Category Archives: common sense

A different side of me,maybe

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

I have been blogging less and living more in 2013 and I don’t know if this is good or bad. I go to meetings like the TN Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Ranchers young leaders conference like I am at … Continue reading →

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You might be married to a farmer if

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

Today was a “shopping for the new house day”. And I never thought I’d say this but I am tired of answer questions about doors, light switches, plug placements, etc. etc. etc. I just naively thought that the house appeared … Continue reading →

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HIPPA, no its not a hippo

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Being a small town rural family doc has its many challenges. But the last time I was on call I ran into one I had not encountered before. Let me set the scene for you. Its Sunday evening, I am … Continue reading →

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Taking On The Comment Section

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Reblogged from New To The Farm: Scroll to the bottom of an online article, blog post or video and you’ll often find a second article, not one written by the author, but a rolling commentary of complaints, comments and conversation … Continue reading →

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Meal Three: An open letter to Big Ag on marketing, PR and effective spin

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Reblogged from One Hundred Meals: – written by Ellen Recently, Grant and I enjoyed a late second dinner with two conventional diary farmers at Telegraph in Chicago. One farmer is from the Central Valley of California — he uses rBST. … Continue reading →

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Stop the Flood of Regulations – the EPA’s new “guidance” document

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Despite the fact that our federal Government and the Supreme Court have upheld the need to limit EPA regulation of federal waterways to “navigable” waters of the United States, the EPA currently has proposed a guidance document which will go … Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel and HSUS – Letters from Home

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

What do Cracker Barrel, Kellog’s, McDonald’s, Cheescake factory all have in common? They are all backing, or showing their support for the policies of HSUS. So, what does that have to do with this blog and letter from home? Well, … Continue reading →

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Once upon a time in America

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Have you ever sat up late at night and watched old black and white TV show reruns? Have you ever noticed how few over weight people were in them? I am not picking on anyone’s weight or body type, I … Continue reading →

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Merry, wait no Happy Holidays

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Being the last week of work before Christmas, I heard a lot of Happy Holidays so far this week. My patients for the most part, being from a rural area still say Merry Christmas, but I have been amazed by … Continue reading →

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Why is it…

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Working with Brian this weekend has made me realize an overlooked fact of life for women who work on a farm. Let me set the scene, this has been our first week with fairly cold weather. (At least by TN … Continue reading →

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