Killin time. Not sure why. I have lots of things to do, including my taxes! But instead I’m playing with my blog design. I just wanted to play and then realized I had hit activate rather than preview so I had to go for it! I sort of wish I would have grabbed a screenshot of the previous blog. That… Read More
Paying Tribute to “Just a Farmer, Plain & Simple”
A friend recently told me his grandpa had passed away. His granddad had farmed in the same community his whole life — he was 90 and was still active, he had even helped with the lengthy weather-ravaged harvest this past fall. From the stories I heard from the combine, I knew he must be loved by many. The impact he… Read More
In Seattle Talking Technology — Stereotypes in Play?
I think my lunch last Saturday would almost seem stereotypical for Seattle and yet the day was a tad surreal. My sister Cheryl works for a Seattle-based computer firm. She spends a good bit of time in the fine city. Her crowd of friends includes programmers, project managers, etc. When she found out I’d be coming to Seattle, she said… Read More
Staying Home for the Holidays
I’m lucky enough to have multiple choice at the holidays usually. The benefit of being single. All the moms & kids seem to be driver. I’m usually with family in one place or another although I sometimes also squeeze in vacation fun. This year the decision was to stay put. I love traveling to see my sister and her family… Read More
I Can’t Seem to Think in Numbers, I’m a People Person
I was playing around on the web and decided to go to twitter’s website to check trending topics — I saw too many Chuck Norris tweets and having bought a Chuck Norris book for last year’s office Christmas party exchange, I just had to know. When I logged in… the number of zeros popped up. Wow. 1000 followers? Really? I’m… Read More
Three Days in Another World
Having spent time in the Soviet Union, Turkey, China, etc., I thought I knew what it felt like to be in a different world. But those were easy to prepare for. The languages were different, I had long hours on airplanes, etc. This week’s trip to the North American International Livestock Expo (NAILE) felt similar in someways. Now before anyone… Read More
