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Jordan

migrating npub to npub13c0mhdlgskc349yulgwgwqaz887nkzandee0ya3d8h2xcyaspaysglgakx

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2026-03-24 21:05:22 UTC

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Hey just a heads up! I'm migrating my account to @nprofile…q2vj!

2026-03-22 03:36:20 UTC

Hey, friends! This will be the first of many posts letting everyone know my npub was compromised so I'm migrating the slow way! The new npub is
npub13c0mhdlgskc349yulgwgwqaz887nkzandee0ya3d8h2xcyaspaysglgakx

2026-03-21 23:04:30 UTC

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Is you get it off within 24 to 36 hours there it is highly unlikely you can contract it. 😆 You have done more than enough! Relax. I get 3 to 5 deer tick bites a day working offgrid in the woods. I'm just careful to check my whole body and pluck them every night.
If you are the first person in history to contract it from a quick bite there will be a distinct bullseye pattern. Two distinct rings. It's unmistakable. If that happen just go to a walk in urgent care and get some antibiotics. As long as lymes disease is caught early it's no big deal.
Hope this helps! You can relax, friend.

2026-03-15 23:49:28 UTC

My employer cannot fathom that I have no desire or need for any type of credit line. To be clear, I'm not saying they disagree with me, it's as if they can't understand the words I'm saying. 😂

2026-03-13 02:34:20 UTC

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Us too!

2026-03-09 22:57:51 UTC

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Some people see them as cursed but in some ways they are free. Born so deep in late stage fiat that they are just waiting on the world to change.

2026-03-09 22:52:49 UTC

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I like this take. It's coming for all our jobs in the end!

2026-03-09 00:01:54 UTC

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Do you happen to use storygraph?

2026-03-06 18:38:18 UTC

We made it through that hump! Life is almost normal again. Hope you are all well, nostr! Thanks for all the encouraging messages.
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2026-02-16 23:10:58 UTC

We finally got home with the baby and it was such a triumphant moment! Our family was reunited after so long and I got a kidney stone at 3am. Back from the ER passing it now on pain killers... when it rains it pours. Just can't catch a break...
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2026-02-10 19:55:57 UTC

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They are like impossible to post for me of they are longer than a minute. I'd love to do more video content but it isn't time yet. 🤷‍♂️

2026-02-10 19:55:13 UTC

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I've started writing my posts in my notes app and posting them when I'm ready. 😆
I've lost a couple books this way.

2026-02-08 02:20:38 UTC

Everything that could go wrong did. But baby pulled through and made it. Finally breathing on her own!
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2026-01-25 00:11:33 UTC

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Let me know if you love this. I'm thinking about getting one.

2026-01-25 00:08:59 UTC

Y'all... I better not have to deliver a baby in this ice storm... wife is having some light contractions.

2026-01-23 02:02:14 UTC

Several people expressed concerns when we moved into yurts before winter. Now that a winter storm is coming, they are asking if they can come stay if it becomes an emergency. 😆
We have solar, generators, propane heat, a wood burner, and plenty of food. We will basically be completely unaffected.
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2026-01-21 01:31:53 UTC

"Mommy, can you make me a wool ninja mask [balaclava] like Daddy but spidey colors?
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2026-01-20 13:51:37 UTC

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Wow... Talk about having the right scripture at the right time. 👌 One of my favorites.

2026-01-11 19:27:28 UTC

I think baby #6 will be here this week! Can't wait.
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2026-01-05 18:17:50 UTC

I'm struggling to not feel like career progress toward fiat goals was a colossal waste of a decade for me. I didn't even realize I was a fish out of water. The life I wanted deep down was not in the tax bracket I thought it would be in.
I stepped away from production construction recently and took a job as a ranch hand in my local community to have more time for family and writing. Stepping so far out of the mainstream lifestyle has given me perspective. This is the most vibrant day-to-day life I've ever experienced. I'd encourage anyone thinking about an alternative lifestyle to go for it.
There is a whole glorious world out there beyond the mirage of internet culture.
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2025-12-30 01:38:52 UTC

GN Nostr!
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2025-12-27 03:01:58 UTC

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Yep! We are in the US. Honestly, physical distance. We used the Bitcoin POW model. No one would have any interest is making us move because it would be too hard to enforce. Not to mention we could pack up and be gone in 3 weeks. Everything we have is portable, including the decks [except for the front]. A zoning official or cop literally could not get to where we are. They would have to traverse some very tricky terrain 😆. If they were capable of doing it, they aren't the type of people to make us move. They are competent. We are remote enough that there aren't any neighbors to complain about us. Simple.

