Back on the farm in Summer

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I trailered a towable man lift (bucket lift) from Georgia to New York. The thing that made it eventful is that I had to drive my truck. My 2017 Chevy 3500 HD service truck (with only 31k miles) is not my Tesla. I have grown very accustomed to the Tesla self-driving, navigation and general hi-tech luxury. The truck, although I am very fond of my truck, is stressful and expensive to drive compared to the Tesla. Being on the farm alone has been an eye opener. I had forgotten how quiet and in-nature this place is. Very occasionaly a car or plane comes by and disrupts the void, but only occasionally. It has been very reflective. It is the first time I have been up here from Georgia without a specific date I must be back for... or so it seems. "All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone."-- Blaise Pasacal mid 1600s. I guess I am working on humanity's problems. It can take a lot out of you. I feel good about some of the pics I ha...
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I am proud of DJ. She has done well over the last few years surviving a nasty-bought with cancer, being widowed suddenly. If that wasn't enough she got laid off from the Raymond Corporation without cause or warning. In fact she commonly worked lots of extra hours for years before being stricken with cancer and had positive performance appraisals. Nice management, not. Inconsistent, yes. Maybe if she was Italian she could have held on to her job.

Now she is successfully running her start-up gluten-free bakery. She did all that in about 3 years.

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Anonymous said…
You know Charlie, the human spirit if pretty remarkable.

Mike
10:25 PM
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