Good goat times today. Cold cold cold. Down around 2C/35F but with a cold wind that made it feel even colder. Brrr. I am thankful for the neckroll that Carine sent me, it’s so warm and comfy. Way better than the little fallingapart half-scarf I used to use. The neckroller is perfect. A couple of times I was pulling it all the way up to under my nose to get warm. I don’t think it’s meant to be worn like that!
And I know it’s not called a neckroller. Jeanette called it a “halsedisse”. Funny in all my years on this planet, I have never heard that word before. I went to the google translate to see what the English word for it would be. Google said the English translation was … “neck dissection”. Ehm. Ok. Apparently it’s called a neck gaiter. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that before. I don’t think I’ve seen one before either. But i’m glad I have one now.
A couple of the other presents got some use too, but I’ll show that later.
The goats were separated again when I got there, with the goat closed. And the chickens in their caged pen. I wish it didn’t have to be like that.
But it was a good day with the goaties, despite the cold. I think Luna may have been a little in heat again. Not quite as hilariously snorting as last time, but some snorts and grunts. And at one point she peed in the grass and then turned around to sniff at it. If you know goats you know what’s coming next. That upturned lip curl, the flehmen face. Looks so ridiculous.
Now it’s time for some hot soup action aw yeah.
9/12 2024
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Look at our fancy new sign! Thanks again to Carine for the wonderful package.
I brought it today and asked Jeanette if it would be okay if I put it up. I had brought some wire stuff that I thought i’d use to hang it up. Jeanette went , no no I’ll get a hammer. And she immediately went and nailed it to the fence.
So now there should be no more problems of the goats talking their way out of the pen!

9/12 2024
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Gave the new cap a spin too. I must admit I feel a bit self conscious wearing my name on my hat like that, but Luna didn’t seem to mind.

9/12 2024
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It’s starting to get real muddy. Jeanette suggested maybe we should get one of the pavement tiles and put it out in front of the hatch to help the goats avoid the mud. But then we realised that we kind of need the pavement tiles inside, because they’re on top of pallets, and we wouldn’t want the pallets with their gaps exposed. So that idea was nixed. But then i remembered the plywood board. I had moved it up closer to the goat house a while back, and there it’s been sitting since. it’s kind of broken into two parts. So I took the smallest part and moved it over to the hatch. It’s not perfect, it’s a little slipperier than the pavement tiles, and doesn’t have the hoof grinding qualities that the pavement has. But. It’s better than the mud, I think. And the goats seemed happy enough to have it there to help them get out without stepping in mud. Here’s Luna checking it out.

9/12 2024
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Lasse says. Lasse says his back hurts. Maybe he would like some soup.
9/12 2024
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Unfortunately I didn’t get a good picture of Luna’s flehmenface. This was the closest I got. From some angles she looks pretty funny with her little body, almost looks like I photoshopped the head of a bigger goat on a small goat’s body. Or maybe that’s just the blindness talking.

912 2024
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10/12 2024
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Got an hour and a haff on the bike today. Another good groove effort. Phew. Did more of the one minute intervals. They still kick my ash. But I enjoy the strain and exertion. But enough about my sex life.
No but it feels good to be back on the bike and working hard. I put on a few pounds, but now I’ve dropped a few again. Enough that I feel I can relax a little over the holidays. Maybe partake in a pizza or two. Amongst the soup days.
Oh and I’m really happy with my new glasses. The ones I use at home really are a help. They don’t fix everything, but they definitely make things a little easier. The filter glasses for outdoor use I’m still a little on the fence about, but on dark days they are working. And most days are dark these days. But enough about my mental health.
And so on so pillow fort.
10/12 2024
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I was hoping to find the version where he changes one of the erses to Reagan, but doesn’t seem to be on the youtube. Ah well.
🎶 Is it really any wonder our society’s in danger of collapse 🎵

10/12 2024
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Oh yeah, Jeanette fixed the platform inside. Well, sort of. Didn’t occur to me that instead of raising the right side, we could perhaps lower the left side. So now it’s no longer slanting. The downside is that it’s a lot lower, closer to the ground. It was nicer when it was up higher. But it’s still off the ground, and you know goats. If it’s a tiny bit off the ground then it’s a mountain and must be climbed. Like this it will be better to sit and sleep on. Although I doubt Bella will be able to reach the hay on the storage shelf above anymore.
This height probably suits Sky better though, she’s more gravitationally challenged. I feel ya girl.

