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Daily Archives: March 12th, 2010

Friday Night Free Association

Friday, March 12, 2010

Well, I started out looking for Ray Charles singing Georgia on My Mind, but decided to go with this, a duet with Willie Nelson: That video led me to this one (it was on the sidebar at youtube), Ray Charles singing Ring of Fire on Johnny Cash’s television show: Which put me in mind of […]

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Hints of spring

Friday, March 12, 2010

I’m not really very good at remembering the names of the various plants, bushes and other assorted vegetation we have around the house, and at the moment my wife’s not around to lend her expertise. In any event, this is a picture of a pussy willow (is that a generic term for this sort of […]

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What’s the poor farmer to do?

Friday, March 12, 2010

The New York Times reports that the price of seed is growing like corn in July: During the depths of the economic crisis last year, the prices for many goods held steady or even dropped. But on American farms, the picture was far different, as farmers watched the price they paid for seeds skyrocket. Corn […]

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