I have done some further investigating into the harvesting of timber on my farm, and I thought I would share the details. I ended up having the department of forestry come out to analyze the hardwoods, they looked them over, measured the diameters, and marked nearly every tree on my property. What a great deal, … Read more
I hear so many folks say how worn out they are from their 9 to 5 obligation, that all they want to do is come home and veg on the couch! That sounds like a depressing existence! I say “don’t you have any hobbies, passions or goals outside of your 9 to 5 which may … Read more
The following is a guest post by Alan Amrich who keeps a watchful eye on the waste and abuse orchestrated by our friends in Washington. In 2011, the Association of American Railroads filed suit against various elements of the United States federal government. The action of the AAR, a trade group that represents a cross-section … Read more
In case you didn’t know, we live in an economy based on consumption. Products and services are strategically presented to us, based on tons of data and market research to get us to part with our hard-earned dough. We are sheep! We are nudged into accepting buying habits which are led by the media, the … Read more
Is it me, or does it seem like we have been living with a ‘gloomy’ economy ever since the housing market crash of 2007-08? Granted, we have had glimmers of hope since then, but for the most part the recovery has been quite lackluster. We have had habitually high unemployment, anemic GDP, and an over-all … Read more