John F Dean

Such terms are almost always relative. Nixon was seen as conservative. He also tried to bring in a national health insurance. So today, I suspect he would be left of center.

Today many people are labeled as left when in the late 60s  they would be seen as right.

Think of the French Revolution. How many people who supporters of the revolution at the beginning were executed for being too conservation before the revolution was over?   Language is in constant flux.

I need to give my own town credit. The Kiwanis sponsor the Fall Festival.  What makes this different is that one of the local banks donates over $30,000.00 and bands not at their peak are brought in free to the public.  Think of groups on the level of Journey, Bellamy Brothers, etc…. Though not necessarily the two groups I mentioned.  

John Weiland,

You may have been more right than not.   Counting backward ….3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days…it looks like the visitor did not catch my breeding sow who was locked up in Fort Knox, but HE may have caught one of my other sows I did not plan to breed.

For me, this is a major headache.  I raise KuneKunes for my own use. If I sell one, it is an extra. But there is no way I can sell these as regristered Kunekunes if I can’t be sure of the father.  Right now I am considering just giving them away. I already had  more pigs than I need.

I ran in the grocery store with a short shopping list in my hand.  I made it to the check out when I realized Turkey was $00.29 a pound.   So, now I have a Turkey in the freezer. There is just two of us.  What do I do with the rest?

Also, Wagon Mound , New Mexico has a Bean Festival.   I stumbled on it by accident.   I know nothing of the history. The festival seemed to be well above what one would expect for a community of its size.

There is a crossroad in northern MN named Debs.  I think there is a general store there …maybe a church….a few houses….gravel streets.  Every July 4 th thousands of people show up for the July 4th celebration.  At least this was the case in the mid 80s.


I just checked on the net. Debs has a pop of 3 according to Wiki.   The July 4 celebration is still a major event.

I was driving through the Big City yesterday and someone had opened a DIY School in a prime location. From the sign, it provided training on tool use as well as advice and training on plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and various household repairs.

It strikes me as a potential income source for someone close to a larger city.

Hi Jodie

Welcome to Permies.  

Without crossing too far into another post, I had a pig missing yesterday. I found it after dark in the woods. It had given birth under an old lean to.  I was in no position to deal with it energy wise.  I made sure it had lots of straw and hoped for the best. As dawn was breaking I headed out to it with a flashlight in one hand and coffee in the other.  When I got to the shelter, I had trouble figuring out what I was looking at. Momma was there and out shelter pup was laying beside her. Then the pup stood up ….there were all the babies …alive.  The pup had used her body to keep them warm.

It took me a couple of hours, but I did get the family moved to a warm stall with a heat lamp in the barn.