Hello, I don’t know anything about automotive things. I’m not mechanical at all. If my truck quits and it’s got fuel, I’m out of options. But from being around guys that do know something about engines I’ve heard it said that you need two things, you need fuel and you need spark. If you’ve got [...]
Hello, I like Jerry Sienfield. When the show was on TV I watched it religiously, and I think I’ve seen every episode. In his standup routine he asks the question that women are always wondering, what men are thinking about? The answer is nothing, were not thinking about anything, were just walking around, looking around, [...]
Hello, I’ve always thought it was funny when your talking to someone and they say, “Let me tell you something about me”. I always think to myself, why don’t you just talk and I’ll decide what I think about you. So, because of that I’ve always shied away from that saying. But this month I [...]
Hello, There is an old guy that used to live in our area that spent years in the rodeo business. He told me one time that after your rodeo career is over all you will have left is a bunch of old awards with dust on them, some old pictures, and your memories. He said [...]
Hello, When my Dad and I started roping we were just like everyone else is when they started, we were bad. I don’t mean bad like the young people mean, I mean we were terrible. We had a home made horse trailer, a half ton pickup, and a home made ply wood camper. I don’t [...]
Hello, In the early 80’s the rodeo business was extremely hectic. Not that it isn’t today, but it was worse back then. See today the World Championship is decided by who wins the most money at sixty rodeos of your choice and the National Finals Rodeo. Back then you could go to an unlimited about [...]
Hello, When I was a junior in high school I knew what I wanted to do for a living. I had never heard of someone making a living at it, but that didn’t matter to me. If I had to live in a tent and eat pork and beans then that is what I was [...]
Hello, This year my goal was to qualify for the NFR. So I went to fifty-two rodeos, but after Pendleton, Oregon I was 19th in the standings. My partner and I decided that we were too far back, so we decided to pull up. About the end of July I wasn’t getting the results that [...]
Like everyone, I have my strengths and my weaknesses. I would like to think my weaknesses are few, and my strengthens are so numerous, but I don’t have time to list them all. A small attempt at humor, but in reality in order to be successful in life we have to like ourselves, and if [...]
Hello, When my son was born I knew very little about children. My wife on the other hand had been raised in a large family and she knew a lot about the do’s and don’ts of parenting, so I followed her lead. She said that reading to children even though they are very young helps [...]
