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Wed, 31-Jul-24 2:20 AM (1 year ago)
July 30, 1989. "He was up in Wyoming and drew a bull no man could ride."
How big was the bull he drew and how many crayons did he go through??
(1 year ago)
He promised her he'd turn out, but it turned out that he lied
(1 year ago)
There was a segment on the radio today. Guess I'm getting old because it does not seem like 35 years since Lane Frost at Frontier Days.
(1 year ago)
Sun, 21-Jul-24 10:56 PM (1 year ago)
On a brighter note, today is national ice cream day. In observance of that I present "Foster Mothers of the Human Race" 
Thu, 7-Dec-23 11:04 PM (1 year ago)
Tennessee was at her side. Other ladies with them that morning represented California, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Arizona. Her name was USS West Virginia. 7 December 1941, Pearl.
Mon, 21-Aug-23 10:24 PM (2 years ago)
Waiting on spaghetti to boil. Seems like the thing to do on one of the hottest days of the year - boil water.
Sun, 2-Jul-23 1:01 AM (2 years ago)
I'm late as usual, but hope everyone had a happy Canada Day.
Joyeux fete du Canada a tout le monde 😎
(2 years ago)
Tue, 27-Jun-23 1:30 AM (2 years ago)
June 26, 1892. Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck is born on a farm in Hillsboro, WV. She will later win the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes for Literature
Her family served as missionaries and she wrote extensively about peasant life in China.
(2 years ago)
NaughtyKat likes this
True dat, cmp. She's also better known as Pearl S. Buck.
(2 years ago)
NaughtyKat likes this
A great writer...sadly she suffered from a minor deformity that she was tormented about as a child...buck teeth...
(2 years ago)
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Wed, 21-Jun-23 12:32 AM (2 years ago)
June 20, 1863. West Virginia Statehood. "Montani semper liberi" 
I have no desire to conquer or rule the world, for I have a view of rain falling in a mountain valley and a sirloin on a plate.
(2 years ago)
I like my peasents satisfied
(2 years ago)
Thanks OW. I get to live in the part of it that makes the cover of all the tourism ads!
(2 years ago)
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Thu, 18-May-23 2:01 AM (2 years ago)
May 17, 1873. Victoria, Kansas. "The Angus breed is launched in the United States of America." 
Hope you're keeping well. 😊😘
I just dipped myself a nice bowl of chocolate fudge swirl. Alls well here!
(2 years ago)
Home, home on the range....Where the deer and the antelope play.....Where seldom is heard a discouraging word.....And the skies are not cloudy all day...................
(2 years ago)
*Makes off with some friend potatoes for tomorrows breakfast*
(2 years ago)
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My blood pressure and I often argue about what a reasonable amount of salt is
(2 years ago)
Wed, 22-Feb-23 12:51 AM (2 years ago)
21 February 1865. US Patent No. 46454, "Improvement in Plows", was awarded to an Illinois blacksmith named John Deere.
So they must have sent him a Dear John letter to let him know.
(2 years ago)
Wed, 1-Feb-23 11:55 PM (2 years ago)
Less than twelve hours to go before the truth is revealed and we shall learn what destiny awaits us all.
It will either be 6 more weeks of winter or only 6 weeks till spring!
(2 years ago)
I'm afraid it will be six more weeks until spring.
(2 years ago)
Mon, 30-Jan-23 12:14 AM (2 years ago)
29 January 1925 - Leonhard Seppala and his 20 best dogs are making a 170 mile drive from Nome to meet the antitoxin. He drops off pairs of dogs at waypoints to replace tired teams on the return.
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Sun, 29-Jan-23 12:44 AM (2 years ago)
28 January 1925 - Sam Joseph and his team of Alaskan Malamutes average 9 mph and reach the Yukon River with the antitoxin. Temperatures have warmed to -38F.
He should have read the poem by Robert W. Service published in 1907 about another Sam before he headed out in those temps.
(2 years ago)
Fri, 27-Jan-23 11:22 PM (2 years ago)
27 January 1925, 9pm - Nenana, AK Territory. Diptheria antitoxin arrives by rail. Bill Shannon and his team of Huskies depart immediately into the -65F night. They cover 52 miles in the dark.
You never know AGR, might come up in a quiz someday 😂
(2 years ago)
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Thu, 8-Dec-22 12:09 AM (2 years ago)
USS West Virginia BB-48. 7 December 1941, Battleship Row, Pearl.
The Greatest Generation. Until they spoiled my generation the baby booms
(2 years ago)
Mon, 14-Nov-22 11:24 PM (2 years ago)
Each year on this evening, even the most devoted Mountaineer fan will set rivalry aside and shed tears of green and white . . . . . . WE . ARE . MARSHALL
Thu, 30-Jun-22 11:42 PM (3 years ago)
Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew. Yarnell Hill Fire, Arizona. June 30, 2013 - 4:42 pm MST.
Sheesh you bitch about time zones when you are in a time machine!
(3 years ago)
I'll bring my peppercorn sauce 😋
Sorry, there was not a no meat one. But I can assure you that the lamb was a vegetarian.
(3 years ago)
My food ate a lot of dried distillers grain so think about that when you fill up your tank of take a sip.
(3 years ago)
