Feeling incredibly sentimental today for some reason, stirring through old photos of past journeys. Maybe it’s the changing season or my wife’s impending birthday this weekend. Hard to tell. I look back with gratefulness in all the experiences we’ve had and can’t help but feel overwhelming joy. Those times have passed, and we’ve aged but the memories are etched in our hearts. I love my wife and our greatest adventure, which is raising our kids together. My hope is that we can pass all of our earned knowledge and wisdom to them so they can see that the world is a beautiful place full of freedom, excitement & wonder.

One week out. I'd say we are DIALED.

Say hello to Grave Digger "Diggy" he came home to be a part of our family today. Goals will be eliminating as many mice as possible from our property. Surprise gift for our 3 year old today. Came from a litter of barn cats with a good track record of hunting.

GM Nostr, from Cow Country, USA

And we're done! Probably $1,000 worth of materials and labor was just some sweat off the brow. Took about 3 working days total. Looks good enough for my skill level and our needs. If I had infinite time I could do better I think. Thanks for following the project, let me know what you're working on!

Got extra sweaty today cause I knew I had some goodies to get me fresh again. @SoapMiner

Patio update. I hate to say but after measuring again I had to disassemble the wall and rebuild. I was about 1.5” low from where I needed it so I packed more gravel base underneath to raise it. Good side of that was I was able to focus more on getting everything as square and level as possible. You think, ah a degree off here or there, oh well. Then you get another layer up and start placing pavers that no longer interlock. It’s got to be perfect or darn close. Back filled with gravel and cemented the wall in place with adhesive. Added a drain in the low point that goes under another wall below our deck just incase we have water rolling back towards the house. It will hit the drain and drain tile which I’ll line with gravel and be carried away from the foundation. Storms are coming so my wife is heading to grab more materials while I clean up and start again tomorrow.

Small project started this weekend. Needed a landing for the deck to avoid the mud so I'm adding an 8' x 12' patio at the stairs. My property slopes in multiple directions so I needed to add a mini retaining wall for the edge on one side. This took me all day to get the ground cut, tamped, and base (with somehelpf from my boys, wife and dog of course). I've built a 6' x 20' retaining wall elsewhere on my property before but this is my first attempt at a patio. Really trying hard to keep everything level so it looks decent in the end. Well see!

Proper tutorial on how to use a Coldcard Q sponsored by @Coinkite

Vlog 19,20? Can’t recall, been too long. Shoutout @Anders and @Desert Dave for motivation to get another vlog out. It’s bland but just wanted to check in. Touch in on family, garden and BIP110. Hope everyone is well. More to come. #vlogstr

Sometimes you get to load up "Mom's School Bus" and take it for a trip to the mountains. Kids, dog and adults are equally exhausted and refreshed at the same time. Cold rivers and sunshine are medicine.

Running Knots and signaling BIP 110 with my miners. Whatever you want to do is the right choice in Bitcoin. The beauty of events like this is that it exposes the incentives of influencers and you can easily see who does not deserve your attention anymore. Good luck to us all.

Things I care about - My immediate family and their wellbeing. Also seeing this when I walk into my garden:

GM nostr. Out riding at dawn and took a pause. How's everybody's gardens looking?

There is something special about loading your two year old and four year old boys in the sheep chute and watching them hold on for dear life. Proud dad.

I think one of the more unfortunate sides to the Bitcoin community is the celebration of others getting rekt. Many are dunking on MSTR and STRC right now of course. It's one thing to hate on Saylor, but there are a ton of plebs probably very afraid right now, selling at a loss. That's not cool... Anyway, welcome to Bitcoin if you're in it right now. I bought at $67k and watched it dive to $16k in 2021-2022. Thought I messed up but here we are. Life is volatile. Hodl.

GM Nostr. Keep your tools sharp, stay sovereign.

In the garage with the boys. Snapped 4 bolts and exploded a cutting wheel trying to remove the skid plate. Found the power steering leak, now off to the parts store. This is the small price to pay for freedom. How can you be free with your transportation leased, and no idea how to repair, or the tools to do so? Oxidation is a hell of a teacher, lean in and get to work.

Cheers Nostr.

GM Nostr. Some of my best ideas come to me when I am up early peddling my bike up a steep dirt road. I'll take them back with me and start building with my agent. This feels like a cheat code in life. Really though I feel like it's a perfect balance between the natural world and technical world. Get out and sweat, the extra blood pushes the boundaries of your mental space. Take that to your AI and put those thoughts into tangible applications. This might be the way.