I’m not sure if anyone who regularly reads my blog knows but July 11 is World Population Day. Although I usually focus on things about farm and travel topics, and talking about World Population Day may seem a pretty odd topic, it fits in perfectly to me. World Population Day is one of the programs of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)…. Read More
Having July 4th holiday in the middle of the week makes it a strange celebration. I celebrated with friends and family in Memphis this weekend, but came back to St Louis for work. That left me in a bit of a quandary about what to do for the fourth. Mind you, having traveled all weekend, I have plenty I need… Read More
I have to admit…. I hadn’t really given thought to U.S. Presidents that called Missouri home til I stumbled into history recently. I went to Kansas City, Missouri for a weekend to see long-time friends I had been hoping to visit since moving to their home state. On the drive southeast of Kansas City, I saw one of the familiar… Read More
This video is pure awesomeness from the Peterson Farm Boys in central Kansas. It is an agricultural version of one of today’s most popular songs — “I’m sexy and I know it” becomes “I’m farming and I grow it.” Love knowing that the kids who will run tomorrow’s farms are committed to the land and love what they do! The… Read More
Almost all of us like to thi we have had a great idea. Maybe not a true invention, but a small thing that could make life easier. But I am not sure many of us act on those, but a college friend (Neil) and his wife (Stacey) did just that. There was an idea that stemmed from trying to change… Read More
Tonight as I was trying to figure out what I’d post for Wordless Wednesday and as I trolled for ideas, I saw word from Kym Warner of the Greencards that a musical genius — Doc Watson — had died tonight. My mind immediately went to the first and last times I saw Doc Watson play and I turned to Google to… Read More
