Symbol meaning of feathers deal with ascension and spiritual evolution to a higher plane. Feathers were worn by Native American Chiefs to symbolize their communication with Spirit, and to express their celestial wisdom. Also in the Native American Indian culture, feathers represented the power of the thunder gods, along with the power of air and wind.

Spirit in the Sky

Here’s an earful:

An ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows.

Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Minnesota account for over 50 percent of the corn grown in the U.S. Other major corn growing states are Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky.

In the U.S., corn production measures more than 2 times that of any other crop.

The Corn

When I was 11 years old, I knew this kid named Stumpy McPherson. I don’t know why he was called Stumpy, except that he was really short and squatty in stature. Stumpy liked to eat peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches. Like crazy. He always kind of smelled like peanut butter and marshmallows. Heaven only knows how many of those things his mother let him eat. He also wore bright red Chuck Taylor’s. I had a pair of black Chuck Taylor’s. I was faster than Stumpy when we’d have a leg race. I’m not sure if it was the shoes, or the fact that all those pb&m sandwiches were slowing him down. Run Stumpy Run.

Stumps. Reminded me of Ol' Stumpy.