I feel for Martha Stewart, who just recently lost one of her canine friends in a fire that was caused by a propane tank explosion in the kennel that her dog was being boarded at. What a bad way for any living creature to end their live. My heart goes out to her at her loss.
Fleas are Ready
With so many animals around the house and farm, flea control is a big issue. With the warm weather coming up ahead the fleas are ready to invade at any moment and I want to be ready and on top of the issue. The Internet has come into play, once again, with good dog flea treatment information that has given me good ideas concerning these cruel pests that drive the farm dogs and cats absolutely crazy each season.
New Jersey = Liberty & Prosperity
New Jersey seems to be holding it’s own these days, with one of the highest per capital incomes of all the fifty states in the Union, it is well known for their state motto of Liberty & Prosperity. New Jersey also in known for having the highest population density in the U.S. with an average of 1030 people per square mile which turns out is 13 times the national average. All of New Jersey’s counties are classified as metropolitans, the only state able to make that claim, so it is a great place to live, work and prosper.
New Jersey Jobs are plentiful and offer high wages for qualified workers. And being so close to N.Y. and Washington D.C. makes for a great location to raise a family. The garden state is there for the taking, with a lot to offer it’s citizens. I know several people that live there and wouldn’t dream of leaving their home state. I have often visited there and have always enjoyed my time spent there before heading back to the farm.
Father’s Birthday
Today is my Father’s birthday. I have been trying for weeks to think of what I would do today to honor and celebrate his life, but I’ve just been trying to make it through the day. I’m sure I’ll be hearing from some of the family members tonight, my oldest sister most likely will be calling, after she feeds her large brood and has a few minutes between homework and bath time tasks take her over.
Think I’ll just kick back, enjoy the snow that has covered the place last night, have a shot of Jack Daniels and look through the old family album, alone.
A Penny Auction Online
When is the last time you heard the term Penny Auction? I’d be very hard put to think of something that you could still buy for a mere one cent. I was checking out a few online auctions and found an interesting one that is advertising 100% of the finale sales price to various charities, such as The United Way, The Salvation Army, Feed The Children, The American Cancer Society and many more very worth while non profit businesses. I like that concept so I took a good look around to see what all they had to offer. It’s easy enough to maneuver around in.
This Penny Auction site is still relatively new, but the bargains are there for the taking and the prices are amazingly cheap. Free shipping is also offered, so that is a plus. There are all types of products being auctioned off, I found a nice looking Cannon Camera, that the bid is up to 2 cents at this point. This Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom regularly goes for $179.99, it will be good to see what the final bid goes for. Imagine getting a camera like this for only 2 cents, and no shipping charges!
The Scorpion King
One of the better Action/Adventure movies The Scorpion King was on the SCFI Channel earlier and I really enjoyed watching, once again this 2002 Fantasy movie starring The Rock. Rock made a great transition from the World of Wrestling into Hollywood and I have found all of the movies that he has been of good quality and good taste, much more than what was produced during his Professional Wrestling days, I can give him that.
The Ides of March
The day that Julius Caesar was assassinated, March 15, is forever noted in history as the Ides of March. Interestingly, the name Ides was part of the Roman calendar used as a benchmark for counting the days of the month. Just as the Roman numerals count forward and backward from numeric benchmarks, the calendar system used three benchmarks for counting the days of the month. Loosely explained here and depending upon which month, the first day of the month was Kalends, the end of the first week was Nones and the end of the second week was Ides. The Romans would take each benchmark and add or take away days to determine the remaining dates of each month.
Two Good Quotes to Ponder Today
“When Nature has work to be done she creates a genius to do it.”
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
By Nelson Mandela
Life Insurance, a Necessity
After dealing with my parents deaths last year and seeing first hand the importance of having a decent life insurance policy, I have decided to start shopping around online for life insurance quotes. I’m not married, nor do I have children to worry about leaving behind, but I do want a decent burial service and my final expenses taken care of with no burdens placed on anyone in the family.
The Internet makes the task of getting these necessary quotes so much easier, less stressful and hassle free, so it comes into play once again in daily life on the farm.
The Cowboy
The Cowboy!
A successful rancher died and left everything to his devoted
wife.
She was a very good-looking woman and determined to keep the ranch,
but knew very little about ranching, so she decided to place an ad
in the newspaper for a ranch hand.
Two cowboys applied for the job. One was gay and the other a drunk.
She thought long and hard about it, and when no one else applied she
decided to hire the gay guy, figuring it would be safer to have him
around the house than the drunk.
He proved to be a hard worker who put in long hours every day and
knew a lot about ranching. For weeks, the two of them worked, and
the ranch was doing very well.
Then one day, the rancher’s widow said to the hired hand, ‘You have
done a really good job, and the ranch looks great .. you should go into
town and kick up your heels.’
The hired hand readily agreed and went into town one Saturday night.
One o’clock came, however, and he didn’t return.
Two o’clock and no hired hand. Finally he returned around
two-thirty, and upon entering the room, he found the rancher’s widow
sitting by the fireplace with a glass of wine, waiting for him.
She quietly called him over to her.
‘Unbutton my blouse and take it off,’ she said. Trembling, he did
as she directed.
‘Now take off my boots.’ He did as she asked, ever so slowly.
Now take off my stockings.’ He removed each gently and placed them
neatly by her boots.
‘Now take off my skirt.’ He slowly unbuttoned it, constantly
watching her eyes in the fire light.
‘Now take off my bra.’ Again, with trembling hands, he did as he was
told and dropped it to the floor.
Then she looked at him and said, ‘If you ever wear my clothes into
town again, you’re fired.’
(I didn’t see it coming, either!)