr 08

Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavement of England, France, Germany, Australia, USA and Belgium. Beever gives his drawings an amazing 3D illusion. It must be awesome to be able to create a...

chalk drawings

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square watermelons???

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 18 Apr 08

A round watermelon can take up a lot of room in the refrigerator and the usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on the refrigerator shelves. Fortunately smart Japanese farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square...

watermelon

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i have spellcheck!

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 9 Apr 08

and didn't even know it. I keep saying that I can't wait to get to 500 (or is it 300?) posts so I can copy and paste. That way I can type a discussion or reply in Word and run spellcheck before pasting it into Mylot because I make...

spellcheck

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Yahoo Mail numbers are wrong?

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 8 Apr 08

For the last few weeks I have been receiving some discrepancies in the number of emails Yahoo is reporting. On My Yahoo the personal assistant is saying that I have a certain number of emails (like 22 today) but when I click on...

yahoo mail

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