Brad Nelson

“I noticed a small van slow down beside the cab of my truck while it was passing.  I glanced over and noticed that the occupants appeared to be a young mother and a toddler, who was in a child seat. 

“... after which, I turned around and saved everyone time and trouble by walking straight to the principal’s office all by myself.”

Years ago, a fellow I went to high school with shared an odd thought. He and his wife chose not to be parents because they felt unqualified.

If you are reading this, then the world did not end in 2012. Just a couple of takes on the Mayan calendar, which some believe show the world ending in December of last year.

The GPS can be wonderful and useless at the same time. I was south of Mountain Home, Idaho recently, looking for an old friend and hay grower.

Years back there was a TV commercial for a margarine product that used the wordage, “Better than Butter.” It included a scene where “Mother Nature” was offered a taste of both butter and the new, improved “imitation yellow grease.”