Welcome Emily!
Book Review: Empire of Silence
I have read thousands of sci fi and fantasy books now and have been running out of good ones to read, so I asked AI for recommendations based on other books I liked. Gemini recommended I read Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio. I bought the book for $10.
I tried reading it and got about 11% in and just could not go further it was so poorly written.… read more “Book Review: Empire of Silence”
My weight
I keep a daily log of things that are important to me in Google sheets and have done so for many years.
I was curious about how my weight has changed over the years, so I looked it up:
- 2012 average – 200 lbs
- 2015 average – 200 lbs
- 2018 average – 205 lbs
- 2021 average – 210 lbs
- 2023 average – 215 lbs
- 2025 average – 220 lbs
I do not like where that trend is going.… read more “My weight”
Veterinarian Scarcity Brings Misery to Animals
I was walking along my gravel road with my son on a beautiful summer evening, looking at my fields and cattle. One of my cows was silhouetted against the skyline and I noticed it looked like she was pooping, but it was stuck. I could see her arching her back and straining, but something was hanging out the back.… read more “Veterinarian Scarcity Brings Misery to Animals”
Teaching my six year old son to mow the lawn
During weaning yesterday, a steer got me right on the schnoz!
American Medical Care
People blame insurance, but insurance is just a willing punching dummy. Insurance just charges a percentage over the base costs. This is why every president who has tried insurance reform has failed. The guilty are the hospitals and the American Medical Association, which limits seats of new doctors in the USA. It is the strongest trade union on the planet, making millions for it’s members and using the excuse of “safety” to try to pull the wool over our eyes.
… read more “American Medical Care” How to palpate beef cattle for pregnancy diagnosis
Learning this today.
More friends, more division
More friends, more division – https://phys.org/news/2025-10-friends-division-social-circles-fuel.html
Interesting study saying that polarization in societies has risen since 2008 as people on average have more friends. I think this is true, as 10 years ago I had much more mildly held political opinions, and so did many of the friends I debate with here.
My theories:
Rise of the Influencers: People have more “friends” on average if you just look at the people they follow online.… read more “More friends, more division”