Friends, esteemed readers, and lurkers…I’m a pretty optimistic person. In fact, I’d say, I’m optimistic to a fault. I have so much optimism that burns so bright, that when I run out of optimism, I’m the biggest pessimist you’ll meet. … Continue reading
Really…but, not really. Two weeks without any new posts? Yeah, I’m awful. But, I also am okay with periodic neglect of this little corner of the Internet. Things have been BUSY lately (capital B-U-S-Y BUSY) and I’ve always sworn to … Continue reading
About a month ago, I went to Wisconsin. Because life is busy and the world is full of so much distracting awesomeness, I haven’t blogged about it yet. But, let me tell you, it was a great trip. I spent … Continue reading
Today’s Hi, I’m Agriculture post is by David Hayden, a Kentucky-native-gone-Okie. David is a meat scientist, and is also the voice of the fantastic agriculture Facebook page, Farming America and the Farming America agriculture and food blog. You can also find … Continue reading
As I sit here in my office, enjoying my lunch (yes, this was pre-written and scheduled) and contemplating the fascinating, awesome, amazing tasks I’ve done for some wonderful clients, I can’t help but laugh. A look at my task list … Continue reading
It’s National FFA Week. My friends involved in agriculture are well aware of it. It seems like my Facebook has been painted blue and gold, the emblem is all over Twitter and lots of friends’ avatars are throwbacks sporting that … Continue reading
That quote, the one in the title? That’s by Eleanor Roosevelt. A little-known fact about myself is that there’s three people I thoroughly enjoy quoting: Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. They just all had a sort of “pluck” … Continue reading
Friday night, January 25th. I was cruising on 70 West through northeastern Kansas, when things seem to come unhinged. I was pulled over on the side of an off-ramp, dozens of miles away from Manhattan, staring at my car with … Continue reading
Spoken words, that is. Or rather, the way I speak words. I like to joke that I have “the accent with no home.” I grew up JUST close enough to Chicago to develop a really obnoxious Chicago treatment of vowels. … Continue reading
Because that’s one of the top search terms that brings people to my blog. I was surprised — I kind of assumed some of my more controversial posts would be what drew people in. I mean, they do. But apparently … Continue reading
