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I think this is important.
On January 31, family farmers will take part in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and non-GMO farmer’s crops and opens them up to abusive lawsuits. In the past two decades, Monsanto’s seed monopoly has grown so powerful that they control the genetics of ( Read more... ) -
Bees
We started bee school this past Tuesday and ordered 2 colonies on Wednesday. We have decided to go with Warré hives. We're taking a "natural beekeeping" workshop on Jan 28. We intend to do as little actual Keeping as possible. We just want to provide a good place for them to do their own thing, making sure that they are healthy, have water and ( Read more... ) -
Irises !! (again)
I was sent a gift certificate to Schreiner's Iris Gardens as an un-birthday present. My choices arrived today.
In the bed where the blueberries grow, I have an unnamed iris from Ann and Elliott's house in Durham,
Circus World,
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so, I took this quiz
And these are my results:
Personality Disorder Test Results Paranoid |||||||||| 34% Schizoid |||||||||||| 42% Schizotypal |||||| 30% Antisocial |||||||||||| 50% Borderline |||| 14% Histrionic |||||||||| 38% Narcissistic |||||||||| 34% Avoidant |||||| 26% Dependent |||||||||| 38% Obsessive-Compulsive |||||||||| 38% ( Read more... ) -
We picked an event
http://www.nchalfmarathon.com/
Ann and I will be doing the half; Chuck and my nephew, Forrest, will be doing the associated 5K.
I'm looking forward to having done it. ;-) -
Anyone wanna play?
I am considering training for another half marathon. When I was getting ready to do the one in Myrtle Beach with Ann, I stuck to my training like a woman obsessed. Mostly because I didn't want to endure the embarrassment of being pick up by the sag wagon. Lately, I'm finding it harder and harder to make me get out to get my heart rate up. And with ( Read more... ) -
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Because I don't believe we get adequate nutrition via diet and the RDA is enough to avoid disease, not enough to actually be healthy, I take supplements ( Read more... )
