Search results

  1. A

    A Moment or an Hour, Somewhere Pleasant?

    The most recent are winter scenes so, stay warm: Cabins & Shelters :)
  2. A

    Livestock/Pets?

    I am mostly just reminiscing about farm life but they say that a farmer tends his crops thru the summer and cares for his livestock thru the winter . . . This old farm boy cannot quite get past it. (If a flock of laying hens in the backyard indicates anything :) .) And, yes. I like pets and...
  3. A

    Congresswoman Giffords will visit Newtown

    Former Congresswoman Giffords will visit Newtown Connecticut private home, says Lt. Governor's office: (link to Washington Post article). There is a link in the story to her husband's (Scott Kelley) reaction to the news of the Newtown shooting.
  4. A

    Garden Veggies/Fowers/Lawn?

    Do you have a garden? What does it produce? Would you like to have a garden? What do you want from your garden -- flowers, veggies, something green to look at and walk on? Yes, I think of lawn grass as part of gardening. Wish my lawn looked better but I put a lot of time into the veggie and...
  5. A

    Emancipation Proclamation, 150 years

    Part of our heritage as Americans: 150 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Here are some photographs of African American life at the time and shortly thereafter: At the Dawn of Freedom Here are photographs of the proclamation itself: US National Archives...
  6. A

    Running over the Fiscal Cliff

    Yesterday's News. As of the moment, the Thursday, December 27th US House of Representatives session has already adjourned: House won't be in session Thursday for legislative business Unfortunately, all tax legislation must originate in the House of Representatives despite, what the GOP aide...
  7. A

    Need another feel-good Christmas story?

    I kind of felt I did: Reflecting on the deaths of 2 family members since Thanksgiving, don't know how 2 buddies are (1 from high school, 1 from college), and all the rest that's been going on. Parole officers play Santa to Garden City family Read more here: Parole officers play Santa to...
  8. A

    Pat & Mike, Good Neighbors?

    No, I didn't need to give them fake names. Pat's getting to be kind of an old guy and has been in the neighborhood just about forever. Mike moved here after me and is 30-something, I'd guess. His wife has had 2 children while they've lived across the road from Pat and me. The older must be in...
  9. A

    over a Cup of Coffee (deCaf?!)

    I hate decaf! I cheat. One-third is caffeinated . . . :whistle: Any decaf drinkers out there? And, what do you do?
  10. A

    Dr. William F. House, Inventor of the Cochlear Implant, Dies

    This is "news" that I just came across. I didn't quite know where to put it on the forums. The moderators can move it, if they'd like to: Dr. William F. House, Inventor of the Cochlear Implant, Dies
  11. A

    About That Idea for Buying Olives Online

    Google Analytics In Real Life - Landing Page Optimization - YouTube
  12. A

    Stuck at Home but Wanting to Get Away for a Break?

    I think we just passed our earliest sundown and will pick up our latest sunrise on the other side of the Winter Solstice. They'll average out to the shortest day of the year . . . I live near the 49th parallel and it is dark and dreary and cold and dark and dreary and cold and . . . You want...
  13. A

    Where to be Born in 2013

    I was reading about a new study on a blog for The Economist, a British newspaper, about corruption - least and most corrupt countries in the world. I got there thinking about Rockin'Robin's "Woman's generosity to trooper triggers New York police search" thread from yesterday. The government...
  14. A

    Not Going to Stand Here Forever :)

    _______________________________ :wave: I will just make a beginning and say, Hello. It worries me a little that I may just mess this up but I hope not. I have benefited from a late-deafened support group in the past and enjoy a couple of online hobby forums these days. My hearing began to...
Back
Top