by Webmaster | Sep 7, 2015 | Communicating, Life Advice
“Watch yer mouth” was good advice, back in the 1880s. But what did they mean by “watch?” “Watch your mouth,” “mind your manners,” “inch along,” “don’t baby it,” and other irksome sayings are culture...
by Webmaster | Aug 24, 2015 | Commentary on Society, Love
“Deed I do” is a quaint musical phrase and not something Angus would have ever said. Not that he didn’t do deeds; he surely did. But admitting he’d done a deed, in present tense, wasn’t his way of talking or thinking. “Deed I do” has a lyrical...
by Webmaster | Jul 6, 2015 | Commentary on Society, Stress
Up high on a ridge line at 10,000 feet, stillness humbles a man. At least, that’s what it did to Angus in the 1880s. Could be those hard to reach places are just as still now as they were back then. I don’t mean quiet. Still feels different—it can have sound—wind or...
by Webmaster | Jun 1, 2015 | Commentary on Society, Goal Setting, Guns, Life Advice
Back in 1885, Tinker Cantwaite became overly fond of a Big Fifty. He figured if he had one he could hunt anything he wanted. The man was short on patience and mouthy about having his own Big Fifty—a common nickname for the .50 caliber Sharps rifle—one of the West’s...
by Webmaster | May 11, 2015 | Communicating, Stress
Millions of people today use “Take Care” to say goodbye, so long, hope everything’s fine, and other salutations at the end of a chat, letter, email, or last hug. It’s a cliché, but it’s OK because it’s short for lots of things. It could be a warning, a fond farewell,...
by Webmaster | May 4, 2015 | Letting Go
Back in the day, say 1880, when you roped something that was not of a mind to stop, you had to dally your rope around the saddle horn or lose your seat, and the steer you’d intended on branding. Could be different now, especially when it ain’t a steer you’re roped but...
