Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Scary Excursions Can End Positively

Runaway horses are not all that uncommon at our place. Unfortunately, they  frequently head straight for the major highway. More than once, there has been loss, but thankfully no human suffering other than automobile damage.

Opportunities Come When Time Is Right

Life is filled with peaks and valleys.. That’s an overused analysis frequently said when somebody is down. It isn’t really comforting, but those making the comment feel better, because they don’t know anything else to do.

Patience Needed To Appreciate Life As It Comes

“That horse sure is acting up.” Somebody made the remark as we waited in line for the Christmas parade to begin. While the statement wasn’t true, we can understand why an outsider made that analysis. The Wonderful Zane was throwing his head occasionally and sometimes would paw with his feet.

Communication Devices May Not Be So Intelligent

What are “smart phones”? Obviously, they’re better than dumb phones. Advertising abounds for “smart phones” but there is never explanation of how come they are so brilliant. The Christmas homily was even tied to those intelligent communication devices.

Happiest New Year Will Be As Directed

This second is the beginning of the rest of one’s life on earth. Consequently, it’s smartest to live that remaining time here to the fullest. How to do that might seem simple initially, yet doing it can be quite complicated. One could compare the situation to winning a million dollars. Many dream to be rich […]

Giving Love Is What It’s All About

Writing is easy, but knowing what to scribe sometimes becomes more complicated. We sure don’t want to overlook “The Reason For The Season.” There really isn’t very much  about the holiday spirit that we haven’t touched upon sometime considering the many moons we’ve been pushing the pen, typewriter keys and computer buttons.

Salvation Even For Those Who Can’t Sing

It sure would be nice to be able to sing. Our talents are scare in all areas, but the worst would have to be our inability to sing. We don’t sing in the bath tub, or when we ride because our horse bucked us off the time we did. Occasionally, without a thought when others […]

Salvation Even For Those Who Can’t Sing

It sure would be nice to be able to sing. Our talents are quite scarce, but the worst would have to be our inability to sing. We don’t sing in the bath tub, or when we ride, because our horse bucked us off the time we did. Occasionally, without a thought when others open their […]

Mobile Communication Addiction Is Curable

Life could go on without cell phones. We firmly believe that, but the majority of the population probably doesn’t agree. Many people seem addicted to the contraptions and are almost constantly checking for calls, answering and talking on them while rudely ignoring pre-existing conversations.

Mortality Never Fails To Hurt

When one is affiliated with ranch or farm operations, loss of livestock is not uncommon. Each year, without exception, we have something die from a natural cause. It would seem after a lifetime in the business, one could just shrug the bereavement. Instead, we always feel so depressed with the mood often continuing for days. […]