10/12 2024
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Hey hey, I did get a flehmenface shot of Luna. Oh girlie.

10/12 2024
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For the Keiko level subscribers, here’s an offering from Luna.
11/12 2024
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The first rule of Clown Fight Club is that you have to wear a full clown suit and makeup while fighting the other clowns.
The second is you don’t talk about Clown Fight Club.
Wait, I think I just broke the rule. Here come the clowns..
11/12 2024
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Facebook is down? Finally, I can take myp ants off and relax.
11/12 2024
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Good goat times today. Cold, of course. Down to 2C/35F brrr. I was out earlier than usual, it was still quite dark. But I managed the walk okay. And it was nice to get there early and be the one to serve breakfast for them all again.
Bunch of sweet visitors today. The neighbouring school group came by. The visually impaired girl among them, she always loves coming in and spending time with the goats, and she’s so sweet to them. Her and another girl was feeding carrots to the goats, they had Jeanette’s little box of carrots. Luna got impatient and just stuck her snout into the box and started scarfing down the whole batch of carrots, while the girls just kept laughing. Cute.
And then I got home and did an hour on the bike. It’s been a long time since I last did exercise after being out goating too. Physically challenging, but feels good. I earned my soup today.
12/12 2024
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Bella waiting for sunrise, or just treats.

12/12 2024
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Today wasn’t all good.
It was bound to happen, but today I nearly managed to knock myself out. Walked headfirst into the new shelter roof. Hit pretty hard. Felt like I was punched by Mike Tyson. Prime Tyson, not current influencer-fighting Tyson. I had to check that I wasn’t bleeding or anything, felt pretty woozy afterwards. Had to sit down and collect myself. I’m fine now, but my forehead is pretty sure. I think I got quite the bruise.
But that’s not all. Unfortunately we lost another chicken. Hanna is gone. They had to put her down. It happened Tuesday, when Jeanette wasn’t at work. The others called her and told her that Hanna was doing really badly and they wanted to put her down. I think Jeanette tried to get them to wait, tried to get them to give her some apples to see if she still had some desire to eat or something. I am not completely sure what happened to her, she was plucking herself a lot I guess and may have been depressed or sick from being locked up, since the fox attacks. Or there may have been something else going on. But in any case they felt tehre was nothing else to do than put her down, I guess she was really suffering. So that’s really sad.
Jeanette didn’t want Sonja to be alone over the upcoming holidays, and since she would haven’t much time to do it the coming days, she went right out and got 5 new hens n the evening. So we have 5 new ones now. They are staying locked up for now, I don’t think they’d even want to come out if we let them. I remember the last time we got new ones it took them a long time to get used to the place and feel safe enough to wander around. And with the fox danger they won’t be allowed out all the time of course. Sonja was allowed to come out today, though. That was one of the brighter spots. It was so nice to have her out with us again. She joined the goat crew as she always does. It’s just so nice having her outside with us. She’s easy for Jeanette to get a hold of, so she can be put inside when Jeanette leaves without problems. I hope she will stay safe, she really is a lovely hen and has became an important part of our days.
So yeah, that’s a bummer. Poor Hanna. Hopefully the new ones will settle in well and have good, safe lives here. It’s been a bit much lately, I could tell it’s weighing on Jeanette too.
12/12 2024
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Sky got her gal pal back. Just good to not be the littlest around.

12/12 2024
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Hey kids, do you want to see me get hurt? I had the camera running when I bonked my head against the shelter roof. BAM. I couldn’t resist doing a little editing to repeat the impact. BAM BAM BAM. Trigger warning, if you don’t want to hear the sound of a skull being smashed into wood, don’t watch this.
I am feeling fine today, just a sore bruised forehead. But not too bad.
13/12 2024
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Hey hey! Thank you Debbie Wilkins for the lovely card! Merry goatmas to you!

