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Ah yes, I have to agree, actually, the only reason I raise the fennel is because I love the smell. I never actually use it! I do hope your plant is there. That is one I've had complete failure with, have boughten several plants, all of which have died on me. I really did try on it too, Comfrey is reported to be an excellent tonic for rabbits, and I wanted to grow a little patch of comfrey near the rabbitry to feed them the occasional leaf.

I do have quite a few links on my site now, but nearly every day I get requests to exchange links with other sites. I know links are important for search engine placement and all that stuff, but I'm wondering about maybe when is it too much of a good thing? I also feel funny about placing links to site that I know nothing about, are they honest people with good products? I don't want to send my customers to con artists or other unsavory charectors. Most of the links I have now are for people I actually know. Where do you draw the line?

Oh how cool! I think PVGV's are cool looking dogs. I thought about raising them at one time, I like the different and more rare breeds. I also like the Polish Owczarek Nizinny, they remind me of sheepdogs and Bearded Collies, and as you might guess, I do like the sheepdog breeds. The name was just too hard to pronouce, lol. Keeping ears clean on drop eared breeds is a challange. Make sure you not only clean, but if there is excessive hair in the ear canal, it needs to be pulled out a bit to help keep the air flow into the ear to help keep it dry. Moisture and dirt in the ear can cause ear infections. I usually clean with alchol after plucking, as it evaporates quickly and kills most ear problems. Post a picture of your dog when you get a chance, love to see it.

Does anybody have a copy of this book, Hanta Yo, by Ruth Bee Bee Hill? I can't find mine anywhere. In the very back of the book there is a glossary of indian words and their meanings. (Lakota Sioux) What I need is a good name for a male Wire Haired Fox Terrier. I have 2 females that I used Indian words for from the book and would like to find one for the male. The females are named Yuza and Zola, which means "takes hold of" (a really great name for a wire fox) and wistle. Or if someone knows of a web site that would have a simular listing that would work too.

Oh Cool! Mine is worth $565!!!As to how accurate and usefull this is, well, it's certainly made me feel better this morning, so that's worth a lot!

Since 99% of the time I have too much to do, my favorite thing to do is NOTHING! Yup, absolutly nothing. Of course, the best place to do nothing is down at the creek, away from humans and telephones and computers, and just sit and stare at the water, or get in and cool off and just relax.

Your poll didn't have "last night" for a choise!I do like to watch tv, and so often at night I'm just to dad gum tired to do anything else but sit there and stare at the boob tube. I watch it strictly for entertainment though, I love Sci Fi stuff, and action movies.

Oh, I agree completely!!(and I still can't believe you are only 13!....so much common sense for so young a mind!) Nothing is more annoying to me than to be in a store or restuarant and have brat kids running amok and screaming and just generally being a pain in the *bottom*. The problem is, if you whack your kid in public, you can be sure that some whiney, bleeding heart will turn you in for child abuse, and child services will come knocking on your door. Many parents are afraid to spank. The brats can run to their school counslers and tattle on their parents, and believe me, the parents are going to be guilty until proven inocent when it comes to child abuse. Spanking should be used. Much more than it is now. Children need to be taught right from wrong. Time outs, verbal repremands, and other politacally correct garbage just doesn't work sometimes. Give 'em one, "No, don't do that" and when they do it again, swat 'em on the *bottom*.

My favorite herb to grow fresh is parsley, but it is a buggar to start, it has a very slow germination rate and slow growth to start with, and is easily choked out by weeds. Once it gets a good start and some growth on it, it does real well though. I've grown lots of dill, and some fennel, both are easy to do. Now a friend of mine gave me a start of some herb, and I can find no earthly use for it, and of course, it took over the bed and has spread like the plague everywhere.

Rodeo To you football fans, all I can say is gee, what a whimpy game! I mean really, how exciting can it be to watch a 200 pound man use all his might to fling a little piece of leather, when you can watch a Rodeo and see a 2,000 pound piece of leather fling a little man???? Then there are those pro ball players that get pulled from the game for weeks cause they strained their little pinkie fingers. I've seen cowboys ride with broken legs, torn muscles and ligiments, broken arms, you name it.

