I really love my regional music and was blessed with 2 great years in Stillwater, Oklahoma - a mecca and birthplace for Red Dirt music - and another few years around nearby Amarillo. Most bands play in small venues, honky tonks, bars, rarely a full-sized stage, and there's truly an intimacy to the shows that you'll … Continue reading No Justice Band calls it quits
College Football is here!
Just a quick post today! I am pretty darn excited that college football is finally here! Now I can have something to talk about besides cows and my #gradschoolproblems. My Oklahoma State Cowboys take on Mississippi State in Houston tomorrow afternoon. We're picked to win the Big 12 by some polls, so it should prove … Continue reading College Football is here!
Gonna Get There Someday
I have to give it up to some awesome friends who have kept me extremely busy over the past few weeks. Anniversaries of significant events are always hard, especially when it's losing a parent, but it's getting easier. I'll be able to write about it all one of these days. 7 years and counting.There's always … Continue reading Gonna Get There Someday
Steeldrivers – "Where Rainbows Never Die" (Video)
I've always enjoyed a little bluegrass feel to my music. I love many of the tunes from Oh, Brother Where Art Thou, and Dierks Bentley has an awesome bluegrass infused album. The Steeldrivers are a group that really blend Country and Bluegrass well. They are more connected to Nashville artists, but I first heard them … Continue reading Steeldrivers – "Where Rainbows Never Die" (Video)
It’s not a trip home without…
Last week I had the opportunity to make a quick trip back to Arkansas to see family and friends. It was my first visit since Christmas and it seems like 5 days flew by entirely too fast. With every trip home growing farther apart these days, I always have a brief list of things that … Continue reading It’s not a trip home without…
The next step in my road…
Well... I'm really not sure how I've been able to contain my excitement, but I'm finally able to share some great news about where the road will take me next. After several months of graduate school (and a few more to go), I have an awesome journey ahead! Beginning this August, I am the new … Continue reading The next step in my road…
Unplugging
I've wanted to do this for a while, now I have a good excuse. I'm packing my bags. Leaving town. I have a forages class where we will load up on a bus, travel for 14 days, across 7 states, camp along the way, and learn more about grazing lands across different regions of the … Continue reading Unplugging
Chevy Silverado Ad Features Rural America (Video)
If you've tagged along on my social media feeds for very long, you'll note that I'm a big fan of regional country music out of Oklahoma and Texas. After all, Stillwater, the home of my alma mater, is the origination of Red Dirt music. So a new ad from Chevy Silverado caught my ear with … Continue reading Chevy Silverado Ad Features Rural America (Video)
Cowboy Proverbs with your Sunday morning coffee
It has always amazed me that God created the wonderful landscape that we call "cow country". When I am out riding in the pastures or mountains, I can't help but be thankful for being there. I think it is one of the many reasons why farmers and ranchers are so blessed. Here's a series of … Continue reading Cowboy Proverbs with your Sunday morning coffee
6 Steps to Success
6 Steps to Success by Jack Welch, former CEO of General ElectricFace reality as it is; not as it was.Be candid with everyone. No one likes surprises.Do things right; do right things.Change before you have to. Nothing stays the same forever.If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.Control your own destiny or someone else … Continue reading 6 Steps to Success