13/12 2024
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If you pull on Warren’s t-shirt he’ll come with an extended Warren tee.
13/12 2024
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14/12 2024
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I have had a craving for Ben & Jerry’s icecream lately. I haven’t had any in more than a year. In fact, I guess I haven’t had any icecream in more than a year? I think.
Anyway, a couple of of weeks ago I put a tub of BJs in with my pepsi&protein order. What did I get? A pack of frozen mussels! Hoo boy. Well, I got a refund. Today I had another P&p delivery. Again put a BJ in the order. This time instead of a BJ I got a cheap brand of non dairy icecream. Now, there’s plenty of good reason to go non dairy and all that. But the stuff I got was definitely nothing like Ben and Jays. I guess the universe, or the delivery company, just doesn’t want me to a bj in a tub. Oh well!
14/12 2024
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Hmm, now how do I get back down again? It looked a lot less tall from the ground.
Bella’s on top of the mountain.

14/12 2024
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You know when you post a video that you think is full of cuteness and then it gets very little traction. Don’t you just hate that? Maybe it’s because it’s a 10 minute video, I guess I should have edited it down shorter. But there’s a bunch of cute stuff. Darling goat kids interacting with horses, chickens, bunnies, dog, uncle Mebag. Anyway, goodnight Facebox.
14/12 2024
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Remember how Luna used to be perched on the ramps, like the photos of goats on impossibly steep cliffsides? It sure is easier now.

15/12 2024
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On the bench with Bella. And you can see Sky in the background just looking at us. It pains me. Before the hierarchy shift she’d be going over and standing on the other side of me to get cuddles. Now she hangs back until the big girls leave. And of course they don’t leave unless I make them or something better comes along.

15/12 2024
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My interactions with other humans have a strong “Christopher Walken on SNL” energy.
15/12 2024
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Related to the last picture, you can make sure I make Sky my priority. Making sure to spend lots of time with her. I just miss when she was free to always come to me. She would always come to me for cuddles, now she has to wait for a chance or for me to come to her. But she’s still getting all the loving, and snacks and treats and hors d’oeuvres and desserts and aperitifs and amuse bouches and okay whre did I put my synonym dictionary

15/12 2024
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Here be goats.

15/12 2024
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Good goat times today. A cold and dark morning. Just above 5C/41F. Right on the border of being too cold. I need to grow some wool.
It remained dark, with a little rain now and then. No great goat partying today. Just mostly trying to make sure Sky got her share of treats and loves. It is sad to see her withdraw so much. Talked to Jeanette about it, but we don’t know what to do for her. if she was rehomed she would probably just end up in the same situation, her personality is to withdraw and retreat, there’s no way to know that wouldn’t be the same with new goats. Hard to find smaller goats than her…
And we don’t want to put her down, of course. Hopefully her life is still good enough to be worth it for her. But it is hard to see her so withdrawn and always having to run. I hope I can get my back in better shape so I can manage to get there more often and be with her.
Wish we could get Milo back so she had her family bond. I just love my little Sky girl.
Sweet kids visiting today. A couple of groups going into the pen to pet the goats. Laughing at all the kaka. Sky got some sweet cuddles from them, that was nice.
2/12 2024
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My darling Sky.

