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Spring Forward

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Today Georgia standard time became Alabama Daylight savings time. I leave most of our clocks at this setting year round. Here on the Eastern/Central time cusp you just ask is that fast time or slow time. So we're back on slow time here at the house. Nature doesn't have to ask about time, blooms are coming on strong.

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Welcome to Saturday's Potluck

Initially appeared to be an easy diary to write. Provide the food recipes used to feed the dogs and cats. Well the recipes are now only used as guidelines. The actual food used for ingredients has changed over time due to availability, pet preferences and time necessary for preparation. Cost comparison to commercial, not sure. It has been over 10 years since I purchased commercial dog kibble and dry cat food 3 years.

My concern for quality has remained consistent over the past decades, the ability of commercial foods to provide quality food consistently has changed. My hobby was showing dogs for a number of years, quality nutrition kept them winning in the ring and healthy at home. Only had to changed dog food once when a national brand changed their formula without any notification. The company denied any change in the formulation or work with us to identify if it was a problem related to the distribution channel. Offered free product instead and the opportunity to be a kennel reference.

Friday Open Thread ~ "What are your reading?" edition ~ Kent Nerburn

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Kent Nerburn

  • Author of spiritual stories and essays
  • Educator involved in Native American issues
  • A sculptor who now crafts books
  • Featured in The Practicing Democracy Project

Kent Nerburn is an author, sculptor, and educator who has been deeply involved in Native American issues and education. He developed and directed an award-winning oral history project on the Red Lake Ojibwe reservation in Northern Minnesota. In addition to being a program evaluator for the Minnesota Humanities Commission and serving on their selection board, he has served as a consultant in curriculum development for the American Indian Institute in Norman, Oklahoma, and has been a presenter before various groups, including the National Indian Education Association, and the President's blue ribbon panel on Indian Education.

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Nerburn has served as project director for two books of oral history — To Walk the Red Road and We Choose to Remember. He has also edited three highly acclaimed books on Native American subjects: Native American Wisdom, The Wisdom of the Great Chiefs, and The Soul of An Indian. He is the author of a series of sterling books of essays and personal stories that reveal the deep meaning to be found in family, art, nature, and everyday spirituality.

Kent Nerburn holds a Ph.D. in both Theology and Art, and lives with his family in northern Minnesota.

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