On April 12, 150 years ago.
I'm not a Civil War buff or a student of the great event; however, I was wondering if anyone wanted to share their own thoughts on the subject.
This war defined our country in several ways. Before the war, people would say, "The United States of America...
With all of this snow, my son decided to get the old sled out that my father and I built about 30 years ago. It's 12' long, 3' wide, with a 12' tongue. The front runners turn on a fifth wheel made from a disc brake rotor. This allows the front runners to turn at a 90+ degree angle. The sled...
I've been under the weather for about a month and a half. I got pneumonia about four weeks ago (4th time for me), and I think that it left me with pleurisy. I carry a chest pain that a real hummer sometimes. Since my energy level is in the tank and has been for weeks, the doctor ran some...
Yesterday I bought a bunch of jars at a sale. These were in an old shed that the owners didn't want to clean out so I bought all of the contents for $5. I got some good canning jars, the Kerr, Ball type in both quart and pint. Then I found that there were about 15 blue jars in this room all...
Well the Kansas wheat harvest is running full bore. I helped my brother and his son cut wheat yesterday. They only had 60 acres to cut so it was just a little afternoon job. He cuts with a 22 foot header combine, A/C, cab, and radio. I got 15 gallon of wheat out of the deal for storage...
I thought it might be interesting to find out what everyone's best and worst garden crop is this year. I would have to say that my best crop is my potatoes, and my worst crop is sweet corn. I don't have a plant of sweet corn growing on the place. What are the coons going to eat? :idunno...
The other day I saw a banker friend of mine, and I asked him if he was really busy down at the bank. He told me that the second grade class came for a tour of the bank that day, and that was the most exciting part. He went on to tell me that he was showing them the denominations of our money...
I knew a wonderful lady who made a solution of vinegar, sugar, and water which was put it in a plastic milk jug hanging in her apple trees. This concoction was to trap moth. Does anybody know the recipe for this?
I found a lump about the size of an egg in my groin area. My chiropractor said that it was an inguinal hernia. I'm going to my doctor on Friday to have him look at it and decide what to do.
From what I have read, it has to be fixed by surgery. Has anybody had any experience with this problem?
A Satisfied Taxpayer
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Dear Internal Revenue Service:
On this April 15th tax return due date you will find enclosed my
2008 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes.
Please note the attached article from the USA Today newspaper,
dated 12...
I'll bet some of you have built homemade devices that are handy and helpful to use in the garden, kitchen and farm. I have built a few, but I'll just share two here.
This one is very simple and handy for weeding around onions and little plants like that. It is a long stem screwdriver bent...
I have a young friend living in the area whose name is Hardly. I have told him about the forum, and right away he wanted to post a journal. I just knew that that would not work as you will figure out if you read his writings; however, since he would not quit bringing the subject up, I told him...