From Commentariat member AE comes this warning that as of January 1 the FDA is banning certain over-the-counter veterinary antibiotics. Since preppers have long relied on feed-store meds to get around both the screamingly high prices and absurd regulations around human-grade prescription meds, this could be a big deal. Or not. First important thing to know: It doesn’t affect all veterinary antibiotics. In theory you should still be able to buy that injectable penicillin that’s been the mainstay of so many medical kits. Primarily at stake are feed-grade antibiotics, whose casual use has become so notorious in milk and meat.…
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Yesterday evening as darkness fell, I went to close the blinds and discovered the planet Venus beaming in my face. Then there was tiny red Mars above and to the left. This time of year it’s rare to see anything in the sky except clouds and occasionally the obscured light of the moon. So behind am I on my astronomy that I had to doublecheck that it was Venus, not Jupiter, that bright and that high above the horizon. The website I consulted even said Mercury should have been somewhere in view, but there were hills in the way. I…
13 CommentsIf you tried to email me about the SSL error when commenting on a post, please be aware that I’m an idiot. I mistyped the contact email address (I have too bloody many domain, methinks). The correct address is bear–at–bussjaeger–dot–us Fortunately, a very determined person reached me via an alternate channel and let me know about my screw up. Regarding the SSL error itself: I still haven’t managed to duplicate it. Update: I can partially duplicate the issue now. I only have so many OS/browser combinations available, so I can’t verify everyone’s set up. 1. Enable Javascripting. At a minimum,…
4 CommentsOld Blue (aka 1993 Geo Prizm LSi, aka Toyota Corolla disguised as a Chevy) is mechanically about the best $700 car anybody could want. It starts on the first crank every time, all the time, and gets me where I need to go as long as that doesn’t involve freeway speeds. But beyond its solid gold engine performance, it’s … well, more than a bit funky. I long ago gave up trying to keep the radio tuned in to any actual station (a pebble in the road can bump me from NPR to Mexican tubas to metal to country twang).…
21 CommentsWe had our first snow last night. Didn’t amount to much. Barely stuck and was soon washed away by 35-degree rain. Only reason I mention it is because it’s the first lowland snow we’ve had in more than two years. It’s normal for us to get snow anywhere from one to five times a winter, but the last two winters have been too warm (not global warming but a big warm “blob” offshore). Very wet, but warm. Well, as winters go, anyhow. More snow expected in the next few days. Me, I’d chose warm and dry, were it an option.…
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