A blogless friend posted this as a Facebook note. I asked him if I could repost here because I think he sums up what so many of us have thought & felt so many times. It also chaps me that they sent the standard letter and then refuse to follow up with his repeated attempts to talk further. After ruining… Read More
Keeping Your Patience In Tact While Traveling
If someone were to ask me about top tips for traveling, my biggest one would be don’t sweat the small stuff when things go wrong. We’ve all seen the people gritting their teeth as they go along. A flight delay becomes reason to scowl. Weather issues & turbulence make the teeth grip tighter. And a storm that brings snow and freezing rain… Read More
Taking Time at the Memphis Airport to Thank Lumbermen
The Lumberman’s Club of Memphis was established in 1898. Having grown up here and spent so much time in the Mid-South, I can imagine hardwoods are a part of our economy, but I really hadn’t thought about a Memphis Lumbermen’s Club nor that Memphis would be the headquarters for the National Hardwood Lumber Association. According to Wilson Lumber Company, the Lumbermen’s Club of Memphis is the oldest lumber organization of its type in the world.
Ag Media Summit Fun Continued, Headed Home
I’m going to be really lazy here… On a call for work and headed to the airport so let’s just get to the photos! Lots of pics from hanging out with Troy Hadrick and Tim Zweber. And lots of pics of all the real work done too… interviews, possible story discussions, it was a productive meeting on every front! I… Read More
Will my iPad put the smackdown on my netbook?
Last weekend, a farmer friend tweeted and buzzed the following comment “Just saw my first iPad in the wild…looks like someone ripped the keyboard (and full OS) off of a netbook. And then doubled the price.” I had to comment on the buzz and from there, a string of convo took place with the biggest focus being on Apple… Read More
Coconut tree climbing in The Philippines
Okay, I could just say everyone should watch this video! And yes, the photo I put in here shows Bboy having cut a coconut and beginning his one-handed descent! Unbelievable. Really. But for fun, you really need to watch this video if you see yourself in any of the following: You’ve ever wondered how interesting it would be to climb… Read More
