There have been so many stories lately about events that will create cultural change. This might actually be a story that describes true change to a portion of our culture-or not. I mean, I’m not clairvoyant. Roundup-ready crops made farmers much more productive. You could plant a crop and then spray the weeds without killing … Continue reading The Row Crop Cultivator Returns? →

I need to tell you how I came to this story one step at a time, otherwise you won’t understand it. You may not understand it anyway, I may not, either. I was driving home from work when I saw a car-hit deer lying dead along the highway. Even though it was no longer alive, … Continue reading It’s not random →

I remember advertisements in the back of magazines with offers to work from home. I think this job situation was sort of the dream scenario for many people. I just spent the last three decades NOT working from home. I like being at home and as such always requested longer shifts but fewer of them … Continue reading Home Work →

It has been a long time since I moved into a new home. Any move to a new residence was never complete for me until the electricity was turned on. Electricity means hot food, a hot shower and some form of entertainment, however to me-more than anything-it means light. When I look at the creations … Continue reading Light →

Summers mean sun and heat; my head needs protection from both so I wear a hat. I am already an established redneck so that part of me doesn’t need sun either so I wear a hat. I don’t wear a cowboy hat because I’m not- I do however want my ears free from burning so … Continue reading The Smokey Yunick Hat →

Dear Dave,   As I age, most of the possessions I want remind me of something else-or some other time. I’ve read that certain smells create the strongest triggers for memory recall, however I think small symbols are my most powerful triggers, Dave. One such symbol would be the IHC emblem found on International Harvester … Continue reading Letter to Dave →