King Cooper explores the concept of ‘Hopecore’ as a counter to societal fear, reads Shakespeare’s sonnet number eight, and discusses the themes of joy and connection. The conversation transitions into the world of rap, examining the struggles and realities of artists. King Cooper shares personal experiences with nature and growth, reflecting on stoicism and self-mastery.Continue reading “Wrecking and Rapping ep 53”
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10 June 2024
Hopefully everyone had a good weekend, I don’t remember much from my weekend, so I assume it was pretty standard with a lot of baby games. My daughter started showing affection to a stuff Mickey mouse, it’s the first time she’s really played with a stuffed animal. She likes to push a toy stroller aroundContinue reading “10 June 2024”
4 June 2024
Today is the earliest my replacement mower belt can arrive, checking on the tracking it doesn’t seem likely. To prepare and possibly speed things up I’ll go to ACE hardware and see if they sell the belt I need, I need to go there anyway for bags of sand and to match a screw. TheContinue reading “4 June 2024”
23 May 2024
Good news comes with the bad, I finally made it to the furthest corner of my property only to have another lawn mower belt break seconds later. I know I’m buying cheap belts, but I’m also driving like wild in the forest. There are even mulching blades for the mower that I don’t have, fromContinue reading “23 May 2024”
22 May 2024
Yesterday I had to rest, usually I rest Monday’s as the weekends are usually a lot of work. The car maintenance had been put off for so long, I wanted to do it last week and needed to postpone it again that this week I needed to get the car into the shop first thing.Continue reading “22 May 2024”
10 May 2024
Another satisfying week, for the first time since I’ve moved here over two months ago I’ve finally mowed all of the grass on my property. The grass on the West side gets covered in shade by the tree line leaving it to grow slower. The bees are also on the West side making it theContinue reading “10 May 2024”
9 May 2024
Yesterday’s post was about a memorial stone placed under an oak tree, here is a picture of the oak tree. The stone is being overtaken by the roots of the tree, when it was placed over 100 years ago wouldn’t have been nearly as big and now it dwarfs the house next to it. ThisContinue reading “9 May 2024”
8 May 2024
When we were visiting our neighbor for eggs, they told us about a tombstone that was under a big oak tree. Yesterday, I found the stone and as it’s over 100 years old the tree has grown so large the roots are overtaking it. We were then able to find out who the person referencedContinue reading “8 May 2024”
22 April 2024
Another good weekend, mostly time was spent with the family. My wife went for a walk in the forest with me, she hadn’t been back there in sometime and before started clearing it out. The photo she took of me and my trees, it’s always nice to share my work with people. When I’m inContinue reading “22 April 2024”
19 April 2024
All the mowing yesterday went well and so did the podcast recording. We’ll have to change something in the future because currently we start recording at a time that is later than my bedtime. I know I go to sleep early, but sleep when the baby does. The other guys I record with both workContinue reading “19 April 2024”
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