The Horse

@TheHorse (235025)

Walnut Creek, California

Joined myLot 11 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.

The Horse's Responses

What Do You Know About the Caesar Salad?

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (48) • United States 17 Feb

Was it invented by Julius Caesar? Did it originate in Italy? Nope! The Caesar salad was invented in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico by a man named Caesar Cardini. A typical Caesar salad is made with romaine lettuce, croutons,...

caesar salad

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The Horse It is one of my favorite salads! Anchovies, please. You?

17 Feb

Something in my bootie

snowy @snowy22315 (203092) • United States 17 Feb

I like wearing this animal print booties in the winter they keep my feet and ankles warm. However, this morning something seemed to be stinging my foot. I was looking inside to see if some insect or something had gotten inside of...

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The Horse Heh. Many times. I have also had the "invisible shrapnel in my shoe that I can't find" experience many times.

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Hot on the Heels

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (18108) 17 Feb

Hot on the heels of one Amazon delivery Knock knock who is there It's another Amazon delivery This time for Yvonne She ordered some soft drinks Lucozade and 7 Up Glad it arrived when it did as now I can dispose of all the...

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The Horse What is Lucozade? Never heard of it. Heh. I like my soda pop loaded with SUGAR!

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A windy afternoon. and a good morning, combined.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (83083) • Daytona Beach, Florida 17 Feb

I would've gotten here sooner, but George decided he wanted to get out of bed and go to Walmart. Which is fine I guess. Yesterday, I had some erronds I needed to run, so he took me to do them. He was able to explore the Ormand...

george

random thoughts

yesterdays adventures

later than planned post

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The Horse Glad you found one.

17 Feb

Name-change against your will

Judy Evans @JudyEv (372060) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Feb

Still on the subject of names, when I was in primary school, so around 1954 onwards, Australia was host to a great number of immigrants from a number of European countries. They had all been displaced by the war and came to...

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The Horse That would be frustrating. I think some of my ancestors shortened their last names when they got here from Eastern Europe.

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Legacy by Carrie Ann Ryan

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (6887) • Sparta, Tennessee 17 Feb

Technically I'm really late with this review but I swear I'm catching up. Legacy is the first book in Carrie Ann Ryan's Ashford Creek series and it follows Felicity and Callum. Most definitely a romance with a twist of drama....

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The Horse Sounds interesting. I have not read it. Good summary.

17 Feb

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Automated Calls From a Medical Center/A Rant

DE @DaddyEvil (168169) • United States 16 Feb

Please ignore this. It's just a rant. When I was in the ER, there were so many people around that, even if I'd had paper and pen, I couldn't have kept track of them all. The ONLY person who gave me their name as opposed to...

ranting

medical care

who knows what the persons name is or what they

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The Horse Ridiculous. I get those surveys be email. I just ignore them.

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I am addicted to Reese's Trees

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (18108) 16 Feb

I just realised That it has only taken me about 4 short weeks to become addicted to Reese's Trees I bought a load of them about a month ago Now I seem to twitch and crave for them So it's easier just to give in and eat...

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The Horse Reece's Cups. But I only buy them when they are on sale.

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Over and over.

Judy Story @jstory07 (147496) • Roseburg, Oregon 16 Feb

Are there certain foods that you like to eat and could eat them again and again. You never get tired of having that one thing all the time. That is how I am with some foods and drinks. I have one can of A&W root beer every day....

over and over

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The Horse I like A and W Root Beer. Especially when I am on the road. Here in CA, it's Sushi and Thai food.

16 Feb

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In swimming pools i feel backstroke is a relaxing swimming style

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (22416) 16 Feb

In swimming pools waters are shallow. In those pools i feel backstroke is a relaxing swimming style. One can stare at the clear sky. There is no requirement of underwater breathing. When can have the hand movement and leg movement...

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The Horse I tend to like the crawl and breast stroke

16 Feb

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In the Arabian sea the sunset happens late

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (22416) 16 Feb

In the Arabian sea the days are longer and the sun set by 7 pm. It is good that travellers can spend time near the sea. Also the extra hour between afternoon and evening is a lovely time. I love sunset time in coastal...

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The Horse How far are you from the Equator?

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Email turned out to be spam

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (49240) • Staten Island, New York 16 Feb

I saw an email in my inbox with the subject line Photographs. The email supposedly came from my husband’s dad. I found that weird as he never emails me. Plus his first name was shortened. It said Alex instead of Aleksandr. I...

spam email

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The Horse I still get emails like this now and then.

16 Feb

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Just Had a Lovely 45 Minute Outdoor Walk

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (48) • United States 16 Feb

It's a beautiful sunny day this afternoon, perfect temperature with a tiny crispness to it. It's 52F degrees. We have a safe neighborhood with sidewalks and very little traffic, so we can walk safely here. I ran into a neighbor...

outdoors

walking

exercise

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The Horse It's pouring out.You look invigorated. Wait! Are you in Northern California? That looks like where I take my mentees hiking!

16 Feb

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Firefighters in Colorado rescue a cat that was stuck on a roof of an apartment

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (118392) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Feb

Firefighters with the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) answered an emergency call from the owner of a tabby cat who managed to climb to the roof of a three story apartment building on Sunday February 15. The cat needed to...

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The Horse Glad the kitty is safe.

16 Feb

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Went for a walk...

Stacey @xstitcher (38056) • Petaluma, California 16 Feb

The rain took a break, so I went to take some envelopes to the mailbox, even though they won't go out today. I won't have to think of them tomorrow. I continued on, and when I was nearly home I got 2,500 steps....

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The Horse Glad you got an explanation of what a "Job Coach" is. I hope you can get more info. I am off to practice music with Hair of the Dawg.

16 Feb

One more thing...

Stacey @xstitcher (38056) • Petaluma, California 16 Feb

Huh. Last year I had started working with the DOR (Department of Rehabilitation) to help me find/get ready for a job. I emailed the lady I was most recently working with to let her know I had found a job and was starting...

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The Horse Congratulations! Just roll with the punches, I reckon.

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Found a dime

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (49240) • Staten Island, New York 16 Feb

I was walking home this week and found a dime on the ground. I wasn’t even sure that it was a dime at first. I bent down to pick it up. It looked rather beat up but I picked it up anyway. Even though it wasn’t in good...

dime

coins

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The Horse Makes sense to me. I rarely deal with cash these days, though.

16 Feb

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Here are our 6 Coffee Machines

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (18108) 16 Feb

Here Are Our Six Coffee Machines I know, it's a lot of Coffee Machines for 2 people in a one bedroom apartment But it is what it is So looking from left to right De Longhi Nespresso I bought this one because I had over 100...

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The Horse I did. but it broke. Now I drink instant.

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February 16

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (322100) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 16 Feb

Good morning. By the end of the day there won't be any snow left. Our high for today is 55. Unreal for February. My day started at 2:30 this morning. I already have the laundry done - I still need to put it away, the dishes run...

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The Horse AI? Sigh.

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Items for the food bank …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (7904) • United Kingdom 16 Feb

Our local pub collects things for the food bank. Sometimes when I can get freebies that I won’t use I add them to the collection . A couple of weeks ago my Mom had a voucher for free …..let’s just say, ladies unmentionables ! She...

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The Horse Not that I know of. We used to get some food from the food bank for the drug rehab I worked at in Oakland.

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