My good rancher neighbor, ol’ Slim Mann, recently told me a couple of stories about his long-departed pappy that conjured up in my mind vivid and funny Mental Home Videos. I figger you’ll en... Read more
I’m having an out-and-out war with the coyotes killing my chickens. A coyote pair and their two-thirds grown pups are playing havoc with my chicken flock. To date, they’ve helped themselves... Read more
Folks, the internet is a wonderful addition to our lives, but sometimes I wonder what the end-game of internet use is “gonna” be? I spend a goodly amount of time searching the internet f... Read more
Last week, I attended the surprise birthday party for my young friend Ben denPitchett. It wuz Ben’s 20th birthday — what he called his “cusp of manhood” birthday party. Now I’ll me... Read more
The Chase County Fair is next week and it promises to be hot one, literally. The heat index is forecast at above 100. It all starts tomorrow morning at 6:30 with the fair’s cleanup and set u... Read more
Folks, it’s finally “Nectar of the Gods” season here on Damphewmore Acres. By that I mean that for awhile, I can eat ripened-on-the-vine tomatoes and freshly husked corn-on-the-cob every... Read more
My Texas friends, ol’ Deft Stepper and his sidekick Harley, just sent me a cute story about one of those sweet, genteel, elderly Texas ladies that every loves. One day, a Texas lady of that... Read more
Strange weather became the norm during late spring and early summer here in the Flint Hills. Early drought was followed by a couple weeks of near-solid rain and floods, which wuz followed by... Read more
As I write this column, I’m scratching three oozing, itchy chigger bites. Yep, it’s that time of the summer again when — try as I might to thwart chiggers with bug spray and po... Read more
I finally had to do it. I’m gonna have to file for semi-permanent disability. And the person to blame for it is my near-life-long New Mexico buddy, ol’ Albie Kirkie. Albie visite... Read more
