Back to the "Deep South" in Duluth GA

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I get a kick out of hearing the term "Deep South" in 2026. It is a crazy incredibly outdated label. I think maybe I should start saying the "Deep Northeast". I am a Yankee. My family came over on the Mayflower and moved to Upstate NY via Connecticut. Terms used in the revolutionary and Civil war days are generally inappropriate. My family is all but totally out of NY State now. I find the term "deep south" to be of the same thinking that the movie "Heidi" is what contemporary Europe is like. Watching the fireworks in Rochester, NY from the back yard of a house in the city made it look like a real war zone. It is a long drive between Berkshire, NY and Duluth, GA. Most of the 35K miles on the truck were spent in between. I drove the truck about 3k miles in 2-1/2 weeks. It was great to spend time on the farm. It was good to make some progress on needed repairs and improvements. I also felt good about making some new friends up there. I will be...
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The Internet is a fad; I told you.

It was nice weather today. My homework took less time than usual. It still took hours. I don't know what I would do without my new calculator and my Barron's Dictionary of Financial and Investment Terms.

I started all the machines today. I can see spring is coming. We had a lot of melt-off today. Despite the mud out there, the drainage system I put in last year seems to be handling the water quite well. I have a lot more of that kind of work to do. The latest plan calls for a well, spring, alcove kind-of-thing that you see in Europe everywhere. Originally, I was going to put in a hand pump, but now I am considering a gravity, always-running feature next to the future garage. I am looking forward to working on the brick or stone work.


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