Ron G.

Diatomaceous earth! I live in the woods where my cat and dog get fleas and ticks all the time. I mix diatomaceous earth and 5% Sevin dust together and no fleas. Inexpensive and effective.

I have a new dog named Fred and he was outside sniffing his dish and whining and I noticed I'd run out of dog food and a bud of mine was going to the 24 hour Wally world in Clinton so I bummed a ride. I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow at and was in line to check out when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry and since the food is nutritionally complete, I was going to try it again. Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned. I told her no, it was because I'd been sitting in the street licking my balls and a car hit me. She didn't talk to me any more and even quit looking at me.

Tom... I'm referring to the forum index page where there were no pictures until just recently.

I logged onto GSC and lo and behold...there's a picture of Rosalie Rivenbark staring me in the face. That's a helluva thing when you're sitting with your coffee and cigarette . The pic of John R. wasn't bad....you could put up a picture of Paw....or just about ANYBODY wouldn't be such a shock to the system. Why Rosalie?

Be thankful, VERY thankful, the kid didn't get inside the instrument and use the wires for a bow and arrow or something. I'd call a music store or piano tuner and get their opinion. When the piano looks nice again, find your former tenant and take the kid out for a treat....at the local tattoo and body piercing parlor with the Harley Davidson stickers all over the windows...maybe mom, too.

Pond... You're baiting me with typical "liberal" nonsense, but I'll entertain you one time. Such an ordinance as you describe is reasonable since your kid is free do be in his own yard...your/his private property. The streets are common ground and such decisions must be made according to the will of the local community at large. If you need your kid to be out until 12 on the common ground, then accompany him. That should alleviate any problems. Be sure to teach your kid that the private property of others is as sacred as your own. As for child abuse, I tend to mind my own business...but if it should appear the child is in danger, then that's what duly elected local law enforcement is for. There is, constitutionally, no higher authority in any given county than the county sheriff and that should be his job to deal with. See how simple life can be?

I dunno why I'm posting. Everyone should already know how I'll come down on this. The state should stay out of the childrearing business altogether. The courts should limit themselves to disputes between individual parties involving $20 or more. Each and every individual is perfectly equipped and perfectly able to live his/her own life well without involvement or coersion from the state, society at large, courts, bureaucrats, neighbors, do gooders, nosey aunts, oversexed preachers or anyone else. I'm armed and a clear and present danger to ANYONE who should presume to interefere with my kids ABSOLUTE right to self determination with my considered parental guidance until he's old enough to weigh his own choices properly...and then I'll defend his choices to any and all outsiders whether I necessarily agree with those choices or not. The state needs to get out of peoples lives altogether and just tend to the common defence and the arbitration of disputes. But everyone already knows how I feel, so I won't bother to post in this thread.

Eric Clapton Supports Fox Hunting Starpulse News Blog ^ | 5-1-6 | not shown Eric Clapton has agreed to headline a controversial seven-hour concert supporting the Countryside Alliance in its fight to lift the ban on fox hunting in the UK. The hitmaker will join fellow rockers Bryan Ferry, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Nick Mason, Roger Daltrey of The Who and Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford at the gig at Highclere Castle in Berkshire this summer. Clapton's spokesperson confirmed last night, "Eric supports the Countryside Alliance. He doesn't hunt himself, but does enjoy rural pursuits such as fishing and shooting. He supports the Alliance's pursuit to scrap the ban on the basis that he doesn't agree with the state's interference with people's private pursuits." The ban on fox hunting was imposed by the British government in February, and the concert is expected to face opposition from animal rights activists. (This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

Thanks, everybody...Andrew thanks you too. Since I had to buy a car this month as well as summer camp, I was kinda low on resources (I guess I haven't been ABSing enough) and all I did for him was get him two Beatles CD's..."Abbey Road" and "Let It Be---Naked"...he likes the Beatles and listening makes him feel older and more sophiticated. Listening to it makes me feel younger and more innocent...a win/win situation all the way around. And Garth, Just for YOU!!! The one on the left with the rope loop is mine, the other is Andrew's. We made them about three years ago from some hickory saplings. They have a LOT of miles on them. Ignore the duck....she's just going to the bathroom in the entryway.

