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| Danae
Posted on 07/16/2009 6:55:39 PM PDT by Danae
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To: NicknamedBob
But do you know the smell of snow in the offing
here?
It still smells like incipient wet out there, but it hasn't happened yet. (And I'm just glad "wet" here never smells like it did where I grew up -- after a summer rain you'd think a million earthworms had crawled up and died. May or may not have had something to do with the nearby chemical plant. *\;-)
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:03:04 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
To: sionnsar
Smells like smoke here. It was about 107
o I read this once so I looked it up again. :
One of the more pleasant rain smells, the one we often notice in the woods, is actually caused by bacteria! Actinomycetes, a type of filamentous bacteria, grow in soil when conditions are damp and warm. When the soil dries out, the bacteria produces spores in the soil. The wetness and force of rainfall kick these tiny spores up into the air where the moisture after a rain acts as an aerosol (just like an aerosol air freshener). The moist air easily carries the spores to us so we breathe them in. These spores have a distinctive, earthy smell we often associate with rainfall. The bacteria is extremely common and can be found in areas all over the world, which accounts for the universality of this sweet "after-the-rain" smell.
To: ThomasThomas
Not surprised it smells like smoke there. Just glad Actinomycetes doesn’t grow in lungs!
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:19:08 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
To: All
Good night all. Chicken noodle soup for supper, the sionnsareens are still out working, but I'm turning in with a good book. (, Dick Davis translation.)
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:35:54 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
To: NicknamedBob
Dry here, but my family said it rained most of the day up in NJ. Maybe it will clear for their trip to Philadelphia today.
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posted on
08/29/2009 3:54:13 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Much of political rhetoric serves as a substitute for reasoning." ~Thomas Sowell)
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
08/29/2009 3:55:43 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Much of political rhetoric serves as a substitute for reasoning." ~Thomas Sowell)
To: Monkey Face
My wrists are 7”, and so is my tasteful Foxfire bead bracelet. So your 7-1/2” should be okay, *unless* it’s supposed to slip over my hand, in which case 8” would be better. JoLynn probably needs 8-1/2.
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posted on
08/29/2009 5:56:16 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Much of political rhetoric serves as a substitute for reasoning." ~Thomas Sowell)
To: Tax-chick
Nope. These bracelets will be a “length” and not a circle, so not to worry about on/off. ;o]
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posted on
08/29/2009 6:40:49 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I wear a yellow ribbon for ForgotenKnight, my army hero grandson.)
To: Monkey Face
Oh, good!
How are you today?
1,329
posted on
08/29/2009 6:48:37 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Much of political rhetoric serves as a substitute for reasoning." ~Thomas Sowell)
To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick
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posted on
08/29/2009 6:54:01 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Good morning, Teddy!
What’s happening in your neck of the woods?
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posted on
08/29/2009 6:56:27 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I wear a yellow ribbon for ForgotenKnight, my army hero grandson.)
To: Tax-chick
I’m OK. A little tired after yesterday, but I’ll start on the bracelets today.
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posted on
08/29/2009 6:58:18 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I wear a yellow ribbon for ForgotenKnight, my army hero grandson.)
To: Monkey Face
It's raining. And cold.
Tomatoes are finally starting to ripen but it looks like we am going to be putting up lots of green tomato products.
How are things in your area? Warm and dry I hope?
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posted on
08/29/2009 6:59:58 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Morning, HTB! Anoreth graduated from Basic yesterday.
Good luck with the tomatoes. We only had a few: the people who planted them ignored them after that.
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posted on
08/29/2009 7:03:14 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Much of political rhetoric serves as a substitute for reasoning." ~Thomas Sowell)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
The monsoons are still playing with us, so we’ll have a week of hot and dry and a week of warm and sticky.
With luck, it will be over with in three more weeks. I hope.
But then it will begin to get cold... *sigh*
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posted on
08/29/2009 7:09:02 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I wear a yellow ribbon for ForgotenKnight, my army hero grandson.)
To: Tax-chick
Tell her congratulations for me!
Does she know where she will be stationed?
1,336
posted on
08/29/2009 7:11:43 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
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posted on
08/29/2009 7:12:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Much of political rhetoric serves as a substitute for reasoning." ~Thomas Sowell)
To: Monkey Face
We have had one, count 'em, ONE over 90 day all summer. And that was just barely.
The last time we had a summer this cool a volcano had blown it's top.
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posted on
08/29/2009 7:15:39 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Tax-chick
Much better then the Great Lakes. This winter is going to be a nasty one I think.
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posted on
08/29/2009 7:16:27 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Yes. Going to be another nasty Global Warming winter like last year.
Reminds me of “The Halleluia Trail...”
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posted on
08/29/2009 7:20:57 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I wear a yellow ribbon for ForgotenKnight, my army hero grandson.)
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