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Good morning to all- So both of our older kids- both teachers in public schools- are either getting ready to start their classes this year or already back in the saddle. It's a hard time, the start of school- new kids, new rooms, new routines- it's hard on everyone. But, it's very, very...

Good afternoon to all- Well here on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, it's a wonderful day- hot, but clear, a light breeze and a bit lower humidity. and that worries me, it does. You see, down here in hurricane country, the very best weather days come right before a tropical storm comes ashore...

Good afternoon to all- The person in question- AOC- does not have the market on stupid cornered in Washington. There are a great many stupid people in government from the very highest positions on down. And it seems that the stupider the politician, the more noise he/she makes. Funny how...

Good afternoon to all- Connie Bennet- I agree with you. Let the time be one thing or the other- just settle and go with it. And you never lied when you talk about dairy farming and dairy cows. If you want to have a very time-limited life, try being dairy farmer for a while. And it doesn't...

Good afternoon to all- Through the years, I've picked and eaten a fairly wide range of "wild" foods. And I'm still here to tell about it. For instance, I have eaten a lot of poke salat- yep, that's the way it's said and spelled- and handled properly, poke is good. The young leaves are best...

Good morning to all I don't envy you all up north and west- I would find dealing with wildfires very troubling, I think. Down here on the Gulf Coast, we deal with hurricanes and hot/humid weather, but wildfires are very rarely a problem. I think that smoke and imminent evacs would be very...

Good morning to all- Mary Stetler- We have raised a whole bunch of rabbits for meat. At first, I was hesitant about the killing of the warm, fuzzy bunnies, I was. So when it came time to kill and process the first batch of rabbits, I felt not at all happy about being the killer. I grabbed up...

Good morning to all-' Just got four pretty long- 36 inch- bar clamps for wood-working- edge gluing wood pieces from ebay. I like ordering from ebay- usually get my stuff in a couple of days- like a quick Christmas- sort of... you all be safe and keep well- Ed

Good morning to all- Quiet day here. We don't have any appointments, schedules or demands today. I've already been down to the flying field to fly a little radio-control airplane around, and I made my trips to the local ponds to pester the fish. I took off the clamps on the wooden chairs I...

Good morning to all- I don't care whether we go Standard Time or Daylight Savings Time- just make it ONE time. When I was teaching, those time changes were very tough on the kids- having to get up an hour earlier and an hour later. People are most certainly creatures of habit, and just an...

Good morning to all- I don't give a hoot in hell about rodeo- just not interested in it. But anyone who has ever lived in the country and raised livestock of any kind for food, a couple of things are learned very quickly. First, raising livestock for food requires the human involved to treat...

Good morning to all- We have occasional power blips- no big deal usually. But when a big wind with a name to it blows through, we may be out of power for a week-or longer. At this point, I'll go out and crank the generator and run the line to the kitchen to keep the freezer/fridge going. Of...

Good evening to all- I lived part-time for a while in a condo with a HOA. It was miserable. I hated the idea that someone else could tell me what I could and could not do with my property. And I was on the board of directors of the HOA. I do not and will not ever have anything to do with...

Good afternoon to all- I don't trust ANY large animal when it is upset. and I assume ALL large animals are upset ALL of the time. If I am around something like bison, elk, whatever, I stay in my vehicle and let the animals approach or not. I don't ever walk up toward a large beast. Hell...

Good morning to all- Back when I was teaching Research Methods in college, it was generally pretty easy to pick out student plagiarized papers that were turned in for grading. It might be much harder to do that now, but as has been noted earlier, there are programs which can very quickly...

Good morning to all- Lord, it's hard to tell how many books I am reading at this time... I've my "bathroom book" which I read when I'm taking care of business on the throne. I've two- no three- books on my bed that I read before lights out. I alternate which book I read at each night...

Good morning to all- I have enjoyed reading the posts and comments here about fishing. You see, fishing has been one of the central elements of my life. My first infant memories are of clear, flowing burbling water and very soon after, things called "fish" that were brought up from the water...

Good morning to all- I value columbines highly- both as wildflowers and as planted flowers. I especially like the fact that they come in such a wide range of colors. I have found wild columbines growing up in the Smokies of North Carolina- they were red and cream colored. I have found...

Good morning to all- We are in "Dead Zone" here on the Gulf Coast- at least, for gardening. After the first weeks of May, our vegetable gardens just weaken and die. Green beans- gone. tomatoes- don't grow here anyway- peppers- start to wilt. Oriental long beans- they go too. It's...

Good morning to all- So, I went to the local community center yesterday- that would be the Wal-Mart in town, don't you know- and I see that the first Back to School stuff- notebooks, backpacks, pens, pencils, crayons and so on- are on prominent display. I have been retired for quite a while...