Nostr

Replying to

Queen ₿

Chocolate hazelnut layer cake

#queenbeebaking

#chocolate

#grownostr

#austriches

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Wow that is a work of art.

Wish I could try a piece!

Replying to

Josh

Close! Pole barn for hay storage. This will hopefully be the end of my wrestling matches with tarps in 50MPH winds!

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Nice, look forward to seeing it progress!

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Feeling a lot of gratitude for this little #camper that we’ve owned for 9 years and are finally selling.

I bought this right after I proposed to my wife- she needed a place to live since her lease was about to run out. We lived in it together for about 5 years (including 6 months with our oldest son who was born on the porch of it) basically rent free.

It allowed us to:

1. Pay off all of my wife’s student loans (cough for a degree she’s never used)

2. Save up enough to be able to buy and fix the cheapest/most broken house in our town and make it exactly how we wanted

3. Not have the space to accumulate/buy anything unnecessary to a minimalist yet prepped lifestyle

4. Rent it out to friends when they needed an in between place to live

5. Use it as a fort for our kids and their friends

Next it will help us fund the final big purchases for our solar power system.

At the beginning we thought about building a tiny house but the time, money and energy required aren’t even close when you do the math.

Would highly recommend to any people (especially youngins) who are in #debt or just want to live frugally to reach their goals later.

#homesteading #lifesteading #frugal #grownostr

Replying to

Josh

Any guesses what I’m building at my place today? #grownostr #construction #homestead

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Looks like enough piers to be for a house (but that’s a pretty long span in the middle next to the atv so probably not)

Replying to

Troy

Why is the Executive Branch singling out this one company and holding them to a different standard? It's a similar tactic that was used to put my dad's company out of business. At least this company is big enough to fight back with a chance of success.

https://www.usaberkeyfilters.com/blog/2023/08/berkey-water-filters-nmcl-goes-on-the-offensive-and-sues-the-epa/

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Ridiculous. Because they use silver to keep the filters from molding most likely.

Sadly our tax dollars will be at the EPA’s disposal in this suit. Such a waste, if only they actually did their job and helped protect the environment

Replying to

Troy

The EPA is who shut down my dad's business. They sent us a form two days after it was due, then fined us $135k (in 1988) for submitting it late.

All of the other companies that were required to fill out this 1"-2" thick form had 3-4 months to complete it. Over 90% of them submitted forms with errors. Our company completed it in less than a month with no errors.

The EPA admitted to my dad's business partner that we were targeted so they could "appear to be doing their job for the new President". We contacted our Congressman, who said he would help, then we heard crickets.

Over a hundred local families that depended on Marlin Boats had to find new income in an area already experiencing a depressed economy. I'm sure some of our representatives and retailers suffered too.

Stacking Functions 2y ago

That’s horrendous. Those without political ties are SOL

Replying to

Henry

My daughter's friend described my garden as a 'playground jungle' quite pleased with that description 😁

#foodforest

#permies

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Haha that’s the goal!

Replying to

Fox 🧙‍♀️🪐

Even if I am traveling for over a month, I never check a bag.

What’s your best travel tip?

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Use those clear plastic bags that you can roll up and get the air out of for bulky clothes like down jackets.

Always go for the backpack (with optional rollers) if you’re traveling in old Europe (cobblestones) or the 3rd world.

Never check a bag!

I have lots more but I’ll leave it at that to keep it somewhat concise lol

Replying to

Z2theach

Meat is fantastic for you. But Paul Saladino has some pretty awful unfounded claims about nutrition outside of latching onto the carnivore diet extreme, which he makes his claim to fame, engagement, and money from.

Stacking Functions 2y ago

What are some of those unfounded claims if you don’t mind sharing?

Replying to

jack

Everything in this conversation is true…which I learned through all my past actions.

The only solution is to build on unowned protocols like nostr and bitcoin.

All single points of control have to be removed.

https://fountain.fm/episode/JjPlcmi67p2l0BBbfDc6

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Thanks for putting this on my radar.

Props to Rumble for standing up to the French govt.

We need more uncensored platforms like this one!

Replying to Not my name

Human life is a state of perpetual want/dissatisfaction. This is coupled with/related to an endless ability to accommodate to new “normals”, such that as soon as one want is satisfied, a new baseline is created and a new want takes its place.

I see this perpetual accommodation collide with the realities of aging all the time. As our bodies fail, worse than not meeting our ever increasing wants, we actually are forced to regress to states that are inferior to our baseline. Not surprisingly, humans do NOT adjust to this well which explains the high rates of depression among the elderly.

So really, I can summarize human life as follows:

You are born. If you are lucky, you are healthy and your parents meet your basic needs. This becomes your new baseline.

Then you grow throughout your childhood and teenage years and experience an ever growing series of wants - toys, electronics, cars, friendships, romantic relationships, etc. This becomes your new baseline.

Again, in this best case scenario, you reach adulthood, and the parade of ever increasing wants continues: independence, marriage, job, career advancement, house, family, vacations, etc. Again, this becomes your new baseline.

Then, uh oh, you start getting old or you get sick. Suddenly, all of those assumptions and hard wired systems that continuously moved the goalpost forward get violated.

