The Root Center's Amaranth
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That tall stuff you see over there is Amaranth. Irene blew it all over, and all The Root Center's corn too.
Son spent his Monday shoring up the Amaranth. Today he'll do the same for the corn.
I'm going over to help on Wednesday.
But he feels lucky that they weren't flooded, as the much larger farm The Intervale was:
http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2011/08/intervale-farmers-race-to-save-crops-after-irene.html
Son hopes to go over and help them too. Mind you, he also has a 40 hour/week job.
This is Vermont.
Only fitting for a Vermonter to be first! Go Howard (and all the rest, too!).
ReplyDeletePeople who have been working diligently for the last two days must be about to crash from exhaustion. With so many broken roads, I don't know how they can even get relief help in, or supplies. We heard on Sunday that there was a woman in labor but crews were unable to get to her. I want to hear how it all turned out.
ReplyDeleteWHen they make a book of these stories, it's gonna be one helluva read.
We had one here in 1986 ~~ people still talk about it. The name of the book was "Pendleton County Destroyed" -- they should have waited longer before the title. . . . The picture I remember most is the two story house that floated down the river and landed on the town playground. The cause was a tail of a hurricane that got stalled for about five days just after Thanksgiving. . . .
ReplyDeleteThis is from Jessica, from last night: Jessica Falker
For people wanting to help the Rutland area, please consider attending the Vermont State Fair! Most of the food vendors, games, etc are owned by local people, as well as all the fair staff that does cleaning, ticket sales, parking etc. The extra money will really help our economy and people who need the extra money right now. The fair staff is scrambling to clean up and open as scheduled this Friday.
Just stopping by--no time to get caught up. Super busy/long day yesterday. {{{Hugz}}} to the people of Vermont.
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ReplyDeleteFEMA is dropping supplies by air today into Killington, Rochester, Pittsfield, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Grafton and Wilmington. Hang in there folks!
About an hour ago.
Pittsfield! Holy shit, that's way too close for comfort. I can't believe how miraculously lucky were were!
ReplyDeleteHere's a story I just came across on Twitter about the devastation:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/vermont-copes-with-severe-flooding-death-toll-rises.html
Interesting experience . . . . You know that box of jeans in the back of the closet that you're keeping just in case you get small enough? Tried them on. Four pair are going to charity 'cause they're WAY too big, two are too big, and will make nice workies, and two fit perfectly, without having to lie on the bed to get the zipper up. . . .
ReplyDeleteI follow Hari Sreenivasanon Twitter. Last night on the News Hour there was another correspondent reporting from Tripoli, not Linzy Hilsom from Britain's Channel 4. So, I tweeted Hari to ask if she was all right. And he replied, saying yes and he thinks they have a report from her scheduled for tonight. I mean, as busy as he must be, he took the time to reply to some random follower!I know there are lousy, rotten, stinkin' rats in the world. But a small, seemingly insignificant act of kindness or even plain old courtesy like that restores one's faith.
ReplyDeleteRep Giffords walking:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/30/gabrielle-giffords-walking-writing_n_941894.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
*That* is nice, Cat!
ReplyDeleteYou could take vitamin D or . . .
ReplyDeletePosted on August 26, 2011 by Dr. William Davis
You could take vitamin D and achieve a desirable blood level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (I aim for 60-70 ng/ml), or you could:
–Take Actos to mimic the enhanced insulin sensitivity generated by vitamin D
–Take lisinopril to mimic the angiotensin-converting enzyme blocking, antihypertensive effect of vitamin D
–Take Fosamax or Boniva to mimic the bone density-increasing effect of vitamin D
–Take Celexa or other SSRI antidepressants to mimic the mood-elevating and winter “blues”-relieving effect of vitamin D
–Take Niaspan to mimic the HDL-increasing, small LDL-reducing effect of vitamin D
–Take naproxen to mimic the pain-relieving effect of vitamin D
So, given a choice, what do most doctors choose? Of course, they choose from the menu as presented by the sexy sales representative sitting in the office waiting room. These medications, of course, are among the top sellers in the drug world, taken by millions of Americans and not just one at a time, but several per person.
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, the panel of volunteers charged with drafting a Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamin D, says that you are already getting enough vitamin D, so don’t bother taking any supplements and continue to wear your sunscreen. Wonder whose side they’re on?
I continue to be impressed that many of the conditions that plague modern people are little more than deficiencies peculiar to modern life, such as vitamin D deficiency, or the result of the excesses of modern life, such as consumption of sucrose, fructose, corn, and “healthy whole grains.”
I take 8000 units of gelcap vitamin D and haven’t felt better.
http://www.trackyourplaque.com/blog/2011/08/you-could-take-vitamin-d-or.html
That said, I upped my vitamin D, and the chest crap/cough is on it's way out. Didn't even take cough meds last night and slept straight through. Yay!! (I'm not yet where Dr. Davis wants, but taking 10,000 units a day moved my HDL from the low twenties to upper forties -- everyone, male/female, in my family has ultra low HDL ~~ and the HDL seems to be tied to the Vitamin D levels. . . .)
Please ask her what roads are open into Rutland! Last we heard all routes were destroyed!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alan!
ReplyDeleteGo puddle!!
ReplyDeleteYeah and more time in the sunshine!
ReplyDeleteOooooohhhhh! The place where Son & DIL got married on August 13th was completely flooded by Irene on Sunday. They had water more than a foot up the first floor of the barn (which is for exhibits like last week's Art Show!). Water flowed through the beautiful Pavilion where the reception was, and left deep, rippled mud across the entire floor! Water went up the Inn steps and made a sinkhole in the driveway! The waters are receding and the wedding arbor still stands, but the place where we all sat has debris. Son and DIL are going there this weekend to help with the cleanup. Here's the link to the photos: https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Flatbread/92969459497 If you scroll back to August 13th it turns out they'd posted a photo of the granddaughters as wedding fairies!!
ReplyDeleteThat was the American Flatbread page. Here is the Lareau Farm Inn page, and it has more photos of the water up and filling the Paviliion, etc. Egads! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lareau-Farm-Inn-Home-of-American-Flatbread/182190718470207
ReplyDeleteI'm only taking 2000 units of Vitamin D per day at the moment. The capsules Dad bought are 1000 units each, whereas the ones I bought were 2000 units each. Figure I'll finish his and then go back to m ine, which will up me back to 4000 again. Or, maybe I'll just start taking four at a time as I wanted to all along.
ReplyDeleteI remember thinking at the time, "It's a good thing the wedding was last weekend, not this weekend!" But, YIKES!
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