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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Monday Science by BoxTurtle.
Morning BT,
Thanks for the links and the diary. Always enjoy seeing where you go and what you find for us.
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Late Late Night FDL: Little Cheeser
I’ve got twenty of them, acres that is, but I am sticking to a couple hundred square feet, though. Room to put in a good corn patch and inter-plant with squash and beans to see how many deer and racoons I can attract to the neighborhood. Enough food for everything and every body.
Niters people, I was just taking a peek in here when I got back home this morning. I am ready to hit the pillow, myself. All the best.
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Late Late Night FDL: Little Cheeser
Just got a small bag of sweet corn seed, might get that planted theis coming week. I’ve avoided the corn at the local grocery, looks nice but is never as good as a few minutes from being picked from the garden. Look out, I have access to a tractor this garden season.
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Late Late Night FDL: Little Cheeser
We are still here, tree leaves have emerged a little over 50%, lilacs about two weeks away. We have been about ten days without a good rain. Enjoying this outdoor season, post cold and pre-insects.
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Late Late Night FDL: Little Cheeser
A pair of these lilies someone must have gotten as gifts and stuck in teh garden. They survived a couple of frosty nights.
Good Sunday morning, back to peruse the comments.
Second picture is a wild turkey nest, 10 eggs. Coming home last evening with a handful of wild asparagus and spooked the hen not even, noticing it until it flew. I was surprised.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Wisconsin “Pay for Performance” Plan Shorts Low-Income, Urban Students by WI Budget Project.
This is also only phase one of destroying public education, here. Offering personal incentives for parents, alternatively up to $2500 a child a year (high school) in state income tax deduction for sending your offspring to a private charter, voucher or parochial school. The bill to do so is being floated and has been out since [...]
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Friday Free for All by msmolly.
Morning Ruth, (spuds)
Tree leaves are at about 30% and we have had about a week or so of weather where the overnight temps are staying above 45°F. Finding as much asparagus as we can stomach.
Two appointments to attend to, will check back later.
Thanks for the post, msmolly.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Friday Free for All by msmolly.
I just never inhaled.
Morning Pups, light intermittent rain ordering the day so far.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Wisconsin “Pay for Performance” Plan Shorts Low-Income, Urban Students by WI Budget Project.
Nothing more than payback to campaign contributor and the purposeful demolishing of public education in favor of privatizing the whole thing for private profits.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Monday…er, Wednesday Science by BoxTurtle.
Forgot the link to the Dalai Lama in WI story.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Monday…er, Wednesday Science by BoxTurtle.
What isn’t wrong with the Republican legislature in WI. My “Rep.” one of those appearing to be asleep during yesterday’s address by the Dalai Lama. Maybe those unworthy of understanding a message of truth are secretly hypnotized in the presence of his holiness. /s And now legislators, with the mere fact of appealing a higher [...]
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Monday…er, Wednesday Science by BoxTurtle.
This appears to be a specific slight against msmolly. Uncalled for and flagged. BT is addressing msmolly, this is not a case of, “some people.”
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Monday…er, Wednesday Science by BoxTurtle.
Well don’t worry too much about the nukes on the Lakes,
it’s only water, oops it’s not only water, it’s already a bit of a lethal soup.On that note, chores await.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Over Easy: Monday…er, Wednesday Science by BoxTurtle.
Morning BT, Thanks for the post
I believe fatster may have had this originally not too long ago. Low level nuke waste released in Great Lakes.
The plan, I suppose is to gradually build up the levels, (they are currently allowed to release 34 gallons a day) so all seems normal.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Assata Shakur Put on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Terrorist’ List for Political Purposes by wendydavis.
Finally took the time to re-educate myself on this topic, thanks for bringing it. Situations from my early political education that I should have remembered and should have noticed, that have obviously flown by me in the present day news until this diary. Have had several occasions this past week to say to others in [...]
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Activism in the spaces in between by danps.
Are you familiar with town or village planning commissions or parks commissions and other similar opportunities to get involved? As smaller municipalities are usually looking for volunteers to fill these non-compensated positions, actual positions that have decision making powers under state law, look around you for what might exist in your neighborhood. Will be finishing [...]
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Pull Up a Chair
Whatever it takes, I also try to plant enough to account for the inevitable losses to the animals.
With enough rain so far this season (I just came inside as a heavy shower has begun) I am happy to have a lot of the garden getting off to a good start. Just grabbed the rain coat and put on the rubber boots, this is officially foraging weather. Asparagus and mushrooms await. Ramp (wild leeks) and potato soup is simmering in the crock pot.
Thanks again, Elliot, a great day Ruth and to people checking in, later.
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nonquixote commented on the diary post Activism in the spaces in between by danps.
Thanks for the strategy thoughts. One or two people watching and listening and publicly speaking to the local school board or town commissioners/supervisors can give positive direction to a community issue, too.
“Grassroots,” brings up the chemical lawn fertilizer advertising, gah!
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Pull Up a Chair
Allows me to grow and harvest some of what I plant in the way of salad greens. A low wire for rabbits, etc about 6 inches off the ground and a waist high wire for deer. If there are other food sources they find the wire about nose height and walk around it, essentially looking for something easier to get at. As autumn sets in and your greens are the only thing not dried up, they can and will, easily hop the fence. Getting them trained in a pattern to simply avoid your garden plot works for a while.
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nonquixote commented on the blog post Pull Up a Chair
Enjoyed the links Ellie, thank you. Been outside this morning already to view the local fauna, that being the white-tail deer, wild American Turkeys, many species of migratory birds. Nothing quite as exotic nor quite as unifluenced by the regional departments of natural resources, though.
The solar powered electric fence seems to be deterring the deer from the garden for the moment, turkeys are not deterred from scratching up everything for whatever bugs or fresh sprouts they can find. Human selected and preferred species as opposed to those naturally occurring in many cases.
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