Fifty years plus have passed. The last time we were civil to each other and united in our Americanism, was 9/11.
Is America becoming more civilized? Certainly, according to the definition, there has been a mass exodus from the country to the city. The percentage of people who make a living off the land continues to decline. And the stigma of being less civilized still applies to farmers, lumberjacks, fishermen, hunters, miners, ranchers and cowboys. Those whose jobs require exposure to the elements, manual labor and physical risk. This stigma is a benign prejudice that allows opportunists to manipulate urban opinion to our disadvantage. “Stop the mining, curtail the drilling, up their grazing fee, steal their water, condemn their land, cripple their dirty little towns. After all, they’re only peasants. Not really civilized, you know.”
The Independence Day that stands out in my mind was years ago. The big rodeo at White Oaks, New Mexico. You probably won’t find White Oaks in your Rand McNally since it’s a ghost town but it’s down around Carrizozo and Capitan north of the Mescalero Indian reservation. It wasn’t exactly a card carryin’ PRCA show so it was right down my alley!
Chickens come several ways: as hawks, peals, pox and coffee-flavored (chicory), BBQ’s, fried, in past little lumps called McNuggets and with their tail between their legs! You can get them in a basket, in a bucket or in a coop with fries.

For one night only, beloved star of stage and screen, Tony Danza, will make his NYCB Theatre at Westbury debut on December 21st with his hit cabaret act, Standards & Stories. Combining timeless music with wit, charm, storytelling, and a dash of soft shoe and ukulele performances, Danza is accompanied by his talented four-piece band. Danza performs a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook, as well as selections from the hit Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas (which he also starred in), while interweaving stories about his life and personal connection to the music. The New York Times raved "Tony’s a live wire who tap-dances, plays the ukulele, tells stories and radiates irresistible charm… He exudes the kind of charisma that can’t be taught!" Perhaps best known for his starring roles on two of television’s most cherished and long-running series, Taxi and Who’s The Boss, Tony Danza has also established himself as a song and dance man, and recently received rave reviews for his performance in the Broadway musical comedy, Honeymoon In Vegas, with the New York Times calling his performance "sly genius," and a "career high". Among his past successes, Tony… (read more)
Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays, presented by AT&T – Beacon Theater December 09, 2017 – New York
“One of the major outcomes was that we were able to separate the areas of manufacturing that we serve: Rainwater, roofing and ceiling. In other words we have three factories within one factory – all with their own material supply, manufacturing equipment and related services. Rainwater components and products account for 40% of our production, roofing, which we only introduced in 2005, 50%, and the ceiling products the remaining 10%.”
But Doohan didn’t crack, winning 7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. He went on to beat Leif Shiras in five sets and then lost to Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-2, 6-4, 7-6. Pat Cash won the title that year, beating Ivan Lendl 7-6, 6-2, 7-5.

The flipside of the Audi’s ultimate composure is that, day to day, it’s a supreme all-rounder. In peak hour traffic, where the Merc would always feel edgy, and the BMW out of sorts, the RS5 becomes a refined executive express, tootling along in Comfort mode, while letting the auto gearbox do the shifting.
The most recent figures show that since 1992 the Honeysuckle project has generated an estimated $2.05 billion in the regional economy with $267.7 million in public sector spending attracting $767.7 million in private sector funds with $1016 million in flow-on investment.
He played and managed other clubs after leaving Arsenal in 1905, among them his old club Rangers, before retiring to become a blacksmith. His son, James Jnr, became club captain of Liverpool, while his nephew, Archie Jackson, became a Test cricketer for Australia.
Parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes synthesize sugars using an unexpected metabolic pathway called gluconeogenesis, according to a study published December 27 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by David Horn of …
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