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Back South Again with More Projects

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A lot of driving. I have forgotten how much driving is involved when on the farm. Everything is far. But I also had to drive up and back twice to Syracuse to pickup/drop off Angie at the airport and a business meeting for Wisdomino in Albany. Yeah it was a lot of driving for me. All and all it was about 4000 miles in three weeks. Early in the morning I decided to check out some auctions (dangerous). I ended up being high bidder on a 2015 New Holland Boomer 33 ( "hours unknown, does not run, may have problems, no key, no battery" ) from the State of Tennessee. I figured I could swing by Nashville and pick it up on the way to Georgia. And indeed I did. It was only a couple of hours extra, maybe 4. But, it was more efficient than going to Georgia and then back and forth to Nashville. Nashville is about 4 hours from Duluth. So I was looking at a 4 hour savings. After I go through it and getting if working I will tow it up to the farm in NY. I wasn't prepared for a trac...
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It is Summer! at least everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. I am in Atlanta for a few weeks it looks like. Bill and I went flying today. I haven't been taking many photos when flying lately; I am not sure why. It was hazy, but generally very nice flying conditions. I fired my landscaper so now I am stuck with lawn work for awhile at least. The yard still has surprises with flowers here and there. It has been very wet in Atlanta. The lawns are still very green and I don't know if it has been over 90 degrees more than just a couple of times. I have lots of things to do on my lists for sure. I have been relaxing too. That might seem strange to people who have known me for a long time. Also, here is a picture of the drive from NY back down to Atlanta last Sunday and one of our antique tractors going somewhere. Some friends of mine and I opened a bottle of mead that I made Aug 27, 2000. It was 13 year old homebrew made from wildflower honey from NY state. It was quite good. It was...
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Does the world really need this tension?
I was out in Peoria Illinois Thursday last week. Friday night I flew to Ithaca NY. Saturday we loaded up my truck and drove back to Atlanta with my truck. That is a long drive. I spent Saturday night near Carlisle PA. It is a great place since there are a huge number of hotels to support the huge auction need. Great.. provided there isn't an auction going on. The traffic was bad at times and the rain all made it what it was. I am now back in Duluth feeding my imaginary cat. Here kitty kitty kitty!