As the world stops today in hushed anticipation of the U.S. election outcomes, it occurred to me this morning that the earthworms I carefully brushed off the pieces of firewood at the bottom of the woodpile have no clue about this momentous occasion and go right on about their activities as though it's the least thing in the world to worry about.

You've no doubt heard the hoopla about Crispr gene-editing technology that has promised to do everything but drink your coffee for you. The promises are identical to the ones that accompanied the genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Wow, just wow. Who could have known that POLYFACE DESIGNS would create such a stir? Well, as Ray Stevens would say, "It did." First, thank you all for such a rousing reception. In my wildest dreams I was hoping we'd sell 1,000 by Christmas to help defray initial printing costs and bring us close to even before year's end. How could we have known that the entire first printing of 5,000 would sell in less than a week?

Sometimes a person sends me a gem that is so self-evident you can't believe scientists are paid to run the experiment…

As a farm that not only produces but also processes, markets, and distributes its bounty, we have some iconic phrases that aren't common among farmers.

Last evening I did a webinar for Justin Rhodes, guru of homesteading. His subscribers had sent in a list of questions and he pulled a handful to drive the webinar's conversation.

One of the cornerstones of rural living is neighbor congeniality. Out here in the country, we know the hospital is far away; the sheriff is far away; the grocery store is far away. We don't rely on 911 as much as we rely on each other.

As the big social media outfits face Senate hearings and justice department pushback on both censorship and illegal bullying in the marketplace, it creates a practical conundrum.

In these posts I routinely excoriate government agencies of all types, so I'm tickled to give some kudos to new U.S. dietary guideline recommendations that for the first time have reached down to children under 2 years old.

It finally arrived. Friday morning POLYFACE DESIGNS arrived in a tractor trailer, all 25,000 pounds. This book weighs a smidgen under 5 lbs., folks. If you don't want to read it, you can use it in your weight training program.

I'm reading a book manuscript by a friend about consensus government. About a quarter of the way in I'm finding nuggets that are quite good. It'll be interesting to see what it proposes as alternatives to what we have.

I've always said we'll know our side is getting traction when McDonald's starts suffering significant market decline over the long term. No business is assured perpetual success. And no business should be too big to fail. Bailouts, whether auto makers, bankers, or cities simply prop up failed policies and protocols.