2025-12-25 23:00:45 UTC

Merry Christmas , Nostr! 🌲☃️
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2025-12-23 02:16:44 UTC

One of the most influential books I have ever read was Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

2025-12-21 19:20:39 UTC

"We look like the DEI Weasleys." 😆
-my wife
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2025-12-19 00:55:07 UTC

We finally bit the bullet and bought some wool mattresses. They are incredible. Now my house is wool, my cloths are wool, and my bed is wool. Maybe I should get into wool sales...
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2025-12-16 01:56:27 UTC

🍻🌲
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2025-12-16 01:24:30 UTC

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Small deck!

2025-12-14 05:21:59 UTC

Slow Saturday Afternoon
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2025-12-06 00:09:34 UTC

I think a _majority_ of oppressive patterns can be chaulked up to unnatural incentive structures, not macro-conspiratorial overlords.

2025-12-01 01:18:43 UTC

Birthday gifts this year:
Old-school brass handle knife
Wool coat
Logger boots
A good robe [very important for yurt life]
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2025-11-29 23:13:29 UTC

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This is my kind of luxury

2025-11-23 23:02:36 UTC

Got the rims done for a little landing and deck we are putting on the front of the yurt after church today.
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2025-11-23 01:33:14 UTC

My primary legacy won't be as a writer, homesteader, or bitcoiner. This is my legacy. They raise me up. They are my very heart. Spending my life to love and protect them is such a privilege. I feel like the richest man in the world...
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2025-11-15 00:53:47 UTC

Confidence without competence is just pride. Don't teach your kids to be confident, make them skilled.
1) We have a barebones curriculum and spend most of the rest of their education teaching them sustainable food, housing, budgeting and faith.
2) They are ravenous readers because we will buy them books about any subject they are interested in.
3) We also have a heavy emphasis on history, identifying scams, and negotiating.
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2025-11-11 21:44:27 UTC

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It's hard to tell from the perspective but that chair is like 3' away from the table! Haha. My wife found them in the middle of nowhere Alabama for like $100 bucks. They are amazing.

2025-11-11 21:43:32 UTC

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10/10 would invite 😁

2025-11-10 02:16:09 UTC

My wife is a gifted homemaker. I don't mean this figuratively. She is world-class. We could literally live in a shoe box, and she could make it feel like a Hobbit hole. One of the many reasons I proposed 4 months after meeting her. 13 years later...
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2025-11-07 22:21:26 UTC

Almost done with the shower stall, just soaking up our little mountain while I rested, we've had back to back birthday parties all month, and watching the Hobbit with kids tonight.
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2025-11-05 14:56:33 UTC

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Thanks for sharing this. I'm an avid reader and this is going onto my list. I'm finding it difficult to find interesting things to read these days. While the context of your post around nationalism, I think there is also a broader principle guiding this thinking, namely portability. In a world where geography is the primary underpinning of control, build a life and identity that can move with you. I feel like so much conflict in our age is born from peoples slavish devotion to geography which has been bound to this idea of nationalism. I have BTC, npub, and even my off-grid homestead has been designed in such a way that we can move it on a matter of weeks. Every civilization is destined to fall.

2025-11-02 00:25:12 UTC

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Just walked through this over the last year. Really savoring life now and it changes everything.

2025-11-02 00:20:18 UTC

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Definitely not what I'm seeing. I used to have no real life friends that had stacks. Now I would say a third of my friends, despite their level of conviction are stacking.

2025-11-01 23:55:12 UTC

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Yurta.ca!

2025-11-01 01:11:41 UTC

Happy Halloween, nostr! Beautiful weather, charlie brown, pumpkin cookie, popcorn, kielbasa, ginger tea, and I'm about an hour away from lighting up the stove! Couldn't ask for a better holiday.
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2025-10-30 20:49:29 UTC

Another off-grid achievement unlocked for the yurts! Indoor fire. 😁
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2025-10-28 18:03:33 UTC

I achieved many things that I believed would make me feel I'd "made it". The feeling that I seek was never on the other side of accomplishment. It's almost always there in the quiet moments with my family, reading, and in prayer. Where does the irresistible urge to accomplish more come from, and why can't I turn it off?

