Last night the whole My Real Life Tour group got together for dinner and some fellowship. Most of these folks have been traveling together off and on since January. In just a couple of days I’ve made new friends and hope to stay in touch with them. Perhaps we’ll have a chance to do this again in the fall. This …
Lincoln Farmers’ Market
On a nice relaxing morning here in Lincoln, NE the Haymarket Historic District Farmers’ Market is in full swing. It’s open from 8am-noon. I wandered around after some coffee and made a few purchases including some purple asparagus, which I’ve never seen before. The vendor says it’s sweeter than the green variety. I’m going to find out on on Memorial …
My Real Life Tour Bus Rolling Into Action
I’m enjoying some coffee and a relaxing morning here in Lincoln, NE and getting ready to wander around the HayMarket Farmer’s Market in a few minutes. The Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, will conclude this evening with a big performance at the Pershing Center. Hopefully, it will continue again this fall. If you or your company is interested I’m …
New Holland Dealer Likes My Real Life Tour Promotion
He’s just one of the kids, sitting on the gym floor watching the My Real Life Tour Show. He’s Michael Peterson and I caught him while Ridgeway & Johnson were performing. A few minutes ago I spoke by Skype with Larry Dinkel, Dinkel Implement, Norfolk, NE about New Holland’s sponsorship of the Tour. I would have interviewed him in person …
Guess Whose Boots
This is going to be a really hard one I know. I will not be providing any more clues than I already have. So this is how it works. The first person to post the correct answer to the question will win an “I’ve Been Blogged by AgWired” t-shirt. Ready, set, guess. . . My Real Life Tour Photo Album …
Real Life Tour School Stops
This morning the Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, put on a great show for the students at Lincoln Southwest High School. We had thunder and lightning outside and an awesome show inside. You can click on the photo for a bigger one. You can get a pretty good sense of what these tour stops are like at the schools …
AgWired Live TV of My Real Life Tour
Yes, AgWired Live TV fans. We were broadcasting live from the My Real Life Tour stop at Lincoln Southwest High School this morning. For those of you who tuned in, you realize why I’ve got a new video camera on order. My little webcam isn’t built for a dark set with a brilliant spotlight and at a distance. However, my …
Ne Ag Research Center Director Mark Schroeder
The new Director of the University of Nebraska, Agricultural Research & Development Center, is Mark Schroeder. He’s sitting at last night’s dinner while visiting with Governor Heineman. After dinner I got to talk to Mark about his new position and what he thinks about this marriage of Army and agriculture touring together and inspiring communities like Lincoln. He thinks it’s …
Nebraska Governor Heineman Praises Michael Peterson
Nebraska’s Governor, Dave Heineman, stopped by the dinner for Lincoln, NE area influencers that was part of the My Real Life Tour. He posed for a photo with his wife and Michael Peterson. The Governor spoke very highly of Michael and what he’s doing. They held a joint press conference earlier this week that I couldn’t make so I was …
Michael Peterson Provides Perspective
As I said in my last post, the My Real Life Tour is a community event. During the course of the week that the tour is in town events include shows and patient visits at local hospitals like this one in Columbus, NE. Patients, staff and volunteers are invited to attend and they enjoy a show which really helps brighten …