In Mississippi news Governor Bryant has signed into law SB 2878 “which raises the alcohol by-weight limit in beer from 5 percent to 8 percent.” [Cartoon by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi’s cartoonist and host of The Marshall Ramsey Show on Supertalk Mississippi Radio.] The bill will allow more craft beer to be sold in Mississippi. That’s
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Word on the street road is that we may have a light frost tomorrow night. In order… . Wunderground. Accuweather. The Weather Channel. And now the Authority… . NOAA. To recap: Tomorrow night is forecast to be– in degrees F– 37, 51, 39, 40. I’m tempted to laugh out loud at Accuweather because it’s the
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Consequences. Origin (from Dictionary dot com): 1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Latin consequent- (stem of consequēns, present participle of consequī to follow closely). See con-, sequent Consequent: From Dictionary dot com’s entrant on “consequent” [Yes, yes. It is my habit to check old dictionary entries, but it’s late. I took a zillion years of Latin
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Image from http://www.scjohnson.com/en/products/brands/cleaning/fantastik.aspx DIRECTIONS FOR USE: It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.GENERAL HOUSEHOLD CLEANING: Spray product onto soiled surface and wipe with a dry paper towel of lint-free cloth. No scrubbing or rinsing necessary. If you spray your kitchen table and counters as
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Paco, who blogs from western North Carolina (I believe) revives an old Southern Favorite: THE BEST SOUTHERN HOME SECURITY SYSTEM 1. Go to Goodwill and buy a pair of size 14-16 men’s work boots. 2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine. 3. Put four giant dog
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We are more stuffed than a Christmas goose, but I think we can manage to share the recipes for Easter Dinner. From top to bottom: Mashed Potatoes, Baked Asparagus, Baked Ham I, Orange Pound Cake. 1. Mashed Potatoes. Recipe: If you don’t know how to make mashed potatoes, you need to learn. 2. Baked Asparagus.
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From the folder, “Stormy Bright Sky” Mr. Big Food has planned a wonderful Easter Dinner for us. Check back later in the day for photos and recipes. Teaser: Easter Dinner will conclude with orange pound cake.
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enjoyin’ the mornin’, sippin’ some coffee, castin’ a line every now and then,” said Mr. Big Food when Missy and I walked down to the lake and through some brush over to the peninsula and I asked him how it was goin’. He hadn’t caught anything, but that’s hardly the point. More morning photos below
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Case in point: We take our dogs to the Dog Park every day, weather permitting. But we have to bring our own chairs. Shouldn’t chairs be provided to us? And why are there so many prickly weeds in the Dog Park? Life sucks. Believe that & I’ll tell you another tale.
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The first of two mating pairs I saw today.
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Today was a pain in the neck day. We had to go to Memphis. I don’t mind going to Memphis but I was glad to be home earlier than I expected to be home because we’d found two new shortcuts. It stormed in the morning and rained in the afternoon. It’s April. When I opened
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I saw a link to this story as we were waiting in a waiting room in Memphis. (Aside #1: I am so tired of going to Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, but we did find two shortcuts! Aside #2: Family, all is well. Just routine.) A gunman, posing as a FedEx deliveryman, wearing a uniform, rang the
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Long time readers will remember that I had a camera that I hated. I got a much better camera. But I still have that little camera that I hate. I carry it with me all the time, just in case. I downloaded some photos from the camera that I hate. I liked this one. Some
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that you love the smell of my feet, but you cannot have my socks. Daughter C. is back. Rocky has moved back to the other side of the house. And Missy, Mr. Big Food, and I are learning a new normal— Missy has the most to learn. I think it will do her good.
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and back onto the bookshelf where they belong. Crappy old books which have something to say about tool safety. This is the 4th– AND BY GOD, FINAL– in a series of posts on the Department of Labor’s attempts to protect children on the farm. Here are the previous posts which include the relevant citations and
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This is the second post following up on my thoughts on Farm Safety and Government Intrusion. Briefly, in that and the first follow-up, I discussed the Department of Labor’s efforts to make it illegal for a kid to do farm work. Senator Thune and others have proposed the Preserving America’s Family Farm Act to counter
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My friend Becca, who blogs at at Keep Guessing, shares a delicious recipe for Sauteed Garlic Mustard and Dandelion Greens . Becca’s Sauteed Garlic Mustard and Dandelion Greens
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Ping. Pong. Wastebasket #1. Wastebasket #2. Spent toilet paper roll. Discarded piece of paper. She prances past me with each new find and then jumps up on the bed, sometimes taunting Rocky along the way. I know full well what this means. It means I’ve been delinquent. She’s a dog. I’ve shirked my duty. On
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And a fine veggie night it was. Zucchini casserole with cottage cheese and green chilis Brussels sprout casserole Recipes to follow.
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SuperTalk Mississippi is a state-wide network of commercial talk-radio stations. There are very few nationally syndicated shows (Dave Ramsey being the notable exception). Some of the shows, for example SuperSwap, and the Friday evening broadcasts of high school football, have no political agenda. Those that do are right-leaning– it is Mississippi– but for the most
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