An Insurgency Of Rural Rambling

Male, in tha south, born in 1969 (you do that math, I'm not updating every year), USMC, married with children, patriot in perpetuity. "As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject." – Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802-1837).

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Dig, dug, DANG it's hot

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Workin' in tha heat all weekend

Rotten wood repair on the Party Porch

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All the friggin' drama over sailors at sea too long. Gimme a gotdamn break. What? Lemme guess Scooter, the recruiter lied? Bwahaha!!! Squids man, I tell ya something about these puddle pirates, do you know how the Navy separates the men from the boys? With a fuckin' crow bar!! And yes, it's true. The Navy did invent Sex, but the Marine Corps was the first to introduce it to women!

It's the military sports fans. If tha shit were easy, every swingin' dick would do it.

Semper Fidelis. Carry on. It's Friday, act accordingly and standby for safety brief before being dismissed for the weekend.

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Zoom in...whatcha see?

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Fawn making friends with the hens

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Another bazaar wildlife encounter. Me scolding a fawn for hanging out on the Party Porch while I try to finish chores...."go on now. I ain't got time to mess with you!"...

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Shakey cam action because she was so small and trying to zoom in was tricky....we call her "butt licker"

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Now a groundhog

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It's been so hot the last 2 days that the thermometer is asking me for a safe word...

When I come in to eat lunch, I change clothes entirely because they're soaked with sweat. Wishing that cool summer breeze didn't feel like opening the oven door to check on the turkey at Thanksgiving.

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2nd one

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It's bad enough to have one, tearing up the yard with mini craters like it was carpet bombed, but TWO. Even rarer, especially where I live on a mountain.

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This is what we call in the south, Fuck Around & Find Out part of Summer:

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I'm on vacation this week, which means I get to play catch up with chores, honey-do's, & plain ole yard work. I dunno if you can see my deer repellent cages around the hydrangeas, but this is the 3rd iteration and 3rd planting this year. Who knew whitetail deer loved hydrangeas?

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Gratuitous comparison Wednesday

2 year anniversary on carnivore. Zero inflammation. Zero lower back pain. Increased strength & stamina. Bacon, Beef, Butter. No scurvy. No high BP. No prediabetes. 57 feels better than 37.

Then vs now:

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Blue Jays bully an Owl off his perch....

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I dunno why everyone is so torn up about AI, because best I can tell is all it's being used for is picture filters, cheat codes for gaming, and some lame as pornbot spamming. Where is the serious shit? Like, development of a galactic communication device for when the aliens finally do arrive, or a cure for every cancerous, viral, parasitic ailment in medical history. I wanna know WHO THA FUCK BUILT THA PYRAMIDS? Tell me that Grok, ChatGPT, Gemini... Pffffttt. Seems that Artificial Intelligence is no better than Artificial Sweeteners.

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They all weren't there, but those that were, it was good to see. Lots a drink drank drunk stories. It was a great time.