Uncle Jim came back out tonight. \u00a0He wanted to check the water around the place. \u00a0And get a free supper. \u00a0And it was his 79th birthday. \u00a0He’s trying to act like he’s getting old but his mind is still whirring and way ahead of most if not all. \u00a0If I was smart, I would start writing a book about this guy and his life experiences. \u00a0He is actually a true renaissance man. \u00a0Jet fighter pilot in Vietnam, retired Air Force with extensive service record, wine taster, wine maker, violin maker (can’t play one but has built several–why? \u00a0Just wanted to see if he could discover the secret of the Stradivarius violin. \u00a0I mean, hell, who hasn’t thought about building a violin or 6), low rent fisherman extraordinaire–fly, bait cast, spin cast or old school Zebco 33, food critic to the Nth degree, gunsmith, blade smith, opinionated (makes me look MILD) and can talk any topic you want. \u00a0Pick one–religion, politics, food, engineering, weather and on and on. \u00a0He was raised Catholic, attends Catholic mass but also teaches bible study at a Baptist church. \u00a0And he isn’t afraid to correct a Priest or Preacher about a bible passage.<\/p>\n
It is easy to tell when a topic is new to him or that he doesn’t know much about it. \u00a0How? \u00a0He starts asking questions but they come at you in a conversational form, not direct. \u00a0And he asks questions that make you think just how much you really know about the subject. \u00a0For example, the art of showing livestock at a highly competitive level. \u00a0The moment he grasps that the $ amounts are retarded, he will quantify the value by discussing the study of nutrition and genetics, throw in some politics, a job well done reward, family bonding, work ethics, building character and then spin it back to you in the form of a poorly planned jr. high school science fair project that failed miserably so you then use all of the aforementioned crap to justify showing livestock. \u00a0And he isn’t wrong.<\/p>\n
In all honesty, he makes it fun. \u00a0He makes you think. \u00a0And after he leaves, you are left thinking about what the heck it was that you thought you were thinking. \u00a0I suspect that he goes home and laughs about how he made you think about something that you do on a daily basis. \u00a0Then he researches it for his own knowledge and is better prepared for the next time.<\/p>\n
It’s good. \u00a0Real good. \u00a0I mean, this has to be the first time that a Stradivarius violin was ever mentioned on a goat or livestock blog page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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