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Thursday, January 26, 2017

One-Sixteenth Native American

Coverage of resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline has been going on for quite some time. If completed, the $3.8 billion pipeline would carry about 500,000 barrels of crude per day from North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield to Illinois. The project has faced months of resistance from the Standing Rock... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Final Dx

This posting if for Kabu who asked for it. She can't help, being an RN, to be interested and commenting on such. I'm certain though, that if anyone else is interested, she would not mind others reading it and might have an interest in explaining such to anyone not knowledgeable of the terms and... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The Project House Progress

I spent the morning at "the project house", as he calls it, with Son #3, seeing what he has accomplished during the winter so far. He did so much work in the overgrown yard while the weather was nice and since the cold winter began has been working on the inside. He loves for me to join him now and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 23, 2017

One of Those Days for Just A Bunch of Stuff

I just have to go out in this cold, foggy weather and go to the grocery mart to buy some things to put in my cold, nicely working, empty refrigerator, but I keep putting it off. I watered my plants, fed the birds, made oatmeal and coffee for breakfast. Last evening I cooked noodles using canned... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Just The Facts Ma'am, Just The Alternative Facts

The fact is, that I don't know what are facts anymore. In Law, a fact is the truth about an event as opposed to interpretation. I guess that in politics it is different? Mark Twain said, "Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable." Hmmmm. Facts have alway given me a bit of problem. You... Sign in to see full entry.

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