Opinion
The history of the Prices
Greg Newlin, who is a contributor of the Hiawatha World, sent us a few photos and the history behind them.
Bipartisan support for against Gazans
During the recent debate over a massive federal budget bill, we saw once again that when it comes to funding health and food-assistance programs, Republicans and Democrats make a great show of going head-to-head. In contrast, when it comes to providing the Israeli military with weapons and munitions that it uses to destroy medical and food systems in Gaza, our two major parties stand shoulder-to-shoulder.
The Dewey Decimal System
I make a lot of jokes here at Beyond Reason. Some are at the expense of the game of pickleball. Some are the expense of the pickleball players. While I do try to make other jokes about other topics—bugs, potato salad, and, of course, gourds—heretofore, I’ve never attempted a single joke about the Dewey Decimal System.
Fresh from the Hen House
After the fair wrapped up, the kids felt, well, a little lost. In the weeks leading up to it, their days were packed with training, washing, and grooming animals, plus finishing up projects and all of the entry work. Then suddenly, the fair was over, and they felt so strange with all the free time they now had.
The Hole Truth
America believes in second chances. It’s the land of reinvention. The country that invented brunch, rebooted Batman eleven times, and gave Paul Giamatti a leading man phase. And now, it has done the impossible: turned a backyard barbecue game into a professional sport.
Fresh from the Hen House
My oldest loves the beef project in 4-H. Two years ago, she raised a second-year bucket calf and got a solid introduction to raising and handling a bigger beef. Last year, she raised and trained her first market steer. Everything besides a bucket calf, including a market steer, is a beef that was raised by its momma, so not a tame thing, nor are they little. Last year’s market steer was picked straight from the herd, and there couldn’t have been a better first steer to raise. With her diligence in training, he ended up being quite the puppy dog. With this year’s steer, she helped with the picking. We chose a nicely built calf in the winter and brought him home to the corral containing my son’s second-year bucket calf. He was deemed “Arnold.”
Senior Moments
Movie Nite at the Horton Senior Center featured a movie that was a wonderful story about Sybil Ludington, a young woman who rode 40 miles on horseback to notify militia about a British attack. Thank you to Jim and Shirley Foster for sharing the movie with us.