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Makin Bacon: Part 5: Gates Delayed

My corral has seen better days but it was my intended pig containment area. It is ugly but basically sound. Oh whoops, didn’t I mention the gates? The locusts took every gate out of the corral! (When I say they … Continue reading

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Satire Only Takes Root Where It Belongs

Yesterday I posted satire: The satirical ad was utterly ridiculous. We all laughed. Why? Because the target is prime for it. Congress needs an enema. Watch this: It’s a video of Rep Hank Johnson (D-GA) March 10th, 2010. He’s asking … Continue reading

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Makin’ Bacon: Part 4: Wrath Of The Lightbulb Locusts

My gateless corral, all show and no go, was an insult to agriculture and as far as I’m concerned, civilization itself. Continue reading

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A Campaign Of Honesty

Hat tip to Borepatch and Silicon Valley Redneck.

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Makin’ Bacon: Part 3: Livestock On Social Media

Call me a dinosaur or a moron but it is not good that livestock be on social media. Not good at all. Continue reading

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Makin’ Bacon: Part 2

Last winter, as it always does, tried to kill us all. The weather broke just before I did. When I could take no more and the snowblower was dead and the pony trailer was on flats and the woodpile was … Continue reading

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Makin’ Bacon: Part 1 – The Pusher

She smiled, well aware she’d scored a direct hit on the combination of greed and bacon frenzy seething through my brain. Continue reading

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Pivot To Bacon

I was glaring through clouds of mosquitoes at the ravaged mess that was my field. It was depressing. I’d worked hard. I’d given it an honest effort. It was an agricultural face plant. I’d created a big fat ugly multi-acre … Continue reading

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Corn Vs Wood

A dozen ears of corn costs about $4. A cord of split and delivered wood costs about $150. You do the math. Continue reading

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Your Secrets Aren’t Safe

I have found a literary masterpiece which will ring true to most men. Click to Front Porch Republic, you’ll be glad you did. Some quotes to whet your appetite: In the beginning: “…there’s much work to do—and five secrets to … Continue reading

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