This somewhat rambling and not quite complete essay (1/x) explores the herd dynamics of goats and applies it to human notions of leadership and “Alpha” (males in particular). These musings, spurred by experience in the pasture, led me to examine human group dynamics and leadership in a different light. The tendency to equate “alpha” withContinue reading “Alpha Males: An Essay on Goat Philosophy”
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July Newsletter
Overview of this month’s newsletter, generated by ChatGPT 35–40 swallow-tailed kites on the road to Alapaha. Daily battles with goats, deer, and especially crows. Writing Project: A fable-like story inspired by The Hobbit, about European peoples uniting against a parasitic adversary. Homestead Learning: Adjust planting, fertilizing, and watering schedules based on lessons from this year’sContinue reading “July Newsletter”
June Newsletter
Overview Daily Life & Work: Shifted fully into “faculty mode” (unpaid summer), spending days farming, writing, fishing, and running when body allows. Organized fishing gear, tended crops, hoed fields, built goat paths, watered, fertilized, and harvested zucchini, tomatoes, corn, and beans. Experimented with planting strategies. Animals & Land: Managed goats—tracking their behavior, creating pasture paths,Continue reading “June Newsletter”
Selfie with silver clouds
Alapaha sunrise
Resilience
Precious Flower
Alapaha moon
Rain coming
May 2025 Newsletter
This is 1/x monthly or biweekly newsletters that I plan to post here on the blog. This is an alteration of my previous idea to blog daily or bidaily. Plans are like clouds in the sky, shifting constantly in response to the environment. I am moving in this direction for the sake of efficiency –Continue reading “May 2025 Newsletter”
