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Farming: Part 2

Repeat after me: “God bless the internal combustion engine.” Continue reading →

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Not Earth Day

Today I planted a couple dozen oak trees. A few might be ready for firewood sometime around my 100th birthday. Ideally a few lucky ones will live until roughly the year 2414. Continue reading →

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Farm Equipment Zen: Part 2

I had my doubts. Strapping handlebars from a Huffy onto a Buick’s engine block seemed like While E. Coyote logic. Never mind the fact that the front was a 4′ woodchipper of doom mutilating everything in sight, it was getting dragged into the next county that worried me. Continue reading →

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Farm Equipment: Rant

“Overqualified” is an idea which should be killed with fire. It’s a failure of reasoning that crawled from the gaping maws of pinheads who should know better. Continue reading →

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Test

This is still a static site. I’ll update when I get good and ready.Until then please go to adaptivecurmudgeon.wordpress.com.

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Test

This is a test. If it were a real post it would have content. Mind you it might be pathetic but there’d be verbiage dammit. B i U S quote Junk One Two Three Dot Dot Dot More crap.

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Off Grid / Microenvironment

Captain Capitalism wisely coined the term “microenvironment” and implores you to control it. You should venture forth and read what he has to say. Here’s a quote to whet your appetite: Continue reading →

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Angry Clown II

“Did a big mean clown just call you a loser?” He asked. I nodded. “Yes.” Continue reading →

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Dog Logic And Firewood Levers: Part II

“It is -16 in March and you’re standing next to a shoulder high pile of snow. From my point of view this is the firewood equivalent of the zombie apocalypse.” Continue reading →

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Dog Logic And Firewood Levers: Part I

It’s not all brawn. If I relied solely on studliness to fell, buck, cut, split, stack, haul, and move everything I’d have arms like Popeye right up until they buried my exhausted body in a plastic coffin because I’d burned the wood one. Continue reading →

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