Pointing It Out To You!!! Kentucky Poultry Show

We have been lied to all our lives, some were good lies like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, but others like where daddy spends his nights, and why mommy feels so bad in the mornings started us down the road to where it’s hard to trust anyone, but these things are personal and in every family. Seems like the information highway that we are on doesn’t take into account personal growth or life experiences to make us into the men and women that we become later in life. Pretty sure we’ve all sown some wild oats in our youth. Speaking for myself, I’m just happy there’s no video evidence of my wilder days.

Yes, some go down a dark path into drugs and alcohol, but most rural Americans just accept these things as a way of life. We all knew what was going on with our neighbors, but we kept in our own lanes and may have heard whispers here and there, but it was taboo to speak of it unless it directly affected us in some way. I remember my momma’s way of addressing other folks’ hardships was with a simple “Bless their heart”.

I look at it a bit different, I say, “Everybody is entitled to eat, but not everyone is welcome at my table”. I still say “Bless their heart” on occasion too. This world is just too different. I question everyone and their motives nowadays. I stay friendly, but I am looking and accessing constantly.

On a personal level, I don’t want you on my yard or in my house, if I have to worry about every time I leave or turn my back something goes missing. I have already accessed you and your intentions way before I allowed you access to that part of my life. I hear rumors too, but I try to make sure that the people I allow in are safe to me and my family before I ever allow you in the door. I’ve lived and I’ve learned most of it the hard way.

Most of us know to avoid to the wrong crowd, we are polite but wary when going into a new environment. This was never more obvious to me than at the recent Poultry Show I attended in Science Hill, Ky. I knew some of the people there but had never met any of them in person. I had 2 of my distributors in attendance and had spoken with several of my customers about my attendance and they made the trip to meet up in person. I also spoke with the breeders showing their birds, hell I’m pretty sure I met or spoke with the majority of the good people there.

Were all of them good people? I don’t know, nor do I care what they do or how they live their lives, because it is none of my business. I know that every one of the people I met was friendly, and they met my eyes upon initial contact. I’m sure the good folks of Kentucky were accessing me as well. I’d like to think I made some friends.

I had the best sandwich I have ever eaten with Mark Black off of the food truck that showed up and helped out at the booth belonging to Science Hill Feed and Next Level Poultry Supply owner Justin Hastings. I met the Editor of “Gamefowl Times” Chickenguy Greg and his wife and the President of the of the KYGBA Darcy Blevins and her husband.

I was able to shake the hands of the winners of the Poultry Show and take some photos of the event. All of the pictures from the event were posted on our FaceBook Site. It was a good day, with the good people of Kentucky. Thanks for inviting me. I can’t believe it took me this long to finally make it to Kentucky.

It’s weird that I had written the majority of this blog before storms, but we’ll leave that as one of life’s mysteries.

**Note: My prayers go out to the people of Kentucky that have had such terrible storm activity over the past few days. I understand that the death toll in London, KY is up to 40 at this time and they don’t have a death count yet in Somerset, Ky (where I stayed while visiting) as these areas were hit particularly hard by these storms.

Darcy contacted me to ask if she could use my donations to the KYGBA to help with food for the emergency workers as the KYGBA was there to help out where they could with the first responders, the arial video of London, Ky is simply heartbreaking. I immediately agreed. She also asked it I would include to this blog where to send any funds that people wished to donate.

All donations to aid the Kentucky efforts can be sent to: PayPal raoaunited@gmail.com Cash App $raounited, Vemo @Darcy-Blevins or Money Orders made out to RAOA and mailed to P O Box 1521 Grayson, KY 41143

or sent to the KYGBA at: Paypal kygba@gmail.com or Cash App $Kentuckygba