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Continue reading →: What Runners See
It’s not a stretch to say that runners see the world differently. We have a tendency to go off the path or maybe visit it at an ungodly early/late hour, when the weather is terrible or generally just when no one else with an ounce of sanity is anywhere around.…
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Continue reading →: AISFP – The Physics of Superheroes
Holy libraries, Batman! It’s another review up at Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing! The book this time? The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios. You might remember this one from my w00tstock post back in mid-June. I had a lot of fun with it. Being that I am currently writing a…
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Continue reading →: Community Garden Plot Rules
Having returned from a visit to our community garden plots, Steph and I feel that it is necessary to publicize several rules requiring Community Garden Plots. (Click to enlarge all images.) Do Not Abandon Your Plot : Gardening is not a Plant-And-Forget technique. It requires regular visits to remove weeds, prepare soil,…
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Continue reading →: Pictures from the Farm? Soyently!
Between my Father-in-Law’s surgery and harvest season fast approaching, we’ve been spending a lot of our free time out at the farm. Even with us being out there as often as we are, it’s still a beautiful place. So for those who are curious what being on a family farm…
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Continue reading →: Blades of Grass
Walt Whitman has Leaves of Grass. Me? I have Blades of Grass. Today was yet another day off of work (almost got all the vacation time burned) and I set myself the goal of mowing the lawn. It’s been getting a bit on the long side. Of course, today was…
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Continue reading →: AISFP Review – Mira Grant’s ‘Feed’
Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing 2.0 has gone live and along with it, my review of Mira Grant’s Feed. Head on over there and check it out. When you’re done with that, go out and buy the book. Us authors like to eat too. That whole ‘starving artist’ thing is…
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Continue reading →: Haymaker
While the Father-in-Law recovers from his heart surgery, I’ve been doing my best to help out at the farm. This week, that included making a bit of hay. I’ve done the raking before, but this week marked the first time I did it all – mowing, raking, and baling.…
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Continue reading →: Shucking – The Double Entendre Version
That’s a lotta corn. Sixty one ears, to be precise. We got it from a fellow co-worker at Luther who didn’t even charge us a dime, which was nice. We plan on freezing, canning, and eating it fresh. So that’s a whole lot of shucking. And a perfect segue into…
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Continue reading →: Shrubberies and Herrings
You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest… WITH… A HERRING! – Knights of NI! Okay, so maybe we didn’t need a Herring today but we certainly cut down some tree-like shrubbery. Behold, the front of my house. The landscaping isn’t bad, in fact, you might call is…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Recap
Yet another busy week up here within sight of the Middle of Nowhere. That’s to be expected. Around here, summer is an incredibly busy time. It’s the time where we knock out all of our major projects for work and outside of work, we spend a lot of time at…
