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Unregistered
Bull
Choice gleanings
from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull
"I see," said John,
"where hydrogen bombs are liable to get so
cheap they'll be available at wholesale prices to
anybody who wants 'em. They're one of the few
things besides sheep and cattle that have come
down much. It looks like it might be a bad bet
for a rancher to turn his outfit over to the bank
and go into the hydrogen bomb business. |
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Doc
Blakely
Pokin' Fun
One of the most accomplished cussers
I ever met was an oilfield worker turned
born-again Christian. The difference in his
before-and-after language was a matter of
expressive elevation. He became creative, a
professional in the lofty lingo of the
pseudo-profane: |
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Monte
Noelke
Shortgrass Country
Bookstores are roadblocks in my
life. It doesn't matter how many unread books
cover the tables and shelves at the ranch, nor
does abundance or lack of funds make a
difference; if I see a book under-priced, out of
print, or on my list to buy, in the sack it goes. |
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Baxter
Black
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
I sat on a piece of artwork. It had
a beating heart. A ripple ran between my legs, a
tremor at the start. No more than a one on the
Richter scale. A glacier calving at the limits of
my sonar. |
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Linda
Mussehl
As
I See It ...
I was glad to hear a friend say the
other day that she, too, had stopped listening to
country music only. "I left it. No, that's
not right," she said. "It left
me." |
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Lee Pitts
Its The Pitts
I've been hanging around a lot of
medical doctors lately, and the more I do, the
more I appreciate veterinarians. |
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Dale
Rollins, Ph.D
Wildlife
By Design
I’ve seen it in South Texas.
It’s alive and well in the southern Rolling
Plains. I’m picking up vibrations of it in
the Permian Basin and a rekindling of it in the
Edwards Plateau. Why, it’s even becoming
evident west of the Pecos. What’s this up
and coming trend? A growing appreciation for
quail. |
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Dr. Jim
& Lynda McCall
On
Matters of...Equine
EVERYONE NEEDS A STALLION — At
least, that's the conclusion becoming
increasingly popular among mare owners. The
sequence of events goes something like this: The
market for horses gets stronger and stronger. |
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