Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to.

Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to.

Everything is going well. I'm getting a lot of positive interest, and I'm pleased with the interest thus far.

Everything is going well. I'm getting a lot of positive interest, and I'm pleased with the interest thus far.

We voted for the one who can make a change,

We voted for the one who can make a change,

It was co-ed. They didn't have enough kids otherwise.

It was co-ed. They didn't have enough kids otherwise.

When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 read more

When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 percent under water. When this happens we can't get our work done, but we can put up with it until the end of February. Then we have to get back to work. When there are breaks in the storm, that allows the water to drain and we can work around that. But when it is just continuous, then we get in trouble.

Sales to the Arab market take place two or three times a year, and they sometimes, but not always, place read more

Sales to the Arab market take place two or three times a year, and they sometimes, but not always, place considerable orders. For the time being we offer a good product at accessible prices, but the appreciation of the dollar (against the Brazilian Real) may pose a problem.

To the institutional investor, there's a lot at stake this year if Bush doesn't win re-election, ... There are a read more

To the institutional investor, there's a lot at stake this year if Bush doesn't win re-election, ... There are a lot of different issues that make them nervous, but the one that the Democratic candidates have been talking about a lot is the tax cuts.

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only read more

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only react to it, but over-react to it. In this case, over-reacting was wrong.

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most read more

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.