howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas
where our mini-drought is continuing, look here at this lawn that
is starting to get cracks:
that one there is about 20 feet long and if we don't get rain soon it
will grow to 6 to 8 inches across.
got another Road Runner photo today, see him?
he's over in the shade blending into the background.
I thought that meme was pretty amusing but of course not very
accurate unless you're talking about Texas Cowgirls or country
girls in general from these parts.
Unfortunately most girls aren't in the country so that meme is
highly exaggerated. But for the ones that are, it's very accurate.
I've talked alot about Texas Cowboys but not about Texas Cowgirls
or country girls so I'll do that today.
I've lived all over but Texas women, at least in the rural areas.. are
different. At first you think they're very unfriendly. Then you realize
that they aren't unfriendly, they are just reserved, quiet, and don't
go out of their way to be social when you first meet them.
At first you might think mean, or standoffish but that's not true. I
think at first they're assessing. They're studying you. They don't
make rash decisions.. generally speaking.
But once you prove your trust then you'll find that they are warm,
caring, compassionate and loyal to a fault. Just like most women
everywhere, it just takes longer to get to that point. They're tough
too and savvy, sharp and wise.
Haha! the other day at Walmart we saw a country girl with a tee-
shirt on that said "Don't flatter yourself Cowboy... I was staring
at your truck!" and that one line just captures the character of
so many Texas gals.
Lots of 'em ride too.
source
Fort Worth is home to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame which surprises
some people but they DO have one just like the men.
this statue is in front of the building:
source
That's all for today folks, I hope you enjoyed getting a tiny glimpse
of the Texas Cowgirl. My parting advice: if you deal with one, save
yourself a WHOLE HEAP of trouble and don't make her mad!
thanks for reading folks!
-jonboy Texas
the gentleman redneck
ps- ya know, you might just be a redneck if:
you prominently display a gift you bought at Graceland!
Don’t lose your lawnmower in those cracks now! I think all women should be a little more reserved, at least when it comes to men. They shouldn’t just be throwing themselves out there like so many are today.
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howdy @hebrewhousewife! good to see you..yes Ma'am well you can't get much more reserved than the ones in the rural areas but I'm sure the cities have gone berserk like all the rest.
ha! when I saw your comment I thought wow why haven't I seen hebrewhousewife anywhere so I just went to your blog and I'd missed a couple of posts, one with guns!! dang! hey if I don't comment on one of your posts just holler at me and say hey did you miss my post?! I'm serious. goin there now! God bless you!
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Haha! Well, I’ve been taking just a little time away to get my voting power up to snuff. You are under no obligation to visit all my posts, but I sure appreciate all those that read them!
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yes Ma'am I appreciate them and it's my pleasure to read and upvote them. I've never seen a gun post before so that was great! I didn't even know if people did any with guns so now I know. My voting power is never up to snuff, like right now it's at 47% but I just can't not vote for people and expect them to vote for me. God bless you, keep up the good work!
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You could be talking about any country girl. We have to be tough. We are loyal to a fault, but darn it, don't ever cross us!
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hahaha! exactly! I tried to warn people!
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There are so many Californians moving to Texas that those will be Texas boys soon enough.
Never been to Graceland.
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great. the Once Great State of Texas. well at least ya'll who are sick of hearing about Texas can have a good laugh then because she sure ain't gonna never be the same again.
Graceland..yeah but you could have gotten a wonderful gift from there!
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You mean one of those Elvis plates? ( hee hee)
Texas women are my kind of people! I like that first photo...a lot.
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the meme? hahaha.. now that's just plain mean!
what's wrong with those Elvis plates??
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I think the plates are better than those roadside paintings don't you?
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hey now you're treading on thin ice, that's gettin awful close to redneck blasphemy there! lol. I think they're both great!
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LMAO!
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LMAO!!!!!
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So @janton, do you know the Ry Cooder song The Girls From Texas? Its pretty funny.
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howdy there @armadillowman! haha, I just looked it up and listened to it, yeah that sounds about right! you gotta be real sure you don't rile 'em up too much!
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You're one lucky cowboy living there, hehe.
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thank you oldtimer, I been in worse places that's for sure!
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great writing about culture,,,
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thank you @steyn and howdy from Texas! have you started posting yet?
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yeah, we should follow our culture...
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yes most of the time, unless a society is extremely dysfunctional(like California no no I'm just teasing, kinda.) we should try to maintain our culture and preserve it. Make improvements but keep the core values which made it great to begin with.
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i see what you did there ! ahahaha
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what? I assure you I am totally innocent!
