I'm doing this little bit of soul-searching because I had my surgery consult today and got the Cold Truth about how bad early recovery is going to be, and I'm probably going to be laid up and less active without a choice for a little bit and figured I should take the time to get disciplined about writing (and other things) and try to nurture the stack.
Look, I figure it's your stack, write about what you want. I would be grateful for a chasing down the dogs/cows/brothermouth/fathermouth/husbandmouth story every so often, 'cause I can sooo relate to those.
I have tried/will continue to try to post a weekly Thing with personal/family/farm stuff. I will make sure to include more of those elements with more pics since people seem to enjoy following the drama.
It seems that your life is our own really relatable soap opera. (Shhhh, don't tell anybody I told you this.....It's the way you write it. It's like you're telling something to your friend or neighbor. Sometimes I do expect the next sentence to begin with, "And THEN, you're not going to believe this part,...")
You flatter me, you really do. But honestly, thanks, and I'm glad it entertains. Honest entertainment isn't trivial. We'll need to remember how to tell good stories when the lights go out.
I've figured out how to subsidize our chicken habit, maybe.
Next year I'll grow and dry a bunch of sage. Wrapped up with jute twine, add a bobble of chicken feathers at the bottom, and head to the farmer's market to sell my 'smudges'.
It wouldn't even be cultural appropriation ... more like misappropriation.
Muahahhaahaaa
The sad thing is, I doubt if anyone would even know they were chicken feathers. lol
That wouldn't be cost effective, as they are laying chickens that we don't plan to slaughter anytime soon.
I can't even imagine being able to source teeny-tiny chicken crutches or wheelchairs, let alone how exorbitant the price would likely be. The chickens may breathe easy, we aren't out to steal their teeny-tiny chicken talons.
She hasn't murdered anything in a while, but not for want of trying. She is insanely sweet to humans, but the only way she knows how to play is very rough fighting, and I'm the only one who tolerates it, and I can't right now with my ACL fucked for a good long while, so she spends a lot of time frustrated and complaining. So I mainly sit down on the grass so I have nowhere to fall and let her come at me and just do takedowns over and over until she gets tired, then dog #2 comes over and they go in the house and pass out together.
i will become a paid member one day, but not till my new job is settled down and debts are sorted, wont be long! i have no interest in paying for most of the peeps i follow but you and a couple of others will be on the list :)
Yeah, I've hit on hard times too and looking for a new gig. On the one hand I don't think it is cool to charge for people to hear your/my thoughts. On the other hand I need money and my thoughts could very well prove to a great many people that their life doesn't suck nearly as much as they think. Plus are there really enough sickos out there to pay the bills reading the depraved rantings of someone who makes a habit of poor decision making?
Ooh, did I type that last part out loud? No offense meant.
I like a variety of engaging and often dubious topics.
I enjoy learning and imagining, but recently I find it don't want to stick my head so far down a rabbit hole that a coyote can come along and chew my ass off while I'm trying to extricate myself.
I'm pretty much down for Gutter antics and Guttetball interactions and hearing what you and others think about things I consider above my pay grade.
Speaking of paying...that wasca goid suggestion about merch. I need to remember you have it.
Too poor to pay sadly. Also, only use cash and sending swedish coins and bills via air mail seems, weeell...
The price of petrol/diesel here is twice that of the US, just to mention one thing that's really expensive (because it is necessary of course - no point taxing luxury goods people can just say "Eh, whatevs" to). To add insult to injury, they now add some kind of crap to the fuel, making so diluted that algae can start to grow in the fuel line. Not kidding. Helped a neighbour clean out the fuel line of his RV, was more-than-foot-long clot of muck in it.
It's more about managing too many subscriptions in my life, but yes, I could just do that. If there's a way to just send $ I'd prefer that, but that might not be possible on Substack.
I would like for you to write whatever the hell you want, whenever you want to write it. If I knew what would make me give you money, I would tell you. If I knew. My wife knows, but I don't. She's too busy for me to ask her right now. Keep hope alive.
I won't, that didn't seem to be an issue for most people. I was just curious on improving my offering, I'm not trying to go all "PBS pledge drive tote bag" and shit.
Social + essays + Things. Because: 1) I never really got over LiveJournal being taken over by the Russians + 2) Stack essays are a welcome antidote to the torrent of Atlantic/Vox/Wired outrage porn + 3) hahaha cows (...and also, very significantly, the stories you've shared about injury and infertility and other things that many people experience but nobody ever talks about in public and so we all just suffer silently in isolation instead of seeking community and fostering resilience).
