The Old Farmer (2014) The Old Farmer Too On a walk over a hill, alongside a green field, I saw the old farmer again just the other day. He didn’t look up as he walked, his mind worked the list of to-dos without a word to say. The tall strong farmer moves a bit slower now, hunched a bit, but powerful beyond appearance. Generations worked this land, and it always needs the work, just with less Continue Reading...
The Old Farmer
I write sometimes too much, other times not quite enoughGetting the time, or room in peace to work can be tough Before I wrote my most viewed piece, Destination HomesteadThere was a man who taught me to use an axe in the shed Before if was the right time to do my Generation JumpingThere was a man , well-read, his stories true, lacking nothing I remember a guy who could dribble, and throw with Continue Reading...
God Made a Farmer
Inspired by the Super Bowl ad, I am sharing this quick note. This commercial was not only my favorite ad from the advertising blitz that is the Super Bowl, but it may also have been my favorite part of the entire game. See, to me it wasn't an ad about a company, but a cognitive visit to times and places I don't visit often enough. Paul Harvey was a standard at my grandparents home. Breakfast, Continue Reading...