The Narrative – Political Correctness

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

I don’t know how I missed this video from Bill Whittle. This is another MUST WATCH!

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Garden Slideshow – 2004 to 2010

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

I created this slideshow of the progress my garden has made over the years.

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Garden Update – January 24, 2011

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Seeing a picture of someone else’s seedlings reminded me that I had tomato seeds planted in a box on top of the refrigerator.  Good thing I decided to look at them, because then already sprouted.  The pepper plants are doing good to, just need to move them under the supercharged growlights.

Tomatoes - 6 days old

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Gays For Guns

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

A friend of mine used this catch phrase to describe Libertarianism.  Here is an actual quote:

The libertarian party is where the republicans and democrats can come together. The republicans can forget about their conservative social policies and democrats can forget about their liberal fiscal policies. But I see error in this statement. They are both statist. The republicans are corporate statists and the democrats are just statists.

I guess it is where republicans can learn to love gays and democrats can learn to love guns.

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Seed Swap

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

I participated in a seed swap meeting today. The miracle of the Interwebs brought together a group of about 30 people who were interested in meeting up to swap out seeds with each other. That alone was amazing to me. I picked up some pretty cool seeds, and got to hear from several other gardeners and learn how they make things grow.

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The Right to Life is Self-Evident

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

I agree with everything Rep Lankford says in the video below, he clearly states the truth. This is one of the very few issues I disagree with Libertarians on. One of the basic and legitimate roles of government is protecting its people, especially the ones that are not able to protect themselves.

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Like Chocolate Much?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Bryson adamantly told me not to take any licks or wash anything until he was ready and in place.  I think I might have got one taste in before he pushed me away and started cleaning house.

Brownie batter is so good, I close my eyes

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Garden Update – January 18, 2011

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Seeded 16 tomato plants tonight:

Djena Lee’s Golden Girl

2x Talledega Hybrid VFFNT

2x Bela Rosa Hybrid FFFASTTSWV

2x Eva Purple Ball

Ladybug Hybrid

2x Roma VF

2x Supersweet 100

Brandywine

Riesentraube

Chocolate Cherry

VTO-5805 Costoluto Genovese

I had a huge stockpile of little peat pots, so I just used those instead of making more pots out of newspaper.

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Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Alternate titles: “How free trade creates wealth out of thin air”, or “The problem with the survivalist/isolationist mentality”. Interesting video about the progress of humans. It touches on a subject that is very interesting to me, which deals with ease of exchange of ideas (ie. social networking).

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Grow Lights Done

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Home Depot sells a 4-bulb instant start ballast for $20. I was going to order a ‘high ballast factor’ ballast for $35, but I decided to buy this one and get it done tonight instead. The new ballast fit perfectly into the cheap shop light fixture, so I didn’t have to drill any new holes or use new hardware. Since the instant start doesn’t heat the end filaments, the wiring is cut in half. I tried to determine if the fixture with 2 2-bulb ballasts or the 1 4-bulb ballast was brighter. I couldn’t determine a difference with my eye. I screwed two more hooks to the ceiling and rigged up some paracord for the second fixture. I was thinking about building a rack, but this setup was quick and easy and will get me through this year. I can always change it up next year if I have excessive time on my hands! (doesn’t ever seem to happen)

New 4-bulb ballast installed

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