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2021 Farm Log
Twoapenny:
I empathise with your concerns regarding education, Skep. There are concerns here that, instead of teaching students critical theories and how to apply them, along with plenty of tuition regarding questioning and evaluating content (is it fact based/is it a reliable source/is it contextualised etc), students are just being spoon fed whatever makes the grades look good, regardless of how it affects them or whether it might be useful to them in the future. There have been instances of universities no platforming certain speakers and I think it's important that people make their own choices - surely better to have someone coming in to speak and students can read up on them beforehand and decide to go along either to listen or debate with them, or choose not to go if they don't want to hear things they may find upsetting. But there does seem to be a creep towards other people making decisions on their behalf - fine for five year olds, but not for teenagers or adults, I feel. Equally we all have our own battles to deal with so there's a limit to how much we can get involved in other people's battles, albeit that they may affect us indirectly at some stage.
And curling irons! Lol, I did chuckle, I've just put my hairdryer on the pile for the charity shop because I can't remember the last time I used it. When I think of the hours I used to spend doing my hair with all sorts of products and gadgets - now I wash it and that's it. I guess hairdryers need to act like they earn their money, hence the fancy do :) But so few of us can keep it up at home.
I hope the rescheduling helps. The postal delays must be a nightmare to deal with. We've been pretty lucky in that regard - some delays but nothing terrible. It does cause problems when you don't know how long something will take to arrive. I hope that starts to get back to normal soon xx
Hopalong:
That was an eyeopener, Amber, thinking about how your location means it ain't exactly fiber-optic cable in your parts. I hadn't thought about how spotty internet in the mountains would also mean mail is even more critical.
I'm sorry you have that worry. With almost every single bill automated and electronic, I barely have to open what mail I do get. It's hard to imagine what business and a complex farm operation would be impacted when internet goes down for days.
I hope there's something (a satellite the size of a cow?) that one day might make that problem go away.
hugs
Hops
sKePTiKal:
Well - we got a weekend full of snow of coming our way - hence, things to do out in the cold. I need to check the oil in the ranger, adapt the hitch and take the wood splitter down to the Hut. S has gotten into some wood he can't split easily with an axe.
Then come back up here and get a table for my seedling flats moved back indoors. And clean up more of the mess S left outside my garage. :rolleyes:
Then I'll be back and settled in waiting for the first flakes to fall.
sKePTiKal:
Well, we didn't get all that much snow yesterday; a little while ago, it looked like it MIGHT drop the rest of the foot that was forecast - but it's stopped again. I started cleaning the porch off but I'll leave the steps alone; it's easier & not as slippery, when snow covered. Freddy's been out & in & out & in patrolling around the decks and taking care o' kitty business outside. Stinker is interested, but he's been so busy living up to his name inside I don't want to have to try to chase him in the snow.
I've been lazy; eating - funny how cold & snow whets the appetite; and talking to B all throughout the day and night. More infection issues again - this time affecting his skin - and he won't take a chance on spreading it, so while he's also trying to pick another time to come up with another load to move and stay and visit... that all depends on the infection. Still no antibiotics at the level he needs; just oral doxycycline which doesn't do much more than just keep the infection from being totally unrestrained. So, I've gotten more specific on herbal tinctures for him that are synergistic with antibiotics... and he's started wearing compression socks too... and this is helping. The IV antibiotics are being held up in the VA again; no approval - despite several doctors prescribing it as necessary, life-saving treatment. Someone in a cubicle without a medical degree disagrees with the docs.
I could be angry for him, but that's not helping anything. When he gets angry, I let him vent and then try to calm him down because the stress aggravates the skin problems.
Meh:
Oy, that sounds like a serious infection.
I've got no idea what is going on.
I can't keep up with everything.
Related to diabetes?
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