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sureeeeeeeee you are @janton. I believe you ;) hehe
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I long to be a cowgirl, but @bowentroyer hasn't bought me a horse...says they are just hay eaters. I feel like a horse could be a prepping item. How is he going to round up the cows without a 4 wheeler when the world goes to crap?!
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yeah! he can't argue against that logic! besides, you can get to town on one, easier than a bicycle. They do eat a ton though, but so beautiful and would look so good there, my gosh Kentucky is the horse state.
I chose those photos because i love the power of horses and those photos showed their muscles bulging with power!
besides, look at the amount of videos that a horse would provide, people would be wanting you to post all the time about the horse!
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I married a Texas gal! You're pretty spot on in your assessment.
I know you live there now, but did you always live in Texas?
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ah ha! confirmation! no sir I am a Kansas farm boy but then I lived all over, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Colorado and now Texas and the first thing we noticed when we got here was how different the women were, almost no friendliness at all until that got to know you.
is that how your wife was at first or is she a city girl?
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Well, she was raised by a family of Minnesotan’s, so she’s was pretty friendly right off the bat 🙂
I tell you who I noticed are incredibly unfriendly, especially compared to the men: Jamaicans. We went on vacation there and the men were awesome and fun and super friendly to both me and my wife but the women... oh man, talk about unfriendly!
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really? wow well I know one on steemit, I'll have to ask her about that. very interesting.
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Don't make any woman mad @janton!
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yes, total wisdom!
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Haha, you are a quick learner @janton.
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"Don't flatter yourself Cowboy... I was staring
at your truck!" and that one line just captures the character of
so many Texas gals. This would definitely be me if I had been born in Texas. I was a real tomboy as a child. That first picture, actually all of them could be me! Now I understand why I love country music, the old Western tales.
And that road runner! I've never seen one before. Are they very wild? Endangered or do you see them quite often?
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haha! howdy today @buckaroo! you're a country girl at heart that's for sure, love it!
we love our Road Runners, I know they are a gitt from God just for us. They are mostly found in the desert areas in Mexico, Southwest Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California. So they aren't rare but for our area they are because we're farther North than where they are normally found. They are super cool, super fast, hard to get photos of, they mate for life and we have a pair of them, they eat all kinds of critters like scorpions, small snakes and especially small lizards which are their favorite. these guys are constantly patrolling all around our house.
here's the best photo I've gotten of one of them, they are extremely wild as far as if we're outside they disappear but come right up to the house and inside the fence if we are inside so they're very shy and quick.
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Thanks for the Road Runner 101! That is fascinating @janton. I've got to say they don't look anything like the cartoon I watched as a kid. Although with that punk hairdo he does look cheeky. With critters like that on a Road Runners menu no wonder he is so fast
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lol! yes Ma'am they may not look like the cartoon but they really are that fast!
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My first thought was that the lawn mower must be for transporting only because there is no grass to mow!!! Hopefully you will get some rain soon!
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haha! yes sir good eye. well, in that section the grass is very thinned out because of the dryness, in other areas I had to crawl because I'd let it get so long. at least if it doesn't rain I don't have to mow as often and it saves on gasoline,plus will provide some huge cracks to post about!
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Good to see girls going head to head with guys or even ahead , specially those girls riding horses, it require serious skills for that .
Ladies are no less 💯
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well when it comes to riding the ladies don't compete with the men becuase it wouldn't be fair to the ladies, they aren't even or ahead of the men.
but that's a good comment< I'll give you that? were you missing for awhile?
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I didn't mean compete with men in the race, I meant they are doing it equally well which is appreciable.
Lol yes I don't remember anyone saying "good comment" to me in a while , Thank you :D
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oh ok I understand what you meant about the women riders now.
you have alot of good comments young man.
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I try my best , still learning though. Good to have You around helping, assisting and appreciating always
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yes sir, you're welcome.
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❤
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Heh, being reserved is good. It pays to keep from putting all your goods in the shop window.
I'm currently teaching my girls to hold their own fish.
Unfortunately, my youngest is taking the lessons so to heart that she brought a giant tomato hornworm into the bedroom as a pet the other night. The other girls were not especially pleased, especially the one who picked it up to take it outside and then thought to ask if this thing could bite as it was clacking it's mandibles at her.
Michigan farmgirls hunt deer but don't ride horses so much...
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haha! great job of teaching the girls @lturner! that is such a cute story about the worm.lol..I've seen so many posts about that dang worm, it must be the year for them. gardening is also a great way to learn to work with your hands and so on, those kids are going to be great knowing you and ironshield!
oh and this line "It pays to keep from putting all your goods in the shop window." THAT is classic and is wisdom!
God bless you guys!
