Zeb at the Ranch – Cowpies and Coffee Cups
Zeb at the Ranch – Cowpies and Coffee Cups
~ Volume 228 - April 1, 2016 ~
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It started Monday night. Snow and lots of it. I don't like snow and "lots of it" because being on crutches...snow and ice serve no good purpose other than raising Blue Cross Insurance rates....It kept on snowing and...snowing and...snowing. At 4 PM the next afternoon...the snow stopped its assault and retreated. Okay...now with over 9 inches on the ground and very large drifts for a 68 year old fat man to "plow through" - I was exasperated! But whoa buddy...the TV weatherman with a 1 in 340 chance to get an accurate forecast – hit the nail with temperatures the next day soaring into the 60's and...lots...HOLY FISH...and lots of water!! That next evening, as previously planned...I had told some friends to "come rope" – there was obviously a change of plans.

With all the lakes and puddles from the header's box, all the way down the center of the arena, we could have test drove the "Queen Mary"! Which made me think...if I borrowed my neighbor's boat and with the Big Boss Hog, Evinrude, we could have the first annual "Zeb Bell Boat Ropin!" Rules were simple – all we needed was another boat – I've got the steers and we're ready! Picture us backin' those Starcrafts into the back of the box – 2 cowboys to a boat – one plays "Captain Morgan" at the rudder – the other, the roper in the bow of our "Titanic", and here we go...the header nods, Deanne turns the first steer out and it's splashing down the arena with us "professional boat ropers" in hot pursuit! Faster – faster the header yells as his loop gets bigger with every swing! And suddenly the boat is only about 10 feet from the gallopin' steer an' Ole Kent stands up to throw and...HOLY SANDBAR – they ran aground! The sudden stop created a health problem for Kent as he was launched about 65 feet in the air and he came to rest on top of my harrow that still was partially submerged (hope he didn't bend anything!!) As the rest of us now "seasoned" shipmates floated lazily down the arena, the steer went to the catch pen, Kent got up to his hands and knees...(it was a start!) and we all agreed we were "on to something" for early spring fun ---we just had to refine it...a lil'!

Does anyone just "talk" to anyone else...anymore? We were at a restaurant for Easter breakfast and Goober noticed that at one table – the whole family, 6 of em', were all sitting there, not saying anything just...texting! At another table, the wife never opened her mouth to say one word – she'd take a bite – then text some more! Poor ole' husband just ate and stared at the table! What's the matter with us? I'd like to pass a law – no cell phones in restaurants, theaters or...especially churches! No more emails, let's try something "NEW" - let's call each other or speak in person...just a thought!! We don't really communicate with each other - - we let a machine do it! And NOW...robots will be coming into our homes to answer phones and do the cooking! We need to go back to the "old days"...maybe even back to Morse Code ... . . . THAT means please help us!!!

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GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Our Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.


Dear Lord: Please Bless and heal this land with your grace and power.
Help us to realize YOU are in charge as you were, as you are now and like
you'll be in the future. Forgive us for "straying off the trail" of what's right
and what's wrong and help us to appreciate what you've blessed us with,
the greatest Country in the world...America!
In Jesus Name.....Amen


Read 1 Corinthians Chapter 9 verse 24.

The way things were - are the way things ought to be!

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Zeb at the Ranch

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