2025-10-26 22:20:40 UTC

Fall is here in TN! Complete with moody clouds and drizzly rain. We also got some more goats.
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2025-10-26 17:43:43 UTC

I've been working overtime on my novel, so I haven't been posting much, but I've been doing a lot of word-craft and thought I'd share something interesting. The etymology of mortgage is latin and french "mort" and "gage". It literally means "death pledge".

2025-10-18 19:21:35 UTC

Fought in my first BJJ competition and got silver. A little disappointing but I way underestimated the conditioning requires to maintain high output work during an adrenaline dump but otherwise I felt great. I learned later that one of my defeated opponents was a judo black belt. My whole family was able to watch! Hearing their little voices cheering me on was powerful. As an adult, it's been harder and harder for me to find things that challenge and scare me a but I think it's so important to push that boundary and continue to grow in courage and strength. We also have to set that example for little ones. They learn courage by watching courage, not by being told to be courageous.
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2025-10-15 20:09:51 UTC

My kids invented a game called avalanche with all the walnuts that fall around the yurt! I was particularly proud of them for making a ruleset that includesls the littles! Now fall will always be avalanche season for us. 😁 These kids have my heart...
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2025-10-10 23:20:52 UTC

Anyone else going to be at Nostrville this year in Nashville?

2025-10-10 22:17:45 UTC

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It's the curse of Caine.

2025-10-06 18:43:22 UTC

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Don't hesitate to reach out of anything comes up! I'd be happy to share my experience. I've managed quite a few mold remediation jobs now.

2025-10-06 15:38:06 UTC

I know there are many health-conscious people on Nostr, so I wanted to share something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I just watched Chris Williamson's YouTube video about his health struggle over the last year. He had significant mold in his house and had no idea. Most people don't know that with enough mold exposure, it can start to grow in your body. This is brutal on the immune system and nervous system. As both a builder and someone with extensive interaction with a large property management company, I would honestly bet that 50% of rentals have significant mold somewhere in the house. Almost nobody remediates mold properly because it is extremely hard and expensive. Big developers are especially bad. This is also a huge reason for my choosing to live in a yurt. Besides mold, most building materials are made with a significant amount of glue and high-VOC products that offgas for years. Modern houses can be really toxic. Not all of them are, but I think this is one of the most unaddressed issues in housing, and a huge reason to consider vernacular traditional housing options.
Pro tip: if you think you might be suffering from mold-related health problems, many don't know that you can hire an environmental scientist to come and lab test the spore counts in your house. Many states will also allow you to pause rent if a remediation problem needs to be addressed.
I do think this is also partially a fiat problem. People with large rental portfolios view them as cash flow assets, rather than the more important reality that they are places where people live. I think this mentality deprioritizes proper home maintenance.
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2025-10-05 12:09:49 UTC

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I was just talking to a friend about this! Underrated take. YouTube is an amazing tool but the content is approaching email spam levels. Half the content is clickbait already.

2025-10-04 22:22:18 UTC

Fun homestead saga update! I sent my wife into town to do some pampering and all the kids were out adventuring. I got some work done and decided I'd better go check on the kids after waiting a little longer than I probably should have. My girls [10,6,3] were all at the neighbors house baking peanut butter cookies with the neighbor girl [13]. The boys were on the trampoline with the neighbor boy. It's really got me thinking about this idea of deep community. Getting to know your neighbors is great but choosing to live with like-minded people has been a real breakthrough for my family. It's pretty remarkable to think that not too many generations ago, it wouldn't be uncommon for a child who lost a parent, God forbid, to have 3 to 5 other father or mother figures between aunts, uncles, older siblings, etc. I hate that fiat culture has normalized families being so small and geographically far apart. Being in nature has been so freeing for me but living nearby to people I love has been just as powerful! Being deeply embedded in community is so good for the soul.
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2025-10-04 18:25:39 UTC

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🙏

2025-10-04 18:25:15 UTC

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She has a special bond with them now. They barely listen to anyone but I think they see her as part of their herd. 😁

2025-10-04 18:24:15 UTC

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Thanks, friend.

2025-10-04 18:23:22 UTC

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This is so funny! Haven't been on in a while because I'm out here living life. Haha 😆

2025-10-04 18:21:37 UTC

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😆 fingertips... really....

2025-10-04 18:20:12 UTC

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Thanks, friend. Yeah the cold would be tough in a yurt for a real long period of time for sure. It is possible though. I know some people who survive Canadian winters in them and they were popularized in the Mongolian steps where it is wicked cold. You have to keep the fireplace going 24/7 and you hit the nail on the head with water management. The actual toughest part of winter in my opinion. We are in TN so winters are pretty mild. We usually only have two or three weeks of truly cold temps when we get arctic blasts every year. We will have to have all of our water systems inside during those snaps.

