Correct Words Are Still Very Important
Password is a fun game show even for us slow thinkers. Actually, it’s one of the few television shows us old cowboys can still watch without getting red behind the ears. Although TV gets very little of our time percentage-wise, we remember watching that show decades ago, and have even seen it a couple of […]
Even The Best Fence Can’t Control Everything
Barbed wire tamed the West. That old familiar saying certainly had truth to it. Before the twisted, prickly wire’s invention, cattle generally had free roam of the range. They went wherever they pleased, and unless clearly branded, were often free for the claiming.
Even The Best Fence Can’t Control Everything
Barbed wire tamed the West. That old familiar saying certainly had truth to it. Before the twisted, prickly wire’s invention, cattle generally had free roam of the range. They went wherever they pleased, and unless clearly branded, were often free for the claiming.
Nothing Beats The Word Of Mouth
The world stops when the computers lock up. That may not be entirely true, but it’s not far from wrong. Such was the case at 8 o’clock one morning when we and seven of our co-workers sat down at our desks with the blue screens in front of us. “Does your e-mail come up?” was […]
Great Healing Power In All Of Nature
Ruts in the pasture are like a gash on the cheek. We’ve always thought that, and we have been reminded of it in recent weeks. Blizzard conditions left large snow accumulations, and thawing temperatures brought mud. When livestock are wintered on pastures, they generally require feed of some sort.
Bad Times Can Still Be Blessings
It was only flat on one side. One could feel fortunate for that, but flat tires are always a bad deal whenever they occur. Likewise, we actually do feel lucky that ours was after the blizzard. Had our tire decided to become deflated a week earlier, there’s no way we would have been able to […]
Frostbite Is Another Power Of Nature
Cold toes and fingers are a serious matter. Everybody has proclaimed: “My hands are freezing.” Likewise has been the situation with toes, and ears as well when earmuffs or scarf are forgotten. Those statements have been especially true in recent weeks of blizzard conditions. Generally, the comment though is not a reality, but rather a […]
Bad Can Come With The Good
Those pretty green apples can be hazardous. The big, sometimes even picturesque trees that produce them may not actually be as much of a Godsend as our forefathers who started planting them really thought.
Returning Home Better Than The Excitement Of Freedom
Free as the wind. That’s the best way to describe horses, or any typically penned livestock for that matter, when they get out of their confined environment. It can be because the gate is open for whatever reason, or any number of motivations, like being frightened by the weather.
Respect In Life Essential As Reverence In Death
Death of certain ones tugs even harder on the heart strings. While every human’s death is sobering, those of one’s close family are typically the hardest. A close second is that of a classmate or longtime co-worker. That’s not only because we have been friends, but it also again reminds us of our own mortality.