Enough Politics!!

I'll never understand why the uneducated vote more than those with knowledge...that would have to be the case in this midterm election. It would seem that Fox has fooled the majority, sad when the media and Corporate America control the political direction of the country.

Enough, on to something that doesn't make my skin crawl.

Are you wanting to hear more of a song before you download it? Then you will be happy with iTunes new policy of extending previews. I know it will make a big difference around our house, we still have teens. Then there is the adopted daughter that lives for her music...she needs it for choreography.

And if you still live in a cave, you may not have noticed that Facebook is using smaller text on it's news feeds...maybe they are trying to tell us bi-focal and reading glass wearing oldsters we shouldn't be playing Farmerville or chatting with our FB friends around the world.

Speaking of Facebook, they are hosting a huge mobile event at 1:30 ET today...they won't tell us what it is all about, but there is lots of speculation. Look for changes when using a mobile device. They might even preview the new Android Platform.


Why the technology wave today? Last night, I was once again visited by an unpleasant stalker...maybe not the same one, but one that thinks a blog should be about controversy.  If that is what you are seeking here, you probably won't find what you are after. I don't want or need drama...I'm retired, I don't have to take BS from anyone.
 So my dear wife up loaded a tracking device to my blog site...wow, is that TMI? I don't like the "Big Brother" role. It is a protective device that will allow me to block specific IP address that become a problem. I write my blog for me, about what interests me. I don't do it for a profit, out of narcissism or to make myself known. If you enjoy things about Birds, Wine, Environmental issues and the occasional rant about stupid people (I'll try not to include you ;-P), then keep coming back and reading. If you aren't interested, there is so much more to do out there with your time, take a walk, play on Facebook or have a yard sale.

Birds: The Northern Utah Show and Auction will be held on the 13th of Novemeber, for more information contact me. I am donating four of my DeKlak breeders from CBS out of imports. This family has won several 300 mile races for me and other club members. They also have a winning record in Texas. They are not the best for futurity races, but the second and third year, they are terrors. They also have crossed well with speed birds, to produce fair-weather winners. When crossed on to Dennis Weinreich's (Chico, CA) long distance family they have produced 600 mile day birds.

Honey: One gallon of mead in the process, planned to use at a local friend's wine tasting in May. Plan ahead...with wine, you need 6 months notice and a year would be even better.

Now here's a twist...or is it?

Many of my Utah associates send me email after email, without checking the content on Snopes. A large amount of those emails are about illegal aliens, how they are stealing from the taxpayer and how much crime is committed by them. A new study out in the Desert News (a paper I seldom trust due to association with the Mormon religion) states that illegals are not responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime in the state of Utah, even though a majority (62%) of Utahns believe that they are. Only 5% of the penal population in Utah are illegals...which is misleading, since they can't apply for parole and are not eligible for rehabilitation programs for an early release. This means they tend to stay in jail longer than non-illegal offenders.

Coming across the border, at least in Utah, is a civil offense...one they shouldn't even be in jail for, but "the majority of undocumented immigrants in Utah jails are being detained solely for border-crossing violations."

This same paper reported in September that the illegal population in Utah was declining, and the day before that they had reported that the national population of illegals was declining.

This will surely have some of that majority up in arms about a biased media...but then, everything in Utah seems to be biased. Makes me wonder what they will develop a hatred for next.

On a lighter note, buy your kids iPhones, so they can escape would-be kidnappers. In reality, it wasn't an iPhone, just an iPod Touch, but when this twelve-year-old was accosted and her attacker demanded she get into a van, she pretended to use the iPod as a phone and told the assailant she was calling for help.  Smart kid!!! The perp hurried off.

Birds: Cooler weather is here, my birds are not drinking near as much as they were during the heat, and they want more food. This is a delicate matter: too much and they will get too fat to breed as successfully as you would like; if they don't get enough feed, their immune system will weaken from fighting the cold. This is a good time of year to handle your birds often, check to see that they are maintaining weight. Adjust the feed accordingly.

This is also an important time to watch for rodents who are looking for a permanent food source through the winter.  Like the story of the grasshopper and the ants, the mice and rats want the easy way out. Besides disease, rodents can be a problem by attracting other predators.

Honey: I am thinking of adding some blackberry juice to a batch of the Backyard Blonde to see if that adds a delightful twist to it.