I (don’t) brake for summer vacation
I was kicking around the idea of writing about all the questionable things our parents did to and with us as children and calling together a support group of sorts.
TV’s Season Finishes Larger Than Life
My Sunday paper's weekend magazine says, "Cancel your plans, unplug the phone and rev up that Tivo." The month of May has become the big finale season for TV entertainment.
Remember safety when making silage
When the weather breaks (hopefully as this article is written) literally tons of hay will go down across Ohio.
Limits to ethanol’s wild success exist
When biofuel promoters begin to extol the virtues of ethanol, it's sometimes difficult to determine if their excitement is powered by corn-based fuel or corn-based liquor.
Of prom, parents and underpants
Remember when high school prom was just a sweet little rite of passage? This, of course, was back before parents as a whole just went ahead and lost their minds.
Just Don’t Say No
We were talking about school policies. Kathie described to me a school assembly about bullying with an impatient resentment.
Hacking away at 2007 (Iraqi) farm bill
On May 8, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns took the Bush administration's first formal step toward the 2007 farm bill.
What does it mean to be a mom?
As May unfolds and Mother's Day was celebrated once again, I found myself thinking just what it means to be a mom.
Tiny tunes: Can’t stop the music
Please do NOT call Children's Services on me. Despite what you may think (and what scientific evidence may have proven), exposure to the soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever does not actually constitute child abuse.
Lessons learned in the kitchen
I don't remember when I made my first cake or when my mother first gave me advice about cooking. As for my early experiences with baking, I remember the 4-H project on breads and pastries that I worked on the summer I was 7.
