tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post4978927245652583308..comments2024-03-26T12:10:51.054-07:00Comments on the lazy farmer: I was not meant to be a farmer, my calling was to be a "tinkerer"buddeshepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-89554443043430738272012-12-11T09:29:08.362-08:002012-12-11T09:29:08.362-08:00I was too lazy to notice that my Followers widget ...I was too lazy to notice that my Followers widget wasn't turned on. (Hmmmmm, that would explain my lack of followers...) It is on now. Thanks for the heads up and the fun read. I know the challenges of being lazy and the amount of effort required to do it right. Like I like to say, "This coffee ain't gonna drink itself."Toy Making Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839788120505748150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-49698661121443334392012-12-11T07:32:53.180-08:002012-12-11T07:32:53.180-08:00It is not all rosy being a lazy farmer. Sometimes ...It is not all rosy being a lazy farmer. Sometimes your back gets sore from slouching in the easy chair. Sometimes I have to use my fake call feature on my telephone because I've been talking to the same farmer so long that I've run out of things to complain about. <br />Sometimes you order repair kits for your dynaco and you just never get around to installing them. Having the new buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-7456489248460847232012-12-11T06:37:07.443-08:002012-12-11T06:37:07.443-08:00I was listening to my Sketches of Spain LP yesterd...I was listening to my Sketches of Spain LP yesterday on my Dynaco system thinking that my life would be totally complete if I could be a not-too-hardworking farmer.Yr Fthfl Blggrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219471569230180465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-38770780077117707912012-12-10T22:14:59.980-08:002012-12-10T22:14:59.980-08:00I was not clever enough to find the place to follo...I was not clever enough to find the place to follow your blog. I did find it quite interesting. I will say being a lazy farmer takes more effort than one might thing. I do offer internships...buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-79065744792077121802012-12-10T21:10:53.080-08:002012-12-10T21:10:53.080-08:00Oddly enough, my secret desire is to be a lazy far...Oddly enough, my secret desire is to be a lazy farmer...Toy Making Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839788120505748150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-73013250252354918932012-12-10T08:41:15.991-08:002012-12-10T08:41:15.991-08:00I think you may have found a kindred spirit in Toy...I think you may have found a kindred spirit in Toy Making Dad! <br />However, I would still not rule out making an instrument. <br />Banjo,uke, or guitar. (Trombones being way too hard at this stage) <br />You might surprise yourself.<br />There are kits available. <br />You'd make lots of points with S--ie .<br />Google banjo kits. MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-28869397753284170162012-12-10T07:04:29.734-08:002012-12-10T07:04:29.734-08:00It's marketing. The boys at Wham-O sold a who...It's marketing. The boys at Wham-O sold a whole generation toys nobody needed-until they saw one. collieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298533259335227324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-64667163957886567442012-12-10T06:51:44.005-08:002012-12-10T06:51:44.005-08:00I would like to build toys. However, I don't t...I would like to build toys. However, I don't think there is much of a market for reinterpretations of toy projects out of the 1951 popular mechanics plans book.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-77686302350997452032012-12-10T06:49:42.240-08:002012-12-10T06:49:42.240-08:00It looks like it would be fun to do. I hear the bl...It looks like it would be fun to do. I hear the blind piano tuners are the best at their job.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-12298170513098286942012-12-09T20:28:17.420-08:002012-12-09T20:28:17.420-08:00I think I would have better luck at building music...I think I would have better luck at building musical instruments than playing them. Or maybe not. I'm listening to jazz on good old cbc am through headphones and a $5 radio. So you see I am not really qualified to comment on music. Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-33684792163951023592012-12-09T19:58:07.572-08:002012-12-09T19:58:07.572-08:00I don't know if non-musicians could build usab...I don't know if non-musicians could build usable instruments, but I once met a blind man who built violins and other stringed instruments.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com