2025-09-30 15:10:14 UTC

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We flirted with this lifestyle for nearly a decade. We love being in deep, remote locations. This pretty much ruled out a tiny house and 99% of RVs. They are too heavy. The heaviest part of this yurt is the frame. It's probably 150 or 200 lbs. I could literally trek this thing somewhere on foot if I needed to (it would take several trips, of course), but it's certainly feasible. We have portable decks, so everything can be deployed in about a day and a half. There were two other deciding factors for us: the natural, timeless beauty and the serviceability is excellent. Extreme low-maintenance structures that are easy to repair. It's mostly wood, wool, and a small amount of steel. Incredible structures but not all yurts are equal. They have to be carefully designed to avoid mold and critters if you are in North America. There are also important safety items, for example, a lightning rod. If you decide to go the yurt path look me up. I'll talk to though all the details.

2025-09-29 22:33:25 UTC

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Its very much an "inside" feeling. The biggest difference is the floor. It seems like a small thing but having a level wood floor makes it 10x more livable. They are very comfortable spaces. It feels most like a tent in the morning when it's a little cooler and the sun wakes you up.

2025-09-29 17:18:24 UTC

Inside... but still outside.
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2025-09-29 17:08:25 UTC

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Hear hear!

2025-09-28 12:12:53 UTC

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Like awesome! Gm

2025-09-27 23:40:07 UTC

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The most undervalued thing in the world isn't Bitcoin. It's a simple quite life!

2025-09-27 23:25:27 UTC

I don't just custody my Bitcoin. I custody most my food and water too.
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2025-09-27 15:53:22 UTC

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Yes!!! Fiat business is about gaming the tax code, regulator motes, arbitrage, etc. BTC restores the natural order. I consider myself a Bitcoin business. I'm offering an ordinary service but I stack Bitcoin.

2025-09-27 15:32:44 UTC

Son (4) : What is this wood for, Dad?
Me: A bathhouse.
Son (4) : Oh! Cool. I'll help you build it, Dad. It will be like old time.
Daughter (6) : That's not what "old times" is. "Old times" if when you are a teenager but you did something a lot of day ago.
Son (4) : No it's not.
Daughter : Yes it is.
Son : *Thinking* Ok.
Me: *Big smile*

2025-09-26 14:26:28 UTC

Gm nostr! Stay humble and stack sats today!
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2025-09-24 20:50:48 UTC

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Facts! Houses are a durable consumer at best. They aren't very durable anymore though. I'm counting down the days until real estate bros have to take this medicine.

2025-09-24 16:40:46 UTC

It's a lovely rainy day in TN! Im working from home today and I'm just basking in my family. Ambient piano music on, playing in the rain, coloring, reading. Feeling very grateful but also nervous.
I'm beginning a pivot away from construction starting today. I love building but I'm come to accept it's kinda a single man's game and old man's game because of the long hours and travel. I'm still going to continue some small projects (and obviously I'm building almost every day at our property) but I'm going to be actively seeking some remote work so I can stay on the homestead.
Prayers needed but trusting that a short term pay cut is a worthwhile sacrifice to reset my career.
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2025-09-24 00:46:53 UTC

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Thanks, brother! This means a lot to me...

2025-09-23 23:56:37 UTC

Money printing is an attempt to fork reality. If the government is the highest power in your belief system, it is a convincing illusion.

2025-09-22 19:03:21 UTC

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I'm not sure if you are familiar with rivets but if you drill a small hole in the upholstery, you could use rivets and get a mechanical connection instead of an adhesive connection.

2025-09-21 13:24:41 UTC

Good morning, nostr! Woke up to my kids already adventuring. The world is a magical place filled with hope. Don't let fiat propaganda convince you otherwise.
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2025-09-20 01:36:13 UTC

