We’ll Leave the Light on For Ya

We have this verse posted on our refrigerator:
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
One day when I read it, it suddenly struck me: What thoughts do I have…for my neighbors?
You know, that [...]

Coffee Makes You Gullible?

Interesting post by Jonathan Fields – Coffee makes you gullible.

Biofuel From Algae

This video is about a company called Valcent Products. They are developing the technology to produce biofuel from algae. The speaker concludes by saying that if we utilized only 10% of the state of New Mexico, we could produce enough biofuel to satisfy the needs of the entire United States.
Production of 20,000 gallons per [...]

Best Calcium Supplement

At my recent annual checkup, the nurse practitioner said, “Tell me about the calcium you are taking.”
As with any other part of my life, there never is a simple answer. I told her about the five different calcium compounds I’m taking which total the recommended 1500 mg per day. One type [...]

Bean and Rice Salad Recipe

This is one of my favorite salads. A recipe on a package of Athenos reduced fat feta cheese was the starting point. Here is the original recipe, and then I’ll point out what I did differently. I don’t tend to follow recipes exactly. I consider them inspiration.
Rice, Black Bean & Feta [...]

LOL Jungle Blog

Our broker’s office doesn’t have a meeting room large enough to accommodate all of the agents. So they hold monthly meetings elsewhere.
The office manager sent us an email with details of the August meeting. It will be held in the central library’s auditorium.
Jungle’s response to her email: “mutzs wii Have a lie [...]

Room With a View

Alternate title, “Hey, Honey, there’s a deer(e) in the back yard.”

We also have a pile of big rocks.

It isn’t the greatest view to wake up to in the morning. When the riprap project is finished, though, it will look great.
And the nutrias (a critter only it’s own mother could love) will have to be [...]

How to Water

Guest post by: Curtis White
Here’s a tip I got a long time ago about watering house plants or any plants outside.
Watering Mistakes
If you are watering your plants on a schedule, your most likely killing them or stunting their growth. Watering schedules aren’t a good idea. Because plants don’t use water on a schedule.
By watering your [...]

Master Gardener of the Family

Jungle took some photos of the grounds surrounding my brother’s house. He is a professional landscaper and his property shows it.

New Tomato Vaccine Could Prevent Alzheimer’s

Teresa Neumann (July 13, 2008 )
“Developing a vaccine is currently the subject of a lot of exciting research. This study suggests that it might be possible to derive vaccines from plants.”
The Daily Mail reports that scientists have genetically modified tomatoes to create an edible vaccine that “fires up the immune [...]