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Monthly Archives: January 2008

US, Canada as failed states?

31 Thursday Jan 2008

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Economics, Political

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Economics, Political

Dave Pollard, whose writings I don’t always agree with but who makes me think, has a post called Ten Signs the US and Canada are Failing States   that looks at a range of failures in the US and Canada. Interesting.

A Car Made for a Dog

26 Saturday Jan 2008

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Dogs

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Dog people, check this out: A car designed to accommodate a dog.

http://world.honda.com/Tokyo2005/wow

Honda Worldwide | Tokyo2005 via kwout

Unfortunately, this is a concept car that will never be produced. Too bad, I was ready to go over to the Honda dealer this morning and order one.

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Proposed bill OKs guns in schools

26 Saturday Jan 2008

Posted by Dagny Gromer in RKBA, self defense

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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0126gunbill0126.html

Proposed bill OKs guns in schools via kwout

Great Idea! Gary says that this makes too much sense for a politician to grasp so he thinks it will not become law. Unfortunately, I agree. BUT we should still try. Readers who are in AZ should email their representatives.

Ron Paul Publishes His Economic Recovery Plan

25 Friday Jan 2008

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Economics, Political

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economic, financial, Political, ron paul

Here’s a link to Ron Paul’s response to our long term economic problems. His ideas differ markedly from the other Republican presidential contenders and are very, very different from what the Democrats are saying. Dr. Paul’s proposal is based on sound economics. Just about all the others are economically illiterate.

Mice

24 Thursday Jan 2008

Posted by Dagny Gromer in Dogs, life

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Dogs, mice, rat terrier, rodents

We have mice. A couple of days ago I took an item from my pantry and noticed that it had been “sampled” – a bit of it was eaten and not by any family member or guest. Looking at the shelf where this item was stored I saw bits of the wrapper shredded up. We have mice.

I bought some traps. Gary set them, and this morning we had proof – as if we needed any more – a little grey mouse caught. It looked sleek, shiny, and plump. Well fed. Now dead. (there’s a haiku here but that much creativity escapes me right now – anybody?)

Our rat terrier, Suzie Lightning, is a hunter and a predator. She is always lunging at birds, shoving her nose into gopher holes, etc. And her breed was molded to kill rodents. Perhaps we have a partial solution to the mouse problem here? So we let her sniff at the mouse. She found it very interesting and seemed disappointed that it did not wind up in her breakfast bowl. Maybe she will catch one, we’ll see.

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