John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns.
Seriously???
How is this guy even running for president?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Ah, journalism
I found the first and last sentences of this news item hilarious:
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) - Iron County authorities seized a marijuana crop field so large they say it took them a long time to walk through it.
Officials say it was a large-scale growing operation on public land with thousands of plants, some more than six feet tall with thick stalks, at 7,500 feet in elevation in an area south of Cedar City.
Hunters alerted authorities to the find.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says the field was well concealed under a canopy of other plants that would have made it difficult to spot from the air.
Authorities cut down the plants and planned to burn them.
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Man, it must have been a humongous field if it took them a long time to walk through it. (Just how long is long? Can we be a little more specific here?).
And what a perk to being in charge! They get to "burn" the pot plants (wink wink).
On a side note, who knew that pot could grow to six feet tall.
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) - Iron County authorities seized a marijuana crop field so large they say it took them a long time to walk through it.
Officials say it was a large-scale growing operation on public land with thousands of plants, some more than six feet tall with thick stalks, at 7,500 feet in elevation in an area south of Cedar City.
Hunters alerted authorities to the find.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says the field was well concealed under a canopy of other plants that would have made it difficult to spot from the air.
Authorities cut down the plants and planned to burn them.
___________________________________________________________
Man, it must have been a humongous field if it took them a long time to walk through it. (Just how long is long? Can we be a little more specific here?).
And what a perk to being in charge! They get to "burn" the pot plants (wink wink).
On a side note, who knew that pot could grow to six feet tall.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Happy Birthday Lily!
Lily turned 3 yesterday! She got a lot of fun stuff--games, clothes, RC puppy, books, and a kid-proof fisher price digital camera. Here are some pictures she took. I'll post some I took as soon as I locate my camera. . . These were on the low resolution. I switched it to high after these, so hopefully next time I post some she took they will look slightly better.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Community Supported Agriculture
or CSA is something we learned something about last summer and decided to delve into this summer. It's basically like going to the farmer's market without having to go to the farmers market.
We purchased a subscription from Zoe's Garden, one of the few local farms that had opening still available when we decided to sign up (last time I checked, they still did). You chose a size, choose a pick-up point, and once a week there will be a box of local farm-fresh produce waiting for you. You don't get to choose what you get, but you can opt out of certain fruits/veggies if you are growing them yourself or just don't like them.
My friend in Vermont has been listing every week what she got from her CSA, so I thought I'd at least post our first week to give you an idea if you are interested. We are recieving the small size and recieved in our first shipment:
1 Purple Top Turnip
3 Tam Jalapanos
1 Black Beauty Eggplant
1 Black Beauty Zuchinni
1 bag Blue Lake Beans
3 Yukon Gold Potatoes
4 Red Pontiac Potatoes
1 bunch Rainbow Swiss Chard
2 bunches Endive
1 Kolhrabi
1 bag Salad Mix
1 bunch Sweet Danso Basil
1 Early Dutch Cabbage
12 ears Honey Select Sweet Corn
1 pack Triple Crown Black Berries
Besides (hopefully) getting us to eat healthier, I really like the idea of supporting the local farmers and economy, getting very fresh produce (that hasn't come many miles in a truck), and trying new things. Anyone ever heard of a kohlrabi before? Yeah, me neither.
If anyone knows any good recipes for any of the above, please post it in the comments.
We purchased a subscription from Zoe's Garden, one of the few local farms that had opening still available when we decided to sign up (last time I checked, they still did). You chose a size, choose a pick-up point, and once a week there will be a box of local farm-fresh produce waiting for you. You don't get to choose what you get, but you can opt out of certain fruits/veggies if you are growing them yourself or just don't like them.
My friend in Vermont has been listing every week what she got from her CSA, so I thought I'd at least post our first week to give you an idea if you are interested. We are recieving the small size and recieved in our first shipment:
1 Purple Top Turnip
3 Tam Jalapanos
1 Black Beauty Eggplant
1 Black Beauty Zuchinni
1 bag Blue Lake Beans
3 Yukon Gold Potatoes
4 Red Pontiac Potatoes
1 bunch Rainbow Swiss Chard
2 bunches Endive
1 Kolhrabi
1 bag Salad Mix
1 bunch Sweet Danso Basil
1 Early Dutch Cabbage
12 ears Honey Select Sweet Corn
1 pack Triple Crown Black Berries
Besides (hopefully) getting us to eat healthier, I really like the idea of supporting the local farmers and economy, getting very fresh produce (that hasn't come many miles in a truck), and trying new things. Anyone ever heard of a kohlrabi before? Yeah, me neither.
If anyone knows any good recipes for any of the above, please post it in the comments.
Monday, August 4, 2008
High School
*This post inspired by facebook
Sometimes I feel like I am in the minority when I say that I (for the most part) really enjoyed high school. I participated in choir and orchestra, performed in a couple of plays, really liked some of my teachers. But the best thing about high school were my friends. I had a great group of friends who all genuinely liked each other and got along great. Many of us, in the times we have spoken or got together, can pick up right where we left off.
There are, of course, the BFFs Lori and Kirsti that I'm sure I will always be in semi-regular contact with. Lori I've known since I was 9 or 10, and Kirsti since 8th or 9th grade. We also roomed together in college. We had some good times.
Then a couple years ago, Jennifer moved into the neighborhood (hi Jen). We have known each other since elementary school. We ran into each other on Halloween and now do playgroup and book group together.
Another example. By some crazy random happenstance when we first moved into our current house, we ended up right next door to Tom. Tom was in a group of friends I hung out with often. One night he invited us over along a bunch of others from the group that he was still in touch with. A sort of mini-reunion. We all talked and laughed and had a great time even though we hadn't seen each other for several years. I even at one point ran home and found my high school scrapbook so we could reminisce about the high school dances we had gone to together.
Sometimes I wonder how my life might be different if church culture hadn't (sometimes painfully) ripped some of these boys out of my life when we hit 19, but that's for a different post.
If I have a point, I'm not sure what it is. Just getting back into touch with some of these friends on facebook lately made me miss some of my old friends, and the carefree life of high school. :)
Sometimes I feel like I am in the minority when I say that I (for the most part) really enjoyed high school. I participated in choir and orchestra, performed in a couple of plays, really liked some of my teachers. But the best thing about high school were my friends. I had a great group of friends who all genuinely liked each other and got along great. Many of us, in the times we have spoken or got together, can pick up right where we left off.
There are, of course, the BFFs Lori and Kirsti that I'm sure I will always be in semi-regular contact with. Lori I've known since I was 9 or 10, and Kirsti since 8th or 9th grade. We also roomed together in college. We had some good times.
Then a couple years ago, Jennifer moved into the neighborhood (hi Jen). We have known each other since elementary school. We ran into each other on Halloween and now do playgroup and book group together.
Another example. By some crazy random happenstance when we first moved into our current house, we ended up right next door to Tom. Tom was in a group of friends I hung out with often. One night he invited us over along a bunch of others from the group that he was still in touch with. A sort of mini-reunion. We all talked and laughed and had a great time even though we hadn't seen each other for several years. I even at one point ran home and found my high school scrapbook so we could reminisce about the high school dances we had gone to together.
Sometimes I wonder how my life might be different if church culture hadn't (sometimes painfully) ripped some of these boys out of my life when we hit 19, but that's for a different post.
If I have a point, I'm not sure what it is. Just getting back into touch with some of these friends on facebook lately made me miss some of my old friends, and the carefree life of high school. :)
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