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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

"Finally, in an apparent attempt to lure Democrats to his side in  
advance of his address to the nation next week, Mr. Bush was  
conferring today with a dozen or more senators, critics and well as  
supporters. Among those reportedly being wooded by the president were  
two Democrats considered moderate to conservative, Senators Ben  
Nelson of Nebraska and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/world/middleeast/04cnd-prexy.html? 
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> If the sky falls I will grow carrots. Otherwise I will buy them as  
> desired.

Every homesteader does that with something.  I'm stuborn about the carrots.  
True that carrots are cheap and not all that bad from the store, but a body 
can't have carrots getting the better of them.

This past year I grew a few beds of wheat and barley just because it had been 
several years since I'd done so and I didn't want the experience to fade too 
far away.  The younger children had never seen it done.  It was only enough 
for a few loaves of bread and about two gallons of beer, and like Gene's 
carrots, I'd do it if I had to, but as long as barley and wheat are for sale cheaply, 
I'm going to buy them.