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SOME SAY IT'S BORING... BUT NO, IT'S NOT

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I have been very busy lately helping family while getting situated after moving back to Missouri.  If you have never been to southern Missouri, you are missing out on how beautiful Missouri is.  I live in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. We have mountain lions, rascals called raccoons, and deer galore among many other animal species.  Many years ago when my uncle was a young man, he was hunting next to a bluff not very far from the farm house. While he was looking through the dark shadows of dusk, every creature in the forest became suddenly still. No sound,... quiet, which is unusual in these hills. At that moment, he knew something was happening.  He noticed movement out of the corner of his eye and turned to see a mountain lion looking straight back at him. He knew better than to run. He moved slowly in one direction while the mountain lion moved in the opposite direction, never taking his eyes off him as they parted ways.  And some people say living in the country is b