Well the farming season has left me dulled to blogging for some time now. The year is going pretty good, my corn was slightly above average. Initial figures put my beans at lower than what I hoped for, but the market is going up and I managed to capitalize on that some. It's like the one manager of the elvator said, when fuel goes up, so does the grain market. I don't mind seeing the higher fuel prices this time of year, it means my grains are bringing in more money.
Speaking of high fuel prices, I can't stop thinking about if I should buy a newer truck or not. My current truck is in good shape, but I would like to get a diesel truck that that would be more of a farm truck. This means a flat bed that can pull our gooseneck trailers and has enough pull behind it to haul or heavy loads. I think I might be able to get something decent for under 20 grand and sell my truck to my brother for a good price. What I really need to caution myself on is the tax break though. I may be able to afford a high tax bill sometimes, but that doesn't mean I should just admit defeat and get nothing for my money. If I don't stand to gain anything by buying a tax write off for farm use, then I will wait things out.
I'm heading up to a wedding this weekend also. My good friend from college, absentminded, is getting married to a girl he met after I moved out to start teaching. The big issue is that the drive is about 4 hours there and then 4 more back. That will be a fair amount of driving. The last wedding I went to I drank enough by 10 to want to head to bed, but I imagine this wedding is going to be worse in that aspect. I am not sure how many of my old drinking buddies are going to be there, but I imagine it will be a fun weekend regardless. My stories will be just as boring, so I will likely drink just as much back as I did back in those days.
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