Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Certain News Will Always Be Valuable

Old news is no news. That’s the philosophy of dyed-in-the-wool veteran newsmen who we’ve long admired. For the generation who might not interpret what that means, it stresses the importance of getting information made public as quickly as possible.

Old Age Is All In The Perspective

Evidently, we are old. More often, others are insinuating that. We do frequently refer to ourself as the Old Man, although typically in jest. However, it has generally been a fact, in comparison of the group we’ve been referring to. Nobody is older in our regular office staff, and most of the rest of the […]

Time To End Life Is Not Man’s Decision

Death will come at its own instant. Begrudgingly, we have put down livestock that has become seriously ailing, in extreme pain and with no apparent chance of survival. It always bothered our conscience and does to this day. Many contend that’s the only humane thing to do when a horse breaks its leg. There have […]

Investment Soundness Still Risky At Best

“I am more concerned about the return of my money than the return on my money.” Author Mark Twain originally made that remark, although cowboy philosopher Will Rogers is often credited for it, while British economist John Maynard Keynes frequently repeated the words. The comment has become our financial philosophy as well. Consequently, we will […]

Mediocrity Never Wins The Race

Sometimes, one has to step across the line. Although a perfect person may claim to have never stretched the rules, it is highly doubtful.  Certainly, if that is true, the individual has been mediocre or below in   achievement. Always toeing the line is generally the way to keep out of trouble, get along, never […]

Hard Work At Home Still Yields Dividends

“Out Behind The Barn.” That’s the title of a country tune by one of our favorite country singers. With humorous yet truthful lyrics backed by fast-beat guitar and a jovial original presentation from the shortest, longest-enduring, still-entertaining singer, Little Jimmy Dickens, it still carries many of life’s lessons and lifts one’s spirit a half   […]

Words Can Still Have More Power Than Pictures

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” We’ve made that statement many times and have often tried to accompany our writings with pictures, although formats sometimes prohibit it. Everybody always looks at pictures, whether they ever read a word of a story. Of course, horse  photographs are our favorite, and we can spend hours looking […]

Power Of Water Frequently Overlooked

Nothing on earth is more important than water. It is truly the most essential element of mankind. Everything we can think of depends on water in one form or another for survival. Yet, water is one of the most discussed, cussed, debated and frequently under appreciated, even criticized, nutrients, commodities, compounds, chemicals (yes, it is […]

More Respect Would Make Better World

Respect is perhaps one of the most important words of action there is. Yet, disrespect might be a more common description of a large part of society today. We’ve talked about rudeness before, and respect is just the opposite of that.