Every year since we moved here, I've been marking Andrew's height on his birthday on this beam in my living room, beginning with his 4th birthday. Today he entered his teens and turned 13. He's now officially taller than I am. I don't know what happened in 2003 when he didn't grow as much...maybe the disastrous pizza and root beer shortage of '03...I don't remember. Anyway, I pray with God's grace, he'll continue to grow as strong as the oak beam that bears his record.

Vickles... The neuticles were featured on a teevee show on Showtime. It's just about my favorite show and I never miss it even though I sometimes disagree and it sometimes offends even me.

Maybe your freshly groomed pets have problems stemming from a lack of self esteem. Did you have them neutered? Maybe you need to click on this link and learn about NEUTICLES. Neuticles are fake balls for pet's that have been neutered. From the website... "Neuticles allowing your pet to retain his natural look, self esteem and aids in the trauma associated with neutering. With Neuticles- It's like nothing ever changed!" Check it out! They even have "neuticles" tshirts, caps coffee cups etc. and yes....you guessed it....fake dog balls on necklaces and other jewelery. Before you choke on your beverage, please note, this guy got rich selling his fake dog balls. So run out a buy a set now for your dog. He won't mind the grooming so much

"relatively handsome man"? "green Dodge deisel truck"? "loss for words"? Near Topeka Kansas? lemme think a minute, now.........hmmm...... Nope, probably wasn't me. I'm NEVER at a loss for words. Besides, I haven't been to Topeka in 30 years since my dad's family lived there and my truck is a white Dodge Dakota. I am quite handsome, though....my mama says so and she's NEVER wrong. Had it been me, I would have told you you looked hot and frazzled and offered a bottle of cold water from my ice chest (I never leave home without it) and been on my way. "You look good" sounds too much like a pickup line to me...but that's just me...and I tend to be rather blunt. Evidently, you got home okay and all is well since you're still posting here. I'm glad for that. I think we all have things like that happen from time to time and we later have twinges of regret over what our imaginations tell us should have, could have or would have occurred had we done things a little differently. It's just one of those things that life brings. Just take care of yourself cuz your posts are enjoyed.

Hey yeah! Y'all come on up! I have a place down the hill a bit that's nice and flat and I'll mow it all down, clean it up, put up some fire rings and treat it to eliminate ticks, chiggers and snakes. I even have some extra lumber that I can use to build a nice privy. I use that place now to cut up my firewood after skidding the logs dow tn there, so there's already quite a bit of scrap firewood laying around...hickory, ash and oak If dmiller and Cowgirl make it and bring their instruments, I'm only 23 miles from Mtn. View where the musicians jam all day and way into the night each and every day from spring until late fall. I'll take them to Jimmy Driftwoods ranch and the Rackensack Music Barn...Bowtwi would enjoy that, too. We're pretty close to the Buffalo National River and only 12 miles from a place on the The Little Red River, known only to the locals, which has outstanding fishing. We'uns'd have a ball!!! Buffalo Natl. River Searcy County...to get the scale, it's about 11 miles from my house to Leslie and 8 miles from Leslie to Marshall Y'all come in 2007 and I'll have a year to get the place all spiffy...brush hog it, mow it and plant some nice soft grass, too.

Thanks Act2, You're right...I made an error in my post. Talihina is 50 miles WEST of Mena. I can't say I "endured" it since I had a blast. I've always been kinda "outdoorsy" and love camping, hiking, hunting, fishing etc. and do it quite frequently. Those Scout camps are relatively cushy compared to a lot of places I've been. I have 10 acres in the woods here in the Ozarks and sleep outside quite a bit as well as cook outside in my fire ring. The best breakfasts of all are cooked in an iron skillet over an open fire with coffee perked over the fire...and it's a lot cooler outside than in my kitchen. ROA camping wasn't really camping since you couldn't cook or anything...it was like being in a canvas motel since you were surrounded by other tents and lotsa people. Anyway, I had a wonderful time and walked up "cardiac hill" (the name says it all) four times this year.

The camp we went to is Tom Hale Scout Reservein Talahina, OK. It's 50 miles east of Mena,Arkansas. At 58 years old, I went and bought an air mattress and am glad I did. The bad thing is that it's twice as wide as my cot, so it just doesn't work. I found that out the hard way when I rolled off the bed, rolled out of the side of the tent and down about 15 feet through the leaves in my whitey tighties at 2 AM. I retired the cot. It was a great trip, but I was sure glad to come home to by bed and my big ol' fan...and, of course, my hot shower!

