and some of them are cranky (they think that just because I can walk into a
 room and make light appear, I am also responsible for the weather).

I have shared my spray recipe with a few people and they tell me it works.
The  best testimonial of all would come directly from my horse. In all
these years  of using the spray on her and me, we have NEVER been pounced
on by a cougar.
http://dogs.about.com/cs/fungames/a/jim_pest_spray.htm

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