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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Taking the plunge!
While my wife and I have been living and working on Innisfree for the last three and a half years, it has always been something of a part-time job until now. Late last year, we paid off the last of … Continue reading → Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Spring is in the air, which means mud on my knees
I haven’t disappeared: I”ve been farming. As you might imagine, spring is a busy time of year. This year started with banding steers and selling off our excess calves, interspersed with planting our garden. We got our next load of … Continue reading → Continue reading
Farming: Punching calves
I think it’s funny that one of the terms for handling cattle is “punching”. It seems like a kind of inside joke among cattle people about the arduous nature of the task of physically handling cattle during those times when they have to be moved, sorted, tagged, or banded. I punched a bunch of calves […] Continue reading
And you call yourself independent…
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. — The 9th Amendment to the US Constitution The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Holidays, Independence Day, Nations, Philosophy, Politics, Quid Facis, United States, World Watch
Tagged amendments, Constitution, dependence, hard work, Independence, Sacrifice, work
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Philosophy: Finding your own way
It has been an interesting experience for me over the past couple of years as I have come to realize that the place and undertakings I have arrived at seem to have been somehow intended for me all along. This … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Life, Philosophy
Tagged character, hope, living, perseverance, suffering, work, worth it
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