SUMMER HOME

Our plans are on schedule for using our land in S.D. We have found a place to hang our hats, a second home if you will, and have begun the process of sorting our possessions to ensure that both homes are habitable. Since there are no buildings on the quarter of land in Dewey county, we feel this is a way to transition.

Isn't it amazing how much "stuff" one accumulates during a lifetime of raising a family?

SEAT ME NEXT TO THE IRRITATING TALKER PLEASE

Really, don't ever seat me next to a quiet staring person on a day long bus trip. I want to know what he's thinking.

If you have a good sense of humor, an irritating talker is fodder for a lot of laughs, while a quiet starer can only only cause intense discomfort.

SEATTLE

An exerpt from Seattle says it all:

" The bluest skies, you've ever seen are in Seattle,
And the hills the greenest green in Seattle.
Like a beautiful child, growing up free and wild in Seattle."

I love a song entitled "Seattle" originally recorded by Perry Como, because it so accurately describes the pristine beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and the feelings we Seattleites and Washitonians have for our beloved Emerald City.

SONGS TO HELP YOU THROUGH A BREAKUP

It's Over by Roy Orbison

FOUR STRONG WINDS by Bobby Bare

OVER FISHING IS THREATENING OUR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

Just want to share an article received from Natural News, which features an interview by it's editor, Mike Adams with Dr. Boris Worm, Marine Biologist.

The interview delves into the topic of over fishing, and the impact commercial fishing has on the world's oceans. Links are provided to Dr. Worm's peer reviewed paper published in Science, entitled Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem.

The message and dire warning is posted in the following exerpt:

"The plundering of the world's seafood populations is not sustainable."

Please take time to read and download :http://www.naturalnews.com/025818.html

This site provides links to Natural News and many articles regarding sustainable agriculture and fishing.

Link: http://www.naturalnews.com/025818.html

VICTORY GARDENS WOULD SET THIS COUNTRY STRAIGHT

Enfield Victory Garden by greenbk

MY FIRST JOB, FOOD SERVICE

I thought I was in hog heaven when I was hired as a car hop at the age of fifteen at Krause's Drive Inn in Mobridge SD.

I turned down another job for more money to work there at less than $1.00 an hour, but it was a job I truely enjoyed. We laughed a lot.

Mr and Mrs Krause were kind employers, and the atmosphere was upbeat and harmonious.

My perception of the 'perks" was food at 1/2 price and an outside bench with an eagle's eye view of the 'action' in the small SD town on balmy warm summer nights.

We car hops knew what guys were in town, who was with whom, and even the county they came from because it was displayed in numerical form on the license plates.

We started each shift with $20.00 in our aprons and it quickly became a priority to count change very well, because at the end of the day the twenty went back to Krauses and anything over that amount was tips.
I counted change in my sleep for awhile.

Last summer I enjoyed volunteering at a little food stand and counting change again. It was fun all over again, even after all these years. It was a kick, not the same rush as back then, but fun, definitely fun.