One afternoon this spring my wife found a Charlie Brown style tomato plant, small and yellow, on sale for $1.00. She replanted it into a nice pot, gave it a great spot on the deck and watered it every day. Read More …
Outsmarting Squirrels?
Category: State and Local Issues
What’s Wrong With Missouri?
Amid a series of emails with friends fighting hunger about the nation I got asked a question: “What’s wrong with Missouri?’ My friend dutifully follows news about Covid – and how Missouri seems immune to common sense. She read about Read More …
Twenty Years Without Change
Remember capitalism? Market a needed product at a fair price and treat your workers well enough that they remain loyal. That formula is so dead.
Creative Writing
I emptied the mailbox at my mom’s today. The one day yield: 27 #10 or #11 envelopes. All but two came from charities, trolling for 1% donations rates spurred by sad stories or return envelope stickers. The other two came Read More …
The Little Things
I cooked Saturday’s dinner on the grill, in part to keep the kitchen cooler, and, well I like to grill. Nothing elaborate, just boneless chicken, sourdough bread buttered and garlicked, broccoli, and, cut-up fruit. Still, the base meal cost around Read More …