In other words:
"Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter" --Steve Guttenberg
I think it's obvious to all that pictures of poop and your mom jokes have been sorely lacking. It was pretty much promised as part of the stack, and although you throw out some great stuff, I signed up specifically for those items.
More than ever, the answer is Steve Gutenburg.
I feel like I've started a movement! Soon to become a cult!
Crap, I shouldn't have said that out loud.
Double crap! I shouldn't have said that I shouldn't have said that out loud!
UNCLEANNNN!
Hey everybody, I think maybe she's not with our cult!
No, no, no I, like, totally am! https://youtu.be/U1FxfR3lg6Q
I’m so Homer!
Wait for it…
https://youtu.be/_ZI_aEalijE
Do your thing. Just don't let doing all the things get in the way of doing quality pieces like last week.
I think those are most important and probably a major reason you have a stack spot
I'm doing this little bit of soul-searching because I had my surgery consult today and got the Cold Truth about how bad early recovery is going to be, and I'm probably going to be laid up and less active without a choice for a little bit and figured I should take the time to get disciplined about writing (and other things) and try to nurture the stack.
Less can be more. Also, take care of yourself!
That's what poors say.
And people with herpes outbreaks.
So, poors again.
Just because they can afford the overly advertised medicine doesn't mean it will control all outbreaks!
Yes, I would like an increase of Gutenberg quotes in posts. Please and thank you.
But seriously, just keep being you!
Don’t change for me, baby!
I'm sorry. I don't really know any other way of relating to men.
I'll do better.
😂🤣😛
Look, I figure it's your stack, write about what you want. I would be grateful for a chasing down the dogs/cows/brothermouth/fathermouth/husbandmouth story every so often, 'cause I can sooo relate to those.
I have tried/will continue to try to post a weekly Thing with personal/family/farm stuff. I will make sure to include more of those elements with more pics since people seem to enjoy following the drama.
It seems that your life is our own really relatable soap opera. (Shhhh, don't tell anybody I told you this.....It's the way you write it. It's like you're telling something to your friend or neighbor. Sometimes I do expect the next sentence to begin with, "And THEN, you're not going to believe this part,...")
You flatter me, you really do. But honestly, thanks, and I'm glad it entertains. Honest entertainment isn't trivial. We'll need to remember how to tell good stories when the lights go out.
I kind of like the farm stuff too. I get to not live in a shit sucky suburb vicariously. I miss farm stuff.
Let's definitely get you out here sometime to put up a fence.
Hooray!
Sometimes I wonder, personally, if I should have stayed in the 'burbs.
This is our first year with chickens .... and they're moulting.
ACCCCCKKKKK!
Naked chicken monsters running around?
Yes.
I've figured out how to subsidize our chicken habit, maybe.
Next year I'll grow and dry a bunch of sage. Wrapped up with jute twine, add a bobble of chicken feathers at the bottom, and head to the farmer's market to sell my 'smudges'.
It wouldn't even be cultural appropriation ... more like misappropriation.
Muahahhaahaaa
The sad thing is, I doubt if anyone would even know they were chicken feathers. lol
Using every part of the bird, I approve! :D
The price of chicken feet in asian markets has gone up pretty impressively lately. Don't forget those!
That wouldn't be cost effective, as they are laying chickens that we don't plan to slaughter anytime soon.
I can't even imagine being able to source teeny-tiny chicken crutches or wheelchairs, let alone how exorbitant the price would likely be. The chickens may breathe easy, we aren't out to steal their teeny-tiny chicken talons.
Whatever the fuck you want to write about, who am I to make any demands here? I ain't paying for it, right?
I would if I could.
how is doggo 3 getting on?
She hasn't murdered anything in a while, but not for want of trying. She is insanely sweet to humans, but the only way she knows how to play is very rough fighting, and I'm the only one who tolerates it, and I can't right now with my ACL fucked for a good long while, so she spends a lot of time frustrated and complaining. So I mainly sit down on the grass so I have nowhere to fall and let her come at me and just do takedowns over and over until she gets tired, then dog #2 comes over and they go in the house and pass out together.
thanks for letting me know!
i will become a paid member one day, but not till my new job is settled down and debts are sorted, wont be long! i have no interest in paying for most of the peeps i follow but you and a couple of others will be on the list :)
Noice.
¡Me encanta todo lo que publiques, y me gustaría leer más!
Dou itashimashite, aibou.
