Category: Ranch Slants
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Bringing the Story of Christ’s Birth to Life
Many times during the winter months when we have chores to do at the barn for our heifer calves, my mind is full of wonderment about our barn. It was built by my husband’s great grandfather in 1914 and is three stories tall. I love admiring the markings left from the tools that made…
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Accurate Source for Meat Safety Information
One of the things about the media that bothers me the most is how much inaccurate information is being shared so freely with people most especially about our livelihood and the industry we work hard for. When I took a journalism class in high school for the high school newspaper, I was taught to report…
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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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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…
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Women I Admire: #1 Elizabeth Hurley, FARM GIRL!
Some people may think I admire the women that I do for odd reasons. There are a lot of ranch wives that are my friends and neighbors that I admire for different reasons related to our line of work with the beef/agriculture industry but I also admire a few celebrities too; some for unusual reasons. Over…
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Pepper
Since Pepper joined our family, she’s changed my mind about dogs. My husband and I have had our share of bad luck with dogs over the years; pups mostly. I got soured on the idea of having a dog after losing some of our dogs and surviving several puppy bad behavior and destructive stages until…