If anyone would like to share their positive reasons for voting Joe Biden, I would like to read them. Just saying that he is better than Mr. Trump is not a positive reason in my opinion because we then have Biden and I want to know what you think he will do on social issues, economic and foreign relations. Also, maybe a guess on his running mate and what will they bring to the positive side of things?...

May and June are big months for babies and while we continue to get cats spayed and neutered each month (14 scheduled for July) we nonetheless have kittens come into the world. The biggest issue this month was a rogue male cat killing the kittens after just a week or two old...

NASCAR announced Tuesday evening that the "noose" found in black driver Bubba Wallace's garage Sunday was actually not a noose, but instead a garage door pull rope that has been there since last fall, before Wallace was assigned to that garage:...

Johnson grass was apparently first BROUGHT to the US as a forage crop and I have to admit that the stems sure look juicy and the tuberous roots look good enough to eat fresh from the ground BUT there are two dark sides to the plant. The first is that after it has been stressed by drought or frost/freeze, even walking on, it can produce a poisonous acid that can sicken or kill foraging animals like goats, cows or horses...

I also don't want to die without saying what has been on my mind for a few weeks now. Thank you to all who have tried to stop or at least mitigate the transmission of the Covid 19 virus, but that said the country has tried and considering the obstacles we have had to overcome, I believe we did our best. ...

I work in the paper industry, including toilet paper and toweling. There is no shortage of material and the paper companies are putting it out as fast as they always have, if not faster. Part of the distribution challenge was that since TP was so light yet bulky, no one used their expensive retail and warehouse space to stockpile a lot of extra. It became a "just in time" industry where product flowed from manufacturer to warehouse to retail in a constant flow...

I appreciate everyone staying home to not only slow the pressure on our healthcare system but also protect those of us who are more vulnerable. I am one of them, but if we do not get the economy going again we will have a long-lasting recession if not depression. It could be bigger than the BIG one and we are much less able to withstand that than before...

This came from the International Journal of Environmental Health and Public Health so take it for what it is worth but most of us have always noticed a difference between country and city folk. This article seems to think that children exposed to nature in their early years have a different mindset than folks growing up in the city...

Surely we have some here! Who’s seen one? Got your feeders up?

NOT A ONE! I can’t help but suspect all of them and even if they are not phishing emails, they are playing on the fears of millions about this virus. Rant over.

Since I basically worked from home anyway now, my time has not really changed much. Deb used to do all the shopping so her day has changed a little but she too works from home with her ebay business so extra time during this virus has not really materialized...

I have no idea what was running through her head at the time but I could tell from her "huh?" that she was not thinking MORELS. Morels being a mushroom that is loved by many, but honestly, I do not recall ever having them. I have noticed several posts on FB groups that they are finding them in TN right now and I seemed to have ideal conditions for finding some so,..... ...

Why am I not talking about the virus? Because I need a break and you may too! Watercress that I threw out to allow better water flow in the stream feeding the goldfish pond has taken root and is flourishing. I may need to rethink the "dry" garden for which I started seeds!...

Many of you are probably shouting at your screens right now. Don't scare your significant other, family or neighbors if they are close enough to hear you, but I bet they heard my answer across the valley. NO! They are not getting the job done and YES they are showing their true colors, POLITICS!...

I received an email from a pet food producer that referred to a great letter put out by the PetFinder foundation. You can read the entire post (including nice pictures) here but there were a lot of links and T-G does not like me cutting/pasting complete articles so I have trimmed it down and removed links from some of the quotations. Feel Free to read the full post and you will have access to the groups mentioned...

I am in that "sensitive" age bracket that needs to pay extra care. Besides being over 21 I have also had 8 heart attacks and some cancer, but ya know what? It is what it is and we keep on plugging. My main concern is the economy. I have about 100+- mouths to feed, twice a day and we cannot miss too many paychecks before tough decisions have to be made. The more the economy slows down or panics, the less I can generate income so there is MY main concern. What are yours?...

Some of you folks might not get a chance to see Terrence's photo in the T-G . It just reached out and grabbed me, so I had to post it. I see deer walk through my yard almost daily but I have yet to have captured a picture like this with the deer almost posing and the light green of Spring popping out around them...

How is this for a change of pace? Onions have suddenly come back in the news for its antibacterial benefits. I am sure garlic will too but my question is if any one has experienced some of the things being said. What's being said? Onions attract bacteria and have been used to help "clean" a room of infectious bacteria by slicing and setting out in the room. Supposedly they will turn black overnight from this...

There are a number of her constituents that question her attention to the District in Queens and whether or not she really reflects their views. All three contenders (one Democrat and two Republicans) and some polls lend credence to the possibility. Here is a NY Post article...