It's a little disconcerting to wake up to an email calling me a "money grubbing sleazebag" for the fee to play the yodel.  I try not to let it bother me, but I'm human and it does.  I think email, for all its merits,  has caused a reduction in civility.  Before email people might call me on the phone and have a reasonable discussion. SIGH. Not anymore.  I guess all the musical artists who charge .99 cents for an Itunes download are also sleazebags.  Sheesh, we're charging $1.49 for two weeks of unlimited listens.  Being editor of the column is my full time job. Lovina writes the column as her job. Are we supposed to just give it all away?:(  On the other hand, I should not dwell on the negative...Thank you BKcronin, Kimberly, Randi and others for some very nice, supportive comments.

Anyway, back to cheerier topics, since the Amish in the News section is still down I am posting some things here.  A reader - a nice one - sent me an article from a newspaper in Australia.  The piece gives a great perspective of how Amish country is viewed from "Down Under."  Unfortunately, it also perpetuates a ton of untrue stereotypes and just plain misinformation.  Check out the article and let me know some of the things you caught that are inaccurate.  We can discuss that a bit instead of yodeling - refreshing:).