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Dad was one of the first farmers on Oak Grove Ridge to get in the fields in the springtime. The frost was not quite out of the ground when my dad started plowing. Seems he was the first to plow … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Why do they give those iodine tablets to people? ANSWER: Iodine tablets protect the thyroid from cancer. The thyroid is the body organ most at risk from excessive amounts of radiation The thyroid is a butterfly shaped endocrine gland … Continue reading →

Even after Dad bought an Allis Chalmers U tractor, he still kept three horses. Tractors didn’t always start in the winter, but there was no problem getting Dolly and Prince to move! If a horse didn’t do what we wanted, … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Why do bees make honey? ANSWER: Bees make honey to prepare for winter. Honey is the food bees rely on when theweather turns cold. Bees live in highly socialized communities where each bee has its own job. The worker … Continue reading →

Phillip preferred riding Prince, a reddish-brown horse that could gallop at full speed. Phillip, too, rode bareback, with just a bridle. Dad bought Prince at a sale north of Mt. Sterling and led him back to our farm by a … Continue reading →

QUESTION: What does Einstein’s equation, E=mc2  have to do with atomic bombs? ANSWER: Not a whole lot, really. Albert Einstein wrote his famous equation as an afterthought to his 1905 Theory of Relativity. He discovered that there is an intimate … Continue reading →

Nature was greening up all around us. Dad talked about hunting ginseng in the woods. The lilacs started blooming. The maples budded, then leafed out. Tulips on the south side of the house poked up through the ground. Our neighbors, … Continue reading →

The Lincoln Highway, completed in 1923 after ten years of planning and construction, was the first highway to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.  The Lincoln Highway is over 3,300 miles long goes through the 13 states of … Continue reading →

Weather forecasts in the 1940s and 1950s were not what they are today. For instance, a few years ago, we had school on Monday and a big winter storm was forecast to move into the Tomah area early Wednesday morning. … Continue reading →

Why don’t cell phones have a dial tone? The dial tone is used to let the telephone user know that a signal is available and that the system is working. If no dial tone, no call can be placed. Most … Continue reading →