Wakarimasen!
I seem to see a lot of references to Steve Guttenburg lately. Why is that? Forgive my ignorance but I don’t get it
Contractual obligation. I'm sorry.
But seriously, I included it as a nonsense option on one of my polls and it has become a running joke to use it as the answer to everything.
Well they say you should always give people an 'out'. heh
Snark, social commentary and "hilarious" anecdotes from the farm.
Yeah, I've hit on hard times too and looking for a new gig. On the one hand I don't think it is cool to charge for people to hear your/my thoughts. On the other hand I need money and my thoughts could very well prove to a great many people that their life doesn't suck nearly as much as they think. Plus are there really enough sickos out there to pay the bills reading the depraved rantings of someone who makes a habit of poor decision making?
Ooh, did I type that last part out loud? No offense meant.
There's nothing wrong with deciding that your time and effort have value. People pay for what they value.
There's also nothing stopping you from making all of your content free.
One should note though that people cannot always pay for everything they value.
Just to be me, some people cannot value what they pay for.
This tends to be true when payment comes at little cost.
I think do your thing. It’s all good abs I love the mix. I really love the farm and Gutterfamily stories too.
I'm a simpleton.
I like a variety of engaging and often dubious topics.
I enjoy learning and imagining, but recently I find it don't want to stick my head so far down a rabbit hole that a coyote can come along and chew my ass off while I'm trying to extricate myself.
I'm pretty much down for Gutter antics and Guttetball interactions and hearing what you and others think about things I consider above my pay grade.
Speaking of paying...that wasca goid suggestion about merch. I need to remember you have it.
Did I mention being simple minded?
Too poor to pay sadly. Also, only use cash and sending swedish coins and bills via air mail seems, weeell...
The price of petrol/diesel here is twice that of the US, just to mention one thing that's really expensive (because it is necessary of course - no point taxing luxury goods people can just say "Eh, whatevs" to). To add insult to injury, they now add some kind of crap to the fuel, making so diluted that algae can start to grow in the fuel line. Not kidding. Helped a neighbour clean out the fuel line of his RV, was more-than-foot-long clot of muck in it.
We joked that the RV had gotten the Covid-shots.
I'd like to just donate some $ (not through PayPal) in appreciation for your offerings, without having to manage a subscription. Is that possible?
I'll look into it. If you just want to throw $5 you could always subscribe and then immediately cancel.
It's more about managing too many subscriptions in my life, but yes, I could just do that. If there's a way to just send $ I'd prefer that, but that might not be possible on Substack.
I'll check into setting up some channel for one-off donations, but really, I appreciate the thought most.
You can always buy something from the merch store, it all goes straight to Brothermouth and we split it.
Any plans to add larger coffee cups?
Love the designs, but I like larger cups.
Thanks for this. Brothermouth sources the merch, I will inform him of this immediately.
If we can source a bigger one, I'll throw you a big coupon for it for next month's giveaway.
Woot!
Why wasn't "feet pics" an option?
Didn't want to cut into my other revenue streams. I signed an NFA with OnlyFeet.
I meant feet pics of Steve Guttenberg.
I mean, I'm not some kind of depraved sicko.
Oh, that's right, you still don't know.
Whenever I think about charging for my Substack, I’m reminded of Brian May’s opinion on astronomy.
It’s a lot more fun you’re not an astronomer.
I would like for you to write whatever the hell you want, whenever you want to write it. If I knew what would make me give you money, I would tell you. If I knew. My wife knows, but I don't. She's too busy for me to ask her right now. Keep hope alive.
That said, don't cut your price.
I won't, that didn't seem to be an issue for most people. I was just curious on improving my offering, I'm not trying to go all "PBS pledge drive tote bag" and shit.
Thank you.
My paying subs sub me to be a paying sub elsewhere. I’m breaking slightly over even. So, Steve Gutenberg.
Social + essays + Things. Because: 1) I never really got over LiveJournal being taken over by the Russians + 2) Stack essays are a welcome antidote to the torrent of Atlantic/Vox/Wired outrage porn + 3) hahaha cows (...and also, very significantly, the stories you've shared about injury and infertility and other things that many people experience but nobody ever talks about in public and so we all just suffer silently in isolation instead of seeking community and fostering resilience).
In other words:
"Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter" --Steve Guttenberg
I think it's obvious to all that pictures of poop and your mom jokes have been sorely lacking. It was pretty much promised as part of the stack, and although you throw out some great stuff, I signed up specifically for those items.
Do better.