This post was written in two parts, with a week or so in between. The first section came into being while I was bemused and cheerful, the second after I was hit with a harsh dose of reality. Such is farm life.
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I was not raised to hunt. I did some fishing in my youth but found it boring as I got older. As an adult, I rediscovered and enjoyed fishing for a while — not so much for the food, tasty as it can be when fresh, but more so because of the effort and experience involved in doing it.
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There are few universal coming-of-age rituals left in modern society. For Americans, it has recently been limited to getting a driver’s license (soon to be obsolete), registering to vote, and being old enough to buy alcohol legally.…So what does it mean to become an adult and how do you know you’ve really achieved it? It all comes down to poop.
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