How do I reduce the amount of flies in my yard?

I have a small patio, and two dogs. They are trained to go on the dirt, which I hose regularly and *always* pick up after them right away. (and what I pick up get baggied, and tied, and put into a trash can with a lid on it).
There are some flies buzzing around all the time and I don’t like it. Is there something better, that is environmentally friendly and pet friendly that I can spray it with? I sprayed it with fly spray and lysol tonight out of frustration, but now I’m going to keep my dogs away from it for a few days.
additional info: I’m looking for an idea about something to spray that is safe.

i had a dream i was fishing, but not for fish, but for horses..that were flying..weird..?

can you please help me with what this may mean?

UFO’s and life on other planets, my thoughts?

We’re fully aware of the stealth bomber, for example, and we have difficulty comprehending how it’s physically possible to design an aircraft that can do what the stealth bomber can do. But the fact that we’re aware of the stealth bomber, to me, makes it clear that there is something greater in our possession out there. This could be a government testing, a new air craft or a weapon etc.
It could be a prank. There’s been a couple widespread UFO’s sighting reported in the Phoenix Arizona area the past few years. People actually have video footage these red lights slowly rising up above the city. However, just a few months ago someone actually came forward and admitted that they had tied flares to helium balloons and let them go so that they would be in a round formation. They were playing tricks on people. This guy literally fooled thousands of people. http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080423-bad-phoenix-lights.html And finally, these UFO’s can be demonic entities. If demons can physically manifest themselves in formation of flying objects people become to think that there is life on other planets somewhere else out there. If there is life other than us out there then maybe evolution is true or maybe the aliens are the ones who put us here. But, demons would have nothing to lose and everything to gain by deceiving people thinking that there seeing an alien spacecraft. And if you do some research on people who claim to be abducted by aliens they present some pretty compelling testimony and they say this is what I saw and compare that testimony with something somebody else saw and it sounds like similar stories and none of them are born again believers and all of them have some type of background in the occult. In the bible Jesus says to his followers “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15) According to this verse, where is all creation? It’s in the world; earth. This implies that the gospel was preached to all intelligent life. Even if there was some type of life such as bacteria it wouldn’t prove to me that there is life on other planets. It would have to be something greater.
Sorry I kind of run off the sentences lol

Birds can fly, and fish can swim, but on this planet, where do I fit in?

Birds can fly, and fish can swim, but on this planet, where do I fit in?

Is This A Good Site For Philosophical Muscial Analysis ?

I’ve never used this particular section of Y/A . So I’m curious as to just how serious are the responses . Well , only one way to find out huh ?!

The following is a deep song written by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd . Waters is well-known for his deep lyrics and insight . . . at least from his perspective .
Here are the lyrics to ‘The Final Cut’ . But I would also suggest linking to the song in order to listen to it as well as you offer your thoughts on its meaning .

The Final Cut (Waters)

Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes
I can barely define the shape of this moment in time
And far from flying high in clear blue skies
I’m spiraling down to the hole in the ground where I hide.

If you negotiate the minefield in the drive
And beat the dogs and cheat the cold electronic eyes
And if you make it past the shotgun in the hall,
Dial the combination, open the priesthole
And if I’m in I’ll tell you what’s behind the wall.

There’s a kid who had a big hallucination
Making love to girls in magazines.
He wonders if you’re sleeping with your new found faith.
Could anybody love him
Or is it just a crazy dream?

And if I show you my dark side
Will you still hold me tonight?
And if I open my heart to you
And show you my weak side
What would you do?
Would you sell your story to Rolling Stone?
Would you take the children away
And leave me alone?
And smile in reassurance
As you whisper down the phone?
Would you send me packing?
Or would you take me home?

Thought I oughta bare my naked feelings,
Thought I oughta tear the curtain down.
I held the blade in trembling hands
Prepared to make it but just then the phone rang
I never had the nerve to make the final cut.
Robert – Yes , I grew up there and at that very time too . It was done by Steve Dahl and Garry Meier . All in all it’s just another kid in the crawl .
Spooky days they were . Think about it , what 16 yr. old kid wouldn’t want a high paying construction job where the boss bought beer and pot ?