Dry weather continues here in Nodaway County. I mentioned last week that after enduring several months of too much moisture, we are needing rain and we have not received much since my last report. Although the crops are still looking fair, the corn and soybeans definitely need "a drink of water" and a widespread inch or two of gentle rainfall would help, but we do not need any of the golf ball size hail that was reported in the Parnell area this past Monday.
I called my wife before I left work. I’m not sure why. Maybe it was out of courtesy. Maybe it’s a habit my mom beat into my head. Or maybe I’m just not that bright.
It does not seem possible that just a few short weeks ago we were complaining about too much rain and now we could really use an inch or so of moisture. Although most of the crops have been planted, except in the wet holes and sidehill seeps, they are going to need frequent showers due to shallow rooting. We need to pray that the rain does not stop and hot dry winds begin blowing. We also are going to require a late frost this year for even a mediocre soybean harvest.
There once was a nice man named Kirk.
In whose house was a smell not so pert.
He soon saw his freezer
was unplugged and disease-ridden.
Oh, the bugs! The smell! How it hurt!
When I was a kid, I had the impression that the unpardonable sin was smoking. Now, my father smoked –– smoked as long as I can remember –– but we kids weren't supposed to. That was something that was just understood.
Summer weather has arrived here in Nodaway County with hot "sticky" humidity and warm temperatures. The corn crop is starting to look better and the late planted, and replaced soybeans, are beginning to look like they may make a crop yet.
Back in December 1956, when I was just a boy, LaVern Baker and the Gliders took it to No. 17 on the pop chart. The second time around, in 1974, the group Black Oak Arkansas peaked at No. 25 with their version.
The front door opened slowly and my wife stepped in, her eyes pointing to the floor holding the same clothing she'd just taken to donate to the thrift store.
If you love something, set it free.
If it comes back, it is yours.
If it doesn’t, it never was.
If it comes back in 27 pieces, you probably need a mechanic.
“My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend and I Sure Do Miss Him.” Those lovely lyrics filled my ears as I drove own I-35. Then came “Red Neck, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer,” and I knew I should have stuck by my guns.
I am filled with consternation and apprehension concerning this week's Nodaway County report. A couple of weeks ago I pointed out that I would attempt to utilize the vernacular when reporting business and was severely chastised this past week for my efforts.
Before moving to Maryville the first time around, back in 1988, there was a brief respite between jobs for a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and down the coast to Charleston and Beaufort, S.C., and Savannah, Ga.
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