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Socks

January 8, 2014

In my search for American made socks, I happened across Schmidt’s “Workwear” crew socks sold at Tractor Supply. They are a primarily cotton blend (82% cotton, 13% nylon, 4% polyester, 1% spandex) and are super comfortable and warm and of … Continue reading →

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John Deere “Dain” AWD tractor – 1918

January 7, 2014

I’ve been reading up on John Deere recently (one of my many books, can’t remember which one it was now) and found out that in 1918 John Deere made an AWD tractor! This was well before anyone had 4wd tractors…or … Continue reading →

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Shubb C1b capo

January 2, 2014

After dealing with cheap poor quality capos for the last 10 years, I decided I needed a quality peice. I did many hours of research and came to the conclusion I really wanted a metal capo. I am a dedicated … Continue reading →

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Guitar etc

December 23, 2013

We got the shed structure done (I’ll probably take pics some day), built a vector guitar at work while learning Adobe Illustrator (see above), had a great early Christmas on Saturday at the inlaw’s and I’m super excited to see … Continue reading →

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Stressed out, crazy busy

December 16, 2013

It has been absolutely nuts. Firewood is mostly processed and at a standstill until (if) we get a January thaw. I need to build an internal structure for our new metal shed so the roof doesn’t cave in with our … Continue reading →

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