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NC Winter Wheat Crop 2012

Tim — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:58:30 +0000

Living in North Carolina, you can’t help but notice the large fields of wheat we have this year.

NC wheat field 2012

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, North Carolina farmers planted about 830,000 acres of winter wheat. That is up 19% from 2011. Corn plantings were up 3% this year, totaling about 900,000 acres. I haven’t seen any corn though.

Dan Weathington, executive director of the North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association, told Southeast Farm Press that yield potential for wheat is “running up to 80 bushels per acre.”

US Submarine Surfaces In Philippines Amidst Tension

Tim — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:24:34 +0000

The US fast attack submarine USS North Carolina surfaced in Subic Bay this weekend amidst tensions between the Southeast Asia ally and China.

SSN 777 commissioning 03 May 2008

The picture shown right is the commissioning of SSN 777, USS North Carolina, in May 2008.

What Ifs About My Tilley Hat

Tim — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:02 +0000

For some odd, unidentified reason I feel like offering a hypothetical question today about Tilley Hats. Here goes:

What if my hat gets blown off, grabbed by a racoon that is taken by an eagle, then dropped and caught by the wind and blown into the Kalahari desert? What do I do? Hmmm, well, one thing is for sure, there will be one happy bushman when he finds it.

By the way, I’m pretty sure Tilley would replace it.

Domino’s or Red Baron Pizza?

Tim — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:30:42 +0000

When I want the very best pizza, I buy from Domino’s. When I want pizza in a rush, I bake a Red Baron. Red Baron is the best box pizza you can buy. Domino’s? They have no equal…

Armstrong Grand Illusions: Snap, Crackle, and Pop

Tim — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:47:35 +0000

I’ve been installing a new floor in my home using Armstrong Grand Illusions.

It isn’t a quiet floor, lots of snap, crackle, and pop. I tried to level the floor as best I could, bracing where necessary. I still have problems with noise.

I’ve had several boxes replaced because the laminate face was separated straight out of box.

I’d never do another laminate install on an elevated floor. On a slab, I’m sure it’s fine, just not on a wood frame floor.

The Armstrong floor is beautiful, just noisy.

Tell me about your experience using Armstrong flooring.

NC Homeowner Faces Buzzapocalypse

Tim — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:52:57 +0000

A Carthage, NC homeowner is facing a buzzapocalypse after hundreds of Turkey vultures [a buzzard, hence, buzzapocalypse] took up residence on her property. I would be terrified, because that has to be like the worst omen ever…hope she gets relief soon.

70% Of Supermarket Hamburger Contains “Pink Slime”

Tim — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:54:22 +0000

An ABC News report says 70% of supermarket hamburger contains “pink slime.” Does your supermarket add pink slime to its hamburger mix?

Vitacost Pulls Ads From Rush Limbaugh Show

Tim — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:17:02 +0000

The latest advertiser to pull its ads from the Rush Limbaugh show is Vitacost.

In a Facebook posting, Vitacost said:

We’d like to address an issue with our radio ads — one of which aired on the Rush Limbaugh radio show. To put it frankly, Mr. Limbaugh’s recent comments have been unsettling, and many of our fans have voiced concern that Vitacost endorses these views. These comments are definitely not in line with our brand values, and in listening to our fans we’ve decided to remove our advertising from the program.

Rush really shot himself in the foot over Fluke didn’t he?

NC Government Agent Confiscates Girl’s Lunch Box

Tim — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:11:19 +0000

An NC government agent confiscated a little girl’s lunch box because it wasn’t nutritious enough. On top of that, they billed the parents for the school lunch they forced her to eat.

Read the pathetic story at Carolina Journal.

Abu Sayyaf Theaten To Kill Foreign Hostages

Tim — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:06:33 +0000

The Abu Sayyaf terrorist group has threatened to kill its Dutch, Swiss, snd Australian hostages. More at philStar