Internet people are so enmeshed in the fiat matrix, they are unaware of vast swaths of humanity wherein people live balanced normal lives. A gaming term that has made its way into our vernacular is NPCs [non-playable characters]. This is a derogatory label. Programmed villagers that wander around doing and saying the same 6 things. This has become a paradox to me: I'm fascinated by the NPCs of this world. I think they are often more interesting than the "heroes". It seems the successful white-collar suburbanite, tech mogul, or influencer are the IRL characters that are as predictable as video game NPCs. They are completely possessed by the algorithms. They all say and do the same things. Conversely, visit a dive bar in the middle of nowhere or a remote village, the people are characters straight out of an adventure novel. I think often about how most of my childhood hero's were people who gave up everything in order to achieve a goal. I don't mean this positively. We think about these types of people as the "main characters" of culture and while their accomplishments are admired, the "everything" of sacrifice often includes marriages, families, friendships, health, and spiritual vibrancy. G.K. Chesterton said, "The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children." It's the little places and people of the world that are enchanting to me. Natural beauty, authentic people, simple living, and plenty of insulation for algorithmic degeneracy.
I am in disciplined pursuit of simplicity, serenity, quiet strength, and connection to God. I get more pleasure from a cool fall morning, a cup of coffee, the giggles of my children, and the warmth of my wife than the most lavished morning in a exotic luxury hotel. Maybe this makes me a fool, but I'd rather be a joyous fool than a miserable "success". I'd rather be so sensitive that I'm overwhelmed by life's magic than be so indulgent I grow numb. I've done both.
If you feel this way, too, you are not alone, and we are in good company. Don't be gaslit into selling your soul.

2025-09-18 12:20:08 UTC

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Tell me more about this!

2025-09-14 12:22:38 UTC

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Let the wild rumpus begin!

2025-09-08 01:00:47 UTC

GN Nostr! May your family be well, your novels be captivating, and your sleep be sweet!
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2025-09-07 19:35:41 UTC

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Yeah! This is true. When they are really young it is tough at time. But with teen children help to alleviate this. Just have to keep pumping them out. 😆

2025-09-07 19:34:05 UTC

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Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning in love and meaning. 😆

2025-09-07 19:33:03 UTC

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It does take a lot of upfront work but it has been such a joy! I'm trying to soak it up but I can't wait until they are all young adults. I daydream about the things they will be capable of.

2025-09-07 19:29:49 UTC

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Fiat economics turn everything on their head. It really sucks that so many young people are disgusted by children.

2025-09-07 19:28:58 UTC

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Yep! They interact and they watch after each other too.

2025-09-07 14:18:55 UTC

Absolutely enchanting foggy morning in TN today. Can't get enough. This is the good life!
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2025-09-07 13:33:23 UTC

Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day
To seek the pale enchanted gold.
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2025-09-06 00:04:47 UTC

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If my future is in their hands, I'm not worried at all!

2025-09-06 00:04:10 UTC

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Don't stress it, friend! The sats are nice but not why I share my life on here.

2025-09-05 23:41:33 UTC

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Tennessee sky is crazy during rainstorms in the summer! I love it. These clouds were so big they made me dizzy to look up at. It's almost looks like AI 😆

2025-09-05 22:48:01 UTC

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She isn't even 10 yet. But even our 5 year old has chores!

2025-09-05 22:22:37 UTC

New friends regularly learn we have 6 kids and comment, "I don't know how you do it". I'll let my nostr friends in on a little secret. Kids don't have to be a burden. Our culture keeps people infantilised into their thirties now. This is my young daughter. Every day she walks across our property, fetches our goats, milks them, filters the milk, cleans up, and brings it home, rain or shine. You want to know the craziest part... She loves it and takes pride in it. Everyone in our household has responsibilities from a young age. If you ever read this, I'm proud of you , baby! Daddy always loves you.
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2025-09-05 22:11:29 UTC

Being connected to the sky is really important.
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2025-09-05 01:20:07 UTC

Quick photo dump! TN sky is beautiful this time of year. Our puppy Drifter isn't a puppy anymore!
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2025-09-03 17:54:16 UTC

Let me introduce you to my Mamaw and Papaw. The were the first know touring African American country duo in a time and place when this was frankly probably dangerous. This originally scared my grandmother but my grandfather was so charming, funny, and shrewd he would often win over the crowds. I've been counter cultural and uninterested in race bating long before I knew this information. It's in my DNA! Wish I could have better used the little time I had with them. Don't let your relationships with your grands atrophy. There is a lot to be gained from understand your roots.
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2025-09-03 17:19:41 UTC

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Fact check. Millennials will inherit 90 trillion dollars worth of ongrid shit-box mcmansions recently refi-ed at a 6% interest rate that need $100k worth of complex repairs.

2025-09-03 17:15:01 UTC

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I'm not one to take music recommendations off social media but this randomly came up on one of my radio stations today and it is an awesome album!

2025-09-03 12:52:43 UTC

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I listened too! A ton of potential there