Twitter Updates for 2009-02-13
Another above 60 winter morn...The sun rides above low clouds full of misty rain. I find myself asking...What happened to winter this year? # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Author: Gary Boyd
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-12
First morning all week that's not already in the 60's. Pink clouds in a blue western sky with an almost full setting moon...Low morning fog. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Potatoes…Not As Bad As You Might Believe
I grew up reading Jeff Cox in Organic Gardening & Farming (or vice versa depending on the year). I was happy to find him at the OrganicToBe.org blog. His article on potatoes not only fills in the history of the tuber but also gives recipes. He sure makes me feel…
Peanut Company Shuts It’s Texas Plant
It just seems to me that when you have production of goods going into so many food products you would have controls in place to insure the safety of the public...Doesn't it? Passing the responsibility off to others for the testing of the product is not an option. Both the…
Agriculture in America…Looking better?
When I was born in 1952, there were 203,000 farms in Iowa, only 11,000 fewer than when my dad was born in 1926. By 2002, the number had dropped to about 90,000, with roughly the same acreage in production in a state with a population that had remained roughly the…
Monday Morning Muse…What’s with this weather?
Currently (on Mon 6:02AM CST from Pearland Regional Airport) Light Rain Temp: 66° Dewpoint: 64° Wind: SE 9 MPH The weather here this winter has seemed to be more spring (or fall) like than any I can recall seeing. Checking the almanac for the past two months is eye opening. Since…
Road Trip Thoughts
Through this all, I couldn't bring myself to document the damage with my camera...It was enough just to see what was what...So on I drove. All the way around the island...through the Strand...Along Broadway...And finally over the new Causeway...And here was where the totality of the destruction hit me...
A Muse From My Past…
I find myself musing about what was and what may have been as I hit the big double nickle. Simon and Garfunkel were two of my favorites. From the release of the Graduate on, I couldn't get enough of their harmonies. And now I find Paul Simon still says it…
Many New Species Discovered In Hidden Mozambique Oasis With Help Of Google Earth
Space may be the final frontier, but scientists who recently discovered a hidden forest in Mozambique show the uncharted can still be under our noses. BirdLife were part of a team of scientists who used Google Earth to identify a remote patch of pristine forest. An expedition to the site…
Free Breakfast? Not So Much…
Image via Wikipedia It seems this story was inevitable... ROSENBERG, TX — A trip out for a free breakfast at Denny's took a big bite out of the wallets of several people in Rosenberg on Tuesday. Some of those who went to the local Denny's Corp. restaurant for a free…
Letters – Wall St. Bonuses – Enough Is Enough – NYTimes.com
High compensation doesn’t attract the very best. It attracts the greediest. via Letters - Wall St. Bonuses - Enough Is Enough - NYTimes.com. Why is this the first time I've ever seen anyone say this? A more true statement has never been said. This sentence should be the banner headline…
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-01
Thunderstorms and hail, oh my..The first of February and the temperature is flirting with the 70's. My apple trees still have their leaves.. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Twitter Updates for 2009-01-31
Sunny days, cold clear nights...Down around freezing and up into the 60's .Winter is beginning to mess with my head...And not in a good way. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Food Safety
In times of economic crisis, where do we draw the line on funding cuts? Food safety? Drug Safety? Highway Safety? If we can cut funding when the economy is good, what are we going to do when the economy is faltering? The news on our latest food "crisis" is not…
Every Peanut Product From Ga. Plant Recalled
And the "good" news just keeps coming in. At what point do we stop putting so much trust in corporations to do the "right" thing...Not just the profitable thing? In one of the largest food recalls in history, the Food and Drug Administration asked retailers, manufacturers and consumers yesterday to…
Twitter Updates for 2009-01-28
Days of summer followed by a day of winter followed by another round. The pollen count is crazy too. It will stuff up your nose. Sniff-sniff # Wispy, smoke-like streamers of pink streak the evening sky...The sun is down. A tiny sliver of moon divides the evening star and the…
Tuesday Morning Muse
Currently (on Tue 5:53AM CST from Pearland Regional Airport) Mist Temp: 66° Dewpoint: 66° Wind: S 9 MPH This is what greated me this morning when I woke up. According to the forcast it's going to stay like this all day long and then start heading down overnight. The highs tomorrow…
Twitter Updates for 2009-01-26
With the morning sun, my ideal summer weather returned. Winds from the gulf have brought the mid 70s today. Weather on the Texas Gulf Coast. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Lost Month Muse
I have been spending a lot of my online time updating my websites, trying to figure out a use to make of twitter, and trying (and failing) to catch up on my photoblog. Tied for first place this month has been playing Grandpa. Chief cook and bottle washer for the…
Twitter Updates for 2009-01-25
Winters return, though anticipated, is not appreciated. Both yesterday and today, dull and dreary after what seems like weeks of spring sun. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Inspiring To Greatness
I watched and listened to this as it was given on Tuesday. It wasn't until today that I actually read it...I find myself even more encouraged than I was with the first hearing. I foresee the American people will be inspired to greatness once again. Maybe, just maybe, our leaders…
World coal reserves overestimated, says scientist » Radio Podcasts | Earth & Sky
From the web... That’s CalTech engineer David Rutledge, who spoke to EarthSky at a recent science meeting. He said governments around the world have overestimated coal reserves or, the amount of coal still available for energy use. David Rutledge: That estimate, at least for these trends, appears to be high,…
Peanut butter recall grows….
In the news... More than 125 products have been recalled in a salmonella-and-peanuts investigation that keeps getting bigger, federal health officials said Wednesday. The list ranges from goodies like cookies and ice cream to energy bars. Even food for pooches may not be entirely safe, with a national company recalling…
Economics Advice From A Farm
Andy Griffin writes a great post from the experience of a farmer. If you haven't visited The Ladybug Letter, you should... “What’s your ‘Plan B’?” a radio reporter asked business school students the other day. One young woman’s answer caught my ear. “If things get bad enough,” she said, “my…
Twitter Updates for 2009-01-20
Blue skies keep drawing me away from the monitor. Daytime highs in the 70's keep me out in the sun. Until winter returns, I'll enjoy summer. # Pretty simple, funny how it's so hard...The Socratic Method To Great Living (5 Simple Steps) http://bit.ly/PdbWV # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Peanut Butter Recall
“This is an excellent illustration of an ingredient-driven outbreak,” said Dr. Robert Tauxe, who oversees foodborne illness investigations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, more than 470 people have gotten sick in 43 states, and at least 90 had to be hospitalized. At least six deaths…
Twitter Updates for 2009-01-16
The naked trees to my west glow pink in the light of the rising sun, those to the north have the vividness seen only at either end of a day. # Good site on how you can help save the local farmer and insure your local food supply..."7 Ways to…
Talks : Michael Pollan: The omnivore’s next dilemma
Why you should listen to him: Few writers approach their subjects with the rigor, passion and perspective that’s typical of Michael Pollan. Whereas most humans think we are Darwin’s most accomplished species, Pollan convincingly argues that plants — even our own front lawns — have evolved to…
First Aide Readily Available
In case a snake ever comes in the office If you want to know the truth, I never sit down at this desk to write a sentence without a bottle of whiskey within my reach. It's always just behind the computer, between a Roget's Thesaurus and an American Heritage Dictionary.…
