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“Valuable information on conservation buffers is still flowing from Bear Creek in Story County, Iowa. A riparian buffer first established in 1990 on the Ron Risdal farm has been studied extensively for ten years; ten major findings have been gleaned from the research at the site.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Well, I finally got around to writing the prologue to my story “The Riparian Buffer Tribe.”

I will be writing this story one paragraph at a time as I find time to do so. As I write the first revision of each paragraph, I will post it to BitBin, Tweet it to the world, and provide you with the link tot he content so you can read the story as it develops.

I have to go and take care of some real world family matters, so I will keep this short and provide you with a way to get to the content and how I’m going to lay out future posts with all the links to the content sequentially so you can read the whole thing.

As you can see below, there will be links to the the revised editions of the paragraphs. I am wide open to suggestions and corrections of my work. If you decide to send me a revision or correct, include your Bitcoin address if you have one, and I will put yours into the BitBin post so you get credit for the work.

When you click on one of the main links (i.e. “Prologue” in this case, you will be redirected to a CoinURL address, just hang tight for a minute and it will redirect you to the BitBin location.

The revisions after the main link will go directly to the BitBin location, so older content will bypass CoinURL. I can track statistics using CoinURL and also get paid a small amount of Bitcoin, so it will help me out since our household budget is getting slimmer by the day, and the statistics will tell me the traffic to the content.

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I also plan on having guest authors that arise from you readers sending me corrections and suggestions. I am hoping that these guest authors might write short stories and novelettes to complement my story line. I imagine this will start happening as my story develops further and things get fleshed out, however, if someone can think of a short story that might describe the lead-in for a character that just appears briefly in my story, then please feel free to send me the outline for your idea, and if you want to proceed to write the story on your own blog and use BitBin and CoinURL the way I use to earn small amounts of Bitcoin in the process, let me know and I will send you a PDF that details how I do it.

Once your story is complete, just like I plan on publishing mine as an eBook, I would recommend you publish yours as an eBook as well. I will then publish a blog post and web page that will point to the eBooks.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see you return to the blog to read future postings of my developing story.

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Chickens (Photo credit: Allie’s.Dad)

I am getting into backyard farming this year, out of necessity because my pay is not keeping up with inflation and the health care premiums are going up, leaving us short in our household budget.

So I am hoping to make up for it somewhat by growing at least 2-3% of my food this year, and hopefully 3-5% next year, after I expand the vegetable garden, and get the raised bed chicken tractor built.

I am designing the raised beds around 4 foot long planks cut from 2×4, 2×6, 2×8, 2×10, and 2×12 by 8 foot or 16 foot boards, and using 3.5 inch long deck screws to screw the beds into 4×4 foot squares.

I arrange the beds so there is just a little less than 2 feet of space between them for walkways, and I use 12 inch square pavers to line the walkways. This way the beds sit on top of the pavers for leveling and less contact with the soil. I treat the wood of the raised beds with linseed oil and let it absorb and dry completely, then line the raised bed with one or two layers of corrugated cardboard  and fill them with compost/soil mixture.

When I build the wooden frames, I also attach a piece of 2×2 on the inside corners, but offset so they stick out the bottom about one inch. This way I can stack multiple beds for extra depth for veggies such as carrots, as well as stacking the chicken tractor on top of the beds as well.

As the chickens clean up the bed(s) they have access to, by churning the soil and eating every last seed, bug, and plant until there is nothing but soil, I move their tractor house to the next bed, and their run as well, and let them continue to clean the newly accessible bed(s).

The raised bed I move the tractor house from, now is well composted, has nitrogen and nutrient rich soil, that I will plant heavy feeders into the first season, and then alternate with low demand plants, followed by fallow or cover-crop, and then several other crops before I run the chicken tractor over it again.

I have part of this system in place, but I still need to built the 4×4 chicken tractor and 4×4 chicken run that will go on top of two beds, and a connector between the two so the chickens can get to the run.

I will also build a few beds that will be either 4×6 or 4×10 foot and pull the walkway pavers they would straddle, and have some bigger beds to work with for such plants as garlic and cabbages, etc, where I either need lots of plants or lots of room for a small number of large to huge plants that will require a lot of growing space.

I know, this sounds quite ambitious, but that is what I have been working towards for the last three years since I have moved into this house.

