The Rest of the Story

Paul Harvey was a great radio voice that was a staple on the airwaves delivering the news (page by page) and wonderful story filled with intrigue and mystery called the "the Rest of the Story." I use to sit on the edge of my seat (usually my car or truck seat) waiting to learn a new tidbit from history or a biographical note that was passed over in English or social studies class. His voice was filled with thundering kindness, gentle and commanding, with a certain twang that sounded like a refined "country-boy." Since we have been studying dialects and the connotations assigned them, either "good or bad" depending upon the speaker, I have been reading, reflecting, and researching the etiology of cultural languages. It wasn't until SuperBowl XLVII was almost over that I was pleasantly reminded of Paul Harvey and story he told (that Dodge used for an ad) about a Farmer. So God Made a Farmer  This reminded me so much of my family heritage, my grandfather purchased and or took over his "father's" farm, his uncle's farm, and purchased other farms to increase his farm. His sons and daughters now or did have a portion of his farm to farm, and their children are in line to farm that same ground or pass it along to people that are farming. This story never mentions the monetary gain a farmer receives, because most farmers do what they love, subsist, and put any profit into buying land or machinery so they can... that's right do more Farming! I remember my days on the farm making hay, building fence, clearing brush, feeding, and so much more... there was always something to do and even more that needed done. I learned from all these experiences, especially operating tractors, it was from this I new I wanted to become a heavy equipment operator (the bigger the better) and that is what I set my sites on to do (and did). Listen to Paul Harvey's story and thank a farmer for the food on your table and if you are a farmer, Thank You!