Random musings

[heyzeus]

I wish when people start off with "Fun fact," what followed was more often actually a fun fact.

[GeddyWrox]

Anybody remember the old Looney Tunes - Egg Head cartoons?

In my head, I hear him saying "I don't wanna be a fighter anymore." Like, a lot, lately.

I'm tired of work sh!t and I don't wanna be a fighter anymore.

[GeddyWrox]

Yep. I still don't want to be a fighter anymore. SMFH

[IMADreamer]

Yep. I still don't want to be a fighter anymore. SMFH

I hope I'm not missing your point here but I agree with you. I'm just exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. It has really hit me this week that I'm about to start the first harvest of my life without my Dad and Uncle. (both still alive, just not well.) I mean I've been doing this since I was a kid, but never without them. It's always long and grueling, but now I'm really questioning why I'm doing it at all.

[cardinalkarp]

Yep. I still don't want to be a fighter anymore. SMFH

I hope I'm not missing your point here but I agree with you. I'm just exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. It has really hit me this week that I'm about to start the first harvest of my life without my Dad and Uncle. (both still alive, just not well.) I mean I've been doing this since I was a kid, but never without them. It's always long and grueling, but now I'm really questioning why I'm doing it at all.

I’ve heard some farmers are contemplating not even harvesting this year due to the high diesel costs and harvesting the crops would ultimately lead to a net loss after paying for fuel. Any truth to that?

[GeddyWrox]

Yep. I still don't want to be a fighter anymore. SMFH

I hope I'm not missing your point here but I agree with you. I'm just exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. It has really hit me this week that I'm about to start the first harvest of my life without my Dad and Uncle. (both still alive, just not well.) I mean I've been doing this since I was a kid, but never without them. It's always long and grueling, but now I'm really questioning why I'm doing it at all.

You got it exactly.

Egghead was quite literally wanting out of the boxing ring. For me, it's for anything that's gotten virtually unbearable.

[IMADreamer]

Yep. I still don't want to be a fighter anymore. SMFH

I hope I'm not missing your point here but I agree with you. I'm just exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. It has really hit me this week that I'm about to start the first harvest of my life without my Dad and Uncle. (both still alive, just not well.) I mean I've been doing this since I was a kid, but never without them. It's always long and grueling, but now I'm really questioning why I'm doing it at all.

I’ve heard some farmers are contemplating not even harvesting this year due to the high diesel costs and harvesting the crops would ultimately lead to a net loss after paying for fuel. Any truth to that?

There is definitely some truth to it. There is currently no math where we make money this year.

[CardsofSTL]

It is Saturday night and I have engaged in alcohol and debauchery

[sighyoung]

Both of my children finally landed jobs connected to their fields of study--in this job market!--so I and my wife may be empty nesters this time next year.

My daughter seems to have lined up a job as a conflicts analyst--a person who researches conflicts of interest for a law firm concerning clients and attorneys--and if the background check goes through, she's good. (She specialized in educational administration, but that covers research and understanding and applying rules and policies like Title IX).

My son studied Public Policy, but was focusing on Asian politics, policy, and mediation, but since that's been killed off by the present administration, he now works on local economic development with a public/private consortium, and that seems to be working out.

I may be able to retire in a few years after all.

[CardsofSTL]

Both of my children finally landed jobs connected to their fields of study--in this job market!--so I and my wife may be empty nesters this time next year.

My daughter seems to have lined up a job as a conflicts analyst--a person who researches conflicts of interest for a law firm concerning clients and attorneys--and if the background check goes through, she's good. (She specialized in educational administration, but that covers research and understanding and applying rules and policies like Title IX).

My son studied Public Policy, but was focusing on Asian politics, policy, and mediation, but since that's been killed off by the present administration, he now works on local economic development with a public/private consortium, and that seems to be working out.

I may be able to retire in a few years after all.

Congrats to them both