Snow holding tight to the roof for two weeks now. Springbrook, WI 12.7.25

GM! Fire burning in front of me. It's 20 out there. They predicted snow. I haven't checked if we got any yet. I'm off to the mail trail in 40 minutes. The first of five days. They'll be dark to dark heavy holiday mail days. I'm expecting that atleast. Hayden (16 yrs. old) and I worked on snowblowers at my neighbor's last evening. He has a clean, heated, shop; wide variety of tools, and the willingness and generosity to share his expertise with us. I enjoyed it. Son and I struggled and swore (mostly me!) together and got the job done. Our blower was having problems shifting. When we pulled the bottom plate off to expose the clutch and gears it was packed full of hay, chicken feathers, and anything else our resident mice could make a nest of. Once we disposed of it and lubed up friction points it shifted smoothly again. That's it for now. Off to the mail trail. Morning Fire 59 12.9.25

On the U.S. incorporating Bitcoin into its financial strategy a friend writes: "On one hand, it signals safety to individuals to invest. On the other hand, do we really want the US government involved?" My response: " I see it this way. It doesn't matter what I want. Because Bitcoin is for everyone, even your worst enemy. No entity can control it. That's the beauty of it." Am I on the right track here? #asknostr

GM from Springbrook, Wisconsin. It's minus one out there. But warm where I'm at. :-) Morning Fire 58 12.8.25

Dear Nostrites, To be clear, to tally a Good Morning I have to start my post out with GM? Because I've done a lot of Good Morning Posts, but none with GM in them.

"All paths lie together in the hand of god like a web endlessly woven, and yours and mine are no greater or less than the beetle's or the squirrel's or the sparrow's. All are held together." ~ Daniel Quinn (Photo of coyote tracks taken on the Bean Brook on 12.7.25)