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-Benjamin Franklin
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My Hay Field Lacks Carbon
It is amusing to listen to folks who seem to have all the answers on C02 and global warming, but have no concept of soil fertility and agriculture. My hayfield lacks carbon in the soil – and soil carbon has a very high correlation with soil fertility. My field was a lake up until a Read more
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Trump Okays Kei Cars
So I’m reading the Canadian Blog ‘Blazing Cat Fur’ at https://blazingcatfur.ca/2025/12/05/from-full-size-to-fun-size-trump-gives-kei-cars-the-green-light/ and I realize that Trump has instructed the folks who regulate the auto industry to “clear the path for the production and sale of kei vehicles in America, following his recent trip to Asia, where he saw pint-sized cars flooding the streets.” In Montana, Read more
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An Evening Like 1917
It’s a little over a century since my grandparents bought the place in Trego. With the power outages, we’ve experienced a little of what their ordinary day and evenings were as the season moved toward Christmas – the wood stove keeping the house warm, and, for use, battery powered lanterns, where their light was kerosene. Read more
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Winter Thoughts
As I look at the trees, I see bending from the snow loads. Some have snapped, while others have gone over at the roots. It isn’t a complex decision – I’m about to re-block and re-level the sawmill, and the stuff that is too small to make a log will make next winter’s firewood. Douglas Read more
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The Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization
I haven’t traveled to Muslim areas, but a few years at TSJC, with an ESL program (English as a Second Language) and a couple hundred Palestinian students brought me in contact with the Banna family. It is a bit ironic that my experience with the group was in the center of the US. Dib was Read more
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