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A Good Run

I don’t know what put the idea in my head, but I assume it was one of my father’s stories...
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Cowherd Coercion

Let us take a moment to appreciate just how versatile the cow is. We drink her milk and eat her...
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dry run for 2021
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A Dry Run for 2021

A symptom of breaking down and finally buying a functionable smartphone is getting deluged with memes from friends. One came...
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being scammed online is tough
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Scammed

I was in elementary school when I first heard reports about this new technology called the internet. Having grown up...
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Cows and virtual reality...why not?
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To Greener (Virtual) Pastures

When I was young, I always got jealous when I saw that other kids had Gameboys and Nintendos. I wanted...
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Rural America
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A Better Story

Every English major knows the slagging that comes with announcing your choice of study. Close friends and concerned relatives play...
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Robert Pickton, Canadian pig farmer killer
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The Pickton Murders

A lot of horror movies are set on farms. From The Curse (1987) staring Wil Wheaton to the (classic?) frightfest...
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Christmas KFC in Japan
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A Very Merry Kentucky Fried Christmas

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the typical American Christmas dinner originates from the United Kingdom. We...
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the taste of classical music in milk is good
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The Taste of Music

It’s difficult to get people’s attention in the modern era. According to research, the average individual sees over 5,000 advertisements...
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the return of the ruslter
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The Return of the Rustler

There were times and places in history when stealing a man’s livestock got you hanged. From Vikings in the north...
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Icelandic farming has lessons for us all
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Anthem

The more one reads about agriculture in other parts of the world, the more it seems like the story of...
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trump and his betrayal of rural america
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Trump and Rural America: An Exercise in Facts over Feeling

Most of my last 16 years have been split between the farm in Upstate New York and various places in...
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