Say Good Goodbye to Flat Tires and Hello to Back Pain
Boy did it finally get cold. Did your tire pressure warning light come on when the temps dropped below 0? To prepare for this article I did some research and found out that a simple Read more
Cash Is King, Unless You’re a Computer
About 20 years ago I was digging with a shovel to turn over the soil in a flowerbed in front of some people and a woman named Barb asked me where I bought that shovel. Read more
Another Year is Over
It is the end of the year, and I suppose I should wrap up my writing with an end of year review. By now almost everyone is suffering from a cold, flu/norovirus, credit card shock, Read more
Not All Islands Are Created Equally
I recently traveled to the “big island” Hawaii. The trip was the worst part. We ran through the Los Angeles airport like O.J. Simpson with only 18 minutes to make our connecting flight. Then my Read more
Perhaps I Should Plant More Vegetables This Year
I feel like writing an article tonight that lets the reader sort through some statements to determine if they are fact, fiction or sarcasm. I recently listened to a speaker that stated we spend more Read more
I Am Going to Have a Serious Rhubarb Over the Use of Words With Some Older Farmers
The battle of the bulge has begun. This is not a history lesson of the famous WWII battle; I am referring to what the winter season and all the holidays do to our waistlines. With Read more
The Holidays
One time when I was young and goofing off, my dad threatened to make me sleep in the barn as punishment? As Thanksgiving approaches, I believe it is safe to say that most farmers have Read more
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Did you know that farmers continue to harvest crops across the nation despite their being some kind of political situation called a “government shutdown”. Did you know that I have entered a stage in my Read more
Maybe Not Hate, Just Dislike, a Harbinger of Colder Weather
About 15 years ago the owner of this paper, Michael Cleary, wrote about his love for the fall season. I had not begun writing this weekly column at that time, but I felt compelled to Read more