tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post4634059962641910700..comments2023-10-22T06:16:46.421-06:00Comments on Collies and Life: Election night and other news!!Dianne SShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898741341490904783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post-1483910759787033922011-05-10T16:00:03.889-06:002011-05-10T16:00:03.889-06:00I totally agree with you about the parties all pre...I totally agree with you about the parties all pretty much boiling down to essentially the same thing. <br />The vast majority of us are way too removed from the realities of what it takes to put food on our plates each day. I was ranting about this a few weeks ago to whoever would listen - we all should be working towards being more self-sufficient (but we aren't) - if a major breakdown occurred in the transport systems we would all be up shit creek!Jane https://www.blogger.com/profile/05368686874403775974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post-20348105964954532022011-05-04T22:38:21.621-06:002011-05-04T22:38:21.621-06:00Road kill. Get over it.Road kill. Get over it.Squishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609283994605336235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post-11972994001467393122011-05-04T09:23:18.264-06:002011-05-04T09:23:18.264-06:00Thank you posting again Diana!! We have a very dif...Thank you posting again Diana!! We have a very different system of elections here, so it would be pretty foreign to you. And the American media don't give much attention to our politics. The only thing they had expressed a concern about was that there might be a 'socialist' government if the NDP won--Snort!!<br /><br />That was good that Pierre did switch his dog to raw. A lot of people think that in feeding dogs raw meat, it will bring out the blood lust in them and they will start killing everything in sight. Geez people!!<br /><br />Jacqueline:Yeah Harper should send them something in thanks!! Now we are stuck with the Conservatives for 5 years :(<br /><br />Jolene: I'll have to email you the names! Turns out the hare was already dead. So that brought out the comments about letting ones dogs eat diseased animals!Dianne SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898741341490904783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post-5884412976807094732011-05-04T08:28:50.508-06:002011-05-04T08:28:50.508-06:00Ok, let me try this again....election news...gives...Ok, let me try this again....election news...gives me a headache, but probably doesn't help that I don't know a thing of what you talk about here. I agree that we're all screwed.....good luck in getting someone to really tackle the hard stuff. <br /><br />And, the gas line workers. Probably a thankless job. Especially in the middle of the night.<br /><br />And, the ol' raw feeding......I remember when I tried to get Pierre to feed Tiffy raw and he said that she couldn't do that because she was a hunting dog. I asked him if he thought she was really that stupid, that she didn't know the difference between eating and working. He finally switched her and not only was he a "born-again" about the raw, the dog was a stellar hunting dog. She hunted in the hills like a champ the winter before she died.Squishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609283994605336235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post-83297959335357551772011-05-03T07:32:34.840-06:002011-05-03T07:32:34.840-06:00I roll my eyes whenever I see ads for dog food tha...I roll my eyes whenever I see ads for dog food that is "casserole": all the "choicest cuts" (offal) plus veggies and rice (what wolves eat rice???)...it's crazy...dogs are dogs...they need to eat raw...and they will hunt small game...why not?<br /><br />K. would agree with you completely on the farm vs. urban thing. He remembers all the animals on his farm pulled their weight...the dogs worked with the livestock...the cats caught mice in the barn. The cats especially had to be able to feed themselves...his parents couldn't afford to buy cat food (if it was available in rural Ireland in the 70s) for a dozen cats...they caught mice or they didn't eat.<br /><br />I watched the election results from here...I think Harper's going to send Layton and Iggy a fruit basket and bunch of flowers to say, "Hey, thanks for that non-confidence vote...now I have that majority I've always wanted." Sheesh.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633693109130292239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338619987513261239.post-8375346745725966112011-05-03T06:57:57.336-06:002011-05-03T06:57:57.336-06:00do tell where these posts are!!! Sounds very inter...do tell where these posts are!!! Sounds very interesting!onecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786202513090606338noreply@blogger.com