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tatanka-manantial
Enjoy!
Filed under: What the heck is going on? | Tags: Chimpanzee, Congress, Experiments, Grace Slick, Great Ape Protection Act, Invasive procedures, Legislation, Military, PCRM
More than 1,000 chimpanzees still live in research and testing laboratories in the United States. These laboratories are permitted to keep chimpanzees in metal cages about the size of a kitchen table, deprive them of normal social interaction, and repeatedly subject them to invasive procedures.
The United States is the only nation that still makes large-scale use of chimpanzees in invasive research. But legislation recently introduced in Congress could help chimpanzees held in U.S. laboratories. The Great Ape Protection Act (GAPA) would phase out all invasive research on chimpanzees and release federally owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuaries.
Many other countries have already banned or severely restricted experiments on chimpanzees and other great apes because of a growing awareness of the serious scientific problems with these experiments. But the movement to end chimpanzee experiments is also based on our expanding knowledge of their rich social and emotional lives—and the suffering caused by life in a laboratory. READ MORE…
PCRM Good Medicine Magazine Ready for Retirement: Will Congress Release Chimpanzees Used in Experiments? Summer 2009.
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THE BEST CAT VIDEO YOU’LL EVER SEE
Filed under: Daily life in the Wild West | Tags: Candy corn, Christmas, December, Foothills, Halloween, Halloween Movies, Sales, Shopping, Store, Trick-Or-Treat
Halloween’s here already, which means that Christmas isn’t far behind…at least, in my world, where the days and weeks fly by. Guess when you get older, that’s what’s in store for you – time really does fly! I haven’t even begun to think about Christmas, and some people I know have already finished their shopping. One friend catches sales all year long and puts the gifts away until December…then she has all of her shopping done before everyone else, and she saves a ton of $$, to boot! That’s just crazy! No, seriously, I envy her. She’s so organized, and I’m so…well…let’s say ‘not organized’ and leave it at that. I tried doing that one year… but then I forgot that I had even bought the gifts, and I dang sure didn’t remember I had hidden them away…….found them years later!
As for trick-or-treaters, we won’t get any at our house. Living wayyyy out here in the foothills has it’s advantages (or, in this case, disadvantages – I like the little kids in costumes!). I’ll pick up some candy corn on a half-price sale tomorrow, since I love to have it once a year.
Hubby’s calling it a day – he’s been working in Photoshop all day, and it’s time for a scarey Halloween movie or two. Enjoy the Monster Mash on YouTube….it’ll make you get up and dance!
Filed under: Daily life in the Wild West | Tags: Groovy Ghoulies, Halloween, Monster Mash
Filed under: Crafts and Hobbies | Tags: Christmas, Christmas gifts, Coffee Drink, Homemade, Kahlua, Recipes, Vanilla Bean, Vodka
Kahlua
- One 4-oz. jar instant coffee (use a dark & rich flavor)
- 8 cups sugar
- 2 vanilla beans
- ½ gallon vodka
- 5 cups distilled water
- A one-gallon bottle or container (preferably glass)
Boil water; add coffee and sugar. Let it cool. Pour vodka into a gallon container. Add vanilla bean; then add coffee mixture. Shake mixture every 5 days. Ready to drink on 31st day.
Thanks for all of the requests for this recipe. I hope you enjoy it…I sure do. I’ve had this recipe for 30 years – it is delicious. Great idea for Christmas gifts!
Filed under: Daily life in the Wild West | Tags: Bear, birds, Birdseed, Birthday, Coffee, Coyote, Hungarian Partridges, Irish Creme, Log Cabin, Montana, snow, Snowbound, Snowstorm, Whitetail deer, Wild Turkey, Winter
We got over 24″ of snow on Sunday and Monday, and would you believe it is snowing again? That’s enough for now, thank you very much! 
But seriously, we do love it. There’s nothing’ like waking up to a blanket of snow and sunny blue skies. Talk about gorgeous! We drove to Billings yesterday. That was our window of opportunity before last night’s new snowfall. Now we’re snowbound again. Luckily, I picked up a bottle of Irish creme to add to my afternoon coffee. That’s perfect on a cold day, and its one of my favorite things!
A family of wild turkeys has taken up residence in our yard – momma turkey and her 4 turkettes. Just little squirts, they are. They like the corn and birdseed that I put out every day. Its fun to watch them from the kitchen window. They get along just fine with the 17 deer who visit each day, too. The Hungarian partridges are here, too. Its one big happy wildlife family out here. Sure beats city life – I like having “wild” neighbors.
Speaking of wild, we haven’t heard about any bears coming around lately. Doesn’t mean they haven’t been here…just haven’t seen any. We do hear the coyotes every so often, but all in all, its quiet out here. Being so far out in the foothills has it’s advantages..
Today’s my mom’s birthday. 
I was snowed in, so I couldn’t get her gift in the mail until yesterday. Happy Birthday, Mom!
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RED ALERT: CONFIRMED FEMA CAMP EXPOSED
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Finally! My homemade Kahlua is ready, and it turned out great. Tried it on the rocks, and again on the rocks with a dash of cream. Great both ways. Added a shot to my coffee…delish!
It is an easy recipe…send me a note, if you’d like to have it.
Filed under: Daily life in the Wild West | Tags: Brown Trout, cabin, Carrots, cat, Cowboy, Flyfishing, Kitty, Organic Vegetables, Squash
My neighbor, Margie, brought over some homegrown carrots and squash and a bag of freshly-caught brown trout from the Stillwater River. One of the trout is 23″ long! Margie’s hubby fishes, but he doesn’t eat fish, so he gives it away. Thanks, George!
The bad news is that they picked up Cowboy the Cat. He had wandered down to our cabin a few days ago, while they were out of town. We always leave the light on for Cowboy – what a cool kitty! He has toys, food, a nice bed…even his own bedroom (our guest room). They go south for the winter and bring Cowboy to our house from November to April. Always a pleasure to have that cute little redhead come to stay for a while..
