Longevity

Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth. - Will Rogers


Critic's diatribes rarely become classics.

Weed Survival

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. - Doug Larson 

  Weeds aren't sheep.

Git 'er Done

Fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. - Pioneer Motto

Those were the days when the tools for living could be made at home.

The Crook in the Dog's Tail

If you bathe a curly-tailed dog's tail in oil and bind it splints, you cannot get the crook out of it. A man's way of thinking is the crook in the dog's tail, and it can't be got out, and every one should be allowed to wag his own peculiarity in peace. - Josh Billings


Doesn't mean you have to like it.

Stick'n To It

Consider the postage stamp, son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. - Josh Billings


I'm stick'n to it!

Saddle Up and Ride

Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne

Mind over emotion.

Brevity

To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can. - Sydney Smith


This thought can be stated in just two words. Cowboy Up!

Weigh Your Pack

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. - Thomas Fuller 


Don't guess at the weight of your pack.


(Other posts on Adversity) 

Return on Investment

To finish up my mini-series on women I give you this poem:

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.  
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.  
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.  
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.  
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.  
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. 
So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit. - Anon


(Other posts on Women) 

Being Macho

Macho does not prove mucho. - Zsa Zsa Gabor

In other words "Don't call him a cowboy until you have seen him ride."

Pulling Their Weight

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load. - Paul "Bear" Bryant



Find out the abilities of your employees by giving them a task beyond their capabilities. You will soon know how much weight they can pull.

Worring About Rain

It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains. - Alice Hegan Rice



Too many folks worry about things which are marginally predictable.

Never Say Whoa

Never say whoa in the middle of a bog hole. – Cowboy saying

If your gitty-up is about to get stuck it's time to git-up and get going!

Fiddlers

The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination. But so few have imagination that there are ten thousand fiddlers to one composer. - Charles Kettering



How to tell if you should be a fiddler or composer? Its like the old mule skinner when asked how to tell if a mule should be ridden or packed. "You ride 'em. If they buck you off, you pack 'em."



Give composing your best shot, if it doesn't work then fiddle. There is no shame in fiddling but there is shame in not composing if you can.

Cleanliness

Cleanliness is undoubtedly next to godliness, but there are times when I’m too ungodly tired to care about either godliness or cleanliness. - Margaret Duncan Brown, rancher and bronc buster



I bet this lady gets a lot done in a day. Admire those who are more interested in being productive than they are concerned about what others think.