This the real Georgia government web site but they didn’t say where. Just that all commercial farms with 10km radius are suspended and monitored.

First case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected in Georgia; emergency officials suspend all in-state poultry sales.

https://agr.georgia.gov/pr/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-confirmed-commercial-poultry-flock-georgia-all-poultry

They’re just making this up as they go!!!


A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-01-18/cat-deaths-bird-flu-prompts-pet-food-new-rules

Word on the street is that the continuing budget resolution passed by Congress in December has the US (again) reaching the statutory debt limit tomorrow. Difficult to find because you know, tiktok is all in the news. The debt limit (much like biannual defence appropriations) always gets passed. Extending the debt limit is mostly procedural. What's different this time is that word on the street is Trump just wants to remove the debt limit entirely.
If this happens we will see an accelleration of debt and hyperinflation will happen. Zimbabwe did it in the 1980's. The Weimar Republic did it in the 1920's.

Trump is a "buy the table" kind of gambler and to be honest when covid hit 4 years ago, he spent like crazy. He will spend spend spend to get where he wants to be thinking that it'll pay off in the long run.... the problem is it likely won't. More and more countries are moving away from the dollar now that oil is not exclusive to USD. We don't make things here so aside from international trade between 3rd parties, there's really no need for anyone to hold US dollars internationallly. Get ready for a three-fer....

1)He's going to put tariffs in place thinking it will make manufacturers move here to reach this market. Truth is, that won't happen instantly and you will bear the increased prices.
2)As more and more nations move away from the dollar, expect that Saudi will have collected the last of the US dollars in circulation in the world... they, Russia, and China will present at the US treasury window on the same day to cash in their chips. Inflation will sky rocket.
3)If Trump does remove the debt ceiling, expect the spend spend spent shit to really take off. Inflation will follow just like spending in 2020 cause the inflation we saw last year.

Best get squared away folks.

Speaking of getting squared away. We started first batch of beans, squash, tomatoes yesterday

Feral hog removal. They are invasive.

For you guys that need to heat areas in the extreme cold....

Quick notes for those considering a tiny house. LP siding looks like T1-11 but is made from cypress so it's rot resistant. LP siding can be had with a mylar backing for very little extra. Check Home Depot.

Plan your overhangs so that you have the walls shaded in summer and full sun inside in winter. Face the broad side of the house south.

If you use 2x6 walls you can go with 24" OC stud spacing so that's fewer points for thermal conductivity and more places for insulation.

Passive Solar design utilizes the lower winter sun angler heating, and protects from the higher summer sun overheating a building. Properly built, can reduce heating and cooling needs up to 100%. If you're building a new building anyways, there is no additional costs to situate the building properly with certain design principals.

Dean has built passive solar houses, passive solar chicken coop, and his Deep Winter Passive Solar Greenhouse. In Saskatchewan Canada.

Latitude & Longitude & Sun Angle Calculator: https://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/pos_sun.php?lang=en

Scientific Calculator:
https://www.mathsisfun.com/scientific-calculator.html

Tutorial for Model Solar Home project. How to calculate the roof overhang on the south side, to provide shading in the summer, and allow sunlight in during the winter - for a model solar home. Basic shading strategy for passive solar homes. Reference Your Solar Home Student Guidebook from Solarschoolhouse.org

Yesterday I published a few guides for planning porches around your house to shade your windows in summer and provide light in winter. Today I've created charts showing the elevation of the sun in 10 minute increments thru the seasons. Each dot is 10 minutes. Find the chart closest to your latitude. Latitude is noted in the bottom left legend.

Also included are charts showing the percentage of solar power you can make each hour of the day. Use these charts to assess the "cost" of shade from obstructions or trees on your horizon. For example, an hour of shade caused by a tree at noon is 14% of your daily production, but that same hour of shade at 7am only reduces your production by 7%.