Month: May 2011

Lance Armstrong and Cheating

Posted on May 27, 2011 by David Gaddis

In Junior High my friends and I invented a game we called “Tackle Basket Ball”. The name really says it all. As typical adolescent males our skill sets varied greatly,…

Harold Camping on being wrong

Posted on May 25, 2011 by David Gaddis

Used to really love the quote “I made a mistake once; I thought I was wrong but I wasn’t”. I hate being wrong and in my grain trading profession I…

It’s only fair

Posted on May 19, 2011 by David Gaddis

I like things simple. Maybe that’s why I like old cars, old machinery, but I also love things that simplify. So, I adopt new ideas and new technology where the…

Survivor Challenge

Posted on May 16, 2011 by David Gaddis

The Gaddis Family reunion theme this year is Survivor (after the TV show), I don’t know what games or tests of skill we have planned but each family member is…

Smarties and Dum-Dums

Posted on May 13, 2011 by David Gaddis

You could only get away with this in a very small town. Several of my children attended a small school in North West Kansas. One of their High School or…