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Lol...I know, I've seen so many posts and was happily thinking, "boy, I sure am glad I've never seen one of those things around here..." and I'm out in the garden and suddenly see...caterpillar poop and stripped tomato branches. Ack!!!!
Our garden is definitely a school project, more for me than the girls at present. I come from a long line of farmers but my farming skills have suffered from not actually having wisdom get passed on.
I've liked that line ever since I first heard it as a kid. It helps with everything from planning wardrobes to having conversations.
Thank you and may God bless you as well!
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haha! well you can just send ironshield out to take care of the worms correct?
and as far as the long line of farmers, that means you grew up on a farm and that was in Michigan?
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Heh, I pulled 'em, he beheaded 'em, it was a good joint effort.
No, I didn't grow up on a Michigan farm, but all my grandparents did. My parents were suburban kids - not inner city, not rural, somewhere in between. There were so many manufacturing jobs available in the late '40s and '50s and farming suffered so much through the Depression that my grandparents all went for easier jobs than farming and raised their kids out of farm life. One of my great grandfathers was a sailor and then an engineer but the rest were all farmers for quite a ways back, as far as I can tell.
I grew up in a suburban area also, but it was right on the edge of rural - those soybean and rhubarb fields were pretty much where country met city and people who lived there sort of went back and forth between the two.
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well howdy again @lturner..so your family has a heritage of farming generations ago but they were smart enough to get out when they did to avoid disaster like so many family farms have gone through.
It's nice to live in the country but farming is very tough to make a living at. plus you have no steady income.
Michigan has Rhubarb fields? Is that where all our rhubarb comes from?
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Howdy back, @janton...
Well. Maybe smart enough to get out of farming but then it took quite a jolt to try to move them out of the automotive industry as it began to move out of the area. Ben's grandpa was actually even smarter - he bought several school buses so he could contract out to school districts near his rural Pennsylvania farm and ended up becoming a wealthy man while hanging onto the family farm. Sadly, we live too far away and had no practical way to inherit it, so it was sold to a neighbor who's making a very successful go at it.
Yes, we have rhubarb! I have no idea if it's where you guys would get it down in Texas since that's quite a hike to get down there, but we had volunteer rhubarb coming up in our yard for years since it was built over a rhubarb field and that stuff is hardy.
Mostly around here it's soybeans and corn, though. And more soybeans than corn. Sugar beets are further north - big industry in the beets there - and then to the west there are actually some big vineyards and a lot of peaches, cherries, apples and blueberries.
But right here...heh, soybeans. How boring.
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ha! all the good stuff is being raised in other parts of the state and you guys are stuck with boring soybeans. That's interesting that rhubarb is that tough, do you guys grow it to make pies? I don't know what else you do with that stuff.
I knew Michigan had alot of apples but didn't know about all the others, well I figured corn and soybeans. And isn't that interesting about Ben's grandfather? quite an entrepreneur!
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Both of my boys were born in California. They don't do much fishing, but the little bit they have, they weren't afraid of the fish. Of course, they didn't catch much of anything big, either.
No Name's got a point about the influx of boys coming into Texas from California. I'm not one of those tired of hearing about Texas, though.
I guess I didn't really interact with any Texas women outside of maybe at a restaurant waitress or a hotel manager. Those all seemed to be friendly enough. Wasn't much reason to be sizing me up, though.
It is probably better if we're all a little reserved to begin with. We'd probably make better decisions in all ways of life if we took time to study folks. :)
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howdy sir Glen..yes sir well that meme was so silly and I didn't take it to mean literally what it showed but more of a lifestyle difference or cultural difference.
hey did you see the movie called Hell or High Water? it came out in 2016 about a couple of brothers robbing banks in West Texas.
Jeff Bridges is one of the stars in it. but in that movie there are tons of
things so true about Texas, you should check it out, it's not the most
fast action packed movie but it spends alot of time on characters.
I think you'll like it. In fact you should go rent it tomorrow and you guys watch it a few times this weekend. Don't worry about Steemit, it'll be there when you get back.
people need to be more reserved at first that's for sure, especially females.
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Oh, I know what you were going for with the meme, and I totally agree with the assessment of the big difference in cultures. My boys would cry at other things, just not fish. Still will, at nearly 29 and 27. :)
I have not seen the movie. We tend to avoid R rated ones. Maybe I'll catch it on TBS or TNT if they've turned down the violence and the language. Sounds like it would be interesting, if they got Texas right.
Won't be happening this weekend, though.
So, you done with the chores now? :)
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well sir, I know what you mean about the ratings and we are very careful about those, but we are constantly shocked when we see worse things on pg-13 than on R-rated movies, it's been that way for many years, their system is so screwed up!
