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    All good things…
    All good things…
    Brian HarryBrian HarryMarch 9, 2018Mar 9, 201803/9/18
    After more than 23 years at Microsoft, I’ve decided it’s time for me to take a break. Starting March 12th 2018, I’ll be taking a leave of absence for a year. Deciding to do this has been one of the most gut-wrenching decisions of my life. As someone who has largely defined myself by the work I’ve done, it’s incredibly hard to imagine...

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    Goats up high
    Goats up high
    Brian HarryBrian HarryFebruary 7, 2018Feb 7, 201802/7/18
    Let me start with a little background.  Every year, we have new goats born on the farm - generally in March/April.  Last year, we had about 10 or so.  They live in the field with their moms until breeding season - ~October.  During breeding season, we have to remove the young goats from the adult herd so they aren't accidentally bred - ...

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    Let’s make some hay!
    Let’s make some hay!
    Brian HarryBrian HarryJune 8, 2017Jun 8, 201706/8/17
    Spring is hay season and it puts a significant strain on my managing the balance between work and farm.  For the past several weeks, I've been stealing away every spare minute I can to cut, rake, bale and haul hay.  I've hayed about 75 acres and that yields one heck of a lot of hay.  I'm almost done - just a few dozen more rolls to move ...

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    Two bulls meet
    Two bulls meet
    Brian HarryBrian HarryMay 3, 2017May 3, 201705/3/17
    You may have noticed I wasn't very responsive during much of April.  That's because I took an extended "Farmcation" for about 3 weeks.  I just returned to work on Monday and should be a bit more responsive now. I won't bore you with all the details but I wanted to share one thing. Cows are cool animals in many ways.  Sometimes they ...

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    Cows can be so silly
    Cows can be so silly
    Brian HarryBrian HarryMarch 30, 2017Mar 30, 201703/30/17
    Last week, we had some visitors from Redmond visiting us in North Carolina.  I invited a few of them out to my house for dinner - they were interested in seeing this farm that I talk about from time to time. After we got to my house I herded everyone into my car to drive up to the barn.  As we got to the top of the hill, I could tell ...

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    One more farm story for this week
    One more farm story for this week
    Brian HarryBrian HarrySeptember 28, 2016Sep 28, 201609/28/16
    Sorry for the back to back farm stories but I was relating the Fire! story to someone the other day and remembered another story I hadn't shared. As a cattle farmer, I go through a lot of hay - about 300,000 lbs per winter.  Spring and late Summer are the seasons for cutting, baling and storing hay.  In the past I've had to buy a lot of hay ...

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    Fire!
    Fire!
    Brian HarryBrian HarrySeptember 26, 2016Sep 26, 201609/26/16
    When you have a farm like I do, with a lot of pastures, a lot of fence lines and a lot of trees, you inevitably spend a lot of time clearing dead trees, fallen limbs, etc. from your fences and fields.  It's a never ending job.  Sometimes I collect the wood for firewood (I heat my house with that in the winter).  Sometimes I just throw it ...

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    Where in the world is Brian?
    Where in the world is Brian?
    Brian HarryBrian HarryJuly 29, 2016Jul 29, 201607/29/16
    I apologize for being away for so long.  It's been a weird summer.  I was out of the office for almost a month and have spent the last week furiously trying to catch up.  So I've been absent from my blog for a while now.  I'll fill you in on some of the details. Italy This year is my parent's 50th anniversary.  My brother and I (well ...

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    Is your stomach bigger than your eyes?
    Is your stomach bigger than your eyes?
    Brian HarryBrian HarryDecember 23, 2015Dec 23, 201512/23/15
    For the past several months, friends have been bugging me to write another farm post – it’s been quite a while.  The problem is that I haven’t been able to think of anything terribly interesting.  Most farm work does make for a good blog post – chores, feeding, cutting hay, repairing fences, …  Just not great content ...

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    ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
    ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
    Brian HarryBrian HarryAugust 19, 2014Aug 19, 201408/19/14
    Well, today was my turn to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.  This morning I was tagged by both Adam Cogan and Scott Guthrie.  Tempting as it is though, I’m not doing it twice   I don’t know if it’s typical, but Adam challenged me to complete the task within 24 hours.  I spent today thinking about how I would get ...

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