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Unregistered
Bull
Choice gleanings
from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull
"You know," said John, "I
never was what you'd call a bona fide baseball
fan. By that, I mean I can't tell you the names
of many players, their batting averages, and so
forth. I never really got mad enough at an umpire
to want to see him hanged by his big toe till he
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Doc
Blakely
Pokin' Fun
A friend from Las Vegas, Jimmy the
Creep, specializes in odds. Recently I had the
chance to spend some time in Lake Tahoe. I
thought I was going to get to swim. Turns out
that the lake is only there as a threat to casino
gamblers who lose and can't pay up. I called
Jimmy for advice, "I don't know anything
about any of those games," I admitted. |
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Monte
Noelke
Shortgrass Country
Irish ferries and buses run a fuller
schedule from May until the end of August. Takes
a quick eye for codes to read the different times
on certain days. Three ferries sail from Cape
Clear Island to Baltimore every day in the
summer. Landings are wet and windswept;
nevertheless, the time lapse between the last
blast of the captain's horn and sailing time
diverts your mind from the weather. |
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Baxter
Black
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
SCENE: Two horses waiting for a
demonstration by a horse whisperer. "Hey,
Ap, look who's comin'." "It's ol'
Zeb. You mean he's a horse whisperer now?" |
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Linda
Mussehl
As
I See It ...
Some days you just can't win for
losing, those "reverse King Midas" days
when everything you touch turns, not to gold, but
to ... |
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Lee Pitts
Its The Pitts
"Just remember to ride with your
feet out of the stirrups so if your horse falls
over a cliff you can jump off," instructed
my new boss, on my first day, on my first ranch
job. I was all of 14 years old with a hankering
to be a cowboy. The only problem was that up
until then my horse riding experience had pretty
much been limited to riding my Grandpa's saddle
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Dale
Rollins, Ph.D
Wildlife
By Design
I have just about made a career out of
"appreciating" various critters. The
symposium, "Preserving Texas' Quail Heritage
into the 21st Century," will convene in
Abilene on October 13-15 and it will be my
pleasure to present the opening paper. My topic?
"Appreciating Quail", but of course! |
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