Did you eat yams for Thanksgiving? Did they give you gas? Are you now expecting a fart joke in this week’s article? Do I now have a captive audience? Before the ink could dry on the article I wrote last week, I covered most of the windows in my house Read more…
Do you think you could live a life similar to the life your grandparents, great grandparents, or great-great grandparents lived? Imagine doing some of the same things they did in the 1800’s or early 1900’s. Have I gone crazy? That is a rhetorical question. Did you have any trouble buying Read more…
Is it good to keep old things around? How about old people? Can old and well-worn items still be useful? Before the hate mail starts, let me state that I am referring to myself as the “old people.” In this weekly column several years ago, I wrote about the frustration Read more…
My dad loved driving tractors and other machinery, especially those used for the mechanical harvest of crops. Being born in 1926, he grew up during a time when many farms transitioned from manual labor of men and horses to machines. In his youth it was not uncommon for the crops Read more…
It was the Sunday before Halloween and thus began my nightmare. You might remember that it started raining shortly after daybreak and it rained all day, all night, and into the morning the next day. Everyone received 3 plus inches of rain with some reports of 4-5 inches. The rain Read more…
It can be scary out there sometimes. I am not talking about the ghosts and goblins of Halloween. I am talking about how events can unfold which are probably mere coincidences yet we can easily put a different spin on them if we want to. In addition to our documented Read more…
This week’s article will continue the fall harvest theme. Would you bend over to pick up a penny? How about 2 or 3 pennies? If so, would you do it thousands of times? Many soybean fields were harvested this year in mid to late September, several weeks earlier than usual. Read more…
Back in the 1970’s I remember riding my bike to a new subdivision that had been recently built next to my family’s farm to see some friends from school. My mom made sure I wore clean and good, clothes to school, but after school I had to change and put Read more…
How long can this warm, dry weather last? Many farmers are capitalizing on the extension of summer-like weather to harvest corn and soybeans. It was this time last year that we were also very dry. I can only remember 3 wet spells in the last 15 months. A very heavy, Read more…
As another farm year winds down and I finally find myself driving for hours on end in the field, my body can rest but the brain still works. I have multiple thoughts in my head. Well, here goes with many random musings. I remember about 8-10 years ago (exact date Read more…