Dermatology and Baby Owen

Well you know the two go hand in hand...No one has better skin than a new baby and since I sometimes like two subjects at once here goes...

First and foremost as shown in pics to the right my sweet pea has now 5 grandsons all under the age of 6...A basketball team maybe and all five are real good looking guys....Baby Owen is no exception as you see in the picture...He is a looker for sure.....For grandma it was love at first sight on this guy, I could tell...and he took a couple peeks at her and I think maybe he felt the same way. He's about a week old now and should be home doing fine and am sure the two will meet again soon..

Dermatology is on my mind because today was my semi annual visit to see Dr. Robert W. Martin III, MD.....he is my dermatologist and he has burned, cut, and scraped me from all angles and still can not find any cancer...good for him but he got that can of nitrogen after me again today on two or three spots, but for the most part he said I was looking good and don't come back now for another year...

I told him about the chicken fat now present in my left knee and about the new lie soap shampoo I have been using from the Brookston popcorn festival...he said it all sounded good, shook my hand and said I was good to go for another year....

But at this time I do wish to share with you all the Rules of Three for the skin that my doc says we need to do...

Bathe in shower or tub three times a week for 3 to 5 minutes, no more....
and not to hot of water..within 3 minutes of finishing pat yourself dry, leaving beads of moisture and then apply lotion....

and then the one no one would ever do but he says to apply lotion then 3 additional times each day.....yeal right....



Tomorrow its Dr. James Watson's turn to look me over...he is my GP and will be looking at my colesterol score as well as other things...sure he will be more interested in my chicken fat report and the cancer study cancellation that has just taken place with my oncology study for preventing prostate cancer...started that about maybe 8 years ago or so, and was either on placebo's or vitamin E or Selineum or both or nothing, one of those blind studies that no one seems to know what is going on...But anyway NOW they discover that none of the stuff is helping to prevent prostate cancer, but that the stuff can cause diabetes and some other terrible thing...So I hope to find out what I was on, the placebo's or the supplements....and hope diabetes is not just ahead for me because of it....I hope the southwest oncology study group will level with me and share the info....

Harvest is done..Got done Tuesday...Corn yeilds were indeed the best of my lifetime...corn average yeild for all my 75 acres was about 185 bushels per acre...way up there for my type of "average" land.....but it was what I had hoped for and kind of expected knowing the growing season that we had this summer...never seen one so perfect and probably will not again...But should the GOOD LORD wish to bless us again, well I will thank him again, and give him the honor and the praise for it....He does control it all...

Sweet Pea and I cast our votes for the Maverics McCain and Palin last Saturday night in early voting....We hope many of you will do the same...Remember the dates now Republicans vote on Nov. 4th and Democrats then on November 5th....ha

I pray God's hand will continue to be on America.....

You may notice that October only had 6 blog post...busy month here for farmers...
Promise to get back to writing more in months ahead.....

Brown County Indiana

Nashville Indiana located in Brown County famous for fall foliage and fine wine...Sweet Pea and I found them both yesterday right after a lovely dinner at the Stair Home in Greenfield Indiana, right after a great church service at St. James Lutheran Church in that nice little town...My little Granddaughter Allison recieved her first communion and we all got to share in that with her...I was designated to be last and it was suggested that I should consume all the wine that is left in the challace that Allison had made for the event....Well I smiled and said "yes I would be happy to"....well Allison, her parents, and Todd's parents and sweet pea did not leave me a lot to consume, so it left me ripe for what followed when we arrived in Brown County later in the afternoon....We checked out a lot of artistic shops that are all over Nashville and did purchase a small picture saying "wine a little and you will feel better", and then came upon the Brown County Winery there...Gosh the wines they have were good, very good especially the 20 percent one called 'old barrel port'....oh my, I have acquired a pallet for fine wines, which ends up costing one a little more money in the long run, but, once acquired must be nurtured as life goes on...But this wine is one of the tastiest, smoothest wines I have experienced, so as we selected wines to fill a case that was such a savings over single bottle purchases, sweet pea reminded me, I found my self time and time again asking the host to "hit my tasting glass again with that old port", I referred to it as, and she knew which one I meant...after a couple taste I found myself saying time and time again, "put another bottle of that one in the case would you please?" Well that happened about four times I think I counted and finally my consultant suggested we needed to move on and get back to Lafayette and she would be doing the driving to the Halloween party at the Post House....That was fun also, no wine but great chilli, two kinds cooked over an open fire all day by the master chilli dude JR Russell.....Yes indeed he is not only a wizard at dry wall but my pallet also knows he does fine chilli...Susan's dog buddy went along to the party and shared in some of the good foods offered him or "found" in the grass that some folks had dropped....he had quite a time playing with Sandy a blonde dog somewhat larger than he but who cares...Anyway come time to leave he stopped in the lawn on our way to the car and hid behind a bush...He was just not ready to call it a night yet....We finally musceled him into the truck and got him out of there...He is such a party animal...

