Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the southern United States these spiders have much to fear themselves—from spider relatives who really don’t like their company.
It's a fermentation process of some sort during which the tobacco goes through phases, some of which are quite odoriferous they say.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
It's a fermentation process of some sort during which the tobacco goes through phases, some of which are quite odoriferous they say.
Gotchya, I’ve seen the process of perique tobacco being put into the barrels and stuff.
I also read something once that talked about “the process of making perique”.
Here's an essay about a problem we all have (and think we don't, lol):
"Knowingness, then, might be a way to manage the flood of information. There is so much we might know, that we perhaps ought to know, that it’s often easiest just to act as if we do. And if everyone else is acting, too, then we’re never caught in our ignorance. Of course, then, we’re stuck living with these falsehoods and their consequences – from plague to political upheaval, the very matter of tragedy."
Neil King Jr. is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and editor and the author of the forthcoming “American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal.”
"I am not pretending that a long walk will cure us of our personal or national woes. But I can attest to deep astonishment, as the weeks and miles ticked by, at how the quiet attentiveness of those days cleansed my eyes and opened my spirit. How they changed me and created a space I can step into even now.
There is nothing new in this. Noticing and honoring the particulars — the details we’ve grown so good at missing as we stare at our screens — lies at the heart of most great science and art — and so much of religion, too. What would Charles Darwin be without his finches, or Galileo his tiny stars in the shadow of Jupiter? “Attention,” the poet Mary Oliver said, “is the beginning of devotion.” She paid attention, like all great poets."
There's a book called The Land Breakers by John Ehle. The book describes some of the first settlers in the old growth forest in the east. One passage illustrates six days and nights of protecting a small field of corn from hordes of squirrels. Great read.
Stained With The Mud Of Khe Sanh. Some of you may have read it. Very good so far. I'm learning and gaining an insight of the author's youth. Thank you, Rodger.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
@ShawnOL , @First_Warrior . Rodger sent a copy to me, and I am through the Boot Camp, AIT, and into Vietnam. Very insightful. A good read. Fascinating seeing the changes in him, which probably most of the men who went into battle experienced. My thanks to you Rodger for the book, and for your service in a difficult time.
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Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the southern United States these spiders have much to fear themselves—from spider relatives who really don’t like their company.
https://entomologytoday.org/2023/03/14/brown-widow-spiders-aggression-black-widow-decline/
“Double Play” by Robert Packer. An older stand alone book.
Perique with Photographs by Charles Martin. Mostly a picture book of the Perique process of tobacco.
Perique process?
It's a fermentation process of some sort during which the tobacco goes through phases, some of which are quite odoriferous they say.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Gotchya, I’ve seen the process of perique tobacco being put into the barrels and stuff.
I also read something once that talked about “the process of making perique”.
" Cuba Straits " by Randy Wayne White. Well written high adventure.
"D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods. Catching up on some of the old ones.
“Hidden Prey” by John Sanford.
The SKS carbine, 5th revised and expanded edition by Kehaya and Poyer. Lost of useful information and technical specs.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
" The Hunt For Red October" Tom Clancy. Reading it after watching the movie.
Here's an essay about a problem we all have (and think we don't, lol):
"Knowingness, then, might be a way to manage the flood of information. There is so much we might know, that we perhaps ought to know, that it’s often easiest just to act as if we do. And if everyone else is acting, too, then we’re never caught in our ignorance. Of course, then, we’re stuck living with these falsehoods and their consequences – from plague to political upheaval, the very matter of tragedy."
https://psyche.co/ideas/our-big-problem-is-not-misinformation-its-knowingness
It's kind of like separating fly sh it from pepper while wearing boxing gloves.
Double post whoops!
What I learned about America at 3 miles per hour
Neil King Jr. is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and editor and the author of the forthcoming “American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal.”
"I am not pretending that a long walk will cure us of our personal or national woes. But I can attest to deep astonishment, as the weeks and miles ticked by, at how the quiet attentiveness of those days cleansed my eyes and opened my spirit. How they changed me and created a space I can step into even now.
There is nothing new in this. Noticing and honoring the particulars — the details we’ve grown so good at missing as we stare at our screens — lies at the heart of most great science and art — and so much of religion, too. What would Charles Darwin be without his finches, or Galileo his tiny stars in the shadow of Jupiter? “Attention,” the poet Mary Oliver said, “is the beginning of devotion.” She paid attention, like all great poets."
more here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/29/neil-king-american-ramble-walk/
https://newatlas.com/technology/ai-danger-kill-everyone/?ref=thefuturist
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XpeYpKXHvbqhefQi5/all-agi-safety-questions-welcome-especially-basic-ones-sept
https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/Yp2vYb4zHXEeoTkJc/welcome-and-faq
https://www.safetyaction.com.au/blog/watch-out-for-the-fun-police
Risk Assessment, workplace safety, and fun.
“Son of Stone” by Stuart Woods.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/indigenous-knowledge-science-links-termites-fairy-circles/102177938
“Mortal Prey” by John Sanford.
Peeps factory tour
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/magazine/peeps-factory.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/08/squirrel-eruption/
There's a book called The Land Breakers by John Ehle. The book describes some of the first settlers in the old growth forest in the east. One passage illustrates six days and nights of protecting a small field of corn from hordes of squirrels. Great read.
about the white throated sparrow's two morphs:
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)01562-6
Males of the notorious yellow crazy ant carry a mixture of genomes, a phenomenon unseen in other animals.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01002-3
"Treasure State" by C.J.Box. Box has won many awards for his novels. I strive to read every one.
https://www.science.org/content/article/marking-time-cosmic-ray-storms-can-pin-precise-dates-history-ancient-egypt-vikings
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Voice Could Be a Major New Biomarker
https://medscape.com/viewarticle/985273?ecd=mkm_ret_230416_mscpmrk_onc_head-neck&uac=341813FG&impID=5335184#vp_1
Stained With The Mud Of Khe Sanh. Some of you may have read it. Very good so far. I'm learning and gaining an insight of the author's youth. Thank you, Rodger.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
@ShawnOL , @First_Warrior . Rodger sent a copy to me, and I am through the Boot Camp, AIT, and into Vietnam. Very insightful. A good read. Fascinating seeing the changes in him, which probably most of the men who went into battle experienced. My thanks to you Rodger for the book, and for your service in a difficult time.