Ashleigh is a septuagenarian wife, mother, and grandmother whose life spans a tapestry of names, stories, and roles. Her interests include genealogy, writing, reading, and gaming—each offering its own trail of breadcrumbs to the past and threads to the future. Though called by many names over the years, she responds most favorably and reliably to Ashleigh or Nonna.
Old American Bannock Recipes: From: The American Frugal Housewife, 1833 edition: Indian cake, or bannock, is sweet and cheap food. One quart of sifted meal, two great spoonfuls of molasses, two teaspoonfuls of salt, a bit of shortening half as big as hen’s egg, stirred together; make it … Continue reading →
Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went into the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10 and, as supply started … Continue reading →
I will be posting no further entries regarding the 2008 US election, until 4 November.
Continue reading →http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3483&sort=state According to data compiled by the million-member organization, Disabled American Veterans, Democrats are beating the cookies out of Republicans when it comes to voting to support veterans issues such as: * Budget * Appropriations * Amendments to increase funding * Emergency supplemental funding for VA
Continue reading →http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/383254_ltrs15.html CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS Retired CPO takes exception to McCain As a retired chief petty officer, I take great exception to John McCain’s statement that everything he learned about leadership came from a chief petty officer. On behalf of my fellow brothers and sisters in the CPO community, I want … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Hindu Threat to Christians: Convert or Flee By SOMINI SENGUPTA Christians in eastern Orissa State in India say they are being forced to abandon their faith in exchange for safety. A brief excerpt: India is no stranger to religious violence between Christians, who make up about 2 percent of the … Continue reading →
From the Washington Secretary of State website (and listed in the same order as there, which does not reflect any preference on *my* part): Barack Obama / Joe Biden – Democratic Party Nominees John McCain / Sarah Palin – Republican Party Nominees Ralph Nader / Matt Gonzalez – Independent Candidates Gloria … Continue reading →
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4993TS20081010 Ex-President Carter Slams Bush on Market CrisisBRUSSELS – Former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday the “atrocious economic policies” of the Bush administration had caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.Deregulation and what he called a withdrawal of supervision of Wall Street had … Continue reading →
On Parched Farms, Using Intuition to Find Water By JESSE McKINLEY Scientists pooh-pooh “water witches,” who claim to know where to drill for water, but the dowsers are in demand. WATERFORD, Calif. — Phil Stine is not crazy, or possessed, or even that special, he says. He has no idea … Continue reading →
