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Upper Peninsula Michigan and Auction Win Outcomes

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I was up in Wisconsin and the UP (upper peninsula) in Michigan. It was a lot of driving after launching/landing in Appleton WI. I got an item off the bucket list by driving across the "Mighty Mac". Altough it was built in the late '50s. It is still the longest suspension span in the Northern hemisphere. It is a crazy long bridge with a crazy long suspension span. It was good to see the bridge in context of the seemingly endless forests of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan. The culture in the two haves of Michigan are noticibly different as you might expect. Great time meeting with folks both in WI and MI. The tractor I won in auction, seems to have paid off. This time I beat the odds. It was a really good deal. I have the "no-key, non-running, may have hydraulic problems, unknown hours" -auction win, running well with minimal cost and time. I have some more tweaks, maintenance and minor fixes but the major risks are gone.
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My Brother James passed away at 61 years old. He was definitely the Socrates in my life. He never wrote, but was the most literate person I knew. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=james-v-dowdell&pid=196694815
"Talent does not matter. Your talent will ruin you if you don't have skills" --Will Smith What talent? What skills? Those are the questions for all of us. Will you answer correctly? Will you have people around you to help answser the questions objectively, helpfully?
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Things are going good. I am moving my projects along, slow but sure. Summer has finally hit In Georgia. I almost gave myself heat stroke today in the attic chasing "remuddled" wiring. The pandemic has taken some toll. We miss traveling and plan on starting that up this fall. A few pics from around the house.