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Doc
Blakely
Pokin' Fun
We've bombed Iraq again. Reminds me of the tough
Marine who was in on the invasion last time. He told his drill
sergeant, "If I live through this war, when I get back
you're going to be the first person I'm gonna kill." |
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Monte
Noelke
Shortgrass Country
First news of the March Texas and Southwestern
Cattle Raisers’ convention sounded preposterous. The report
reached Mertzon that the hollow horn leaders wanted the Sheep
and Goat Raisers Association to meet in Austin to merge into
one organization. Sounded as likely as the Swiss Alps Ski Lift
Association merging with the Fraternal Order of French
Beachcombers to cover working condition from sea level to
above the timberline. |
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Baxter
Black
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
"What’s the new owner like?" I asked
Roger. "When he replaced the forty year-old plumbing in
the company house he went to the top of our list. Plus, he
understands cows and is learning the ranch. But he’s a hard
charger. He’ll be flyin’ down this afternoon." |
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Linda
Mussehl
As
I See It ...
Gather 'round, all you pale and flabby slugs.
Shake off those winter doldrums. Spruce up your place while
you tone those winter-softened muscles. |
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Lee Pitts
Its The Pitts
Bought anything lately? If so, you know that almost
everything these days comes with a government-mandated,
multipage pamphlet containing safety rules written in four
different languages. The English version is understandable
only if you have a doctorate degree in physics. The safety
warnings alert you NOT to plug in your new toaster while
taking a bubble bath, sharpen your chainsaw while it's still
running, or use your thumb to stop a spinning blade. Duh! |
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Dale
Rollins, Ph.D
Wildlife
By Design
We are a society inundated with various surveys, news
reports, and other factoids designed to help us make good
decisions. Whether it's the effects of salting our hamburger
or controlling coyotes in Colorado to boost a mule deer
population, we exhort science to tell us "the
truth." |
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D'Ann Ducote
Palabras
Grampa, tell me ‘bout the "good ol’ days." My
recollections of my grandfather are just that: the way I
remember him, and I acknowledge that my perceptions may differ
from those of some of my kinfolk. But, be that as it may, I
learned much from this man who, to a young girl, was a
combination of John Wayne and Billy Graham ... a wonderful
mixture of grit and grace. |
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