You start losing function. You start losing independence. You start losing relationships. And it just keeps getting worse as time marches on.

Eventually, a critical malfunction occurs within your body and you cease to exist.

Throughout your lifetime, again in the best case scenario that being human has to offer, you will have experienced no peace, an abundance of dissatisfaction punctuated by only brief, ever fleeting moments of satisfaction, followed by the slow and miserable decline towards your inevitable death.

Put differently, childbirth, to me, is analogous to condemning someone to a life sentence of misery and suffering (with maybe a handful of brief pleasant experiences), followed by a death sentence.

I cannot imagine doing that to another person.

#grownostr

#thinkdangerously

#getoffended

#childfree

Stacking Functions 2y ago

One could argue that those “wants are what propels all of existence- whether that’s human, animal, plant, etc. Everything has a life cycle and that finiteness is what makes it special. Matter is transmuted into other forms, and life keeps evolving.

I guess it’s all your perspective, whether you think this one life is all there is or whether spirit continues on..

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Anyone looking for bulk native trees? Missouri dept of conservation just opened up their ordering for the season today, they’re delivered bare root next spring.

There’s about 60 something species of useful trees and shrubs for about $1/tree after shipping

Hope this is helpful for someone!

https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/tree-seedlings

#nostrees #trees #homesteading #grownostr

Stacking Functions 2y ago

It’s never fun having to redo your work, but sometimes it lets you see how your skills have grown.

Definitely didn’t have the know

how to make it last the first time (about 6 years ago).

Before and after pics with some details..

#homesteading #carpentry #diy #grownostr

Replying to

Maria2000

Took a little break and rested in my favorite spot. This swing has been with us for over 10 years and its still as functional as new. #grownostr #countrylife

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Love it! My wife just saw a similar one at callahans that she wants me to reproduce for our porch lol

Replying to Brian Nix

So what is everyone's opinion on the Hawaii fires?? Natural tragedy or man made disaster to benefit the powerful? #grownostr #gronostr #tsp #Hawaii

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Seems super sus, so many “coincidences”.

Don’t know if Direct Energy Weapons were used but that is a possibility. It does feel like a land grab to rebuild Lahaina into a smart city to me.

This video is a good summation of the actors involved (governor, police chief from the Vegas shooting, etc) and the timeline of questionable events

https://youtu.be/o9wNKfETnio?feature=shared

Replying to

Jed

Mrs Jed and I were just talking about this 10 minutes ago. School choice is basically the only map we care about these days.

I’d rather raise a future generation in some hellscape with love and respect than plant trees in prime soil and perfect water for my gentrified grandkids to sit under and talk about how much they hate me.

I can’t imagine not being the one raising my kids, teaching them life’s lessons, teaching them math lessons. They’re the only reason I #permaculture.

In the Cold War, military sites and transit hubs (especially points of transfer) were of utmost concern. Now, eh. Because terror and unrest doesn’t hit traditional mil targets.

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Very true. I guess I really only consider states that have similar levels of freedom to Texas.

Ease of homeschooling is definitely something I take for granted here.

We have zero interest in outsourcing our kids education to the state.

Right now we’re actively looking for other families to create a homeschool pod with in central Texas. Then we can switch off days of teaching with different areas of focus based on each parent’s skills/interests

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☠️ 𝕯𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉 𝕻𝖎𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊 ☠️

Trying to be very still today.

#grownostr #dogdays #hotaf

https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_4220216183287821061693167850.webp

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Smart. I’ve been doing carpentry work outside today and I’m drenched in sweat. Finally taking a break in the AC.

Hoping for rain tonight!

Stacking Functions 2y ago

4 maps that are going to be key to keep in mind moving forward if you’re in the US and plan to stay, especially when considering #strategicrelocation and #homesteading

Clean groundwater, a well hydrated landscape, perennial productivity, and #preparedness for “wildfires” and other “natural” disasters will be crucial

1. USGS overall aquifers

2. Fractracker for oil and gas

3. Columbia hazards index (14 weighted categories)

4. Karst aquifers w/ sinkhole hotspots

You guys have any others that you think about?

#grownostr

Replying to

Joe Li₿ertarian

I just watched my first season of "Alone" (on Netflix) - such an incredible show! Two thoughts...

1.) Watch it for inspiration to #hodl your #bitcoin ! These people think long-term, train, study, and prepare for this life-changing survival experience for years or decades.

2.) How cool will it be when you can #zap some sats to your favorite contestant on a show like that?!? Especially the runner up, who has a really cool vision for how they'd use the money to educate others.

5 ⭐s

Stacking Functions 2y ago

That’s the only show that my family watches on TV!

So many awesome people have been on there over the years that we’ve learned from and kept up with outside of the show

Replying to

Artur…qywr

Money is technology.

Stacking Functions 2y ago

Honestly the portable column is debatable. One ounce of gold is lighter than a wad of $20’s in cash to reach $2k (and much smaller).

If the fiat is in hundreds they are comparable though. Most people are not carrying around bars of gold bullion which is probably what they are referring to in this.

Bottom line if someone needs to travel and bring money, a combo of all 3 is prudent (at least until fiat is so debased that it takes up too much space lol)