My good friend Kathy took this pic at the Belle Fourche rodeo and I realized I’ve never shared it…what’s better than seeing a bunch of cowboys behind the chutes?

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Lots of great books came out last week and this week. And yes, I will actually get to read a little bit of Suzanne Brockmann’s BREAKING THE RULES, while I’m at the doctor’s office this morning hoping they can figure out why I’ve been coughing up a lung the last week. So these books are…

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Fifty-one years ago, Herman Johnson, a South Dakota rancher, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of…

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I spent a year living in Texas during my childhood and I’ve never quite gotten over the stunning array and beauty of spring Texas wildflowers — the bluebonnets, the Indian paintbrushes, the pink buttercups and some yellow…ones I’ve never known the names of. For years I tried to explain to my family just how breathtaking…

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One of my James Gang members, Eileen, took this shot from close to where we were sitting at the Houston Rodeo. Good angle, huh?

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