‘Why I can’t come to work today’
As anyone who ever had employees knows, being an employer is not the piece of cake that some management gurus would like us to believe.
U.S. energy policy never been decent
Of all the lessons beaten into America by crashing Katrina, one of the biggest is that the nation's energy policy, past as well as present, is an absolute scandal.
Realize the reach of sisterly power
Who would I be without my sisters? I am talking both about the sisters who were born into my life, and the sisters I have chosen throughout my adult life.
Writing on the wall captures memories
It is the job of a parent to create order out of a somewhat chaotic world, to orchestrate the subtle and the major things within a child's life.
Getting hammered on home improvement
There are just some things no woman ever wants to hear from her spouse including: "Honey, I've met someone.
Watchin’ Tony Walk
On mornings when I'm not working away from home, around 7:50, our dog Lydia begins her bark that usually announces just about anything that moves in our vicinity.
It’s time to restock the national pantry
More than most months, September delivers farmers key numbers - yield per acre, weaning weight, price per pound or bushel - they will live with for the coming months.
My lost, and found, popularity
When I think of all the years of my youth I wasted worrying about being popular, why, I could just weep.
Where was mission control before the storm?
mages of Hurricane Katrina's destruction blast from our televisions pierced us with secondhand sorrow.
Horizontal hoof grooves are signs of faulty forage rationing for cattle
After reading and searching the Internet, I found some interesting and practical information to help dairy managers and nutritionists evaluate ration management based on hoof health and appearance.
