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Maybe AIG ain’t great after all
More than 40 years ago, my father and his good friend, C. John, had a three-letter code they often tossed back and forth when enjoying their shared passions of fishing, camping and winning nickels playing euchre. “AIG,” one would say whereupon the other would reply immediately, “You better believe it; AIG.” Old meaning AIG meant
Wood frog’s voice is not frog-like
It may seem a bit early to be listening for frogs, but wood frogs rush the season. They emerge from beneath forest leaf litter in late winter, and as soon as the ice melts, they sing. A wood frog’s voice is hardly frog-like. One field guide describes a wood frog chorus as sounding, “like a
What I did NOT do on my summer vacation
So I had a list. It was a very nice list. An impressive list even. On this list were all the amazing, enriching things I was going to do with the children on “our” summer vacation. Many of them were things we had done with much success and fanfare years before. So confident was I
The Galapagos Islands adventure continues
A cruise of the Galapagos Islands takes on a life of its own. Each day is a series of highlights that satisfy even the most expectant traveler. Many visitors, including me, arrive with a mental list of species they hope to see. On this trip, I checked off every species on my list. Awesome The
Farmland price bubble will burst
American humorist Will Rogers once cracked that Americans are the only people in the world to drive themselves to the poor house.
Sir Isaac Newton meets Congress
Newton’s Third Law of Motion, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction,” has direct application to the physics of farm bills.
Ethanol is more free trade Kool-Aid
Giddy. Everything ethanol touches seems to get giddy on either the grain alcohol’s future or its fumes.
Millions of reasons for lobbying reform
By Capitol Hill standards, $95.5 million is chicken feed; but even chicken feed has a purpose: fatter broilers, happier hens, more eggs.
TV, or not TV? That’s the question
Am I mistaken, or wasn’t watching too much television once considered to be a bad idea?
Didn’t people lie about how much time they spent watching Dallas?
Can we not recall that once there was a golden time in America when “couch potato” was an insult?
Now? I’m ashamed to be among decent people because I have nothing to say about Survivor.
Vote: The most aggravating farm animal
Columnist Judith Sutherland explains her views on the most annoying and aggravating farm stock.
