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On the Deity meme I had some fun playing around with it. Got The Chosen the first time, but got to thinking more about some of the questions, and got God. Then got into discussing some of the questions with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fitzw because they more interesting than usual, and played around with the quiz. Interestingly, I could flip between The Chosen and God with just one question changed.
Gathered from the tanks this morning, bringing in 7-8 barrels of sap. Boiling started 10:15 a.m. and go for a few hours. Once again, folks are welcome to come see it (those who live somewhere near here, obviously). It's a bit on the light side, but we are getting dark.
Birds around here create quite the racket in the morning! All sorts, can't ID all of them. But at the least we have robins, sparrows, barn swallows, partridge, Canadian geese, Redtail and Cooper hawks, chickadees, Blue jays, cardinals, and I _may_ have spotted a few Bluebirds today. Watched a chipmunk running along one of the stonewalls too.
Neither losing nor gaining weight, but seem to be getting in better shape.
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Weird and depressing stuff in the news... (weird) Boise, Idaho made top ten list for places with high terrorist threat (yes, the land of potatoes is higher ranked than L.A. or S.F.).
(Mostly depressing, feel free to skip over)
Violence between China and Tibet protesters, Blackwater got their Iraq contract renewed, U.S. employers cut 80,000 jobs in March... another airline closed down, the third in a week's time.
Arkansas is suffering yet more weather disasters (FEMA's had to visit twice in a month), and of course various tornadoes, floods, etc., all over south/southeast of the U.S. A busier hurricane season is predicted for this year too. La Nina is supposed to be active this year, which will apparently bring cooler temps this year (good or bad TBD; it's part of the considerations for number of hurricanes & tropical storms). 4 killed as Haitians riot over soaring food prices.
And, let's see... 52 girls taken from polygamist ranch in Texas, ages 6 months to 17 years. Only 18 have been formally taken into state custody and placement of these girls, who have led insular and sheltered lives until now, will have to be done with care.
... Um, think I'll avoid the news for a little while...
Oh, hey, here's one piece of good news! Rare birds are making a comeback in Cambodia, as hunters become park rangers.
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Work to do today, of course. But thinking about taking a walk up Baptist Corner Road, maybe collect some trash and cans.
We may be gathering more sap this afternoon, or maybe tomorrow. Hopefully not tomorrow afternoon. Want to go to fiber textile guild gathering, and hoping L can come too.
On the Deity meme I had some fun playing around with it. Got The Chosen the first time, but got to thinking more about some of the questions, and got God. Then got into discussing some of the questions with
fitzw because they more interesting than usual, and played around with the quiz. Interestingly, I could flip between The Chosen and God with just one question changed.Gathered from the tanks this morning, bringing in 7-8 barrels of sap. Boiling started 10:15 a.m. and go for a few hours. Once again, folks are welcome to come see it (those who live somewhere near here, obviously). It's a bit on the light side, but we are getting dark.
Birds around here create quite the racket in the morning! All sorts, can't ID all of them. But at the least we have robins, sparrows, barn swallows, partridge, Canadian geese, Redtail and Cooper hawks, chickadees, Blue jays, cardinals, and I _may_ have spotted a few Bluebirds today. Watched a chipmunk running along one of the stonewalls too.
Neither losing nor gaining weight, but seem to be getting in better shape.
***
Weird and depressing stuff in the news... (weird) Boise, Idaho made top ten list for places with high terrorist threat (yes, the land of potatoes is higher ranked than L.A. or S.F.).
The analysis measured not whether a city would make an attractive target to a terrorist but rather how well it could withstand an attack, Piegorsch said.
"This wasn't a question of what places a terrorist wants," Piegorsch said. "The targetability is not an issue here; it's the vulnerability if they were targeted."
(Mostly depressing, feel free to skip over)
Violence between China and Tibet protesters, Blackwater got their Iraq contract renewed, U.S. employers cut 80,000 jobs in March... another airline closed down, the third in a week's time.
Arkansas is suffering yet more weather disasters (FEMA's had to visit twice in a month), and of course various tornadoes, floods, etc., all over south/southeast of the U.S. A busier hurricane season is predicted for this year too. La Nina is supposed to be active this year, which will apparently bring cooler temps this year (good or bad TBD; it's part of the considerations for number of hurricanes & tropical storms). 4 killed as Haitians riot over soaring food prices.
And, let's see... 52 girls taken from polygamist ranch in Texas, ages 6 months to 17 years. Only 18 have been formally taken into state custody and placement of these girls, who have led insular and sheltered lives until now, will have to be done with care.
... Um, think I'll avoid the news for a little while...
Oh, hey, here's one piece of good news! Rare birds are making a comeback in Cambodia, as hunters become park rangers.
***
Work to do today, of course. But thinking about taking a walk up Baptist Corner Road, maybe collect some trash and cans.
We may be gathering more sap this afternoon, or maybe tomorrow. Hopefully not tomorrow afternoon. Want to go to fiber textile guild gathering, and hoping L can come too.
