I suppose the good news here is, the nuclear-war plan has trended upward since 1997. I’m traveling today. I am in Demopolis, Alabama, “City of the People.” You should Google it. It has a very interesting history. It was founded in the early 19th century by Bonapartists, political exiles from France after the return of Royalist government there. The settlers in west Alabama established what became known as “the vine and olive colony.” They thought they would be able to grow these crops, because the soil and climate reminded them of Bordeaux. They were wrong about that. There was a John Wayne movie supposedly set in French Demopolis that bore no relation whatsoever to anything that ever really happened.
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The thing I remember most of the John Wayne movie was all the men running around in their French Army uniforms while the Confederates marched north to Tennessee to join the war.
Laura in Upstate NY: You’ve gotten your wars mixed. The movie is about the War of 1812, not the Civil War. We all fought together in that one, much better that way.
Jim and I didn’t see today’s punch line coming–and laughed hysterically when it arrived! Jimmy is SO good!
Did I break the Village? Nothing after mine for 3 hours? We’ll see if this posts….
Still here, NK in AZ. I, for one, don’t find the insect series interesting enough for any comments.
I just got back from my wife’s total thyroidectomy. She says she didn’t need the thing anyway. 😉
Trucker, how is your wife doing? Does she have to stay in the hospital very long? Please give her my good wishes.
Well, she’s staying overnight for observation and tests to be certain that her parathyroids (they weren’t removed) are functioning properly. So, assuming all goes well, she’ll be home tomorrow. While some people milk such situations for sympathy, she’s a tough gal who prefers to get back to her routine… and having had hyperthyroid symptoms this past year has made her extremely eager to do so. But she has agreed to abide by the doctor’s orders concerning lifting and such.
IOW, the dust bunnies will be attacked in two weeks! Mr McTwo would be thrilled.
Best wishes and prayers. Thyroid hormone therapy is one of the more easily managed situations. The former student I’ve mentioned has been on it for decades [she was 30sh at the time, is now a grandma approaching retirement], with three working parathyroids.
Peace, emb
Sand
Interesting. What they don’t say it is like any pet – it is a 24/7 job.
And the girl with the 20 sq ft back yard? that is 5ft X 5ft.
Trucker, good that all is well and she is taking good care of herself.
20 sq. ft. would be only 4ft. x 5ft. That may not be exactly spacious, but it sounds workable and, apparently, was. Perhaps 2ft. x 10ft. would allow greater separation of the birds and lower their stress level while still having some width to the space.
Good luck to your wife, TR.
my bad math – need that edit button
or 6 inches x 40 ft
You also realize for every pound of feed that goes in it seems 2 pounds of poop
comes out
Here’s an odd story:
http://blog.theanimalrescuesite.com/sealsaved-cows/
Debbe 😉 Walking Playlist – Song #3…Sultans of Swing…but I just played that a few days ago.
Walking Playlist – Song #4…because if a fat fellow with hair of yellow can move fast, I certainly can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM3jgkChV6M
I’m surprised they could even line up for that first photo.
Good morning Villagers….
Denise…thanks for posting that link, very encouraging. Now if all the big heads can get their heads out of the ground, this could work. Stockpiling looks to be an issue. The naval jelly is holding up, but I need to find some more bottles. We’ve been applying it every other day.
And Old Bear…that is so true, I’ve got a manure pit to prove it 🙂
TR…good news on our wife…they say it’s hard to keep a good woman down.
Ian has an eye doctor appt this morning, and he should have his glasses by mid week. He’s so blind he can’t even play his video games (gasp!). He’s been sleeping for 24 hours…depression hit him hard. This morning I’m waking him up and talking to him man to man 🙂 Oh, and the true story came out about how he lost his glasses….running late, story later.
GR 😉 and Tuesday’s gone with the wind.
ya’ll have a blessed day
Hang in there Debbe. Just follow the Bruce Jenner business plan. Do more with less.
Debbe, Ian is lucky to have you…most people have to to pay a doctor to help them out, and the doctor doesn’t do it with love! About glasses: my cousin-in-law once lost two pairs of glasses in a month, but my husband beat that: he lost two pairs (regular and prescription sunglasses) in two days.
TruckerRon, good thoughts and prayers coming her way. She sounds like a great gal.
Was this really the best way to phrase this?
“Naked Tree Huggers Mount Eucalyptus Trees”, story on Fox News website about people climbing into the trees to prevent them being removed.
JELLO and good morning from the great Pacific Northwest still. I know I see many of you on some of my Facebook pages so some of you know what I am doing.
This to we n I’d full of free spirits of the human ilk, so much so that am conservative.
One of the volunteers at the Maritime Center is one of the Art Car group, an artist of decorated old cars who was living in his before it died on him. If you have seen the movie it is the one with map of America and a giant cityscape atop the roof.
Thank you Ghost for the music links. I have gott e n lax on my exercises so youbr e motivated me! I will go back to checking in more often. What kind of walking are you doing?
Love Jackie
Jello? Jello? Stupid smart phone.
Debbe 😉 You could be my counselor anytime, hon. 🙂
And José Jiménez says”Jello” to you, too, Jackie. I hope you saw the “Spyderco” post I directed your way the other day.
Currently doing 60 to 75 minute walks at a 5 kph speed on the treadmill (because July in the Deep South) as a “warm up” (boy howdy, is it ever!) before beginning strength training (alternating days of upper body and lower body). I put the playlist on my smart phone and listen to it on Bluetooth ear buds while I walk. It helps.
Don’t stint on your regular exercise…good for the body, good for the soul. Also, my average weekly weight loss has about doubled since I’ve gone to 6-days-per-week workouts.
Re today’s (7-24-15) cartoon, there is certainly nothing wrong with the sales associate’s looks that a paper bag wouldn’t fix. 😉
Caution: Do not substitute a plastic bag.
GR6, I would say nothing that soap and water wouldn’t fix. And I can attest to the truth of these current strips. When my ex’s favorite lip color was discontinued we were buying it wherever we could find it. Online retailers, EBay, etc. The next nearest color in the manufacturer’s lineup did not look right on her.