Category: Ranch Slants
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Revisiting Ranch Country
It’s time for a trip back to ranch country which means another lesson in the country’s language. The following are more words and popular slang terms used by natives of ranch country. Gather: To scatter in all directions or spread out. By doing so, horseback riders can search for cows in a large area. As…
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Learn the Language
Anytime someone visits a different country and culture, it’s helpful to learn the native language. The following is a language lesson covering some of the most commonly used words in ranch country. It’s a complicated language that’s similar to English but has room for misinterpretation. Slick calf/cow: A calf or cow that is NOT slippery…
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Journaling Part II
As a result of all the technology available to us, handwritten documentation is becoming endangered. Communication through pen and paper is getting replaced with social networking and emails that are typed. The words are personal but the signature handwriting of that person is replaced with type fonts. I feel very strongly that people’s handwriting needs…
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Journaling Part I
Over the next few Mondays, I will be posting about journaling, which is beneficial to my column writing work and keeping my life organized. Journaling or free writing to a writer is like practicing or warming up before an event to a roper. Journaling is mainly for dumping my thoughts and recordkeeping but also…
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Bringing in 2011 The SMC Way
One of the best ways to bring in a New Year is to spend it at a place you love or celebrate it in a way you enjoy. Or go all out and do both. This year my family and I brought in the New Year at Storm Mountain Center (SMC), which is located near…
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Dry Off Organically and Exfoliate The Frugal Way
Wednesdays are blogging days I’ve dedicated to sharing tidbits about myself to give my column readers a little insight regarding my weirdness. Today it’s about my bathroom towel preferences. First off as you can see, none of my towels are color coordinated. My towels don’t match my bathroom decor either (there’s not enough room). Just one…
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Ranch Life Suits A Gemini
Horoscopes seems hokey to me, but I find ranching and my Gemini characteristics perfectly suited for each other. Both are chock full of the unexpected, and our unpredictable lifestyle is well-matched to my mercurial nature and penchant for adventure. Work on a ranch takes place outside and requires a lot of physical activity a Gemini’s…
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My Blogging Schedule
In case you’re unaware of my blogging schedule, I’ve picked different topics for each day of the week to focus on. My blogging goal has been to entertain and inform readers about agriculture, the beef industry, South Dakota and rural life. If you can’t remember, it’s posted on my “About Amy” page . I don’t…
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The Hand That Feeds U.S.
The Hand That Feeds U.S. is an agricultural resource that provides accurate information about agriculture for urban media and strives to clarify misinformation regarding U.S. agriculture, farming practices, farm policy, and biofuels. Farmers and ranchers have the heavy burden of feeding people around the globe while the world’s population continues to increase. The Hand That…
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Shopping the Old Fashioned Way at Motive Parts
Motive Parts is a store especially designed for the rancher. It’s the perfect place for a man to do his shopping because he can pick up his ranch supplies and buy Christmas presents for his family; provided his wife likes Carhartt clothing and he does any Christmas shopping. There is no other place where a…