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I used to live and garden not far from a large ranch that had a feed lot through the Winter and into Spring months. If I arrived at the right time, I could not only load up the pickup with cow manure but carry off several bales of rain spoiled alfalfa hay. At home, the hay was broken into flakes...

Corn Flakes, Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries, sliced Banana bottom and top. Orange and Oolong I wonder how much will be accomplished in WA state today with the Seahawks winning the superbowl. LX, huh? Looked a little too XL, but I haven't been much of a fan in recent history. I...

Should it surprise us that a member of a monastic order might have some push back on his research in science...

Draughts (checkers), @Marie2020 ? February 8 is Laugh and Get Rich Day. "A day for enriching your life with happiness." Apparently inspired by the 1931 motion picture comedy by that name about a struggling family during the Great Depression. The story line is that they finally gain some...

I saw a pair of Juncos this week. I see that they are now being called Dark-eyed Juncos and the more local term of Oregon junco will have to be moved to history ;). They are here year around but I usually only see them late and early – probably as they move to and from more forested locations...

On 7 February 1800, a public referendum confirmed the new French constitution. It vested all of the real power in the hands of the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte. Later, Napoleon would declare himself emporer. I didn't realize the extent of the connection between the Bonaparte and the US...

And, this is in such contrast to other areas of the US. We didn't hit a record for any highs, this week. The storms are sliding into the Seattle/Vancouver area with the forecast to bring rains all along the coastal area of the Pacific Northwest. We have an 80% chance of rain over this weekend...

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis