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Hi- I'm Nissa. I live in upper Michigan and raise sheep and goats. I'm involved in saving rare breed livestock from extinction as a member of ALBC (the American Livestock Breeds Conservatory). I have had Shetland sheep since 1991. This breed, from the Shetland

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Pets & Animals > Pets & Animals (Other) How to milk a goat: 1 of 5
To milk a goat, you need the right sort of goat. For you city folks- that means a girl goat. Your girl goat must have had a baby some time in the recent past. That's what she makes the milk for. Most people who milk goats use a milk stand with a stanchion. A stanchion is a headlock which will hold the goat's head in place wh... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Five cats in mourning: 1 of 5
She was just a barn cat. A tortoiseshell kitten we somehow acquired when buying pumpkins at a neighbor's farm. We called her Philomena. Philomena likes our farm just as well as she'd liked her original home. She played in the barn loft among the hay-bales. And since our spay-the-cat good intentions were thwarted by lack of c... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Bio-diesel: A renewable alternative to petroleum diesel fuel: 4 of 17
One problem with biodiesel and other 'green' fuels is that they are made from food crops. Since ethanol became popular in the US, I've noticed the price of feed corn for my livestock, which had been the same for about 10 years, rose sharply. Being a very small-scale farmer, I was able to turn to more intensive grazing to cut... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Earning rating stars on Helium: 5 of 21
Rating is one of the things that sets Helium apart from other similar sites. Each article is rated against others on the same topic, allowing the best to rise to the top. Rating stars reward those who participate in rating. To earn the coveted rating star you must rate in quantity, and your rates must be quality- that is, yo... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Was Mary Jesus' mother?: 7 of 29
Yes! When Mary said yes to God's plan for her to be the mother of the Son of God, Jesus was conceived in her womb by the power of the Holy Spirit. That's stated very plainly in the Gospel of Luke, a historical document written in the lifetime of people who knew Jesus and Mary personally. Mary herself may have been alive at t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Good subjects for novels: 2 of 8
This is a very wide topic, and I will assume that the reader is most interested in finding a novel subject which he himself is capable of writing about and that will sell to a publisher. And sometimes those two goals- what one can write about, and what will sell- seem like they can't be united. First let us dispose of some b... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Do book genres matter?: 1 of 4
Yes, book genres matter, because genres are the way books are classified and sold these days. Book publishers and book sellers have found that readers prefer to have certain types of books grouped together, so that they can find the kind of reading matter they prefer. Imagine the confusion if you went to a bookstore to find ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Can you write a better novel than the ones on the shelves?: 1 of 4
Whether or not you can write a better novel than some of those which have seen publication depends mostly on you. Do you have imagination, determination, and a decent command of the English language? Or are you one of those who believes that writing a novel is an easy road to riches? For those who have tried it, writing a no... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: When sleeping with your cat leaves you too cozy to get to work: 1 of 4
Then you need more cats. When you have five, six or seven cats sleeping on top of you, vying for the prestige spot next to your face, you'll have absolutely no problem about getting up in the morning. The cat's night sleep routine has several phases. First the one or two neediest cats climb aboard their owner, purring loudly... More..
Personal Finance > Investing (Other) When investing becomes gambling: 2 of 7
Your stock market investing shouldn't be a wild gambling spree, but sometimes it feels that way. Especially when your stocks seem to go down right after you purchase them. But some people approach investing with a gambler's mindset, and they forget that in gambling, the house always wins. A more sober approach to stock inves... More..