People who say they love that good old country air have never been outside when the farmers have been spreading manure. Where I live, the first true sign of spring is the sight of the big green (and brown) manure trucks, affectionately known as honey wagons, barreling down the … [Read more...]

I was standing on number one tee last Monday excited and glad to be there. It was not unusual as like any golfer worth his four-letter word vocabulary, this was going to be my new best round. On or about the fourth hole I was wondering why I was there, which also is not unusual, … [Read more...]

I spent my first ten years of life on a small quarter section family dairy farm in Eaton County, Michigan with a sister two years younger. Being a kid on a farm is one great adventure after another but things can get a bit out of hand when the parents are not around. One summer … [Read more...]

How rude! Of all the offensive surveys to be conducted, this one claims that Americans are inconsiderate jerks. Yeah, well, you can just take that and ... Oops. That would be too rude to say. But the crummy survey deserves it. In a telephone poll conducted this year by the … [Read more...]

As many 50-something women find, their lower internal organs begin to drop, droop, sag, bag and demand attention, and do not ignore the familiar signs of urgency and/or wet knickers. A few days after arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, while shopping at Robinson’s Department Store, I … [Read more...]