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  • The not so perfect game camera, part 3

    The not so perfect game camera, part 3

    Although I am still looking for the perfect game camera, I do have some favorites.  I like my Cabela’s brand cameras.  Cabela’s brand cameras are not inexpensive.    Be sure to look at the reviews online before contemplating a purchase of a new model. I have early versions of the camera. Cabela’s cameras are easy to Read more

  • Thoughts on a very small dog

    Thoughts on a very small dog

    A couple years ago, my little dog died.  Today I can celebrate his 14 years of life.  A dog’s life is always too short.  Shadow was a baby doll or teddy bear Pom – carefully bred for a short nose, a high forehead, and an all around cute face.  Not my choice, but I had Read more

  • I need a license for what?

    One of the worst shocks of growing up was how much paperwork adulthood requires. Recently, I’ve been learning about licenses. Not fishing licenses, or hunting licenses, which I did know about, but professional and occupational licenses. Some professions are obvious. It’s clear that a doctor, an MD, will need a license to practice medicine. Clear, Read more

  • School Board Meets Next Wednesday

    Trego School’s Board will meet Wednesday October 14th at 6PM. Attending it virtually (either with a computer or calling in with a phone) is possible via the gotomeeting app. School Board Meetings are public (unless the board needs to discuss confidential information in a closed session), so the public is welcome to attend (virtually). At Read more

  • The not so perfect game camera, part 2

    The not so perfect game camera, part 2

    Marketers would have you believe the more money you spend on a game camera, the better the game camera.  If only this were true.  Over the years, I have tried several brands of camera. I am still searching for the perfect camera. I have my least favorite camera or the brands I won’t purchase again. Read more

  • Harvestmen, or Daddy-Long-Legs

    Harvestmen, or Daddy-Long-Legs

    Earlier this week, I met a Harvestman while making supper. It had stowed away on some kale from the garden, and was still walking about on it… even after a week or so in the refrigerator. Harvestmen have a rather well-known urban legend. Perhaps you’ve heard people say that “they’re the most venomous spiders in Read more