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Baxter
Black
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
"Ah, if this ol' hat could talk, it
could tell a million stories..." What
picture we conjure up thinkin' about an old
cowboy's hat. Shading his eyes from the sun,
dippin' water out of a creek, fannin' a bronc. It
sure captures the romantic image of our Great
American Hero. |
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Doc
Blakely
Pokin' Fun
The roller-coaster agricultural
economy brings to light the plight of the plowboy
and the cowboy. It is a little hard to keep a
sense of humor when the plowboy has to keep his
tractor on demonstration drives to keep it from
being repossessed and the cowboy is always
thinking about eating ... his horse. |
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Monte
Noelke
Shortgrass Country
From February on, a bit of green
pickings showed in the old grass on the Divide
country. Just a tease of green shoots, but real
promise if only a little moisture fell. March
turned out not to be as bad as April. Seemed like
the further we passed into spring, the higher the
temperatures rose and the harder the winds blew. |
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Unregistered
Bull
Choice gleanings
from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull
"I had a new one pulled on me
the other day," said John. "Fella came
up and asked me if I was in the cattle business.
I told him it all depended on my banker; I didn't
know whether I was in or out as yet." |
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Dr. Jim
and Lynda McCall
On Matters ...
Equine
Conspiring to produce a pregnancy,
the mare owner phoned with the plan. "I'm
going to have my vet give my mare a shot so
she'll be ready to breed when I drop her off.
I'll return the following weekend to pick her
up." |
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Lee Pitts
Its The Pitts
There are two things I've always wanted
to do before I saddle a cloud and ride to the
great beyond. I want to run with the bulls in
Spain and mush across Alaska in the Iditarod sled
dog race. My wife says that I'm just fantasizing.
"Don't let your ego write checks," she
says, "that your body can't cash."
Whatever that means. |
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Dale
Rollins, Ph.D
Wildlife
By Design
If visibility is a prerequisite to a
successful program, then anything to do with fire
should be a showstopper. Start putting smoke up
in the air, and I promise you people will take
notice. But such visibility is a two-edged sword. |
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Linda
Mussehl
As
I See It ...
When Cousin Twyla came to visit last
month, she brought along her new good dress for
me to mark the hem. It's a big deal for Twyla to
break down and spend good green folding money on
a dress, a major life event. |
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