Have a great day all over this land...corn to harvest yet so must be on my way....

Sarah Palin in Indianapolis

Last Friday evening Sarah Palin came to Indiana...Sweet Pea and I just could not resist, we picked up two tickets and headed over for the event...It was fun, 20,000 of us thought so, and we got some good pictures of this fine lady also...

My democrat freinds think she is some sort of a joke...not sure how that logic works, but that is the way a few portray this lady...For my money to some day watch her do a state of the union message would be pretty exciting I believe...To see her standing there telling about what she wants to do as our first woman President would be awesome...To hear her warn big oil, and lobbiest that the fun and games are over, would be a treat...And to watch a woman president that was pleasing to the eye for me would be a plus...For some I guess the thought of her name not being Hillary just sends them into spasams of some sort...

Indiana has been a red state for about 20 years now but Mr. Obama is spending millions to try and paint us blue...He may get the job done who knows, but for me, I will be casting my vote for Mr. McCain and Mrs. Palin come election day...I am probably maybe "old fashioned" so to speak...In a President I mainly want a good "commander in chief" of our armed forces, not someone promising the world to every one... I think having both arm broken in captivity so many times he can not raise them over his head earns this man the right to be commander in chief...The other guy had not earned anything as far as I can see...he is very talented however, he is a super salesman, and has a keen sense of what the audience wants to hear and that he can deliver, he promises all to everyone....just not sure we can afford "all to everyone" but should he win and the democrats control both houses of congress I guess the show will begin and it should be quite a show....For now I will keep praying that we stay the course in our nations willingness to protect freedom not only here but elsewhere in the world...we are the "cop" for the world...it will not be a pretty world at all, or even a pretty nation should we decide to turn in our badge and leave our "beat" unattended....

Well enough for now in two weeks will know what we will be about for the next four years....

Semper Fi, Jack

PS...just recieved this email and want to add this gosh this is a wonderful idea..

THE JOB - URINE TEST
(Whoever wrote this one deserves a HUGE pat on the back!)
Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.
Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their A--, doing drugs, while I work. . . . Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
Pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don't. Hope you all will pass it along, though. . Some thing has to change in this country -- and soon!!!!!!!
I guess we could title that program, 'Urine or You're Out'.

(me again) What makes more sense than that??????

Indiana's Covered Bridge Festival

We went, we ate, we shopped and we enjoyed the Covered Bridge Festival in West Central Indiana...It' about an hour and half ride from here but scenic this time of year and good winding roads with turning trees so why not???? We had fun and about every little town in the area down there does still have a covered bridge to celebrate..But Bridgeton the one sweet pea selected to visit also has a still operating mill that grinds corn and wheat into flour and meal to make the really good stuff we all like to eat..

It was last Sunday, that we attended, and it last all through this week yet so we may even go back possible as it is fun to see all the stuff the merchants come up with to sell at those places...especially the food...gosh sausages wrapped in a pumpkin pancake, biscuts and gravy, blackberry cobbler, pumpkin ice cream, I mean it just does not end and how much can one try in just one day, so maybe we do need to go back this week end....

But surely not Friday come to think of it as we have tickets to the Sarah Palin rally in Indianapolis....looking forward to seeing this gal that who knows maybe someday be President of our Land....were going and with camera of course..hope to catch a photo of her giving a famous "wink" and maybe even saying those famous words, "you betcha".....till then I will be still engrossed in shelling the corn that is so abundant this year...so abundant that the price is dropping like a rock and good news to food buyers and ethanol producers accross out great land...