That's interesting, I'll have to give it a try, plantain is common here. It prefers to grow in compacted soil, so look for it along pathways. I wonder if you can grind it in a morter and pestle instead of chewing it for the bug bites or does the saliva help too? Cause I'm guessing the stuff tastes pretty bad.

Well.......since this forum topic is health and fitness, I'm not sure about posting about beer drinking here, but hey, don't worry about it, I have trouble figuring out where to post topics too. My beer drinking has gotten pretty sporatic in recent years. I probably go all winter without ever popping a top. However, there is something about that very first hot day of late spring/early summer that excites an uncontrolable craving for a good cold one. When I do decide to drink, it's usually going to be anywhere from 3 to a six pack. Not sure on cost, as I haven't been hit with the urge recently, but I suspect some cheaper brands go around $3 a sixpack. And oh yes, I like that imported beer. Lone Star is my favorite. It has to be imported all the way from Texas! :XD: (I'm in Missouri) Misanthrope, I do love your sense of humor.

This is probably the one thing that absolutly drives me the most insane about Humans. I think at least 99.9% of the population is certain they can run someone else's life better than that person can. While your case is a pretty major interference, so much of the time it's just little nit picky stupid stuff that drives me crazy. Just last week I was at a swap meet with a very tiny, adorable Chihuahua pup. I raised him from birth, and know exactly what he likes and doesn't like. As it happens, he likes this new brand of dog food I'm using, but it is in large chunks. He loves the stuff, and can somehow chew it up just fine. But I bet I had a half a dozen people *BLEEP* me out for giving that poor little dog big chucks of food. As a complete stranger just walking by, what on god's green earth makes them think they know more about my little pup than I do?????

We casterated all our buck goat kids last week, I have some bands left over, and would happily volunteer to take care of this little problem. :XD: Or I could just use a pocket knife. Preferably a dull one. That is just disgusting. Show's how little some cultures value life. I sure feel sorry for all those little kids.

I have my doubts. If he had raped a woman or murdered someone, or even molested a young girl, yes, he could probably make a comeback. However, since it was animal abuse, he's toast. Almost anything else can be forgiven but not that. The animal right people have allready been swamping the NFL with nasty letters, I'm sure they have recieved many thousands. Nobody will touch him with a 10 ft. pole.

My guess is your not sleeping because of stress. Worry about being unemployed, etc. Since you don't have a job, you probably aren't on any kind of a schedule. And quite possibly, you are sitting around too much to make yourself physically tired. Try to put yourself on a regular schedule. Set that old alarm clock for 6 am and get up and get busy when it goes off. Don't eat anything late in the evening, and after dinner, take a nice long walk OUTSIDE, I find that any time I have spent more time indoors than out sleeping takes a bit longer to begin. Hit the sack about 10, lay down, take some deep breaths, relax, and try to not think about anything. (tough, I know.) If your mind wants to work, make it think about your breathing, and if your mucles are actually relaxed. You will be surprized at how many muscles tense back up after you think you have relaxed them. Of course, getting a job would probably be a big help too. :XD:

Actually, in Missouri, the government has done something about it. You can sign up for the governer's No Call list. If you get a call, you can simply tell them you are on the Gov. No Call list, and boy do they hang up fast. I think the state has collected something in excess of a million dollars in fines from telemarketing companies.

Wow! You are really, seriously just 13????Your pretty sharp for a 13 year old, way to go!

Ok, I can't even imagine being afraid of any kind of dog. Even half coyote. Coyote's are notoriously timid and are little or no threat to a human. I'll bet if you'd of stuck your head out a window and yelled at them, they would of vanished into thin air. Even under the worst of conditions, dogs just aren't scary. I was driving home from work once, it was very late, about 3 am, and my car caught on fire. I was way out in the country, but managed to get the car stopped in the road in front of some folks house. I jumped out and was going to run to the house and ask for help. There was a very large doberman in the yard watching me. I looked at the dog, looked at my burning car, thought about it for all of 2 seconds, and ran right past him and to the door and started yelling for help. After the fire was put out and we were all standing there trying to calm down, I felt something warm and wet on my hand. The dog was licking me. Some scary guard dog eh? But then there are bulls. How in the world do cowboys get the nerve to climb up on one of those 2,000 lb monsters that want nothing more than to pitch them into the dirt and stomp their guts out! Now THAT is scary! We raise our own meat, and when those steers get up around 800-900 lbs, they make me nervous. Since I hand raise them, they have no fear of humans, and will run right over you. They get excited when they see the feed bucket comming and will bounce and butt around on you. They are big enough to do serious damage to a little human.

