Shawn Kirsch

"True, but the organic regulations are federal, and farmland in Iowa is a lot different from most of the country. It's an ideal place for row crops, and soybeans help to replenish the ground naturally. Much of the grain belt doesn't have the humidity to help row crops grow like they do in Iowa, leaving them with lower yields." - Shawn Kirsch

This makes me seriously contemplate becoming a mechanic. - Shawn Kirsch from Bookmarklet

"...The 6 point lead McDyess left with evaporated and the game was deadlocked heading into the 4th. Only, McDyess was still stapled to the bench. You'd have thought his removal in the 3rd was strictly done so he could come back aggressively to start the 4th. Incorrect. Larry Brown left him sitting there, unable to help his team win the title that he so desperately craved. Rasheed Wallace now played in his stead. The same Rasheed Wallace that had left Robert Horry alone at the end of Game 5 and would total exactly one rebound in this deciding contest. Duncan took over from there, either scoring or drawing double teams to allow for open 3's...." - Shawn Kirsch from Bookmarklet

This is one of the reasons I didn't ever want Wallace donning the black and silver, but think McDyess might be the real deal, the toughness that never quite materialized with Thomas the last 2 years. - Shawn Kirsch

"I'm not sure how they do it in the rest of the country, but with all the restrictions and requirements to be organic (I believe it's 5-10 years without any chemical or fertilizer touching the land), the only viable option farmers here have is land coming out of CRP. And the government doesn't like CRP being tilled up." - Shawn Kirsch