Digging Deeper …
by Justin Angell
My sister-in-law Charlotte got a box of peaches from the Amish last week that were really good. Funny how kindness in your life kind of sticks with you. One of my favorite people through the years that I sold cattle for was Floyd Isringhousen. I’m not sure how many from Illinois remember Floyd, but I thought he was a fine gentleman and this time of year he would always bring me a bag of Illinois peaches. Just thought I’d share that memory and maybe a few of you out there also got a bag of peaches from Floyd.
For those of you who’ve been following my health drama… I happy to report that I am finally regaining my strength. For the first time in about 10 years with a rain cloud approaching, my son-in-law and I went out and helped my neighbor haul 300 square bales. My life is incredibly blessed…
Why do I have to spend so much time on politics? Washington, DC’s huge impact on our business and lives. No better example has been presented than in the last two weeks. When the Democratic socialist party pulled ahead in some of the national polls that sent panic through the cattle industry and has broke the fed cattle market at least $10 per hundred. The fear is that if the radical socialists actually somehow miraculously get elected, the beef industry and the cattle industry will be crushed. If you think radical socialism can’t destroy this country, I would have you look at Venezuela. 20 years ago Venezuela was the fourth wealthiest country in the world per capita. The socialist radicals gain power legally through elections just like the Nazis did in the 1930s and the communists did in the 1950s. Yes, you think these people mean well, but just look at history – the good guys never censor the opponents. Note Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the senate judiciary committee this week. The good guys never use the power of government against their opponents. We’ve seen both from the radical Democratic socialist during the last four years. We have to understand that the real Democrats have been pushed out by the radicals. Joe Manchin, Tulsi Gabbert, Robert Kennedy, all moderate and all pushed out by the socialists. But here’s what I believe. If we are stupid enough as a country to elect them (or let them cheat enough to win), we deserve everything bad that will happen to us.
On a more pertinent business note….
We tried something a little new with last week’s third Tuesday high noon cow sale. We went back to old school radio advertisement promoting the “F&T third Tuesday high noon cow sale.”
Right now we have some internal debate as to the value of paid advertising versus Facebook and text. I’m just too old fashioned to make that leap. If you like print advertising and radio advertising and you find value, be sure and tell Miss Kaitie your opinion about the radio ads. Did you hear them? Like them? Or if it’s a waste of money?
I like traditional advertising, but guess we can all make mistakes right? Last time Kelly and I talked about mistakes, I told her she needed to accept and embrace her mistakes… She walked over and gave me a big hug.
I could go on, but that’s probably enough for this month.