Everyone should be a grandparent before becoming a parent. Took my oldest granddaughter to dinner last night—just the two of us—and learned a lot. Like what she wants to be when she grows up: A middle school art teacher. “Because I like kids and art,” she told me. Also talked about 7th grade social groups, […]
Never buy a trick mule over the phone. Was finishing a conversation with a horse buyer—I needed a couple of saddle horses for summer camp—when the buyer asked if I wanted a mule. “And why would I need a mule?” I asked. “Well, he can do tricks,” was the answer. “And the price is right.” […]
Charlotte and I once owned the largest donkey herd in the Texas Panhandle. Yep, donkey. That ancient beast of burden known for pulling carts in the Middle East or packing supplies for mining prospectors in the Old West. We bought them (16, once the pregnant jennies gave birth) in 1979 to haul children in and […]