John F Dean

Hi Timothy,

Indeed. I knew someone who received a $35,000.00 lump sum loan in about 1984.  Maybe 1/2 of it made it into his house.

Other.  I know the farmer. I know the field the steer grew up in.  Grass is the primary feed….but hay enters in the picture …and what steer doesn’t want a bucket of grain at end of the day.  Maybe 20 to 25 steers are raised this way each year.

My Not for profit was once investigated by the state for not spending the money they hadn’t given us.  

Having a rough idea of your location would help.  Assuming you are in the USA,I would contact an organic Chemistry instructor at the nearest state university and ask this question.  I have had good results with 5his sort of approach.

I am not aware of sources.  I have taught on-line and my #1 concern was “tone”. Words, phrases, jokes, etc. can come off entirely different on-line than when spoken. Be especially concerned about…in fact, avoid….dry humor.

My best results, discussion wise, was when I could share real life situations.

If a student asks a question, throw it out to the class to answer if time allows. Be sure to always answer the question yourself…eventually.

Also, the publishing standards here at Permies has some excellent ideas on non threatening communication.

Thoughts that bother me:  why isn’t the North Pole warmer?   All the wind comes from the south.

One of the guidelines in family counseling is that the more rules a family has … the more dysfunctional it is.

Hi Jay,

I have hiked the Grand Canyon extensively; it is amazing the people I bumped into during those travels.  There are warning signs all over the place …that get ignored. One vision that is still with me is the couple with the 10 year old that was going into heat stroke.   It was 100 degree+ weather. They had minimum water.  I encouraged them to get him to lay down in a nearby stream to lower his core temp.  They refused because the stream “ might have bacteria” as opposed to the heat that I was 100% certain was harming him.  I gave my best advice and moved on.  Hours later I was able to contact a ranger. I have no idea as to the outcome.  

I got to thinking back to my 8th Christmas. I opened one of the gifts, there was a bat inside.  It flew away.