Rural America

Mouse Trap

Posted on Mar 26, 2007 in Daily Grind, Rural America | 3 comments

Lately I’ve been having some issues with an uninvited guest in my home. I never saw him, just his droppings. I finally had enough and set out some poison, which he quickly consumed, for 2 days straight. I thought maybe he was gone, but then out of nowhere yesterday I actually saw him...

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Taco Town

Posted on Jan 18, 2007 in Daily Grind, My Thoughts On..., Rural America | 1 comment

I could talk about all the misery we are all enduring because of the ice… but instead I feel I should share my lunch experience from yesterday. There is a place in Carthage called Taco Town and its been there since the days when you only had to dial 4 numbers to make a local call. Most of...

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I (Heart) Slow Drivers

Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Daily Grind, My Thoughts On..., Rural America | 0 comments

This weekend while driving some curvy roads I was faced with something all Missouri residents have dealt with at one time or another. A slow driver who refuses to pull aside and let the mile-long train of cars pass by. Typically it’s farmer trucks or buicks with disabled license plates, but...

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Punk Kids

Posted on Dec 7, 2006 in Daily Grind, Rural America | 3 comments

What is this world coming to? I know i’m getting old when i start having run-ins with high school kids and complaining about how terrible and annoying they are. Anyways.. so the other day i’m sitting at a stoplight when hannah decides she wants biscuits from popeye’s and i...

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Fall is awesome

Posted on Oct 30, 2006 in Daily Grind, Rural America | 1 comment

So here is a nice little scene i photo’d yesterday afternoon. This is looking down my driveway Fall colors are awesome, and its too bad they are only around for a short time. It would be cool if fall colors actually lasted for the full duration of fall. Anyways…. I will post up some...

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ATV Missouri

Posted on Oct 19, 2006 in Daily Grind, Rural America | 1 comment

Saturday Grant and I took the atvs up to springfield… well near there and did some riding on the trails in the Mark Twain Natl Forest. It was amazingly awesome. By the end of the day we were both covered in dust and mud, but not as bad as the atvs themselves. Some trails were really easy...

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