TO … BRING YOU … SOME … CONVERSATIONS from “an interview” [Note. I see the missing “.” Not A. Leland’s fault. I take full responsibility. It was a copy-paste mistake I didn’t see until it was way too late to re-do.] Is it? Sounds like an X-Phi question to me! Testify. Yes. We are missing
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and so is the Courthouse. It’s a strange sad day here. Heavy snow. No school. Now about 47 degrees. Kids on bikes milling around just beyond the tape. Grownups coming to look and then looking very sad. Rumors… the Grand Jury had just convened for its twice yearly session. UPDATE: From the local newspaper: the
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UPDATE from WLOV Officials had the fire out by 7 a.m., but say the building is a total loss. The county courthouse was built in 1915. snip Supervisors are holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to proceed with county business. The cause of the fire is under investigation. ~~ Mr. Big Food and Miss
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Woodland, Mississippi (2010 population 125) is a company town with a right nice Christmas display. Seasons. Plural. For Daughter C. The Company is Woodland Furniture, the largest furniture store in Mississippi. Not visible, but behind this scene is a non-stationary home– as most in Woodland are. From Woodland’s web site (all grammatical errors reproduced in
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Note to self: Light from behind subjects = bad photo It’s raining. A few semi-random thoughts. #1 In Picayune, Mississippi Gregory Parker has died. The Weather Channel reports he was in his car when a tree fell on it. Folks at TWC then go on to lecture: Stay inside! Don’t go out, you don’t have
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via North Miss Commentor, Faulkner scholar Noel Polk has died. Polk’s web page at Mississippi State is here. The kids and Mr. Big Food were discussing Polk just this past weekend.
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the sentiment of a fellow Mississippian, Marshall Ramsey. Marshall’s sentiment at the link.
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Photo from Miss M. SOUL.
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She escaped from this deck several times. Once, Mr Big Food, Max, & I had to rescue her from the middle of Colerain Avenue. That was not fun. I don’t know this for a fact because I wasn’t there, but I heard Max chased Suzy more times than I know about. Once, Suzy went missing
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in the Year of Our Lord 2012. Rest in Peace, Suzy. When we thought Suzy, at age 12, was old. She hated the water. But she loved the snow. Mr. Big Food and I have some habits to overcome. Fortunately, Missy is having a hissy fit. It’s very distracting.
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and I go to his site daily. I’d seen that other than the Greenwood business, he’s been quiet for some time. Tom is North MS Commentor. When I had a chance to catch up, I saw his post announcing that his father had died. He has a new post up now. Here’s a short documentary
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at “one” time. I think I need to adjust the shutter speed, or something. It is remarkable how far they’ve come in just five weeks, given my ignorance of the principles of obedience training, etc. Suzy has begun to wag her tail in situations where tail-wagging would be appropriate. There are two alternative hypotheses for
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I’m a bit behind in all things that pertain to the garden. (I must quit watching soap operas.) I just today placed my orders at Victory Seeds (my review here) and New Hope Seed Company (my review here). I’d done the prep work, which included taking stock of the seeds I have on hand, and
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“… motor vehicles discourage walking.” What an insight! Car owners with a television are 27 percent more likely to suffer heart attacks than people who have neither, according to a global study on physical exercise and heart disease published Wednesday. It’s hard to know where to begin. The article tells us that the lead researcher
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Continuing this week’s quick supper series, I give you the recipe for a quick & delicious one-skillet meal. To be honest, there was a side dish, creamed mixed vegetables, which required a small pot. No photos. Sorry.* SWEET POTATO PORK CHOP SKILLET 1 Tbsp shortening 4 center loin chops 1 medium onion, sliced 1 bell
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From Hot Air: Listen to this advertisement and you’ll reasonably assume that what’s for sale is something forlorn, lonely, cute and cuddly … a stray puppy, perhaps. “They’ve been mistreated and misunderstood for generations,” the ad begins. “Abusive owners have done severe damage and given these beautiful creatures a bad reputation.” That’s how it’s supposed
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That last post on the scuffle in Cincinnati basketball reminded me of this. I’ve been waiting for just the right time to post that. “None of them guys on their team is like me. We got disrespected.” No doubt. We are all special, and deserve respect, don’t you know? Birch & green holly comes from
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Contents of Aunt Margaret’s button box ALTERNATE POST TITLE: How to Tempt Poor Little Rocky I am beginning a project which I will post a bit about from time to time. I won’t be able to be particularly specific– Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, and all– but I will share parts of
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