Sunday Morning Coming Down

 There has been a lot written about the effect of tariffs on farmers and their soybeans and corn crops.  These commodities had been bought by China.   According to the latest reports China has stopped buying from farmers in the United States. The latest reports are that farmers in Brazil and Argentina have moved into that market and are now exporting to China.  The earlier trade war with China cost farmers in the United States in terms of losing a market for their crops. Actually this is what I thought free markets and trading was all about.  Instead of trade now our taxes are being given to farmers while they figure out what with all those soybeans and corn crops. Who knows what the future will bring.  Maybe some kind of a deal will happen.  I know this seems crazy but who's to say that some trader will be able to figure out a way to sell our corn and soybeans to China, make a crap load of money and then figure out a way to avoid taxes on that wi...

       This picture is of a fatter me and a puppy named Nini. She was the runt of the litter but always wanted to sit in your lap, get her belly rubbed and vibrated happily when I returned from the store or friends visited. I still have the WV t-shirt but Nini passed away on June 30, 2025.  Canine Menegitis/Encphelitis of unknown origin was the diagnosis.  The Vet called and said it was time to come and say good bye to our little girl.  Nini came to my house in 2021.  The Pandemic came and went, Caroline my older sister died, I had a bad case of shingles, got my Covid Shots and Nini and I became an "item" I guess.  She was small and I could carry her up and down the stairs.  She never really got properly socialized with other dogs, maybe she was scared of other dogs or thought she was my protector.  We did a lot of walking, and I pretty much cut back to an occasional beer, I lost about 50 lbs. in total.  I bought some steps so ...