G. Gordon Liddy, former Marine and ex-Watergate co-conspiritor, has said that a
helicopter is ten thousand nuts and bolts all trying to go different directions at the
same time. That could also describe a cotton picker. Part of my job during harvest is to
keep the pickers glued together until the crop is out.
It's'cold and clear out here. The weather has definitely changed. Now we have the race to
get the cotton in before the rains hit.
Yeilds are down, we expected that. The cool Spring is a little rough on young cotton
plants. Prices are up. We didn't expect that. I know global cotton supplies are down.
But, prices are set by supply and demand-where is the demand coming from? Our cotton is
the high quality Pima for fancy shirts and sheet. Who is buying that in a soft global
economy? Oh well, I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. Witht the bills I have we need
every penny we can round up.
Remember to vote next week. Ben Franklin is quoted as saying, "The Revolution was
not fought for freedom, but self-government." There is an important difference. I
know many of your are frustrated with government and sick of the political ads. ( I enjoy
politics and even I switch stations when I hear political ads.) But, we have an amazing
system where we are invited to participate in our own government. Pretty amazing. It has
been a rare state of affairs in the history of the world. We tend to take it for
granted.
So, please take the time, pull out your sample ballot, and let them know how you want
'the government of the people, for the people and by the people' to operate.
Next week we'll talk about deciding what to plant next year. Can anyone tell me what the
rainfall this winter will be and what the global economy will be like next year?
I hope y'all have a great week.
P
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