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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...

Good afternoon to all- Personally, I detest all ceremonial occasions and I avoid them whenever possible. I have sat through enough high school graduations in my life to satisfy any need for such thing. I don't like weddings- especially long, drawn out affairs. and I really am distressed by...

Good afternoon to all- Marie Miller- I have built a number of different boats. I designed and built a deep-keel 18 foot wooden sailboat- started with a blank piece of paper, sketched a design I liked and took a couple of years very much part-time to build the boat. It worked quite well. I read...

Good morning to all- so after feeding chickens and working on weeding the garden, moving clear plastic over the parts of garden I want to sun-sterilize for fall planting, I took myself and a fly rod down to a friend's pond to pester the fish there. Caught some fish, came home, getting ready for...

Good morning to all- Yep, kayaking is a fine thing to do, no matter where the water might be. I've kayaked from the Florida Keys to the Ozarks to way out west in Arizona. and this spring, I got to go kayaking and fishing in the Sea of Cortez in Sonora, Mexico. It's all good in a kayak. Of...

Good morning to all- I was looking through some old files and found this photo of me working on one of my wooden kayaks. The recent post here about cutting planks reminded me of this boat work. These wooden kayaks are not terribly hard to make- the work is "picky" more than anything else, and...

Good morning to all- Our usual fresh from the chickens out back omelets and a fresh from the garden cantaloupe sliced up. It was good. you all be safe and keep well- Ed

Good morning to all- I enjoy reading about the milling and woodworking of you all. Interesting stuff. To be honest, chainsaw mills scare the water out of me. I use chainsaws pretty often and I am competent with them, but since I have been chewed on a bit by chainsaws, I approach them with...

Good morning to all- Well, Friends, we are in gardening "dead zone" here on the Gulf Coast now- it's official. I'll probably crank up the power weed-trimmer and run over the grassy, weedy garden here later today- don't want to wake up the neighbors... We have had to learn new ways and new times...

Good afternoon to all- Shirley Martin- I like a lot of people- but I find it very difficult to have much respect for anyone who sees politics as a sane, beneficial job for decent people. In fact, I do believe any and all who want to run for office should be required to take and pass the...

Good afternoon to all- So, I was just coming in a bit ago from finishing up the yard mowing- hotter than the hinges of hell it is, and humid enough to make a brick sweat... and I looked up high for some reason. There, circling not fifty feet above me as it hunted through the tree tops for...

Good afternoon to all- Shirley Martin- If you are waiting on me to say anything good about the democrats, you have quite a wait coming. The only thing I dislike more than a democrat is a republican. you all be safe and keep well- Ed