I have to agree with you, I think homework is unfair, unneeded, and for the most part, redundent and a waste of time. There are always some exceptions, special projects that cannot be conducted in school that teach life's lessons, but for the most part, school should be over when the last bell rings. One reason is, I don't think the education system is all it's cracked up to be. They don't teach you a lot of things that you will need and can use when you get out of school. The government wants to teach you what they want you to know. They want it pounded into your head. The more time you spend learning what they want, the less time you have to think and learn for yourself. Then there is the family. While so many kids come from dysfunctional homes, there is no better learning experience than you can get from growing up in a family with caring, responsible parents. It should not be left in the hands of the government to teach you responsibility, morals, attitude, right from wrong, etc. You aren't going to get that from a book anyway, it should be taught by example. Kids are lucky if they are given the oppertunity to learn from their parents, if the parents have a family business, the kids can learn many important, first hand leassons that they are never going to get in school.

OH, I agree! Completely!!!I get so annoyed when I go into grocery stores and see welfare rats buying cartloads of cakes, cookies, potato chips and convience foods. Easy pop in the mirco wave stuff. Pre cooked. The most expensive items in the store. Seems like if they aren't working they could at least fix their own meals instead of just popping something in the microwave so they can get quickly back to the Tv. And how they run to the doctor with every little complaint, snotty nose, or poison ivy. If I get poison ivy, I just go find the calamine lotion and am done with it. I've had bones broken and not gone to a doctor, simply because I don't have insurance or the money to pay the doctor. I think they should just abolish nearly all welfare. If you are too damn lazy to work, starve. Take some of the money they save, and put in the funds for school lunches. That way the kids can at least get something to eat, and maybe if they hang around school they might actually learn something usefull. Like how to hold down a job and not be a burden on society.

Oh Lordy, if you think it's bad being a gamer, computer geek, or a blonde, you should try being a dog breeder!!!You have thousands of animal rights idiots who think you are the scum of the earth and should die a slow and painful death. Just telling someone they are ignorant is one thing, but when they deliberatly attack you and try to do bodily harm, or destroy your living you really have problems. Thing is, most are completely ignorant of what they are talking about. They read some stupid stories on the internet, and then assume all breeders are the same. Most have never seen a kennel and have no idea of the work and care that the breeder puts into their animals. I guess it's just a "feel good" thing to have a cause and someone's life to ruin.

Your parents are not bad. Certainly you can learn a lot of things on a computer, including how to build bombs. You can do many useful things and learn about any subject you wish. But there are a lot of things you cannot learn on a computer. Like dealing with real people, face to face. Dealing with the situations that come along in life. Don't even say you can socialize with people in a chat room, they are not "Real" people. You can't learn about anything real on a computer. How a rose smells or a home grown tomato tastes. And there are the health risks too. What good is it to have all this intelligence if you are too weak to get up and use it?

Well, take a wild guess! LOL Dogs of course!I don't even get cat people! Don't care what those TV commercials say, NOTHING makes a litter box smell bearable! I can't even go in a house that has a cat, my eyes start to water and my lungs feel like they are on fire. But now Soviet, lets not blow off all terriers aside from the pits and bull terriers. Terriers were bred to work, no doubt about that. Even the little yorkies were bred to exterminate vermin. And there isn't anything an Airedale can't do. They have been used for hunting (big cats and bears included) police work, and military. They make great kid dogs, and are protective of their familys.

Calamine lotion is your best bet. If you can find any plain old lye soap, wash with itfirst, and you can soak in a bathtub of bleach water too. A friend of mine is always trying those old time things, soap making, wine, weaving, candles, etc. He gave me a whole box ful of lye soap, it works really well for any "itches" that you get on your skin. I'm always walking through tall weeds, or getting bug bites, and it really helps.