Hang in there, brother. Pray hard, and know others are as well. St Rita of Cascia & St Jude at times like these. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

We are very likely living in a ‘collapse’. But much as markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent, a historical dead-cat bounce can outlive a human life.

I didn’t have a kid going to college in 2022 😣😣

Agree. Lets add in the people that think ‘voting harder/better’ will fix this. Focus on your family, friends, health, and craft. You are responsible for what you can control and influence - so don’t drop that ball.

Agreed! And I fully concur with your cooking method, as well

Living in Illinois just keeps getting better…..

I’ve been thinking along the lines of farm/ranch automation - not the big Ag version - for a few years. Realization I’ll need it, as I won’t be young and spry by the time I get to ‘retire’, lol. I’m glad smarter folks are working ahead of me.

Just me, or did the young girl sound American, not British?

Young teenage me was in love with the blonde girls from Ace of Base 🤩

Quo vadres, Pocahontas?

I use it, but largely as I have a lot of trim fat from the whole grassfed NY Strip/Ribeyes I get at the Costco Business Center. Planning to buy a meat grinder, so I suspect I’ll make tallow less. I haven’t noticed any odor or taste issues, but I render tallow, lard, and schmaltz, and make clarified butter so I could be immune 😂 But lack of complaints from my 16 year old daughter tells me it must not be too bad

100%!!! I was working a convention when I was the new, 24 year old ‘kid’. We were hosting a cocktail party, so the fat, pussy older sales guys sent me to ask ‘Miss Illinois’ to attend. Gorgeous from 10-15 feet. Not so much up close, lol