We got back yesterday afternoon and have been recuperating ever since. We had a blast and Andrew earned his merit badges with flying colors. The pics are pretty self explanatory. The pic of the tent is my accomodations for the duration. Scout leaders only get the very finest. The group is just some of our troop after lunch on the way. Left to right are Sam, Doug, Andrew (Patrol leader), James and Richard. We came with Troop 111 from Yellville, Arkansas. There were 26 boys total and eight adult leaders in our entourage. More pics to come.

We're off to Boy Scout summer camp for a week. We leave at 6:30 AM tomorrow morning for Oklahoma. I'm "acting" Scoutmaster this year so I have to ride herd on 11 boys with one other adult leader from our troop. Fortunately, we're going with another troop, so there'll be more leaders there to help, although they're bringing about 30 boys. Andrew is going for merit badges in horsemanship, archery, rifle shooting and first aid, so he'll be a busy boy. I'll come back with my trusty digital camera loaded with pics. See you all next Sunday.

"Is there a point to all this ? I dunno .... maybe you can find one." It's the restaurant owners call...it's HIS private property and it should ALWAYS be his call whether it be language, behavior, apparel, smoking, non smoking, restrictions on patrons regardless of criteria race, sexual proclivities etc., carrying firearms etc etc etc. If patrons don't like the owners choices, they should patronize another establishment. That's how freedom and free markets are suppoosed to work. As for language, the only 4 letter word that bothers me...and it REALLY makes me feel uncomfortable...very, very disturbing...very hurtful...ESPECIALLY on teevee or the radio...makes me want to run and hide...SERIOUSLY. I'm reluctant to even type it. Okay... I'll type it....but I won't say it... here goes... SNOW There...I typed it....{gasp}

1. Hire anyone you believe is qualified to do the job. Do not check for credentials, do not pay social security/medicare and for the sake of all that is good, do not withhold money from their paycheck. Better yet, pay cash. 2. Buy gold or silver. What better way to secure your dollars from the decaying hands of the Federal Reserve than by buying historically sound money? 3. Sell hot dogs and lemonade to your neighbors, or have a garage sale. Do not obtain a license and do not pay sales tax. Make it as simple as possible and enjoy totally free transactions between friends and family, as it should be. Teach the kids the value of work, money and freedom. 4. Obtain fireworks and set them off. If your state government believes (oh, the horror) that you are better off not having them, find some anyway through an intermediary or just drive to the state border 5. Buy a gun from someone NOT behind a counter. Then keep it on you. Don't waste your time with permits. 6. (Try to) travel without an ID. This great victimless crime is a prime example of the State’s desire to control everything and everyone. Conform or be jailed. 7. Deliver first class mail around your block. Make it a fun walk and bring your kids. Yes, this is a bit silly, but the Feds have monopolized the delivery of first class mail in the country. Spooner had a nice go at it but he was shut down. Do not ever try to do evil things such as deliver mail, for the government hates competition. 8. Install and use software with strong encryption and enjoy secretive email and instant messaging. Sure, there could be ways of cracking the code and revealing the messages but it’s the thought that matters. 9. Drive without your license while talking on your cell phone without wearing your seatbelt or helmet. 10. Start a home improvement project: build a pool, a new room, a bigger garage. It’s your house and land right? You do not need permission from your local tyrant or council or any of their thugs and beasts to use your own property or add to it as you see fit. All these activities will provide not only hours of healthy entertainment but relaxes the mind and temporarily frees the spirit from the toxic background radiation of the state. Happy 4th of July.

...ahem.... Dear Mr. Miller, Here in the Rackensack Ozarks, we eschew the term "bluegrass" in favor of the terms "folk music", "old tyme music", "traditional music" and "stringband music". "Why?", you may ask... Because it is generally conceded that bluegrass is too high to sing and too fast to play. Old Time Music A$$ Kickin' Redneck Stringband Music ...and of course my buds from over yonder in Shawnee, Oklahoma... Prairieland Stringband Thank you, Mr. Ron

I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?" He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?" "Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, either." Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?" I said, "No, my other Doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do you spend a lot of time outdoors, like hunting, fishing, camping, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?" No, I don't, I said. He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?" "No," I said, never He asked, "do you shoot machineguns, play with pyrotechnics, incendiaries and hang out on the Tom Bowers website. "No," I said. "I don't do any of those things." He looked at me and said, "Then why do you even give a ....??"