Author: Amy
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Give Someone a Cow for Christmas This Year from Heifer International
Most likely you’ve seen the acronym WWJD? (What Would Jesus Do?). Well, I tweaked that acronym and came up with a better one that’s fitting for the Christmas season: WWJB? which stands for What Would Jesus Buy? Asking this question while pushing a cart up and down store aisles really puts a whole new perspective…
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Our Family Gin Tournament Tradition
Having a Gin Tournament on holiday family get-togethers has become a family tradition in the last decade. When my brother Clay was dating his now wife Sue, he was introduced to the card game gin while visiting her family on their ranch near Enning, South Dakota. Her folks play a lot of gin and…
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12 Totally Useless Facts You May or May Not Want to Know About Me
My dad wanted to name me Buck if I would’ve been a boy. When I waited tables in high school I beat the fry cook in an arm wrestling match. My biggest vice is that I like salt way too much. I stood on George Washington’s head at Mount Rushmore and got to see…
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Women I Admire #4: Amy Poehler, Comedienne
Since I am drawn to good comedies, what’s funny in movies, shows, and personalities, and am inspired by other people’s humor (especially comediennes), Amy Poehler is another woman I admire. I turn to different comedy sources for my column writing inspiration. I first discovered Amy in the movie Baby Mama with co-star Tina Fey. I loved…
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Humble Pie is Hard to Swallow Whole
Every once in a while my foot tries to take up residency in my mouth, as was the case recently over a column I’d written titled Cheesiness Does Not Belong in Cowboy Movies. As a writer, I try very hard to be mindful of my column’s intended meanings. Sometimes while pushing to meet my deadline,…
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Beef’s New Value Cuts
One of the things I learned a couple of years ago at the Women In Ag conference are the new beef value cuts available. These new cuts are roasts and steaks that fill the price-range and value gap from premium steaks to ground beef; and were developed by the Beef Innovations Group. If you haven’t…
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Women I Admire: #3 Karen Duffy
Of all the women whom I admire that are on my list Karen Duffy, also known as Duff, has held the first place slot the longest. It’s doubtful she’ll be bumped out of that spot either. I’m famous for ripping out magazine articles to save that I find interesting, inspiring, or lists great ideas. I…
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An Appreciation For Three-Pronged Outlets
I gave up a long time ago trying to hide the numerous extension cords that the run along the walls and cords that dangle from outlets located halfway up the walls of our living room and bedrooms of our home. There’s just no concealing them. Extension cords, powerstrip cords, and reducers are a major part…
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Women I Admire: #2 Amy Palmiero-Winters
I was sitting the waiting area of Rapid Diesel when I first learned who Amy Palmiero-Winters was while waiting for our Dodge pickup to get cleared for take off so I could go home. I had just started taking up running again and was flipping through the pages of the May 2007 (p. 22) issue of…