A good laugh is healthy for you. The Mayo Clinic webpage even dedicates several pages to the physical and mental health benefits of a good dos…
During the next few months my wife Marilyn and I will leave our cherished farm in western Iowa to move to a condominium in Pella, Iowa, for ou…
I must have been staring out the window.
I was bitten by a dog as a child, which has caused a lifetime fear of them. As an adult, I have developed allergies to both dogs and cats. It’…
Passing the farming/ranching operation to successors has become the most pressing issue of callers to agricultural hotlines in the Upper Midwe…
It was very early. I sat at the kitchen table looking out the north window into the darkness. To the right, I saw the soft glow of light from …
For the past 48 years, we have had our children and grandchildren around us for Christmas. This year we will not and I’ve been trying to menta…
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Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2014.
Over the weekend, I pounded out about 2,000 words on a new book. That’s a lot. I felt like my brain was melting. Sunday night, I gathered my n…
Gone are the good old days when the telephone on the wall rang and you had no idea who was on the other end, so you answered it because it mig…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from 2014.
I just found out I haven’t existed since 2018.
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.
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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…
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…
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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.