Monthly Archives: March 2009
Preparing
The National Weather Service is predicting major flooding in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota: Flood Risk High and Flooding Imminent for the Red River of the North Basin; Above Average Risk for Upper Midwest and from the lower Great … Continue reading
Microblog for 2009-03-21
At the library. Finished Neuromancer, wondering if our grandkids will, like the hero, wonder at our dead trees on display. Sigh. # RT @timpoundstone RT @AntiRecords: miss the Neko Case video on MTV last night? We’ve got it on the … Continue reading
Microblog for 2009-03-20
The Illini have left the building. 🙁 Upside: don’t have to watch TV until Baseball starts. # Many great memories of watching Bison basketball with my dad. 100 pt games meant freebies at McDonald’s. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
When is a Farm a Farm?
USDA ERS bulletin Exploring Alternative Farm Definitions: Implications for Agricultural Statistics and Program Eligibility Continue reading
Microblog for 2009-03-19
Oh Brother Where Art Thou on CMT. Maybe TV’s not ALL bad… # RT @tcunderground Price of spawning late? On Touvre (France), decimated by “sheep-like” attitude of fishermen: http://tinyurl.com/c7v2hl # CMT lame-o commercials. TV #fail # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Microblog for 2009-03-18
Scrobbling Irish Fiddle http://www.last.fm/tag/irish%20fiddle #lastfm # RT @FLWbooks: Inspired by the holiday? Then it’s your lucky day 🙂 list of the “Best of Irish Writers, Then and Now” http://bit.ly/3dWWQV # Post- Our Irish Elders: In 1849, Thomas William Maloy married Anna … Continue reading
Our Irish Elders
[v=7FaWX-Mvdn8] In 1849, Thomas William Maloy married Anna Kenny, somewhere in County Roscommon, Ireland. They soon departed Eire’s green shores for a better life in America, settling on a small farm in Upstate New York. The Maloys—along with untold other Irish ancestors … Continue reading
Microblog for 2009-03-17
Post- In Praise of The Rocking R Bar: …the kind of Third Place that a community needs… http://tinyurl.com/dznnef # Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In 1849, Thomas William Maloy & his new bride, Anna Kenny, departed fair Eire for the promise … Continue reading
In Praise of The Rocking R Bar
…the kind of Third Place that a community needs… Continue reading
Microblog for 2009-03-16
Post- Census of Agriculture in Southwest Minnesota: Presentation by John C Shepard, AICP, to Southwest Regi.. http://tinyurl.com/cy8jmc # RT @catmcc: @JCShepard Danny Boy = Paul Robeson. http://tinyurl.com/c78zsy (YouTube) # RT @FLWbooks: Great horny toads! New book list: Best of Irish … Continue reading
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