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[Percy The Perv]

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[Carl Culture]

Rugged Man week continues with this picture of Bill Drennan. I was actually looking for a picture of Kit Carson. Carson was a really interesting historical figure fully worth of Rugged Man week; however, I was unable to find a suitably rugged picture of him. During the search though, I found this picture of Bill Drennan, who was a close associate of Carson. Drennan was a scout and Indian Fighter. Unfortunately, I was not able to find any other information on him.

DOMESTIC UPDATE:

As my long time visitors will know, my own Rugged Man spirit drives me to want to be as self sufficient as possible. Over the years, I continue to work towards greater levels of self sufficiency. Our home is powered by solar panels and a wind turbine, and Chickie Town provides Mrs. PJM and myself a delightful breakfast each morning. Another key element of our self sufficient lifestyle is our greenhouse. The greenhouse produces an abundance of Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Cucumbers year round. This provides the key elements of a nice salad for lunch each day. In addition, to make the salad more filling, Mrs. PJM includes a sliced/boiled Chickie Town egg on the salad. I really enjoy the salad for lunch, and find it to be filling while at the same time not giving you that right after lunch lethargy you can get from heavy lunches.


My next goal has been to start making Dinner more self sufficient as well. Because of this, I have been wanting to start growing a more substantive vegetable in the greenhouse . . . something with a little more filling power than salad. So, the vegetable I have been working on is Broccoli. It turns out it is a little bit of a challenge to grow broccoli hydroponically. After quiet a bit of work, I have developed a nutrient mixture and growing conditions that produce really nice broccoli hydroponically and without any growing media. I have now put a system together that will produce 4 heads of broccoli a week. The picture below shows the head that I picked yesterday.

This turned out to be a fairly large challenge, as you need to control growing conditions such that the broccoli puts the head on and matures before the roots grow so much that they clog the growing tray, and cause the grow channels to clog. I found a key thing was to choose a broccoli cultivar that puts a head on quickly.


And now for you Chickie Town fans a gratuitous picture of one of our newest residents, Ms. Fluffy.

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[Carl Culture]

This Month in Photo of the Day: 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest Images

These are tentacles from freshwater mollusks know as bryozoa, similar to soft coral in the sea. They are aquatic colonial animals that grow on the rocks, branches, and leaves under the water.

(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.)


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[Percy The Perv]

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[Big Gay Al]

Frieda is an Australian cattle dog mix. She's 12 weeks old now and very funny. We don't know what other breed she is mixed with but we love her! She loves running a lot and playing with her toys and other dogs. She does not care if these are big or small, young or old dogs--she does not have any fear and is a good companion.

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[Big Gay Al]

Location: Nova Scotia, Canada



Calypso Bean the calico cat was my very first cat. She was sweet, playful, and loved giving (and receiving!) affection. This photo was taken when she was around five months old. She chased butterflies and hunted bugs on her first outdoor adventure. Calypso died unexpectedly on November 12th (at the young age of 1 year and 9 months) but she will never be forgotten.



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[Big Gay Al]

Choo Choo [redux]
threerabbits says: Choo Choo was born in the bushes outside of my mom's office building. All of her siblings died and she was the lone survivor. We decided to adopt her temporarily so we could see if our older cat, Pipi, would tolerate a new kitten. We took her in when she was about ten days old, five ounces in weight, and just opening her eyes. Now here she is, from a tiny kitten to a nine-pound cat. She is very sweet and enjoys watching TV in bed with us.
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