The good old days

We had a book at the public library titled The Good Old Days -- They Were Terrible! I've never read it --  never checked it out -- but it is about the hazards of life in the U.S. in the 19th Century. Read it, find out what you missed and be grateful for your spot on the infinity timeline.

I didn't grow up rural but LohMan did. He's an Iowan. I imagine if you climb down a random Midwesterner's family tree, you're going to reach some agrarian roots. Farming is what people did.

And today? "The average farmland owner in Iowa is a single woman -- often a widow -- who is over the age of 70."