2/12 2024
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Had a little adventure today. The lovely Carine sent me a package but it seemed to have gone missing. The tracking seemed to say that it had been delivered to a carpentry firm located in the building next to mine, and it was ready for pickup there. Which seemed weird, because that’s not the usual parcel shop where packages go when they can’t be delivered. And I’d had no notification that it was ready for pickup.
Yesterday I went on google street view to find the place, to make sure i knew where to go. I don’t think i’ve ever really used google street view before, fascinating stuff. But I found the address, turns out as I said it’s the building opposite mine, but it’s just another residential apartment block. No sign of a company, at least not on streetview.
Well, after goating today I stopped by there. And it was indeed just an apartment building with no signs of any companies or anything like that. There was a door buzzer too, but the address I had gotten didn’t say anything about which floor or apartment it was supposed to be, so i didn’t even know who to buzz. I had noted down the phone number for the company, so standing outside the building I called the number. Got a very confused owner who told me that they don’t offen any kind of parcel service, they don’t accept packages from others, he didn’t know anything about any package and certainly didn’t have my package.
Welp. It was all pretty confusing. In Denmark they shut down most post offices many many years ago, replaced by post shops, usually placed in other stores. A lot of supermarkets have a postal shop connected to them. But when I was looking at it yesterday I hadn’t seen any sign that this carpentry firm had any parcel shop going either.
Anyway, it turns out I had the tracking number wrong. It was an 80, not a 30. Blame my blindness, I could have sworn I had the right number, but now after re-checking the photos of the label that Carine sent I can see that I had it wrong. I don’t know how I was able to get it wrong like that, I even pasted the photo into photoshop to enlarge it and make sure I had it right. And still I had it wrong.
Just really strange that the incorrect tracking number led to a package from the same date that was reported as ready to be picked up at a building next door to mine. I don’t know how that happened.
The correct tracking number shows that the package is ready to be picked up at the usual package shop I usually get packages from. So that’s good. But it’s annoying I didn’t get a notification. If we hadn’t had the tracking number, we wouldn’t have known it had arrived at all.
I’ll pick it up in a couple of days, so that should all be fine. Sorry bout the ramble, just thought it was a little funny moment, me totally out of my comfort zone, standing in front of an apartment building, calling a carpenter to ask for my package, after streetviewing my way there. Hah.
Oh and it was funny in street view when I was looking at the building, and then I turned around and HEY THERES MY BUILDING. Street view is fascinating, I almost felt like seeing if I could do my walk up to the goats through the street view. You could go on vacation through street view. I was alive when the internet was just a few pages and text links, you were lucky if there was a picture and maybe a webring thing at the bottom. Kids today don’t know how lu *Head explodes*
2/12 2024
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So, since I slept about 14 hours the night before, it wasn’t surprising that I wasn’t very sleepy last night. Couldn’t really sleep. What did I do instead?
Why, I watched The Elephant Man of course. As you do.
After some more contemporary detours and unwell feeling days, I got back to my David Lynch journey. Finished all the TV, so now I’m doing the movies. In chronological order, so this comes after Eraserhead.
I had been a little worried about The Elephant Man. I knoew of it, of course. But never seen it. But knowing that it was pretty old and in black and white and considered maybe his most mainstream movie, I was a little concerned that I might find it… boring. I don’t really watch a lot olf movies. I know some will scoff and say the movies from the 80s aren’t old. But with the black and white it has the feel of an oldtimey movie.
I was pleasantly surprised and found that I was not bored and I didn’t mind it being black and white and pretty slow and quite conventional. it’s a moving story of course. And a bunch of brilliant performances. And watching it alone in the dark at 4 am was a pretty good atmosphere for it.
And relatable. Okay, I’m no elephant man. But if you’ve grown up feeling like a freak and too ugly to be part of social life, welllll.
Almost funny how some basic common indecency from average humans can be as distressing as some of the surreal demonic pain and suffering of Lynch’s other work. As scary as monsters are, humans can be way scarier.
Next up is Dune. Never watched that one either. From all I’ve heard it’s a horrible movie. But it’s got Kale! And it’ll be fun to have watched that when i got to the new Dune movies at some point. The spice must flow.
2/12 2024
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In case you’re wondering, I still don’t understand why the American president should have the power to pardon the people. I just don’t get it. The most powerful people should be under the most scrutiny, held to the highest standards of the law, should be the best of us. They should not get to hand out get-out-of-jail-free cards, they should not get to unilaterally decide who’s above the law.
I could understand if it was exceptional cases on humanitarian grounds, people who are in jail because of drug stuff that’s now legal, people on death row where there’s been cast doubt on their convictions. But family? Cronies? I don’t understand why that’s a thing. Just like life terms on scotus and electoral colleges and americans thinking kids seeing nipples on tv will damage them and thinking a trans rapist would be stopped by a bathrom sign and people thinking reality tv is real and well I could go on.
That all being said, I have so much more sympathy for a father pardoning his son for crimes that, as far as I can tell, didn’t hurt anyone and the father didn’t benefit from, as opposed to someone pardoning people doing crimes directly related to the person holding the power to pardon, that’s where it’s incredibly problematic.
Bla bla bla. Pretty funny seeing the meltdowns though. No I don’t think Biden should have the power to pardon his son, but if you think that’s horrible while Trump’s pardonings were cool, well then you’re nuttier than me after a bag of cashews.
Anyway, isn’t lying to buy a gun pretty much the most American thing you can do? And cheating on your taxes? Show me a giant corporation that doesn’t do that, and corporations are people too. Law and order, eh it’s a tv show, fiction.
Alright alright. Pardon me for ranting.

