I had a great time last weekend at the Kansas Auctioneer Association convention in Wichita. I decided on a whim to compete in the Kansas Auctioneer Championship, something I hadn’t done since 2009 when I took fifth place. This year I took fourth.
Another breath

Last Friday we took the boys to Wichita. Knowing we’d have to hold down at least one needle-fearing child in order to get his immunizations, we couldn’t think of anyone better than our favorite shot-putter to get us the hookup. Nolan, Callan and I got two shots each, one in each arm. They each got […]
House for sale

It’s been a few months since we finally moved to the farm. It’s been an enormous process, and I’m not sure what was more difficult — spending money and time making immediate improvements to the farmhouse or clearing out the old house in Medicine Lodge. We finally listed the old house. I’m honestly going to […]
Tell Brownback to Denounce Lou Engle
The Star Trek glory shelf
My typewriter is too loud
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Magnets
Image via Wikipedia Ferromagnetism describes the property of some metals to exhibit interactions with magnets. Steel is ferromagnetic, aluminum isn’t. That’s why you can stick a magnet to a refrigerator but not to a beer can. Magnetic field strength is measured using a unit called the Tesla. A refrigerator magnet has the strength of 5 […]