Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Fence Building Offers Sound Advice For Life

Line posts are the backbone of the fence. Likewise, corner posts are its foundation. One doesn’t have a fence without posts, and there;s no fence if there isn’t a starting place. It’s not much different than life itself, really, all things considered. Although we never cared for it all that much, we’ve had to help […]

Reliable Diet Best When Feeling Down

Graveyard stew is for sick folks. We ought to know, it’s been our menu for several days. Oh, we weren’t ill, but we just didn’t feel quite right. Always slow and lazy, we have been even more so, though we did get everything done that had to be completed, and all we wanted to do, […]

Commonplace Rudeness Too Often Overlooked

“Get out of the way.” While that’s an obviously disrespectful statement, sometimes it seems manners have gone by the wayside with much of the population. Most serious aspect of it, in our naive and humble opinion, is that in many cases of impoliteness, the wrongdoer doesn’t know any better. They’ve never been taught or even […]

Flaring Tempers Best Soothed With Calm Response

Getting mad generally doesn’t do any good. Many people get upset at the slightest aggravation, and start hollering, cussing, stomping, pounding, criticizing, blaming and sometimes shaking all over with face, ears, eyes, nose and maybe the rest of their body inflamed with rage and in a temper tantrum.