Spoooky Punk'ns

Did some carving today. Kelly's freak show zombie is pretty durn cool!! I opted to carve something that was better suited to my short attention span.

Huntin'

Got the doe. Got the buck. Now all we need is the 5 point elk. Pat on the back to the man who keeps us rolling in ven.

A Tribute to My Long Lost Friend

I was inspired to deliver a tribute to my dear friend Becca who now finds herself living in the butt crack of Nebraska. Here are some interesting facts that you may or may not know about corn. Although, by now I'm sure you're quite the expert.

1. Corn, Zea mays L., (or “maize” at it is known throughout much of the world) is a cereal crop, a member of the grass family.

2. Corn starch, which is derived from the endosperm of the corn kernel, is a mainstay of the corn refining industry.

3. There are two basic methods employed in processing corn kernels. They are known as “dry milling” and “wet milling.”

4. Much of the corn now grown around the world is genetically modified for herbicide and/or pest resistance.

5. Corn sweeteners supply more than 56 percent of the U.S. nutritive sweetener market.

6. Corn oil, which is extracted from corn germ, has high polyunsaturated fatty acid content and oxidative stability.

7. It also has a pleasant taste.

I hope that you, Jeff, and Bogart are loving your new lives. Watch out for ominous crop circles and please come back to us soon!

Happy Birthday M'love!

Congratulations!! You are now the atomic number of Zinc! Some may say that 30 is a semiperfect number owing to the subsets of its divisors, but in this case, I think 30 is a glorious number. Long gone are sunny days on the porch with tiny tube socks that are much too small for your chubby legs. Cheer up though, you've still got a ways to go before you are the atomic number of Zirconium.

Happy birthday (Oct. 3rd). I love you!