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July 2025

Newsletter #318 2025 Jul 31 Thursday
Firewood, pastures fencing, meat birds and pigs updates, oxen, you name it; it's a busy time. Several videos this week, shorts, as I made the rounds.
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John Newell
Newsletter #317 2025 Jul 23 Wednesday
Meat bird chicks arrive, first woven wire fencing installed, firewood, and a lot of brush/tree clearing, and Geri hosts an over-the-top birthday…
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John Newell
Newsletter #316 2025 Jul 16 Wednesday
The focus has been on Firewood, and coincidentally (not) cleanup of the Oxen and Sheep pastures. The goal of all of this cleanup is to get the ~12.7…
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John Newell
Newsletter #315 2025 Jul 10 Thursday
What a week. Breakdowns and repairs seemed to be the order of the day, right up to today. And Grok got a "mind" of his own, for a little while.
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John Newell
We Have Made Kings to Rule Over Us
I am not thinking of any "president" in particular, but rather the presidency in general
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John Newell
Newsletter #314 2025 Jul 03 Wednesday
The Rancher 460 is back in operation, as is the Log Splitter; Timothy is on a tear with the Firewood project; Farmhouse basement rehab in process; happy…
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John Newell
Roof Manufacturing Brush Mower Model VP 75
At least 25 years old, but it still has the original, Roof-branded drive belt on it!
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June 2025

1993 F250 7.3L Turbo Diesel 6-Port Fuel Valve Replacement
The last of the major repairs necessary to the 32 year old truck bought last October. Myriad smaller issues; we call those the "idiosyncrasies" that…
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Newsletter #313 2025 Jun 25 Wednesday
A small engine repair, a tire replacement, kiln dry lumber, and great progress in the Sheep Pasture. God is good. One hiccup, too. Not good.
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John Newell
Is the Modern State of Israel the Biblical Nation of Israel?
I have been interested in an answer to this question for some time, with respect to what I see as unquestioned support for the state of Israel. Your…
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