I’m driving to my parents in Northern Indiana, and it’s sad to see so many fields either lying fallow or with barely sprouted crops. Between the rains that flooded fields in May and June, and the trade tariffs, there are a lot of farmers who are going to be hurting this year.

Posted on July 18, 2019

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Yesterday my brother found a handwritten essay that my mom wrote in the 2nd or 3rd grade, describing her experience on the farm taking care of her pet pig. ?? https://dazeend.org/2019/07/my-pet-pig/

Posted on July 12, 2019

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Yesterday my brother was helping my parents clean out their basement, and he found a handwritten essay that my mom wrote in the second or third grade, describing her experience on the farm taking care of a pet. You might have to know my mom to fully appreciate the (unintended) humor, but needless to say, it pretty neatly explains my mother’s attitude about pets and their role in the family. As they say, you can take the girl out of the farm, but you take the farm out of the girl. (more…)

Posted on July 12, 2019

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Don’t put yourself in the position of competing with platform owners. Whether you’re competing with Apple on iOS, or Automattic on WordPress, you’ll lose every time.

Posted on July 3, 2019

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@manton @macgenie Is it possible to unsubscribe from the weekly Micro.Blog newsletter, but stay on your mailing list for big announcements and such? Reference: https://mailchi.mp/65748e3dd38e/micro-monday-new-podcast-mac-update-and-book-posts-3011949

Posted on July 1, 2019

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I just had a product idea pop into my head that’s so terrible I just had to share it: Carbonated Milk. ? ? ?

Posted on June 18, 2019

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The last gasp of sunset at the beach. (Whalebone, NC)

Posted on June 14, 2019

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Pelicans flying in formation on the last day of vacation. ? (Whalebone, NC)

Posted on June 14, 2019

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