baby daddy
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Laugh when you can, Apoligize when you should, Let go of the things you can't change.
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Post by baby daddy on Oct 24, 2011 21:51:03 GMT -5
Dan,
Hope things continue to progress.
We have a plaque on our living room wall which reads
Laugh when you can, Apologize when you should, And let go of the things you can't change,
Kiss slowly, Forgive quickly, Play hard, Take chances, Give everything, And have no regrets. Life is to short to be anything but happy.
Thinking of you.. Johnny
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Post by grunt on Oct 24, 2011 22:35:50 GMT -5
Good plaque.
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Post by Penny on Oct 25, 2011 10:34:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the update Dan....continued huggs and prayers.
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Post by 12540dumont on Oct 25, 2011 12:44:32 GMT -5
Dan, Some years ago in a violent food poisoning event, I burned my esophagus. I couldn't swallow anything but liquids and then I hit on pudding. Slides down, still hurt but nothing like trying to eat anything normal. I was also not able to eat anything close to hot, and I really don't like cold food.
If you're not already eating some, give it a try.
It's been warm here and I'm still trying to get fall crops in and a few more tillings. I have trays of brassicas yet to plant. Tomatoes to get out of the field. I know that frost is creeping up on me.
I'm glad you're hanging in there. Package coming your way, and no, there's no pudding in it. Regards, Holly
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Post by grunt on Nov 2, 2011 22:43:23 GMT -5
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Post by wolfcub on Nov 3, 2011 11:15:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the update Dan. You are both in our prayers. Hugs Marj
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Post by 12540dumont on Nov 3, 2011 13:38:41 GMT -5
Epigenetics
Dan, Have you read the book, An Orchard Invisible, the Natural History of Seed? by Jonathan Silvertown.
He talks about this same sort of thing and even some things those corny guys, Dar and Joseph might find interesting.
In Chapter 5, Barbara McClintock talks about corn not following Mendelian predictable ratios and she deduced that genes jump around the chromosomes, sometimes playing havoc with the genome. These transposons multiply when their host is under stress. As much as half of the corn genome is made up of thousands of these copies of selfish DNA, acting like free agents. This results in some highly unusual crosses in her corns. Barley is made up of 95% transposons.
It's interesting to note that the crops that we have lived with the most have the most transposons.
In the book he talked about inheritances that tell seed when to sprout.
Glad you're feeling better. Regards, Holly
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Post by grunt on Nov 6, 2011 12:37:27 GMT -5
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Post by 12540dumont on Nov 6, 2011 17:39:28 GMT -5
Dan, who's the cat in the background?
Did you build the macerator yourself?
Regards, Holly
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Post by grunt on Nov 6, 2011 20:53:47 GMT -5
That would be "Munchkin the Useless" in the background = only adept at getting in the way when you can't see your feet. The macerator was a gift from my neighbor, who had a friend make it for him = he didn't have a press, so he gave me the macerator, and we press our apples at the same time.
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Post by grunt on Nov 20, 2011 13:14:48 GMT -5
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Post by davida on Nov 20, 2011 14:22:18 GMT -5
Dan,
Glad you weight is steady and your energy is returning. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Keep us posted on the lentils. Have you grown the before and will you grow them again?
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Post by steev on Nov 20, 2011 14:47:54 GMT -5
Glad to hear your encouraging progress, due in no small amount to your good attitude, I am sure. Live long and prosper!
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Post by 12540dumont on Nov 20, 2011 23:24:47 GMT -5
Hooray! Now onto pumpkin pie, hot apple cider and the blessings of the season.
And Dan, you are one of mine!
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Post by grunt on Dec 6, 2011 21:46:34 GMT -5
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