I am pretty sure the question that is this week’s column title has crossed most folk’s minds. “What have I done that anyone will remember and will it be what I had hoped it would be?”

As with most things everyone in the world has thought about or already done, I was among the last to consider this weighty thought. I approached it no less enthusiastically than all before me. The result surprised me. In fact it was a bit disappointing.

“Under The Wire” columns have popped out of my mind every week for around 35 years, so that quickly made my list. It was soon replaced with our Livestock News Net...