The Riley Factor
Fort Plain, NY
January 21, 2015, Issue No. 135
(All the Rock Creek Farm news that's fit to print, along with unfit-to-print rumors, prognostications & bloviations.)
Fort Plain, NY
January 21, 2015, Issue No. 135
(All the Rock Creek Farm news that's fit to print, along with unfit-to-print rumors, prognostications & bloviations.)
Riley and the Littles -- Fairly cold this winter here in Middle-of-Nowhere. Riley has missed a few of his scheduled daily one/two-mile runs. (Riley still has not missed any meals). But he has spent time outside during wood splitting and logging days. AJ and Stryder come in and out of the house like it's their job. (Which it is not - their job is catching and deterring mice). Arwen and Izzy do not like the cold, and have not seen the sky since the autumnal equinox.
Plowing and Planting -- It's winter. The only farming has been a bit of an experiment with hydroponics - tomatoes, peppers, basil, dill, lettuces, etc.
And They're Off -- Rio and Blondie run the pasture like it's the feature at Santa Anita. The bovines stand and stare in wonderment. The horses are all in the gate ... and, they're off ...
The Herd of Four -- Ibid.
Mowings, Musings and the Woods -- We spent a week winter logging, felling 73 hardwood trees, all down, limbed, bucked and left in the woods to season. Planned use is for firewood for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 winters. Friends Melvin Miller and Mervin Zook did the cutting, working in temps that ranged from below zero to a high of 25 degrees or so.
Fowl Weather -- Seven turkeys, including one little one, are over-wintering this year, along with a couple dozen chickens. Eggs are being laid about one per chicken every other day. Leaving a set of lights on all day increases the hen-yard production. All the birds, and the bigs when they are in the barn, get classical music 24/7 this year. Seems to be going well.
Visitors -- Many visits from Stevie, Scott, The Jax, CJ, neighbors and others.
Blog -- The Riley Factor's official blog site is located at http://the-riley-factor.
Quotes of the Month --
Obama's slogan has gone from "Change you can believe in." to "Change the story until you believe it." -- Jay Leno
Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people. -- Warren Buffett
Harry Reid is a disgrace to Democracy. -- Pat Caddell, Democrat Strategist
Government officials don't produce anything. They only feed off of those who do. They certainly don't produce wealth. They only redistribute your wealth. -- Damon Geller
Put government in charge of the Sahara desert and in five years you'll have a shortage of sand. -- Milton Friedman
Anything that threatens the Democrat Party monopoly on the Black vote, threatens the entire power structure of the Democrat Party. -- Jesse Watters
Do. Or do not. There is no try. -- Yoda
Barack Obama is a clown and the biggest liar I know. -- Donald Trump
A presidential temper tantrum is not a rational response. -- Ted Cruz
Special -- And two classic quotes, juxtaposed with each other ...
Society's needs come before the individual's needs. -- Adolph Hitler
We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society. -- Hillary Clinton
Facts of the Month --
Subject: I Miss Bill Clinton
From a show on Canadian TV, where a black comedian said he misses Bill Clinton.
"Yep, that's right - I miss Bill Clinton!
He was the closest thing we ever got to having a real black man as President.
*He played the sax.
*He smoked weed.
*He had his way with ugly white women
*Even now? Look at him ... his wife works, and he doesn't! And, he gets a check from the government every month.
*Manufacturers announced today that they will be stocking America 's shelves this week with " Clinton Soup," in honor
of one of the nations' distinguished men. It consists primarily of a weenie in hot water.
*Chrysler Corporation is adding a new car to its line to honor Bill Clinton. The Dodge Drafter will be built in Canada.
*When asked what he thought about foreign affairs, Clinton replied, "I don't know, I never had one."
*The Clinton revised judicial oath: "I solemnly swear to tell the truth as I know it, the whole truth as I believe it to be,
and nothing but what I think you need to know."
*Clinton will be recorded in history as the only President to do Hanky Panky between the Bushes."
Bumper Stickers of the Month -- 4 Great Ones --
I WAS GOING TO BE A POLITICIAN FOR HALLOWEEN, BUT MY HEAD WOULDN'T FIT UP MY ASS
OBAMA'S LEGACY -- LAWLESSNESS
AMERICA -- ORIGINAL DESIGN BY GENIUSES, NOW RUN BY IDIOTS
SOCIALISM: IF WE CAN'T ALL BE RICH, LET'S BE EQUALLY POOR
And then There's This ...
