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Butchering lessons
If there is one thing my foray into the world of homesteading has taught me, it's this: Butchering a chicken is like childbirth.
Now, I'm not sparing any gory details here (about the chicken part, at least), so I'll ( cut to commercial for those who don't want to know. ) -
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Everyone told me that rabbits reproduce like crazy. And mine have! I started with three about a month ago, and I've got 8 now! I was given two males that a local lady had found in her yard (the neighbor had been evicted and left them), and today I got another male and two more females for free from a guy on craigslist. Yay ( Read more... ) -
Money money money!
A long time ago I learned how helpful writing out goals is for success. I did it all the time while I was working away from home, and I've started within the last few months to do the same for the farm. I've set goals for the kids also, and for the house, but the farm goals are predominant in my mind this past week because I met the first one too ( Read more... ) -
Water, water, everywhere...
Yeah, so, aquaponics is kinda cool... *grin* It's Hydroponics (using water as the grow medium for plants) combined with Aquaculture (breeding aquatic produce). It's how all the cool cats define using fish to make plants that are not only healthier but also grow faster. There's a simple cycle of life involved, wherein the fish poop (surprising, I ( Read more... ) -
Proof I'm Odd: Movies!
Evidently, I've got bad taste in movies. According to the reviewers, that is. I've always walked my own path in everything I do, so much so that I have been called "socially awkward" by members of my family. I'm good with that. And I'm fine with City of Ember and The Other Man ( Read more... ) -
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I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
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Memorial Day Whiny Bitch Noises
I have a friend who is serving in Iraq as contractor. Something with computers, although I've never really known what it is he does for a living, even when he lived here in Georgia. He went to Iraq because he couldn't find viable work here in the States that would pay him what he wanted to make, and in fact because he knew he could make a lot more ( Read more... )