Scott Shute

Chip’s Editorial Comment: Scott is a wise soul and a great observer and writer. We’re lucky to have him as an MEA Baja neighbor and teacher.

I grew up on a big wheat and soybean farm in Kansas. It’s a place so rural, the nearest fast food and movie theater is almost an hour away. It was quiet in a way that you could hear the rustling and songs of meadowlarks and quail, and the coyotes at night. You could hear the constant wind rushing through the tall grass. You could hear your own thoughts.