June 2011
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Stupid/Smart Pig
My pigs kept getting out of their pen so my husband had to stay downstate to fix it this weekend instead of coming up here. Turns out the box for the electric fence wasn’t working, but then he fixed it and they STILL got out! Our boar is fine, but our sow keeps breaking out and the boar follows her. My husband says if this keeps up she’s going to be sausage soon. *rolls-eyes* But he...
“An intelligent person does not need the promise of heaven to see the merit of...”
– (via gboyes)
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WTF Was That?!
I have like a fricken Chupacabra in my backyard or something. Never heard anything like it. Creepy as hell. Going to go to bed to have nightmares now.
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Everyday is a Challenge
Everyday is a challenge, interpreting social queues from people so I can decide the best way to respond. Thinking of what I’m going to say before I say it so I don’t inadvertently insult someone. Looking people in the eye even though it makes me uneasy, while making sure I don’t seem like I’m staring. Trying to do my work or house hold choirs while a million thoughts fly through my head at the...
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“It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a...”
– Dave Barry (via uncle-iroh)
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Why capitalism will never work:
janedoe225:
theaetherealmeadow:
blackenedbutterfly:
There’s only so much money in the world.
If everyone has the same amount of money, then that’s approaching socialism or communism. That’s like…the antithesis of capitalism. Also, a capitalist system cannot work when everyone has roughly the same amount of money. Then nobody’s making a profit.
With that in mind, there must then be some...
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Weekend Goals
Clean off my porch so it can be stained
Clean Chicken coop
Clean dog kennel
Write at least 2,000 words
Read “The Great Gatsby”
Read John Green’s “Looking for Alaska”
Fold the giant pile of clean laundry that has swallowed my couch
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FDA Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing... →
funwithplantingplans:
After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that’s fatal in high doses. But the real story is where this arsenic comes from: It’s added to the chicken feed on purpose! Even worse, the FDA says its own research shows that...
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People Are Stupid
I received a package in the mail yesterday from our town office with all the complaint letters they got from people that didn’t want us starting our little hobby farm. I’m going through them now and will be scanning and uploading all of them to my website so others can see how stupid people in my community are. I will be removing all of the names and such though, I can’t afford...
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My husband's reasoning is flawed, but effective.
Jeff: I found some Shetlands for sale!
Me: Cool, but I only want ewes we don't need another ram.
Jeff: But Keera needs a boyfriend.
Me: Um, yah okay I guess.
(Craigslist is evil, it enables my husband's impulse livestock buying habit)
Thank you!
fortheloveofalpacas:
kombuchatime:
How is Anthony Wiener’s dick relevant to how he does his job?
I don’t care if my dentist sexts.
I don’t care if my grocery bagger is picking up ladies on craigslist.
I don’t care if my pharmacist makes late nite pornos.
I don’t care if my banker gives blowjobs.
I don’t care if my mail delivery person is also a phone sex operator.
I don’t care if my...
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“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute...”
– Roald Dahl (via ryanoriordan)
Peter's Permaculture Scrapbook: How to Establish a... →
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by Geoff Lawton
Case Study – Noela’s Garden, as installed by Geoff and Nadia Lawton
This is a story about a garden that Nadia and I were asked to establish in 2006. It’s a very small space – the area is 95m2. A friend of a friend asked if we could get involved to help to design and…
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Horny Ram
My aunt called yesterday. Duncan my Shetland ram got in with the girls. Luckily Shetlands normally only breed in the fall so there is little risk that he knocked up Keera (his aunt) but I have a hair sheep that can go into estrus anytime of year… I have a feeling in about 5 months I’m going to have another Painted Shetland Lamb. That’s just in time for the holidays, maybe I will...
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"The single state of North Carolina uses more... →
white-coat:
A large reason why bacteria are becoming quickly resistant to our antibiotics is because of our agricultural practices. Due to lack of oversight and the protection of the Ag lobbyists, ranchers pump livestock full of antibiotics so they’ll grow faster in our massive industrial food complexes. The consequences?
“One of the most common antibiotic-resistant pathogens is MRSA, which now...
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Organic Pest Control?
Okay it’s kind of stupid that I’m worrying about this now when I don’t even have a garden this year, but how do you control pests organically? Last year all of my cabbage was ruined by bugs, what organic methods can be used to prevent insects from destroying my vegetable gardens in the future?
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Blog Post - Sometimes All You Need is a Bucket →
In which I discuss transporting our pigs, looking at prospective properties to buy and lament about all my animals being over 8 hours away.
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“Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see...”
– Don Delillo
Peter's Permaculture Scrapbook: How to Build a... →
peterdilley:
by Tiny Eglington
– Tiny Eglington’s method, educator Geoff Lawton
This is a photo report of a vegetable garden built for Ann Foster in Condobolin, NSW Australia, which shows basic steps that allow you to build your own permaculture veggie patch.
Needs:
You don’t need much, but you…
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Reblog if you're a Nerdfighter.
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Can't wait to move!
Husband and most of the animals are in Western NY while I’m stuck up in the north east corner of the state. I can’t wait until our house sells and I can move down there with them! Found the perfect farm in North East, PA!
