2011 has been an awesome year. I made it through calving season with plenty of snow and lots of new calves. Spring brought plenty of rain, floods, and resulted in waist high grass in the river bottoms. I made trip to New Mexico to share my passion with FFA youth and later had a week … Continue reading Recap 2011: Most Viewed Blog Posts
Go West, Young Man
"Go West, young man" is a popular saying in the United States about Manifest Destiny popularized by American author Horace Greeley.Greeley favored westward expansion. He saw the fertile farmland of the west as an ideal place for people willing to work hard for the opportunity to succeed. The phrase came to symbolize the idea that … Continue reading Go West, Young Man
Photo Friday: Merry Christmas
Well guess Christmas weekend is here and everyone will be a few pounds heavier when we make it to next week. I'll be at home with the family and traveling Arkansas to see a few friends. Reckon I'll be taking the week off from blogging and see ya'll in 2012 from Knoxville, TN. Go Vols! … Continue reading Photo Friday: Merry Christmas
Spotify and Texas Country Addiction
Someone needs to remove Spotify from my computer for me. Or I'm gonna have to get a bigger data plan. Pandora mixes too many Nashville tunes in the list. This player hits it just right. Select one of my favorite Texas Country artists and the room is filled with awesomeness. Pretty sure in another life … Continue reading Spotify and Texas Country Addiction
Thankful Thursday: Friendly Beef
This is my last week working at the research center in Middle Tennessee. Soon I'll be headed home for Christmas and then Knoxville to begin classes in January. (Still looking for a place to live once I get there, in case ya know someone...) This week I've been covering at the bull barn so others … Continue reading Thankful Thursday: Friendly Beef
Becoming A Hockey Fan
Normally when discussing hockey on the ranch, we're talking more about what comes from the business end of a cow, but Monday I told ya a bit about Saturday's Nashville Predators match-up with the St Louis Blues. The game was awesome and meanwhile, I am catching on to this whole hockey fan thing. I know … Continue reading Becoming A Hockey Fan
Social Media: Awesome and Devastating
Mourning the loss of a man I never met. The news came in a text message from a friend and was soon confirmed through conversations online. Sounds far fetched, but in the time of Social Media we have the opportunity to connect with so many individuals we may have never known otherwise. Dr. Chris Raines, … Continue reading Social Media: Awesome and Devastating
Smashville: Another Hockey Game
I made it to Smashville (Bridgestone Arena for those who haven't been to NashVegas) again this weekend to see the Nashville Predators take on the St Louis Blues. For the Montreal game we had 4th row seats, but for this game we were in the 300-level behind the home goal. This time I was wearing … Continue reading Smashville: Another Hockey Game
Thankful Thursday
This week I am Thankful for an awesome work place, co-workers that take time to teach me new skills, good laundry detergent, and those little reminders that make us take time to reflect. Oh and the coffee that got me going as I hit the road before 4:30 this morning to go work cows and … Continue reading Thankful Thursday
Cowboy Cookies In A Jar
Can you believe we're already closing in on Christmas and 2012 isn't far off. Hope you have most of that Christmas shopping wrapped up. I've always been one for the more crafty gifts rather than buying everything. Part because I have been living on the college student budget and part because it's just more fun. … Continue reading Cowboy Cookies In A Jar