Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I mentally make my “gratitude list” as I drive to visit my 95-year-old mother in a long term care facility.
Economic stress and its accompanying behavioral health perils are persistent for many dairy producers, which makes this form of agricultural l…
We’ve got rainbows in the kitchen again ... it must be time for Thanksgiving.
Last night, her daddy left her off at our front door on his way back to the field. My granddaughter tapped gently on the door and as I opened …
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2014.
And then we bumped the barrel back home.
A lot of money is spent on televised medication advertising these days, and most of the medications have some nasty side effects. Of course, t…
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Editor’s note: Please enjoy the rerun of this Dr. Mike Rosmann column from 2014.
One of the pleasures of having children smarter than I am is they are always in the process of educating me. Recently, our son sent me a meme …
My daughter called on Friday evening. During the conversation, she mentioned a minor frustration from her work day. I didn’t give her much sym…
At four years old, Otto already has already achieved a distinguished career as a caretaker that began when he came to the rescue of an unconsc…
I drew the curtain open on the bedroom window and saw a dangerous green mountain, a few wisps of brilliant white clouds circling its crest. I …
This experience is embarrassing and I probably shouldn’t tell about it, but perhaps someone out there can relate and will feel better knowing …
A few years ago my wife Marilyn suggested to me that I should write down personal observations that might be useful to others. Her suggestion …
I bought new boots, comfortable ones. Then I discovered that if you wear a pair of boots for 30 hours or so, they’re not THAT comfortable.
Adjacent to my driveway was a large white bag in the ditch and some garbage strewn around the outside of it. It was disgusting but not really …
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2014.
My sister stayed with us for a few days, so on a pass through the grocery store I picked up some breakfast sausages, a brand new to me. So, ar…
An old friend contacted me that she was going to be in the area and was wondering if I would like to meet for lunch. Friend? Food? I’m definit…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2014.
I was relaxed.
I discovered that I can still move quickly. It might be helpful to get a little background before I tell you what happened.
Last month, when I visited with several farmers and farm journalists on the telephone and with people who attended a Town Hall meeting at my l…
My hometown is kind of a mess. On a recent weekend, our grain elevator, by far the biggest structure in town, suffered a major fire.
It has been a rough summer for my garden. It has been so dry that at one point when I saw a team bus drive on the highway past our house, I co…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2014.
This past Fourth of July most of the clan was gathered, and we were playing that unnamed family game, the one that gets more interesting the o…