The Family of Suidae (Swine) is composed of 16 species of hogs in eight genera. The Suids originated in southern Eurasia: the Philippines and Africa. The domestic pig was developed from the wild boar. The boar fossils go back 30,000,000 years in Asia and Europe. Africa fossils date from 15,000,000 years..
Throughout modern history, border contentions have been argued, debated, and failed in the attempt to contain migrations of refugees seeking solace. We are at this time at a turning point in our own history of border disquiet between Mexico and the Southern Border States such as Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. This is, as […]
I try to remind Dear Readers, seasonally, about their automobiles and avoid being stuck, or worse on the highway. Today I want to discuss “hose connections”. While peering about under the Oldsmobile hood I spied in the sunlight the gasoline rubber hose was developing cracks. Most likely the 3/8 gasoline special rubber hose had cracked […]
Thirty years ago I wrote an article or two on lightning and steps to protect your self and your house. At that time in history, not far removed it seems from Ben Franklin and his kite, i.e.: no computers, no digital, no i-Phones, just hard wired 60 year-old technology.
This morning as I stumbled into the kitchen, set up the coffee maker I became enraptured with the birds feeding outside the breakfast nook big window. While the coffee was cooking in the Kurig cooker with my “Fog Chaser ™” brand I sat down to watch the birds and turned on the PBS classical station […]
Yes, I do get questions. Here are some answers that may be of interest as well as updates, concerning past articles. The articles are in bold, and the responses below them.
This was a rare treat after 4 years of no honeybees in this area. This morning in our breakfast nook we noticed a few honeybees digging in the bird feeder dust. Ah Ha! They were looking for pollen (substitute) that I have discussed many times before in previous articles. Time to provide more feed. Diane […]
My dog Kixx, a Great Pyrenees at about 100 lbs, or more, has reached 8 years plus. Big Dogs do not live as long as small dogs. When they all start to fade the first symptom of a healthy but aging dog, from my observation of dozens of dogs is that they become slower, can’t […]