Market Monitor: Lack of insight, but not opinion
I was reminded this morning that when it comes to really knowing what is going on in the grain markets, I am as useless...
Time flies when you’re trippin’
My cousin and I started our "Two Trippin' Moms Adventures" when our children were very young. Bidding the daddies goodbye, we buckled in a...
What did children do for fun before video games?
Fireflies and foxfire . . . four-leaf clovers and bare feet . . water striders and pollywogs . . . baby rabbits and big...
Cuckoos are Real
While searching the forest canopy for the male scarlet tanager I had just heard (its raspy voice sounds like a robin with a sore...
Market Monitor: Dead cat shows signs of life
Last week I mentioned the old saw about the dead cat — that even a dead cat can bounce a little. That was in...
Two friends, a world apart? Or not?
On Saturday, a dear friend who lives in Tampa sent me a quick message, saying she and her hubby were going to drive out...
Butt then, maybe I’ll call you
We just spent a very confused moment staring at the caller ID that pops up on our TV screen and wondering how I could...
Considering timber harvest? Do your homework
Each weekday morning, I travel the 18 miles to my office at the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District. Most often, I use this...
Trade talks are stuck in past
The surest way to confirm if anyone in Washington, D.C. is telling you the truth about trade is to watch their lips: If they...
Market Monitor: Rain on plain starts to make grain
I laid awake for a long time in the middle of the night, listening to the rain. I am not sure why I do...
