Month: June 2015
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Due to Cows, Your Plans Have Been Cancelled
This column was originally published October 9, 2013 One of the most important virtues of ranching is having contortionist-like flexibility (metaphorically, but physical flexibility does come in handy at times). Flexibility is required when a major part of one’s life involves managing numerous animals. They can get out, knock important water tank parts loose or…
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My Divine Intervention Moment
This column was originally published July 2, 2014 The day after our son’s graduation I needed to decompress stresses I’d overcome and sort out all the recent events that happened. After getting through a couple of week’s worth of anxieties, pressing to-dos, and worries I needed a long walk to quiet my mind, replenish my…
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Hand Signals: Synonym for “Confuse”
This column was originally published February 26, 2014 Whenever Art and I are dealing with cows, machinery, or trailers, he’ll suddenly switch to his native tongue to communicate with me. It’s the language cavemen invented communicating with hand gestures and sometimes accompanied by loud grunts. Thousands of years later farmers and ranchers still use this…