Wednesday, May 31, 2006  "Living in the Country" is all
relative...  The area where I grew up is serious agricultural
business. From my mom and dad's place, I can stand in the yard
and count 10 other farms. It really isn't an isolated area at
all. In fact, we can start driving in two different directions
and in less than ten minutes, be in a town.  If Jethro really
pushes it he can get his Tim Horton's fix in less than ten
minutes!  At church on Sunday I was chatting with a guy who
drives truck for a living. (Notice I said "drives truck" not
"drives A truck") He's familiar with the Sprawlville/Affluencia
area in which I make my home. We were discussing how much
Newsmallburg is turning into Affluencia with its new subdivision
full of luxury homes, being bought up by wealthy folks who think
they won't mind commuting, and have no idea as of yet what we do
around there every spring.  When Jethro was a kid, there was a
barn in his neighbour's yard. Now it's a grocery plaza parking
lot.  So my trucker friend mentio