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Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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You Need to Check the Experts’ Math
This offers a perspective on covid survival rates, but screws up some simple statistics: 0-19 20-49 50-69 70+ 100.000% 100.000% 100.000% 100.000% -99.997% -99.98% -99.5% -94.6% 0.003% 0.02% 0.5% 5.4% 100% – Survival Rate= Infection Fatality Rate. It’s official data. It purports to be from CDC. The author implies possession of a MD. The math Read more
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Patches Pieces
Eventually, all critters travel the driveway. Sometimes the game cam even catches them. A daytime appearance of the coyote on the driveway is unusual. He is traveling the driveway most nights. All sorts of deer use the pond and driveway. I am not sure why it always seems to surprise me that skunks climb stairs. Read more
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County Fair
This year’s fair was fun, with activities for young and old alike. Vendors were present, and the food (sold by many local organizations and churches) was excellent. Plenty of raffle tickets were sold (not all for firearms), and folks seemed to be in good spirits. The exhibits were neat, and some of the produce very Read more
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War is a Racket
War is a Racket is a short book (and also a speech) by Smedley Butler that discusses who profits from war. War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which Read more
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Have You Two Been Vaccinated?
Vaccinated and immune have two different meanings. The history of smallpox vaccination shows the differences over a thousand-year timeline. The first vaccinations recorded are in China, after 1000 CE. They’d grind up the scabs from someone with smallpox, and blow the dust into your nostrils – along with something like a 2% mortality rate. Since… Read more
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Blessed Rain
It isn’t perfect, but it is improving. My alfalfa seedlings are recovering from the long dry spell – on the other hand the deer are discovering them and trying to graze them down. NOAA shows this map for soil moisture: This next map shows precipitation during August – again, it isn’t perfect, but coming out Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 