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by pard68 4y ago
Not quite how apples work and planting an apple seed won't make a "crab apple" -- that is a distinct species of tree. Getting a crab apple from a seed from a store bought apple fruit is the same as planting corn and getting r
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by pard68 4y ago
Didn't Tesla initially have a plan to disguise solar panels as slate?
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by pard68 4y ago
Especially when that choice is made for you by others. One grandfather did not wish to go into a home but his daughters insisted and put him there.
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by pard68 4y ago
Most recent study shows that a colonoscopy does not have any effect on cancer outcomes or early detection.
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by pard68 4y ago
Yes, my last memory of my grandfather was him mistaking me for a friend of his. I'd rather my children and grandchildren see me finish my race strong and with my wits about me, then drugged into a stupor.
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by pard68 4y ago
Geriatrics is what fuels the medical establishment, that and psychiatric meds.
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by pard68 4y ago
Same. Ripping the bandaid off is always better.
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by pard68 4y ago
Huh didn't know "eke" was the right spelling, thanks
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by pard68 4y ago
To be blunt, I do not think I desire to eek out a few more years of my life hooked up to life support, taking medicines that prevent me from being me, and pooping my pants. I remember my grandfathers last years (both in nursing homes, hooke
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by pard68 4y ago
Not too bad actually. Some one comes over to our house nearly daily for a visit. I sell raw milk, eggs, and sometimes other stuff (meat when I have it). I am the only place to buy any food stuffs for 30 miles. On top of that, we have a very
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by pard68 4y ago
Agreed, like with virtually everything it is a tradeoff. I did not like the loud, fast cars five feet from our door, the drugs, the shootings (only twice but it was enough for me to move), and the hectic pace, lots of strangers. I still lov
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by pard68 4y ago
> no jobs I think this is part of the key. The pattern I have noticed is one kid gets the parent's farm and the rest move to find work.
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by pard68 4y ago
Not much to tell. We got sick of the city life and wanted a place where we could have our horses close at hand. Ended up moving across the country because of land costs. Bought a hundred or so acres surrounded by national forest, figure I&#
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by pard68 4y ago
Most childhood deaths are from walking into a road or getting into a car accident.
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by pard68 4y ago
I'm still a software engineer. I just get up early and milk cows first. With Starlink, I can pretty much work from anywhere so the lack of internet out here isn't a problem for me.
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by pard68 4y ago
Can confirm, the year I turned thirty I bought a dairy farm in the middle of a national forest, hours from a Walmart and moved my family across the country to experience a quieter and hopefully more holistic life.
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by pard68 4y ago
Was expecting a pocket sized rifle
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by pard68 4y ago
I suspect we have different ideas of both consumption and "pleasant". Almost without a doubt no one but my wife would pick up on changes when I do not consume politics, news, media, etc.. I am more pleasant to be around because I
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by pard68 4y ago
I remember an episode of Dirty Jobs and they were discussing that after a month of not bathing the bacteria and other microscopic life on our skin hits a peak and is able, to some extent, to improve body odor. Maybe accrue all your minutes
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by pard68 4y ago
What else would we use?
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by pard68 4y ago
I have been in "no politics, no news" mode for over a month. I try to do this about once a year. I have yet to tell my wife I do it, but when I am on this limited media consumption she always comments how pleasant I am to be aroun
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by pard68 4y ago
This is great advice, thanks. I'll give this a shot this year.
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by pard68 4y ago
Awesome, yes I would likely go for the "redneck" chic. My nearest neighbor is over a mile away, I've got no one to please but my pragmatism.
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by pard68 4y ago
Well "rustic" is probably some of my best work! We run a farm as a hobby/side hustle/retire-early dream and I always enjoy doing things the "old" way. Lots of rough hewn lumber and timber. I got an ox even ha!
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by pard68 4y ago
It's my gym. Chopping wood and fixing old tractors/trucks are two of my favorite things. They both leave me feeling like I really put in a good day's worth of work.
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by pard68 4y ago
Only issue is that behind the shed is sloped a good deal and the forks (for lifting pallets) won't pick up pallets that aren't on the same grade. I'd have to build a retaining wall to access from the back side.
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by pard68 4y ago
I use pallets too. They're great, I put the kids to work and they stack it as I split. Then I shuffle the pallets around. They all sit in a shed, but I have to rearrange that them in the shed since the driest is at the back. My thought
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by pard68 4y ago
I've been contemplating a solar kiln to dry my split logs we use to heat the house. Our stove is extremely efficient and burns cleaner than many traditional furnaces. But this all comes at the trade off of requiring very seasoned -- dr
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by pard68 4y ago
I reckon so. I got an Xbox in 7th grade. By the time I was in 9th I was devoting all my free time to Halo and such. Could have been working or playing or riding a bike or a myriad of better things that'd have bettered me somehow. Inste
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by pard68 4y ago
Happy to say that I am a father of four and have no clue what CoComelon is. Our solution to "screen time" has been an hour of Sonic or Kirby on the weekend and educational-only videos during the week which have something to do wit

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