Farming and Drugs
I am about to start my 12th year of writing about agriculture in Will County. Whenever I want an easy night at the computer penning about 500 words, I revert Read more
Hay, Hay, Hay
I have been selling hay and straw to hundreds, if not thousands, of customers in the last 40 years. I wish I had written down all the bizarre, crazy, and Read more
Need Investors for My GMO Avocado
It is time to write another article about chickens and eggs. Since I knew I had written many times about my backyard hens in the last 11 years, I searched Read more
You’ll Know It Its Me When I Come Through Your Town
Do you like driving at night? How about in drizzle/snow on rural roads with no streetlights? Do you notice many approaching cars with obnoxiously bright lights or extra lights on Read more
Immigration
In 1906, at the age of 13, my Grandpa Conrad left Germany aboard the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II and emigrated through Ellis Island on September 11th. My recent trip to Read more
See if I Get Any Response With This
I have heard a phrase that makes me bristle. But I will come back to that later. In 1987, when I was only 24 years old, I bought my first Read more
Gobble, gobble, gobble
It is that time of the year. Time to test the fire extinguisher in the house and not out in the field. I still remember an article about fire safety Read more