2/12 2024
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Got an hour twenty on the bike today. And got my rod manipulated. Getting back to strength. My chest and lung issue seems to be almost gone. Better and better. I haven’t been eating well the last week and a half though, need to get that back under control. But onwards and upwards, tappa tappa tappa, going round the bend.
3/12 2024
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Luna, always good for a funny face.

4/12 2024
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🎶 and on the worst days, when it feels like life weighs, ten thousand tonnes 🎵

4/12 2024
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What does santa say when he comes down the chimney?
Wow, i feel soot. I knew that I would now.
4/12 2024
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Good goat times today. Still cold. Down below 5C/41F. Back in the sweater. Frozen fingers. Boo.
When I got there, the goats were separated. Bella and Luna in the big pen, Sky in the small. With the new gate closed between them. They were eating their breakfast. Jeanette told me that she had done it to give Sky a little peace, apparently Bella was after her a lot. She might put them in separate pens sometimes when I’m not there, to give sky a bit of a break.
But she said Sky had been more active, I guess lately she’s been pretty passive, just sitting inside and not doing anything. I haven’t seen that, because she comes out when I’m there of course. But it’s good that she’s been more active again then, don’t want her sitting around being sad. And good that she can get her breakfast in peace.
Bella and Luna weren’t too happy that they couldn’t get to me though. But once Sky had eaten all she wanted I opened the gate and let everyone join together, in holy goatrimony.
We had some fun out in the pen today. The sun was shining, behind clouds sure, but it was there. And the day felt a little brighter, not so dark and wet. Even got a little running on the ramps, so that was fun.
I’m gonna need some soup now.
5/12 2024
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Bella and Luna down in the pen. “Hey get down here, we can’t get up there!!”

5/12 2024
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Hey hey! Thank you so much Carine Jamar for the lovely package! Yes, after the little adventure with the carpentry firm the other day, today I managed to actually get my package. And what a sweet and thoughtful package it was. Carine is one of the good old friends from the goat page circle. I am thankful for all the lovely people I have gotten to know through the page.
And thankful for these presents. A Lasse hat! I can get rid of my ID badges haha.I It’sa me, Lasse the goat whisperer. And a hat, I guess that’s what I think of as a beanie. And then a .. neckroll thing. I don’t even know what that thing is called. And I don’t know why i’ve never though of gettings omething like that before. It is so super soft and warm. I think it will really help on cold days. Instead of the scruff half-scarf that I put around my neck, this thing is so much better and warmer.
And then a sign that says “keep the gate closed, no matter what the goats say”. Haha. The metal got a bit warped during the shipping, but it’s still really cool. I’ll have to see if I can get Jeanette to put it on the gate, although it’s so cool i’d almost rather keep it at home. Maybe I can get a “Keep the fridge door closed, no matter what the Lasse says” sign. HMm
Well, thank you again, Carine! Put a big smile on my face. I’m glad I had the tracking number, because there was no notification or anything from the postal service, I wouldn’t have known there was a package for me if Carine hadn’t told me it was coming.

