Going back to my childhood, beef was a staple food at our house.  We may not have had much money, but we had the best food. We planted a garden, milked cows, raised chickens for both eggs and to eat, and we raised cattle.  We have all heard “Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner!” slogan but did you know that May is Beef Month?

May has been celebrated as Beef Month for 35 years. Beef is the largest agricultural commodity in the state of Kansas.

Even though we are in a COVID-19 pandemic, life goes on. We continue to eat, sleep, and have birthdays. For some, this is a very special birthday, your turning 65 and time to enroll in Medicare.

I was a sophomore in college when Sept. 11 happened. Like everyone else, I remember a lot of confusion in the aftermath of that day. It wasn’t until about a week later when a letter from my father drove home the impact.
“The world has forever changed,” he wrote. That’s the line that stuck in my brain nearly two decades later. My dad wasn’t prone to hyperbole. He didn’t make grand, definitive statements. Of course, his blunt assessment then was correct.
Unfortunately, my father’s words hold true for today’s current crisis.

During April I do an article on sun safety.  Most of you know my husband died of Melanoma. After seeing the suffering he endured with this disease, I will continue to write articles and give radio programs with the chance of educating even one person to prevent the possibility of getting this cancer.