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What’s the difference between speculating and investing?

The other day I was sitting by a lake in Speculator, New York, trying to decide whether or not I liked speculators. I started this discussion with myself by swatting two deer flies that were prospecting on the back of my neck.

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Classifieds raise questions, issues and eyebrows

Most rural communities have weeklies devoted to classified ads. You can learn a lot from what’s wanted and what’s not.

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Road rocks don’t rock and are hard to remove

I’ve been digging rocks out of my forest roads since before July 4th. I do this for several reasons, some of which even seem semi-rational.

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Here’s a different view on views

Every country-property buyer seems to want views. The longer, the more unobstructed, the closer to 360 degrees, the more buyers are willing to pay.

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Rattlesnakes and Kim Jong-il make my Fourth of July

If I were a timber rattlesnake, I would hang out just where I saw a big one three weeks ago in the woods on Devil’s Backbone.

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