5/12 2024
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I watched the two first episodes of the new Star Wars show, Skeleton Crew.
I quite enjoyed them. It’s very clearly aimed at a younger audience. They aren’t hiding the ‘Goonies in space’ inspiration. But who doesn’t love pirates?
It seems sweet and fun and cool. It’s maybe not quite the kind of thing I typically want from Star Wars, but as long as it’s good and entertaining then I’m on board for it. The kids are pretty great, the pirate droid is predictably cool and fun, lots of funny details and weird aliens. The mystery of the planet is interesting. And it’s kind of nice to have some ‘uncomplicated’ Star Wars. Not tying into the saga, not set in known space, with known characters, no big important story with consequences and expectations. For now it seems pretty self contained and just fun. And I appreciate that.
Off the wall predition: That pirate captain in the helmet, that’s going to turn out to be Fern. It was a flashforward, she’s in the helmet with a voice changer.
Totally crazy guess, but if I’m right you all owe me a hundred republic credits.
5/12 2024
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Had pizza today. Starting the whole eating better thing.. tomorrow. Startting tomorrow. TBD.
Tomorrow, tmorrow, you’re only a pzizaway.
6/12 2024
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Bomb the Lasse

6/12 2024
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Do you think At Attin is wthere they build the AT-ATs ?
You’re welcome, Star Wars fans.
6/12 2024
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Okay I get the stop part, but wouldn’t it make more sense to listen before you collaborate? You should know what you’re collaborating with before you make the decision to collaborate. How about … brief pause, listen, evaluate, collaborate.
Anyway, I’m going to bed, please poke holes in my logic. To help with breathing.
7/12 2024
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I was supposed to get up and exercise today. I didn’t make it out of bed. Here we are 16 hours later. Oops. Oh well. The depression has been stronger lately. The cold and dark days, and other things. Eating poorly doesn’t help. I’m going to make myself some soup now and I guess I’ll be staying up all night.
But oh boy I love the dreams. It’s tempting to go back to a whacky sleep schedule just for all those great dreams. It’s not good for my general mental health though.
Tomorrow there’s a Pepsi delivery and then I’ll have to do those exercises and try to stay on track. It’s a holly jolly chrismeltdown.
7/12 2024
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Bella’s gotta mess with that tripod, it’s just her ways.

8/12 2024
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Got an hour thirtyfive on the bike today. Phew. Really pushed myself. Feels good. My lung capactity doesn’t feel quite as strong as before the badness, but the effort is there now. I tried upping hte intervals a bit, instead of 30 seconds fast and thirty seconds slow, I did a minute as fast as I could. Phew that kicked my buttski. I only did that like 5 times. It was at the end of the exercise so I was already pretty tired. But that really got my heart going got me totally out of breath. I’ll try to do more of those. Just have to be careful not to wreck my legs.
But at least I’m getting back into the swing of things, so that’s good.
8/12 2024
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People who think you should “do your own research” should watch this video.
They won’t. But they should.

8/12 2024
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The goats are outstanding in their field of excellence.
Luna’s got her hamface on. I have like 5 pics from this series and all of them she’s looking up at the camera like that. She’s good at letting the camera get her good side.

8/12 2024
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Sky, ever watchful, patrolling the yard.

8/12 2024
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Unfortunately I have to share some bad news again. We lost another hen. We lost Maren, she was the biggest darkest one. I was afraid this would happen, because apparently she did not like to get put in lockup. The other day Jeanette couldn’t get her to come inside at all when she was leaving. And I guess none of the other staff could either. They have had problems getting her inside before, and this time they couldn’t get her at all. She had her freedom, but she paid with her life. Presumeably again the fox.
Now we only have two feathers left. Red Sonja and Hanna. They are staying in their caged area for now. But since they come back inside when they are let out, hopefully they will still be able to spend time with us when Jeanette is around. I would miss especially having Red Sonja out with us. But we have to keep them safe first and foremost of course. It’s such a shame. The newfeathers have never been as tame and domesticated as the old ones, like Sonja and Henrietta. Not as good at following directions. Sigh.

8/12 2024
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That’s all for now.