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Grandfather was a businesman, cattleman, and a practical scientist. In the then still relatively newly-opened lands of former Indian Territory, he dabbled in cattle breeding, and importing various grasses to see what stood up well in the tallgrass environment.
Back in 1946 or 1947, my grandfather tried introducing some of the tamer strain of Naugas on his ranch in Oklahoma. The first thing he learned was, the Naugas had to be fenced well off from the Angus; the newcomers absolutely terrified the cattle. Naugas were as easily contained as cattle, but grandfather lost a few Nauga cows before realizing that, because of their height and clumsiness, the Nauga pasture had to be re-posted and re-strung one strand of bob war higher.
They weren't fit for human consumption, as everyone knows, but they initially seemed profitable because, being lean, they didn't eat much, so you could get many more head per acre than cattle. As an added benefit, especially in Oklahoma grasslands, they killed snakes. Some Nauga pheromone actually attracted snakes, then the Naugas would sit on the slitherers to squish them, before devouring them whole, even poisonous ones. Decades after the Naugas were gone, the snake population in that area was still low.
Naugas on the Prairie
The domesticated breed looked all puffed out and smooth like the wild varieties, but domestic Nauga were bred for their bounty of hide; if you looked closely, you'd see their skins were wrinkled and folded like a Shar-Pei. Unfortunately, as it turned out, the intense Oklahoma summer heat made the hide stiff and unworkable, where exposed, and the summer humidity caused mouldering under the folds.
The straw that broke the Nauga's back was this: The Nauga's digestive systems had serious trouble handling the native grasses, or maybe it was the snakes, but the consequences were reportedly horrific, and eventually most of my grandfather's ranch-hands threatened to quit.
So, after struggling with them for nearly a year, Grandpa sold off his Nauga herd at a loss; he didn't profit like others, later, when Monsanto bought up all the domestic Nauga herds and corralled the market.
I read on the interwebz that at the giant Monsanto Nauga ranch in Brazil, native-environmental groups are protesting because escaped Naugas are disrupting the Amazonian ecosystems.
I don't care; it just warms my heart to think of those little wild Naugas, running free, establishing new colonies along that mighty river, squishing and devouring snakes.
Inspired by Maetenloch's post on Ace of Spades blog, and especially Backwards Boy's comment #32, tales of hunting the wild Naugas in Alabama.
History of the Nauga
at Naugahyde.com
Silly, made-up stuff about Naugas.
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Evergreen Fury and Learning to Say Goodbye Every Day
I watch this, and it all comes right back. Trembling, quaking rage. Good. It’s a consolation to know that I’m still human – at least a little. Please, God, let me never become like the blunted, impotent wretches of western civilization, self-righteously indifferent to evil, desensitized, unable to sort reality from the flickershow. …
http://www.barnhardt.biz/2014/09/11/until-the-political-system-called-is...
#NeverForget 9-11: Remembering 9-11, and WTC victim Peter Edward Mardikian
…Peter Edward Mardikian, one of 2,996 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on our nation. … As it was for most of us, September 11, 2001 started off as an average day for Mr. Mardikian. …
http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2014/09/11/neverforget-9-11-rememberin...
Did you know these 9/11 stories?
I didn’t—or at least, I didn’t remember them after thirteen years.
http://neoneocon.com/2014/09/11/did-you-know-these-911-stories/
9-11: George W. Bush and his bullhorn
… That was the day a man who won a disputed, contentious election truly became President of the United States of America, and I’ll forever be grateful for him. …
http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2014/09/11/9-11-george-w-bush-bullhorn-2/
Former Press Secretary to Bush Tweets Minute by Minute Account of 9/11
On this 13th anniversary of the horrific attack on America, a former Press Secretary to Bush is tweeting a minute by minute account of the events of the day as he witnessed them.
http://soopermexican.com/2014/09/11/former-press-secretary-to-bush-tweet...
Photo: Ethan Miller/Las Vegas Sun, c/o Political Clown Parade
The Spirit Of America
On September 12, 2001 the spirit of America awoke from its slumber. The American flag began to fly everywhere we looked to show defiance against the terrorists. The sight of Old Glory was a rallying cry for a wounded nation.
http://politicalclownparade.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-spirit-of-america.html
The Day The Earth Was Soaked With Tears
Remembering 9/11 is gut-wrenching. My heart is filled with sorrow. The tears flow seemingly without end. The memories are just as vivid today as they were thirteen years ago.
http://politicalclownparade.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-day-earth-was-soake...
Danny Lewin, American Badass
Y-not on Ace of Spades. This morning as we grieve for the men, women, and children murdered 13 years ago, it's worth remembering that the cowards who killed them are losers. … So here's a story of an American badass, Danny Lewin.
http://minx.cc:1080/?post=351708
Remembering 9/11 … Both of Them
What he did not…dared not mention is that its also the second anniversary of a terrorist attack on sovereign American soil and the murder of four Americans,including a US ambassador.Hillary ordered the US Marines guarding the embassy replaced with Libyan militia.Obama turned his back and went to bed because he had a fundraiser the next day.These men didn’t have to die.
http://polination.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/remembering-911-both-of-them/...
Mindful Webworks
World Trade Day 2013
Remember When. Remember Why. [Videos playlist]
http://mindfulwebworks.com/radical/playlists/2013-09-11
Read the News Today Oboy
They had to count them all. [Daily Doodle 2012 Sep 11]
http://mindfulwebworks.com/doodles/read-the-news-today-oboy
The 10th Anniversary Passes With a Whisper
The Good News: Nothing Much Happened, Again. The Bad News: It happened. [from Sep 2011]
http://mindfulwebworks.com/subject/9-11
The 10th Anniversary, part 2
A few more links recalling the events, and the consequences, of September 11, 2001. [from Sep 2011]
http://mindfulwebworks.com/radical/the-10th-anniversary-part-2
Declaring Peace
Regarding the 2001-Sep-11 hijackings and attacks on New York City, the Pentagon, and wherever Flight 93 was heading. Text added on 2001 Sep 25.
http://mindfulwebworks.com/radical/declaring-peace
Part 1 stands up pretty well.
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The last good nights
of a hunting moon.
The cats will depend
upon us soon.
They trust us as gods,
so they're not scared.
Dear Father God?
I'm unprepared!
of a hunting moon.
The cats will depend
upon us soon.
They trust us as gods,
so they're not scared.
Dear Father God?
I'm unprepared!
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The plural of mouse is mice,
a flock of goose is geese,
but more than one house is not hice,
nor a flock of moose known as meese.
You might have a couple of beers,
you might wish a hundred wishes,
but you can't see a couple of deers,
and a hundred fish are not fishes.
Yet if I have two scissors, and I give you one,
each now has scissors. English is fun!
a flock of goose is geese,
but more than one house is not hice,
nor a flock of moose known as meese.
You might have a couple of beers,
you might wish a hundred wishes,
but you can't see a couple of deers,
and a hundred fish are not fishes.
Yet if I have two scissors, and I give you one,
each now has scissors. English is fun!
Insomniac: Where's that from? It reminds me of something Ogden Nash would have written.
mindful webworker: Erm, heh - bits of it from childhood, inspiration in previous comments, a touch of research on invariant nouns et al., but just baked originally at #177 on AoS.
Insomniac: In that case, I tip my hat to you sir. Very well done.
anon a mouse: Very cool. Of course, you'll be receiving the usual AoS accolades...
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