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Almost finished clearing a densely thick stretch of fence line today. Heather worked her sexy farmer butt off. Her dad is a machine, too. Me… I fought a migraine and did the best I could. But the best part of the day? …Making out with my beautiful wife in the back pasture under a blue sky. A cold beer at the end of hot, hard day of work capped it off perfectly…!

Jan 23rd

Jan 21st

“…Mine’s a tale that can’t be told, my freedom I hold dear. How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air. T’was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her…” - Led Zeppelin, “Ramble On”. The boys and I just finished “The Two Towers” last night....

Jan 21st

“You may be a lover, but you ain’t no dancer…”

Jan 13th

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Making delicious smelling fried chicken - a Lake Meadow Naturals broiler, thank you! - with lard, a little bacon grease, and Amish butter - again, thanks mostly to LMN. Some fresh green beans and gruyere/rosemary biscuits to round it out. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Jan 12th

Seriously. “Finding Bigfoot”? I’m a proud wearer of a tin-foil hat or two, but this show is so ridiculous. And shortening “Sasquatch” to “Squatch”? Eww. There’s something wrong about that word. Like, “shut your squatch-hole!”…

Jan 10th

Oh well, whatever. Nevermind.

Jan 10th

What a sunset there was tonight. Temperatures are dropping, livestock is tucked away to keep warm, and I’ve … [pic] — http://t.co/Ayjxsyib

Jan 4th

Jan 3rd

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Jan 2nd

http://www.naturalnews.com/z034537_NDAA_Bill_of_Rights_Obama.html

Jan 2nd

Nothing says “Hungover” like post Christmas cleanup. Not sure what I was thinking by: 1. Purchasing a satanic tree that dropped almost every one of its shrapnel-like needles, or 2. Running the vacuum cleaner for two hours straight to pick up said shards. But… the house is clean and ready for the New Year. Hello, 2012.

Jan 1st

Smoked a brined ham steak this morning. Pulled it off the grill, pleased with the brown sugar, ground cloves, cinn… — http://t.co/ItAJBCcK

Jan 1st

Smoked a brined ham steak this morning. Pulled it off the grill, pleased with the brown sugar, ground cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg rub. I’ve made a marmalade, bacon fat, white wine reduction that it’s now slow cooking in, thinly sliced for maximum pulled pork platter creations. Happy New Year, friends and family!

Dec 31st

Delicious recent find. ♫ An Old Photo of Your New Lover by The One AM Radio (at Turnpike South) — http://t.co/sgMssAbL

Dec 31st

Dec 30th

Dec 25th

Dec 24th

Two whirlwind days in Jacksonville, followed by today in Tampa. Sometimes the best part of a job is the commute, especially when you’re listening to a great audiobook. I’ve almost finished Steve Jobs’ biography. I’m in the rougher parts now, reading about the cancer that took him. Makes for a thoughtful drive…

Dec 23rd

Dec 19th

Hello, Boca!

Dec 17th

“While this may be the rare occasion where high tide lifts all boats, I’m keeping my head down under the water ‘cause man, I’ve got to get there on my own…” - David Bazan, a line from “Eating Paper”

Dec 17th

Well… Just when the week couldn’t suck ass anymore, I had to cull one of my flock this morning. Slaughtering an … — http://t.co/y6LNdbuX

Dec 16th

Well… Just when the week couldn’t suck ass anymore, I had to cull one of my flock this morning. Slaughtering an animal before coffee? Not fun… Will never buy this breed again. Much too fragile.

Dec 16th

This has been a week of myriad frustrations. Friends, family, and work. Why can’t everyone behave the way *I* want them to?

Dec 15th

This has been a week of myriad frustrations. Friends, family, and work. Why can’t everyone behave the way *I* want them to?

Dec 15th