I will try to keep blogging about my garden endeavors as I find time to record my efforts. Hopefully I can get some pictures added as well to add tot he documentation of what I accomplish this year.

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You are very good at making lists, Moonchild. Having a solid, black and white guide to doing what needs to be done makes you feel more secure. But the problem is that you have been so disorganized lately that even your lists are getting lost or they’re changing too fast to be meaningful. It’s time to sit down and make one big, serious list of everything. Mark down what you want to accomplish and the steps you need to take to do so. Let this be your master list. Post it somewhere that will be obvious every single day. Then follow the steps one by one. You will accomplish your goals if you take the list seriously.

Yup, I have made lists in the past, but they either don’t work, or get stuff stacked on top, or shoved into a pocket, or some other reason why they fail.

I guess I need to renew my list making effort, and actually follow through with them. I’m thinking I need to make a master list of major goals I want to accomplish, and then make a few mini list of sub-tasks that need to be accomplished in order to complete the main goals.

I suppose I can put the mini lists on my iPhone (or future Android phone), maybe using the Google Tasks in gMail.

We’ll see how that goes LOL.

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Communication could be foggy today, Moonchild. That’s why it’s so important that you express yourself clearly. And even if you’re going to great lengths to be clear, you will still need to confirm that your message is being understood. Sometimes people listen and nod, and yet they still have no idea what someone is telling them. So ask questions and start conversations to figure out whether you are communicating well. You have important things to say, but just saying them isn’t enough when you’re dealing with someone who isn’t listening properly.

I was in luck today, at work I was left alone for the most part, and at home my wife was not quite with the program either and we both spent time repeating what we had to say.

Life goes on…

So, I noticed that some of the recommended books in the ribbons below the current title also have the occasional zero dollar offer, so I decided when I find some of these, I will be offering my own list of books as well.

Keep in mind, any time after today these books may return to their normal Kindle price.

Here goes (click the image to go to Amazon page):

What the Cluck?! An Alternative View on Raising Chickens [Kindle Edition]

How To Handle The 4 Most Common Relationship Problems [Kindle Edition]

organic herbal gardening (d”r garden) [Kindle Edition]

Brew Great Beer: The Homebrewer’s Guide to Brewing the Best Damn Beer in Town… for $3 per 6-Pack [Kindle Edition]

Bug Out Bag: What You Need In Your B.O.B. [Kindle Edition]

Survival Guide for Beginners [Kindle Edition]

Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Before [Kindle Edition]

Mother’s Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada [Kindle Edition]

Home Vegetable Gardening -a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use [Kindle Edition]

The American Frugal Housewife [Kindle Edition]

Circle Of Friends 25 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes [Kindle Edition]

Circle of Friends Cookbook 25 Chili Recipes [Kindle Edition]

Declutter Your Life: Reduce Stress, Increase Productivity, and Enjoy Your Clutter-Free Life [Kindle Edition]

How to Save Money at Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to Cut Spending [Kindle Edition]

Delicious Grilling Recipes: 127 Easy Grilling Recipes [Kindle Edition]

Fearless Parenting. Raising a Child to Face the Adult World. [Kindle Edition]

The 2011 Book Blogger’s Cookbook (The Book Blogger’s Cookbook) [Kindle Edition]

Our Quirky Pot Luck Recipes [Kindle Edition]

This concludes this post for the time being.

I have more books but not enough time to post all the books at this time. Maybe i can add on more later or post another blog entry.

You may be feeling down because you’re feeling like someone is judging you. You may be self-conscious about what you perceive someone thinks about your life choices or your life in general. But most likely, Moonchild, you are harshly judging yourself. Your incredible sensitivity is being disrupted because you are under a lot of pressure, and the vibes you are picking up are not what you imagine. You are very hard on yourself, and so you are turning your fears inward. But you are special and you are loved, and very soon the universe will shower you with blessings that will show.

We shall see…

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You may not win the lottery this week, Moonchild. You may not have some fabulous windfall take you by surprise. But what you will experience is the lifting of your spirit. You have been in the doldrums recently, because you are beginning to think that a certain dream will never pan out. And while you may not experience overnight fulfillment of your dream, you should begin to feel an inkling that it’s on its way. Don’t lose this feeling – embrace it. The road ahead is about to twist and turn a bit; don’t be concerned about that. It is leading you in a new and wonderful direction.

I sure hope so!

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