Semper Fi,

Jack

Very Sexcessful year

It truly was the year of the "easy" rain. 2008 will most likely be the best growing season for crops this farmer has or will ever see...If one was to write a prescription for weather 2008 would be it. Never that I remember have I seen a year when the grass in the lawn at some time did not "brown off" just a little bit anyway. Gosh I have seen years when it seemed certain to be dead not dormant. But rains later would always 'green' it up again but usually too late or too little for real good crops.

And the picture to the right is what we have here in the heartland of Indiana. The average ear seen here is 18 rows of kernals around the cob and the average kernals in a row is close to 40...If my Dayton School math is correct that is 720 kernals of corn on the average ear out there...So biblical writings speak of reaping grain at 100 fold, or 100 time what you planted, and this is 700 fold...At 28,300 kernals planted and growing per acres that is a "lot of corn"...My guess the final yeild will be between 160-185 bushels per acre...In another two weeks I should have that info to share..But believe me, sex in the cornfield that I wrote about in July did happen and happen well. Every kernal got polinated and grew well all the way to the tip of the ears....The soybeans averaged very close to 60 bushels per acre this year, not a record but pretty darn good, surely satisfying this semi retired, hobby level farmer....

So I wrote a couple times as the year progressed about "Sex in the Cornfield", and how that all takes place...As you can see in the picture this truly was a very sexcessful year......

God has blessed this nation again abundantly, why I am just not sure as we seem as a nation to move further away from Godlyness each and every decade...How long will he smile and graciously bless this nation? Your guess could be better than mine, time will tell I guess. The door is open for our nation to return and be thankful..That season is coming soon so maybe just maybe a lot of our people will on that day set down together and offer thanks for a nation so abundantly blessed that at times, we have to remind him of totally spoiled brats...Always wanting the latest and the greatest. I myself think that we still have enough Christian believers that God continues to pour out blessings for the most part on us...But as those percentages shrink each decade who knows when the scales will be off enough to trigger a new age?

Hey got a date tonight with a granddaughter, Elizabeth Plaspohl, a Purdue University Junior...We are going to hear the Presidents own United States Marine Corps Band in the Elliot Hall of Music at Purdue...Should be fun will wear my Marine Hat and enjoy the marches...maybe enjoy an ice cream after....Semper Fi......

Inch of rain yesterday, clearing sunshine today, harvest begins again tomorrow...

The Current Mess

Whatever goes up must someday come down, something we all know but must have forgotten. We allowed our governement to force us into way to liberal of practises during these last two decades...Now there is a price that must be paid...But most will not agree and are instead buying into the "winds of change" and actually believeing the promise of more and more government interferance will fix this mess we all allowed to happen.....

The Clinton administration set us up for this by pushing and allowing these fanny mae and Freddie mac government loan institutions that pushed and allowed liberal loans to minorities that should never have happened….Now all that liberalism is coming home to roast and I remember the roast in our old chicken house at home always had lots of droppings under them….that is what happens when government makes an ”artificial good times” like we have had the last 15 years…we grew too fast too soon because we were building a lot of “things” , that never should have been built…..no matter who wins this election this nation is now headed to a time of recession where we will pay the price for over building, over lending, over liberalism….a pendulum swings just so far and then it swings back, its on its way back and it swang too far because of government trying to make the perfect world for all our minorities….it just don’t work to allow people to purchase a home they can not afford…sooner or later it all falls apart…that is happening right now…Bush Is not at fault….Our congress is and the American people are, who allowed it all to happen without saying loud enough that this is wrong and some day we will pay a price… There is enough guilt to go around in at least some degrees to all of us......And the irony of it all is that people even though we have had it so good with all the “stuff” we have, are still not happy, we all want more, we are the most spoiled generation of people who ever lived on the earth….if someone starts to say maybe we have to much, we get upset and blame others…..

If the democrats get in and also control congress we will see mega government at its worst….Hang on and hope and pray for the best.....we will survive it but rough waters probably lie ahead.....