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Elephant Extinction if Beijing does Not Ban Ivory Trade

June 17, 2013by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

“The word ‘ivory’ rang through the air, was whispered, was sighed. you would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a […]

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Two Tramps in Mud Time

June 16, 2013by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Two Tramps in Mud Time  — Robert Frost Out of the mud two strangers came And caught me splitting wood in the yard, And one of them put me off […]

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US Army 238 Years Old Today

June 14, 2013by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

In honor of that day, June 14th, 1775 the founding of the Continental Army and the service of so many of my family members I thought I would do a […]

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Vitenam: A Different Story

June 9, 2013by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

An hour long documentary Entertaining Vietnam. Entertainers who didn’t perform at the large base or with the Bob hope tour but those who went to the small out of the […]

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National Doughnut Day

June 7, 2013by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Girls, Donuts and a Scion tooling around on National Donut Day. June 7th, 2013

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June 6th, 1944 We Remember

June 6, 2013by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

. First Wave at Omaha Beach WHEN HE WAS PROMOTED TO OFFICER RANK AT EIGHTEEN, S. L. A. MARSHALL WAS THE YOUNGEST SHAVETAIL IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING WORLD […]

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The Heroics of the Navy Seals in Libya

October 27, 2012by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

Seals Save Lives Here is a link to the heroic action taken by the two former Navy Seals Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty in Benghazi, Libya several weeks ago. Their […]

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Warren Buffet, on your Chosen Profession

January 4, 2012by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

This quote from Warren Buffet seems to make a lot of great sense to me, I mean how hard is it to become a expert in one field, let alone […]

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2011 in review

January 2, 2012by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about […]

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2012

December 30, 2011by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Well what’s going to happen this year? The housing market seems to be recovering in a few areas but most areas the market is still depressed and most folks see […]

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December 29th

December 30, 2011by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Dear Readers Today it was 54 degrees and sunny. The cats were grateful and played outside most of the day, it was a great day to get some good fresh […]

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June 6th, 1944

June 6, 2011by Rick Anderson 3 Comments

The story Okay I pulled this account from Blonde Housewife, who pulled it from BlackFive(dot)net I’d been looking for something to post about today and this seems the most appropiate. On […]

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They call it . . . Plant Chair

May 4, 2011by Rick Anderson 2 Comments

Ok gang as I was searching around I stumbled across this “chair“. Thoughts? Opinions? Here’s the promo line: Plants growing around your bum? Yes! This wooden chair by Kinokoto is designed to […]

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Damn Right I Want One

April 18, 2011by Rick Anderson 4 Comments

I was completely mesmerized for 4 minutes watching this skid-steer attachment do the job of cutting AND splitting wood I am completely out of this part of our industry but […]

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Einstein, plant material
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Yoda of the Mountain Top

April 2, 2011by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

Craig Rygard is the man when it comes to crotchety, old cranky guy. Gotta love that. Here’s some footage that’s not part of the regular TV series AX MEN. A […]

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. . . My hope is to use this site to spread some info about the art and practice of Landscape Design. It is a very misunderstood profession. I do not cut grass like the next door neighbor's cousin who carries 3 mowers and a blower in the back of his truck. I will also pass along comments on industry happenings, events, etc., and maybe a few other thoughts, musings, ramblings and adventures going on in my world. After all this is "my" blog. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Questions? Drop me an e-mail. wcicrane (at) gmail (dot) com

The WCI Wordpress Blog is written by R. J. Anderson

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