Life on Laughing Water Farm

I don't like killing things. I don't suppose there are many people that do. I have to butcher; but that is a special, perhaps sacred relationship. You give the animal the most pleasant, natural life possible and the animal fulfills its purpose. He is dispatched with much love and respect. So when the first mice appear I am reluctant to respond. They are cute little creatures and I don't mind them too much until they get into the silverware drawer. This year they scampered around for a month. Jamie reported them running across the floor on a daily basis.  I spotted them too, but I still hadn't noticed them getting into food or other places we definitely wouldn't want them.  However, a couple nights ago, I got up to relieve myself and as I was leaning over the toilet, stark naked, a mouse ran between my legs. That's a little too friendly. We couldn't find our old traps, so we bought some new ones. Since then we have caught about eight mice.

We are all set for the Winter now and I guess it is just in time as snow is forecast for tomorrow. The last couple days I hauled water to the animals. I use a couple five gallon plastic jugs. I have to use a cart now, but, tomorrow [or whenever the snow falls] I will use my toboggan.

The Occupy Wall Street movement had a big push yesterday. Both the CBS and BBC news implied that there were only a few thousand in  attendance. BBC news didn't mention actual numbers in New York, but they did in Washington DC. CBS said there were only a few thousand in New York. They both seemed to imply that the movement was running out of steam. Internet sources, that are generally reliable, put the number at 30,000. What's up? There must be a lot of pressure on the media to minimize the impact of the movement. To give them credit, the images they showed looked like a lot more people than a few thousand. CBS had a voice over rather than the reporter for part of the segment. The movement is definitely not losing steam! The powers that be made an error when they attempted to suppress it. They have given it more energy.

MFGlobal's bankruptcy is causing a much greater impact on the economy than first thought. Thirty million is missing out of customer accounts. For whatever reason the company and regulators are holding up forty billion in company assets while they attempt to account for the missing money. Several folks that held gold futures lost their money and worse, the rumors are, that much more than the thirty million is unaccountable. The financial structure is so fragile this could yet be a calamitous trigger.   

Well I got to do my dishes and then we have to go to Mora to do some Thanksgiving dinner shopping. TGIF for you working stiffs.

Love and Peace, Gregg