I have no idea who is doing the ratings but it doesn't appear to be any parents or grand parents! jeez.
this here movie has zero sex or even sex talk in it and very little violence.
I can't remember how bad the language is but we check things with pluggedin.com do you know about them? very detailed and give the number of curse words and what they are, any negative spiritual content, etc.
yes they got Texas right, it was refreshing and of course Jeff Bridges was excellent as well as the other actors. but yes, we are always in disbelief that the pg-13 movies are shockingly worse than r rated ones, we learned real fast with the grand kids around.
it's almost like they are trying to trick you into believing it's okay for kids.
chores, no I will never be done with chores, been doing work outside but that's just been forcing me to stay up later answering comments because what choice do I have? after working so long to develop a larger group of aquaintences I can't get that spelling right. I'm not answering as many though and not keeping the conversation going as long in most cases. I do need to vote for more different people but with almost no voting power that's my biggest problem.
what's your numbers looking like? you been putting out huge amounts of characters typed, if thats how to ask that?
your boys don't cry! what you talkin about?
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Okay, maybe tears aren't falling, but they do whine a lot. :)
My comments are up a little over last week and my CL is ahead, too, but I'm not doing the numbers I'd like to do. Been helping with the granddaughter and so it keeps pulling me away. I've had a stretch now where my wife has let me be, so I'm taking advantage of it as much as possible.
Okay, well, chores are chores. I was just wondering if you were done with what you were most hoping to get accomplished for now.
I think you want to hold onto those acquaintances as much as you can. It will pay dividends down the road. But, you still have to have a manageable amount, or it won't matter. I think you're approaching it the best way you can. Don't know what would be better really. Picking and choosing is about all you can do.
Yeah, PG-13 is a grab bag. Generally, though, there's not a lot of blood or F words. Other words can show up frequently, though. We're generally either watching some kind of Marvel movie (or family action adventure) and maybe a romantic comedy. I try to keep those to a minimum. We end up seeing a lot of animated movies, though.
I've not run across that specific site, but I used to go to one quite a bit just like the one you describe. It gets to the point where they're describing everything that it's almost like you know everything that's questionable or bad in the movie without even the benefit of knowing how the rest is. :)
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well sir Glen..the only way I know of to make it easier to build your "base" so to speak, is if you have someone that you can work as a team with, like your wife.
I've only run into that once here, the couple call themselves something that sounds like a team or something, I forget their username, and even say that no one knows which one of them is talking when commenting back and forth.
All the other couples I've seen on here, of course, each have their own account. so I don't know which is better, I assume everyone thinks they can make more money with two accounts but I'm not savvy enough to know, I'll let you explain that to me! lol. and add to your typing.
But wouldn't that be nice to both work on an account and one could take off half a day or whatever and not worry about missing anything and the other could cover for them and you could handle twice the acquaintances, thanks for giving me the correct spelling, is there a spell checker on steemit? I guess not, they should put one on.
the chores..I am getting the worst of it done yes, the grass and vines that were getting out of hand and making the place look abandoned. I'm including a few photos in my post today which will probably be about not much but I'll try to make it an interesting not much.
this is the longest comment I've done in a long time! small to you but alot of typing for me!
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Actually, that's a fair sized comment for anyone. :)
I know there are a few husband and wife teams around, and I would think that they share the work in whatever way they can. They would probably have a diverse group of people they engage with, too, since men and women don't necessarily gravitate to the same people or discussions. That could make the account pretty well rounded.
I'm not sure which way to go would be best. If you're both starting out as redfish, it's still an uphill climb. Both would have to work Steemit, which might not be feasible, since there's still bills to pay. They could help build one another, and they could do a lot more than one person could in a 24 hour period—if they chose too—and reach more people and a more diverse circle.
Of course, working one account and having some of that diversity could have an advantage in that you're only trying to build one account. Maybe that one gets built up to a point and then begins to delegate to a new account the spouse opens later to try to help it grow faster. Either way could work. It's still going to depend on the time everyone has, and what their abilities are to network, post and curate.
There is a spellchecker—it's the red line that appears in the text box when a word is misspelled. It doesn't necessarily autocorrect, though, which it what you were hoping for. At least not in all browsers. I've noticed it happening in Safari, but it won't do it in FireFox.
Glad to hear your property no longer looks abandoned. No need to entice the squatters. :)
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yes sir I think it would be very smart for a couple to work this together at least at first, I suppose you can both be on Steemit at the same time on two different computers? one could be going through the feed while the other comments and then they could switch.
yeah I have the spellchecker but I need a spell corrector! lol!
property..squatter! lol.. no, no one ever sees our property, it is totally private behind trees with a private drive entrance and people around here know that you don't go driving down someones private driveway!
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