Morgan Gold / Gold Shaw Farm

I will ignore two urgent emails to spend 45 minutes re-latching a gate until it closes with a satisfying click. This is not procrastination. This is a religion.

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If you keep adding infrastructure to reduce labor, why does the farm keep finding new ways to demand my full attention anyway?

If the pilot grabs the intercom mid-turbulence—masks dropping, people praying—while wearing a "HOOF ARTED?" t-shirt, you don't care about his fashion. You care that he thinks your life is a game he can exit the second it gets uncomfortable.

If markets can price in catastrophe within minutes, why do institutions claim they need months to recognize catastrophe in human terms?

My brain is stuck on that trucker hat the way a tongue keeps poking a toothache. It’s not about "decorum" or "suits." It’s about the terrifying realization that the person holding the matches is treating the fire like a brand moment.

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If leaders insist they “had no choice,” what constraint specifically removed all alternatives and who created that constraint?

They look like marshmallows. They’re actually policy enforcement.

You need to start treating your attention like seed. You don’t throw seed on concrete and then get mad it didn’t grow.

Today’s creative output is going to be unglamorous, like sweeping the shop floor.

GREEN ARROW SAYS EAT THE RICH

#GreenArrow
#EatTheRich
#EmeraldArcher

1. You probably have seen this panel. It's from JLA 80-Page Giant(1998) #1

It's a great short story. Only 10 pages.

“It’s because of the Epstein files” might be part of the explanation right now. But the outcome is not abstract. It’s funerals, amputations, trauma, and families that never go back to normal…both in Iran and here in the United States. Pause and absorb that.

Minnesota child care fraud recoveries (2020–2025): $2.4M. Trump “enrichment” estimates: $1.4B+. Priorities: hunt the millions, ignore the billions.

Still February…it’s been the longest short month ever.

I trust anyone who can tell me exactly what they changed their mind about this month.

Quick poll for the farm crowd: what vanishes most often?

A) Sharpies
B) left gloves
C) t25 bit *
D) the bucket lid you just set down

It’s almost like Hillary read my substack comic this week…

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I’m putting my taps out next week as a sign of optimism. Hope that helps.

Happy National Small Dog Day from my “small dog.”

Toby Dog and Abby Dog are roughly loveseat-sized and fully convinced they are lap dogs.

Vermont Town Meeting Day is March 3.

A room full of neighbors will debate line items like it’s a contact sport…

…and then pass the cookie plate like nothing happened.

It's beautiful.

“What’s your farm’s "never again" mistake?

Mine: believing farm ducks don't fly.

The most honest weather report on the farm is the LGD fart. If it lingers: low pressure system. If it hits and vanishes: wind’s up.

#SOTU2026

Zero illegal aliens were admitted into the country? If they were admitted, wouldn’t that mean they weren’t illegal?

Big news, you guys! My brand new book, Dirt Rich Living is now available! I can’t wait for you to read it. Sadly, despite having an entire chapter dedicated to her story, Lil Barn Cat wasn’t all that interested though.

Late-winter ritual: sharpen, oil, label, repair. The quiet work that makes spring feel possible.

What farm sound instantly tells you: "This is going to take twice as long and cost money?"

If your creative work feels stuck, go do one physical task. Something about smashing frozen water troughs loosens sentences.

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