These are the worst of weather days here at the farm, below freezing with the rain and snow is on the way later in the evening. Waking up in the early a.m. to a damp and cold day makes the morning hard to face, and manuver around, but it has to be done. My milking cows aren’t in the most pleasant of moods either on mornings like this, cold hands on their utters make the daily task of milking a most [...]
My older sister has made arrangements to take her family to Sea World Orlando, Florida and is trying to talk me into going along for some much needed time away from the farm. As much as I would love to get away, I’m afraid that I don’t have anyone, at this point, who will be able to take over all of the duties here at the farm that are needed in order to survive each and everyday, morning, noon and night. [...]
I have been reading how the Social Security Administration is desperately trying to keep up with the large number of baby boomers that are now hitting retirement age. They are expecting to deal with the eligibility of 80 million baby boomers and are now beginning to accept applications online for quicker and less expensive processing. One article stated that it normally takes a person 45 minutes to apply in person, while the online version takes a much shorter time frame [...]
These are terrifying times for so many folks today, Obama certainly has his work cut out for him all the way around, it is good to see him so active so early on, he has been busy during this time before his swearing in that is coming up in just a couple of weeks. Winter months are trying times for farmers and we are dwindling in numbers each and every year, so it is good to know that getting assistance [...]
I was reading an article on the Internet about how Mexico is trying to bring toxic PCB waste that was produced in Mexico to Texas to be burned. The burning of the waste would fill the air with toxic fumes that could affect the health of the people in the surrounding communities. This business about polluting the planet in general with toxic waste has got to stop! And letting other countries use our country as their dumping grounds just boggles my [...]