Tag: bully
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The Pattern Behind the Behavior…
Bully’s Behavior… This isn’t about one incident. It’s about a pattern. Over time, a series of small, seemingly insignificant actions has taken place. On their own, each one could be dismissed. Explained away. Laughed off, even. But together, they form something else entirely. A pattern of presence without permission.A pattern of action without communication.A pattern…
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Episode 107 – Bully and the Trailer That Knew Too Much…
The Turf That Wasn’t Coming (But Apparently Bully Knew About It and decided to block the delivery!)… Last Sunday, my son helped clean up the turf mull. Not in a dramatic, life-changing way. No violins. No speeches. Just one of those quiet, practical jobs that need doing where I live. A sweep, a tidy, a…
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Episode 106 – Under Fierce Pressure…
Under Fierce Pressure. Bully’s Karmic Chronicles… Bully’s Karmic Year-in-Review.. Ah… where to begin. If ever there was a case study in “what goes around comes around,” this is it. The Gate Incident. It all started with the infamous gate. A car, stolen and driven by a boyfriend on drugs, hit the entrance wall. Chaotic, expensive,…
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Episode 105 – Happy Anniversary to the Jurassic Turf Blockade!…
Well, would you look at that… It’s been one whole year since Bully decided to make history by parking a Jurassic relic of farm equipment smack in my turf shed. At the time, I was fuming, the kind of fuming where even the dog knew to keep his distance. But today? I can only laugh…
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Episode 103 – Three Passes, a Tractor, and a Dribble of Water…
An Evening with Bully… There are evenings when you pull into your own driveway and wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled into someone else’s drama series. Last night was one of those. I heard it before I saw it, the growl of a tractor idling. A steady, low rumble that somehow manages to announce, chaos is…
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Episode 102 – Sofa Watch 2025…
So, Saul decided to treat himself to a shiny new sofa. And as in typical Saul style, he didn’t just leave the old one out for the scrap man, he passed it on to me. A proper leather set too, with matching chairs. Honestly, it feels like I’ve gone from perching on a plank to…
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Episode 101 – A Padlock, A Wheelbarrow, and a Test of Character…
Lincoln Would’ve Loved Faurel Hill… The other day I was reading a blog post at Bluejayblog. This quote hit me right between the eyes. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” -Abraham Lincoln Lincoln had it figured out. Adversity brings out grit, but power?…
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Episode 98- Meter Men and Other Middle-Aged Power Fantasies…
Well well well… guess who was here again today? Yes. Himself. The Lord of the Faurel Hill. The High Priest of Poles and Wires. The man who reads a meter like it’s a sacred rite, and always, always, leaves the flap open just enough to say: “I was here.” Every single time. Only when I’m…
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Episode 95 – Silence Speaks Volumes (and None of It Is Good)…
Silence – The Bully’s Favorite Weapon… You know what wrecks my head sometimes? When people think that silence makes them smart, powerful, or mysterious. Let me tell you something: it doesn’t make you clever. It makes you controlling, childish, and just a little bit pathetic. Take Bully and Fanny, for example. They love to go…
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Is This What Healing Feels Like?…
I’ve noticed something lately. A quiet shift. I don’t write about Bully as much anymore. Not because I’ve suddenly forgiven or forgotten, and not because justice somehow found its way to my door. Nothing external has changed. But I have. A little. The Bully posts used to pour out of me like water from a…